
Outspoken, astute and sometimes controversial, he transcended the role of talk radio host to become a public intellectual.














Sierra Leone has introduced a new visa policy, which gives visa-on-arrival for all African nationals. The new policy offers visa-free entry for ECOWAS citizens, and AU...

Zimbabwean pioneer O’Meara Chiedza Rusike is the country’s first black female jockey. The 21-year-old credits her adoptive parents and turbulent childhood for her achievement saying, “God...

Concrete measures to strengthen the rule of law are necessary to prevent outbreaks of public violence.

As high-sounding intellectuals and politicians pontificate on Mugabe’s legacy in education and other areas, they must be respectful to these people whose pain is a matter...

South Africa is a wounded nation, and its people carry with them deep pain and extreme anger, the University of Cape Town (UCT) chancellor, Mrs Graça...

On the day of Robert Mugabe’s death, and against the backdrop of xenophobic violence in South Africa, here are four personal stories by GroundUp’s Zimbabwean reporters...

The death of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has elicited mixed reactions. Some remember Mugabe as a nationalist, Pan-Africanist, brave revolutionary, but for others Mugabe's long...

Anger and tears were in evidence as students and staff from the University of Cape Town (UCT) were joined by members of the public outside Parliament...

Robert Mugabe's years of playing one group off against the other to favour himself finally wore too thin in 2017.

Where should we place Mugabe among the pantheon of African nationalists who led their countries to independence?