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MANDIPA B NDLOVU: SA needs a foreign policy that makes sense to the next generation
The 15-34 demographic constitutes about a third of South Africa’s 63.1-million population and it is a demographic that is increasingly determined to shape the country’s political future. Young South Africans have a “not in education, employment or training” (Neet) rate of 45.1%, highlighting a growing skills gap relative to the needs of the market. About 2-million of the country’s 3.5-million discouraged workseekers sit in this demographic.
A G20 for Africa’s future: Leveraging global realignment and domestic reform to meet rising youth demands
South Africa’s G20 presidency comes to an end at a time when Africa faces a period in which global realignment, domestic financial reforms, and intensifying youth demands collide to shape the continent’s future trajectory. The G20’s Task Force One on Inclusive Economic Growth, Industrialisation, Employment and Reduced Inequality underscores the urgency of translating growth into broad-based employment.
COVID-19: The politics of selective condemnation: ‘Silencing the guns’ in Zimbabwe during a pandemic
The AU’s continued silence s inconsistent with the promotion of instruments such as the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, to which Zimbabwe is a party, says the writer. (Photo: Tafadzwa Ufumeli / Getty Images) The Zimbabwean government must not be allowed to falsely project the will of the people under the guise of public protection by arbitrarily enforcing new laws for elitist gain.
Zimbabwe: Fadzayi Mahere's Move to the MDC Alliance Could Rejuvenate the Party
analysis By Mandipa Ndlovu Former International Criminal Court lawyer Fadzayi Mahere has announced her move from being an independent to being a senior member of the MDC Alliance. Her move could have wide ripple effects in Zimbabwean politics. In an unexpected announcement on 19 June 2019, advocate Fadzayi Mahere took to her Twitter and Facebook accounts to officially announce that she had joined the MDC Alliance as the Secretary for Education, Sports and Culture.
Op-Ed: Zimbabwe: Fadzayi Mahere’s move to the MDC Alliance could rejuvenate the party
Former International Criminal Court lawyer Fadzayi Mahere (Photo by Sunday Mail Zimbabwe) Former International Criminal Court lawyer Fadzayi Mahere has announced her move from being an independent to being a senior member of the MDC Alliance. Her move could have wide ripple effects in Zimbabwean politics.
Zimbabwe: Trauma Revisited - Understanding the Impact of Zimbabwe's Post-Electoral Violence
analysis By Mandipa NdlovuOn the eve of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's announcement of the outcome of the contested presidential results, Harare's central business district was barely recognisable, yet familiar, as it bore a semblance to the kind of violence incited during the Mugabe era.
Trauma revisited – understanding the impact of Zimbabwe’s post-electoral violence | Daily Maverick
A man who was shot in the back by a live round fired by the Zimbabwean Army lies on the ground bleeding during a protest against the vote count in Harare, Zimbabwe, 01 August 2018. EPA-EFE/YESHIEL PANCHIA On the eve of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s announcement of the outcome of the contested presidential results, Harare’s central business district was barely recognisable, yet familiar, as it bore a semblance to the kind of violence incited during the Mugabe era.
Zimbabwe: Reigning Men - Where Are All the Women in This New Zimbabwe?
analysis By Mandipa NdlovuIn the top circles of both the ruling ZANU-PF and opposition MDC, women are now almost nowhere to be seen. When President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to office last November, he vowed to usher in a fresh new era for Zimbabwe. Six months into his administration, the jury is still out on whether he has meaningfully broken with the past. But at least on one front, Zimbabwe today looks just like it did for much of former president Robert Mugabe's 37 years of rule.
Reigning men: Where are all the women in this new Zimbabwe?
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to office last November, he vowed to usher in a fresh new era for Zimbabwe. Six months into his administration, the jury is still out on whether he has meaningfully broken with the past. But at least on one front, Zimbabwe today looks just like it did for much of former president Robert Mugabe’s 37 years of rule.
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Resurfaces - the Implications of Mnangagwa's Predecessor Speaking Out
analysis By Mandipa NdlovuThough in his old age, Zimbabwe's former head of state Robert Mugabe remains as shrewd as ever. He would not have spoken out in the way and at the time that he has if he did not see this as a power move in the run-up to the July 2018 elections in Zimbabwe.
Mugabe Resurfaces: The implications of Mnangagwa’s predecessor speaking out
Mandipa Ndlovu is a Zimbabwean academic and researcher. She is currently a 2017/2018 Scholar with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s Governance for Development in Africa Initiative where she is studying towards her MSc in Violence, Conflict and Development at the Department of Development Studies housed at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Though in his old age, Zimbabwe’s former head of state Robert Mugabe remains as shrewd as ever.
Intersecting Oppression: Locating Gender within #FeesMustFall
In debunking the politics of gender and oppression as a reflection of broader systemic violence within society; it is imperative not to privilege one oppression over another. By MANDIPA NDLOVU and FARANAAZ VRAAGOM. When one engages with #FeesMustFall (FMF) as a body located outside of the movement; one is rarely ever confronted with the question of gender from an intersectional standpoint.
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