Zimbabwe after the July 2018 storm

This brief analyzes the space for civic engagement and civil society programming priorities in the wake of critical shifts in the contextual environment following the July 2018 election in Zimbabwe. Key issues and developments are discussed based on how they have affected and continue to affect communities and civic actors, as well as where opportunities remain for constructive civic engagement. Key issues analysed include: the reconfiguration of the Zimbabwean state and government since the November 2017 military-assisted transition the reconfiguration of opposition parties in the last few months of the election period the controversial July 2018 elections, whose results were disputed by the opposition parties, the resulting post-election violence and the return of the legitimacy question the economic and health crises, highlighted by the country’s $16 billion debt, the increasing prices of basic goods, shortages of drugs, and the outbreak of cholera, which have become characteristic of life in Zimbabwe post-election. Click on the PDF below to view the full document