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How tax leakages and unsustainable debt have severely weathered and eroded the fiscal social contract in Africa.

How tax leakages and unsustainable debt have severely weathered and eroded the fiscal social contract in Africa.

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The Malignant Development Financing Cancer Africa is grappling with a malignant development financing cancer manifesting in bulging illicit financial flows and debt distress despite being replete with natural resource wealth. These challenges have been made more daunting by the effects of the scaffolded crises –

Breaking out of the Boxes: The Urgency of Representation for Marginalized Groups in Zimbabwe

Breaking out of the Boxes: The Urgency of Representation for Marginalized Groups in Zimbabwe

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Have you ever thought about the spaces where decisions are made and the people who are invited to participate in those spaces? Unfortunately, in many places, including Zimbabwe, these spaces are often dominated by men and women are only included as tokens. This means that

Why Zimbabweans Just Don’t Matter to South Africa? The implications of protectionism and political crises on human rights and regional stability? 

Why Zimbabweans Just Don’t Matter to South Africa? The implications of protectionism and political crises on human rights and regional stability? 

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Recently, I participated in a powerful policy dialogue organised by SAPES on the plight of Zimbabwean immigrants in South Africa. Following the decision not to renew Exemption permits for 178 000 Zimbabweans at the end of December 2021, the existential xenophobia heightened in 2008 which

Digitalisation implications on macro-economic stability: Moving from cliché to government action- (1)

Digitalisation implications on macro-economic stability: Moving from cliché to government action- (1)

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While digitalization and automation are not new, they have accelerated in recent years, and the wave of innovation has reshaped the whole global economy. Many governments, public institutions, and private players speak to the need to digitalise with the view that it is the panacea

Digitalisation implications on macro-economic stability: Moving from cliché to government action- (2)

Digitalisation implications on macro-economic stability: Moving from cliché to government action- (2)

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Continued from Part (1) Turning to the meaning of macro-economic stability from the government priorities, this entails the stability of prices: A low inflation of under 10% per annum is considered as the benchmark.  Also, the exchange rate must be stable, characterized by parallel market

‘Of well-manicured gardens of plenty and castles watered by tears: Maladministration and Impunity have been the sanctions imposed on the majority”

‘Of well-manicured gardens of plenty and castles watered by tears: Maladministration and Impunity have been the sanctions imposed on the majority”

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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Ms. Alena Douhan, will undertake an official visit to Zimbabwe from 18 to 28 October 2021 following the invitation from the Government of Zimbabwe. The UN

Did COVID-19 nibble away the leadership in civil society? Every cloud has a silver lining, experience sharing.

Did COVID-19 nibble away the leadership in civil society? Every cloud has a silver lining, experience sharing.

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The Covid-19 pandemic came, it ravaged the world and still it lingers on. The worst scenario predicted for poor but resource rich Africa never materialised, South Africa was the only outlier but the scourge did not reach the deadly proportions anticipated. What began as a