Zimbabwe Information Center in North America
A project of the North American Coalition for a Free Zimbabwe (NACFREEZ)
By Stanford G. Mukasa
January 8, 2007 Zimbabwe in a state of retrogressive atrophy. In today’s Letter from America, Dr. Stan Mukasa urges the opposition movement to plan for both short-term and long-term strategies for confronting Mugabe, given the 83-year-old dictator’s age and growing signs of a split within ZANUPF Full Story.
January 15, 2007. In today's Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa reports on a recent demonstration in Washington DC; and warns that the long awaited mass action may well be imminent. Full StoryJanuary 22, 2007 Keep your eyes on the prize, Zimbabwe! In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa analyzes the opposition strategy for confronting Mugabe. Full Story
January 29, 2007 Emperor Mugabe has not clothes. In today’s Letter from America, Dr. Stan Mukasa analyzes the implications of the increasing opposition to Mugabe and ZANUPF. Full Story.
February 5, 2007 Is Gono genuine or grandstanding? In today’s Letter from America, Dr. Stan Mukasa, analyzes the implications of Gono’s latest economic policy statements.Full Story
February 12, 2007.The “madman from Ngomahuru” is now desperately grasping at the straws. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa discusses Robert Mugabe’s politics of desperation to stay in office for as long as it takes while dragging Zimbabwe down. Full Story.
February 26, 2007. What next for the opposition movement? In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa calls upon the opposition movement in Zimbabwe to critically review their strategies and refocus on new ways to confront Mugabe and ZANUPF. Full Story
March 5, 2007. Mugabe's futile attempts to control information. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa discusses the implications of the jamming of external broadcasts by the Mugabe’s regime. Full Story
March 12, 2007. Mugabe's last kicks? In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa argues that Mugabe’s increasing repression is the last kicks of a dying horse . Full Story
March 19. Countdown to Mugabe's end has begun? In today’s Letter from America Dr Stan Mukasa argues that, in assaulting members of the opposition, Mugabe is digging his own grave and the countdown to his political demise may have already begun. Full Story
March 26, 2007.Mugabe’s scorched earth policy In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa argues Robert Mugabe is engaging in a scorched earth policy as his iron grip on the country weakens. Full Story
April 2. 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa analyzes the implications to the opposition movement of the dramatic events in Zimbabwe and Tanzania last week, and notes that Mugabe may have won a battle but not the war. Full Story.
April 9, 2007. In Today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa argues that, for their leaders’ security, and to be more effective, the MDC must temporarily relocate outside Zimbabwe. Full Story
April 16, 2007: . In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa discusses how the sheer resilience by Zimbabweans against dictatorship and repression may be having an impact on Robert Mugabe. Full Story.
April 23, 2007 In today’s Letter from America Dr Stan Mukasa discusses the prospects for success for the latest initiative on Zimbabwe by President Thabo Mbeki as well as strategies members of the opposition movement should consider to minimize the risk for abductions and torture. Full Story
April 30, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa calls for an increased and well coordinated strategy of naming and shaming perpetrators of politically motivated atrocities in Zimbabwe. Full Story
May 7, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa argues for the revival of the strategy for mass action as the only effective and non violent confrontation with the increasingly brutal Mugabe regime. Full Story
May 14. In today’s Letter from America, Dr. Stan Mukasa analyzes three noteworthy events that may have a lasting impact in the struggle to free Zimbabwe from the tyrannical regime of Robert Mugabe and ZANUPF. In one of the events Dr. Mukasa argues that, by electing Zimbabwe to chair the UN commission on sustainable development, the African delegates may have become recent converts to the late Simon Muzenda's dictum : "Even if we give you a baboon to vote for you must vote for it!" Full Story
May 21. In the first of a three-part series on prospects and strategies for mass action in Zimbabwe, Dr. Stan Mukasa looks at the historical context for mass action. Full Story
May 28 Part 2. The geopolitical context for mass action. In the second of a three-part series on prospects and strategies for mass action in Zimbabwe Dr. Stan Mukasa addresses the BIG question : When will Zimbabweans stage a mass demonstration, if ever at all? Full Story.
June 4, 2007 Part 3. A strategy for mass action. In the third of the three-part series Dr. Stan Mukasa gives some insights into how mass action may come about. Full Story
June 11, 2007. Mugabe's psychosis. In today's Letter from America, Dr. Stan Mukasa, analyzes the implications of WOZA women's storming of Bulawayo central police station and argues WOZA have injected a new level of politics of direct confrontation with the Mugabe regime. Full Story.
