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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"ZANU"”.
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A Critical Reflection on the Persistence of Electoral Instigated Violence in Zimbabwe (2000-2018)
… general elections. This is also the period where ZANU (PF) faced one of its toughest challenges from an opposition party since independence in 1980. It is also the period when the SADC became involved in trying to find a lasting solution to the country’s election related violence. The study was …
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The social media revolution and political activism. A case study of Zimbabwe
… to the academic discourse by revealing how ZANU PF leveraged its unrestricted access to public and private communication spaces to shape voter decision-making and consolidate its political messaging. In contrast, the CCC and other progressive forces, constrained by state repression, adopted …
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The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe
… Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (Zanu PF) has methodically stifled democracy in the country by compromising the independence of the judiciary, the professionalism of the police; and intimidating the media. Over the last decade, the party has rid both the state media and the …
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A critical analysis of the 2008 mediation in Zimbabwe: an exploration of the main debates and criticisms
… chief explanation for this is the ruling party ZANU-PF's monopolistic attitude to rule. The party has historically quashed attempts at opposition, drawing its political legitimacy from its role in the liberation struggle. 2008 election results favouring the opposition lead to ZANU-PF inflicted …
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ZAPU and the liberation struggle in Zimbabwe, 1957-1980
The Unity Accord signed by PF (ZAPU) and ZANU (PF) in 1987 saw the emergence of a 'new' party called ZANU PF. ZAPU was 'swallowed' up by a party which was formed by people who broke away from ZAPU in 1963. ZAPU's failure to win a majority in the first democratic elections and its subsequent …
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“According to social media…” Examining the influence of social media on political reporting within Zimbabwe’s mainstream media
… of factional fighting within the ruling ZANU PF that morphed into a propaganda war, which was waged through The Herald newspaper by one faction and through social media by the other faction. The public feud, which played out on social media, forced political reporters to gather story …
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Contesting hegemony : civil society and the struggle for social change in Zimbabwe, 2000-2008
… also exists and it is organically aligned to ZANU-PF in its advocacy for a social change based on a radical transformed terrain of the relations of social forces of production, vis-à-vis land redistribution, albeit implementing this vision through coercive violence, persuasive but exclusionary …
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The internet, political mobilisation and civic engagement in Zimbabwe from 2015 to 2020: investigating the role of Twitter
… How did Zimbabwean political actors, namely ZANU-PF, MDC formations, Build Zimbabwe, National People's Party, Independent candidates and ordinary citizens use Twitter for political engagement from 2015 to 2020? To what extent has Twitter influenced political mobilisation in Zimbabwe from 2015 …
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Online diasporic political spheres: inside the emerging spaces for Zimbabweans
… this to the erosion of democracy under the ZANU PF government, which has been in power since 1980.1 A new opposition challenged ZANU PF monopoly of political power but fiercely contested elections saw the diasporic media engage with Zimbabwe issues more and more. Faced with an intransigent …
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Contestation, confusion and change: urban governance and service delivery in Zimbabwe (2000-2012)
… Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) until the turn of the millennium. When the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) began dominating urban local authorities, urban governance signaled an era marked by contestation, confusion and change. Subsequent urban governance political …
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Transformation of Rebel Movements into Political Parties in Transitions from Civil Conflict: A Study of Rebels' Decision-Making amid Violence in El Salvador and Zimbabwe
… actors in transitions from civil wars—the ZANU/ZAPU movement in Zimbabwe and the FMLN in El Salvador. Three factors—a) the nature and extent of international influence on the rebels, b) the rebels‘ level of popular support and c) the type of electoral system are hypothesized to impact …
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Social and Environmental History of Elephants and Human Groups in Southeast Zimbabwe, c. 1965-2020
… frameworks. The thesis then examines how ZANU-PF's land redistribution programme (2000-2009) altered the ecology of Gonarezhou National Park and the welfare of its elephants, while reassessing the effectiveness of the CAMPFIRE model. Finally, the study addresses the most recent decade …
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Withholding Political Authority: Civil Society and People's Power in Zimbabwe
… 1980, the Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu) controlled the only post-colonial government Zimbabwe has known. Drawing from its revolutionary credentials it set out to finish the interrupted war for Zimbabwean Independence. This objective resonated with civil society less and less over …
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Relationships of entanglement: an interrogation into the historical, economic and political factors that shape political interactions in Zimbabwe
… a challenge to the long-established dominance of ZANU-PF. The lingering memory of previous elections marred by violence, abductions, and predictable outcomes exacerbates this tension. The complicity of observer groups, the strategic weaknesses of the opposition, and the drive for political parity …
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From Salisbury to Harare : the geography of public authority finance and practice under changing ideological circumstances
… to Black majority rule in Zimbabwe. The ruling ZANU-PF party professed a continuing ideological commitment to the principles of "Marxist-Leninist-Maoist" socialism. It was surmised that application of these principles to the discharge of urban management and to the provision of public goods and …
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Memories, material culture, and methodology: employing multiple filmic formats, forms, and informal archives in anthropological research among Zimbabwean migrant women
… ousted former President Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF political party, amplified by international sanctions and corruption. The problems within Zimbabwe have led to approximately 25% of its population leaving the country, many of whom have migrated to Zimbabwe’s long-time ally South Africa. …
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Reflections on the evolving jurisprudence concerning the presence of the accused : focusing on National Commissioner of the South African Police Service v Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Another
… Court, concerned allegations of torture against ZANU-PF officials and Zimbabwean police during the run-up to elections in 2007. This final judgment imposes a binding obligation on the South African Police Service to investigate the allegations, prior to any decision on further prosecution. This …
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A study of the rhetoric of the 2002 presidential election campaign in Zimbabwe
… Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) and the challenger Morgan Tsvangirai, candidate of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). The study first traces the origin of rhetoric, the art of persuasive communication, to ancient Greek and Roman traditions. Following Hanson (1997), …
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Public participation in the drafting of the 2013 Zimbabwean Constitution: The role and significance of the populace
… to the nature of the relationship between the ZANU PF-led government and the opposition political parties. The study further showed that the process was heavily dominated by the political parties to the Global Political Agreement and all the political parties wanted to ensure the adoption of a …
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Rural women as the invisible victims of militarised political violence: the case of Shurugwi district, Zimbabwe, 2000-2008
… a significant way, the continuation of war for ZANU-PF to retain power amid dwindling electoral returns. This mode further illuminates the deployment of the spectacles of punishment for the public disciplining of citizens to achieve their passivity. Throughout the dissertation the central and …
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