How SA can nudge Zimbabwe towards stability
December 20, 2020 in Opinion
BY INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP
Three years after a coup ended Robert Mugabe’s rule, the situation in Zimbabwe has gone from bad to worse, as political tensions mount, the economy falls apart and the population faces hunger and Covid-19.
Having signalled a desire to stabilise the economy and ease repression, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has disappointed.
The state is arresting opponents who protest government corruption and incompetence.
Meanwhile, government-allied businessmen are tightening their grip on what is left of the economy, while citizens cope with austerity measures and soaring inflation.
Violence and lawlessness are on the rise.
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