The ballot matters. So does the life a citizen can safely live after challenging the people in power. OPINION · BY MOSTY CHANSA AND GOODNEWS MATETE African Union conference centre in Addis Ababa, 21 May 2015. Illustrative location photograph, not an image of the violence discussed. Photo: Andrew Moore / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA […]
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Zimbabwe: who owns the political clock?
When the rules change, citizens deserve more than an instruction to wait longer. They deserve a meaningful say. OPINION · BY MOSTY CHANSA AND GOODNEWS MATETE Zimbabwe’s new Parliament building, 12 August 2024. Illustrative location photograph, not an image of the violence discussed. Photo: Mangwanani / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0. Resized; homepage thumbnails may […]
Tanzania: counting the dead is only the beginning
A national total cannot answer the questions belonging to each family. An inquiry has to do more than produce a number. OPINION · BY MOSTY CHANSA AND GOODNEWS MATETE Dar es Salaam skyline, 20 October 2007. Illustrative location photograph, not an image of the violence discussed. Photo: Ali Damji / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA […]
Zambia: power must answer for the use of force
A security allegation must face evidence. A reported death must face independent scrutiny. Neither duty cancels the other. OPINION · BY MOSTY CHANSA AND GOODNEWS MATETE Zambia’s National Assembly building, 27 January 2016. Illustrative location photograph, not an image of the violence discussed. Photo: Lighton Phiri / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0. Resized; homepage […]
Mozambique: the election ended. The questions did not.
A result can be announced in a room. The demand for answers after a death does not end there. OPINION · BY MOSTY CHANSA AND GOODNEWS MATETE Maputo viewed from Alto Mae, 6 February 2026. Illustrative location photograph, not an image of the violence discussed. Photo: Wisneyykarin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; […]
