OPINION: Zanu-PF’s continued grip on power is one of the biggest threats to our region’s stability, writes Mondli Makhanya
The country was facing a humanitarian, economic and political crisis, and was teetering on the brink of becoming a failed state.
The inflation rate had rendered the country’s currency worthless; supermarket shelves were empty; and the agricultural sector had been devastated by farm invasions and the exodus of commercial farmers. Being an election year, state-sanctioned violence was at its height – a mark of Zanu-PF’s commitment to open democracy.exclusive journalism and features
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