A debate on the possibility of a Patriotic Act to be enacted in our country's laws has been raging on ever since the Bill got tabled in the Parliament of Zimbabwe. A lot of diverse views have come to light, but the major indication has been that most people are not aware of its sig...
The government is also considering a new law to punish “unpatriotic” Zimbabweans. Timo Olkkonen, the EU head of delegation in Zimbabwe, told Europe Day celebrations in Harare on Friday that the proposed PVO Act amendments were worrying. “The consequences of the PVO Bill on the operational...
This year, the government has cracked down on criticism of Mr. Mnangagwa’s rule. By passing the draconianPatriotic Billinto law earlier this month, Zimbabwe broadly outlawed any speech or commentary that could be deemed “unpatriotic,” without specifying what that meant. It app...
Diplomatic sources have warned that the re-engagement plan could go up in smoke if Mnangagwa persists with his push for the Patriotic Bill. “The passing of the Patriotic Bill would change the relations between the EU, international community and Zimbabwe, that will hurt relations deeply. This ...
South African Journal of African LanguagesMuwati, Itai, Gift Mheta, and Zifikile Gambahaya. ―Contesting ‗Patriotic History‖: Zimbabwe`s liberation war history and the democratization agenda.‖ South African Journal of African Languages 30.2 (2010): 170-179. Print....
As the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, we view this Patriotic Bill as a desperate attempt to silence political dissent while working against efforts by Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) who have been calling for regional support to press for dialogue to end the multifaceted crisis in Zimb...
The reason: "senior figures in the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front are profiteering by buying currency at the official rate and selling it at the unofficial rate." The Africa Report, 10 May 2019Zambia's President Lungu struggles to pay civil servantsBy Nicholas NorbrookSenio...
The Internal Settlement and Zimbabwe-Rhodesia in Patriotic Front Propaganda Hugh Pattenden
Derman. Bill, (2006) After Zimbabwe's Fast track land Reform: Preliminary Observations on the near future of Zimbabwe's efforts to Resist Globalisation, Department of International Environment and Development studies, Norwegian University of the Life Sciences ...
Since the early 2000s, scholars have criticised how Zimbabwe's ruling party has 'distorted' history to suit its political purposes through its rhetoric of 'patriotic history'. There remains a lacuna of studies focusing on what purchase 'patriotic history' has had in specific contexts, and what ...