Loyalty for sale — how patronage networks captured the Zimbabwean state

A transactional political economy in Zimbabwe fosters corruption and dependency, as loyalty to power trumps democratic principles, disenfranchising everyday citizens. … Source: Loyalty for sale — how patronage networks captured the Zimbabwean state Zimbabwe’s political economy in 2026 is less a system of institutions than a marketplace of transactions, a bazaar where authority is bartered […]
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Rock art, dance and ritual: what we learned from paintings in Zimbabwe

Trance states may influence the movements depicted in rock art. Source: Rock art, dance and ritual: what we learned from paintings in Zimbabwe Joshua Kumbani, University of Tübingen and Margarita Díaz-Andreu, Universitat de Barcelona Rock paintings are found throughout Zimbabwe. They were made during the last 10,000 years by hunter gatherer groups and later by […]
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Zimbabwe expert slams ZANU-PF’s ‘betrayal politics’ narrative – Channel Africa

Source: Zimbabwe expert slams ZANU-PF’s ‘betrayal politics’ narrative – Channel Africa Political analyst says ZANU-PF, has refined what he describes as a “politics of betrayal,” Wellington Muzengeza, a political risk analyst and urban strategist, argues that Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU-PF, has refined what he describes as a “politics of betrayal,” draping authoritarian rule in the […]
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