June 18, 2007. In today’s letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa analyzes Mugabe’s game plan in the Thabo Mbeki-brokered talks to resolve the Zimbabwean crisis. Full Story
June 25, 2007. In today’s letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa discusses the problems with the agenda for the talks between Mugabe and the MDC. Full Story
July 2, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa uses the Kenyan experience to analyze future directions for a post-Mugabe Zimbabwe. Full Story
July 9, 2007. In today’s Letter from America, Dr. Stan Mukasa, argues that the current events are an apocalyptic writing on the wall that Mugabe’s fall from political power may be imminent. Full Story
July 16, 2007. In today’s Letter from America, Dr. Stan Mukasa argues that, without mass demonstrations or civil disobedience, the circumstances that will lead to Mugabe stepping down will determine how much of their basic human rights Zimbabweans will regain. Full Story
July 23, 2007. In today’s Letter from America, Dr. Stan Mukasa describes the historical significance of a united opposition front against tyrannical regimes and dictators like Mugabe. Full Story.
July 30, 2007. In today's Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa says it's time for the Zimbabweans to delegitmize Mugabe. Full Story.
August 6, 2007.In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa argues that Zimbabwean army commander’s wife Jocelyn Chiwengwa’s behavior and outbursts are an accurate representation of Mugabe and ZANUPF. Full Story
August 13, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa urges SADC leaders to go beyond diplomatic clichés and demand from Robert Mugabe a real commitment to democracy, human rights and free and fair elections in Zimbabwe. Full Story
August 20, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa analyzes the recently-concluded SADC summit in Lusaka and its implications for Zimbabwe. Full Story
August 27, 2007. In today’s letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa argues that Zimbabwe is now a class society and any strategy to confront Mugabe must be identified as, and based on a class struggle. Full Story
September 3, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa analyzes the argument by Robert Mugabe and ZANUF that the west has imposed economic sanctions against Zimbabwe. Full Story
September 10, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa spells out six conditions for free and fair elections that MDC must not compromise at the talks with ZANUPF in South Africa. Full Story.
Letter from America, September 17, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa discusses Robert Mugabe’s game plan in the Mbeki-brokered talks between ZANUPF and MDC. Full Story
In today’s Letter from America Dr Stan Mukasa analyzes agreement reached between MDC and ZANUPF on the constitutional amendment No. 18. Full Story.
Letter from America. October 1, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Mukasa analyzes lessons Zimbabweans can learn from the mass demonstrations in Myanmar or Burma. Full Story
Letter from America. October 8, 2007. MDC must be wary of Mugabe's Trojan Horse. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa warns that MDC must be wary of what may turn out to be Mugabe’s Trojan Horse in the talks supposedly to resolve the Zimbabwean crisis of governance. Full Story
Letter from America. October 15, 2007.In today’s letter from America, Dr. Stan Mukasa reports on a recent meeting between MDC president Morgan Tsvangirayi and the party’s members in North America. Full Story
Letter from America. October 22, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa interviews The secretary for natural resources, tourism and the environment in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, Gertrude Mtombeni on strategies to rehabilitate wild life and the environment following the degradation of Zimbabwe’s ecosystem by the Mugabe regime. Full Story
Letter from America. October 29, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa argues that the Zimbabweans in Diaspora must use their economic power to fight for democracy and human rights in their homeland. Full Story
Letter from America. November 5, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr Stan Mukasa argues that intra-party conflicts and violence must stop if MDC is to offer a real alternative to Mugabe. Full Story
Letter from America. November 12, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr Stan Mukasa discusses the US policy options following the appointment last week of a new ambassador to Zimbabwe. Full Story
Letter from America. November 21, 2007. In today's Letter from America Dr Stan Mukasa argues that the opposition movement must build a vision and roadmap for a post -Mugabe Zimbabwe. Full Story
Letter from America. November 26, 2007. In today's Letter from America Dr Stan Mukasa In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa makes a comparative analysis of Ian Smith and Robert Mugabe.Full Story
Letter from America. December 3, 2007: In today’s letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa discusses the so-called million-man and woman march and its implications for next year’s general elections in Zimbabwe.Full Story
Letter from America. December 10, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa discusses the prospects for Mugabe implementing any agreements in the talks between ZANUPF and MDC. Full Story
Letter from America December 17, 2007. In today’s Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa argues that Mugabe has no convincing argument to persuade anyone to vote for him and ZANUPF at the next elections. Full Story