An analysis of ZANU PF’s dominance in Zimbabwean politics (1980 to 2014)

Table of Contents

Background of the Study ........................................................................................ 1

Theoratical Framework ......................................................................................... 13

Aim of the study ................................................................................................... 17

Objectives of the study ......................................................................................... 18

Statement of the problem ...................................................................................... 18

Significance of the study ...................................................................................... 18

Research Questions............................................................................................... 19

Research methodology ........................................................................................ 19

Nature of the study .............................................................................................. 19

Data Collection and research design .................................................................... 19

LiteratureReview .................................................................................................. 21

CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................. 31

ZANU PF as government ..................................................................................... 35

Gukurahundi. ........................................................................................................ 40

Government of national unity (1987) ................................................................. 42

Violence ............................................................................................................ 43

Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 47

CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................ 49

Mugabe as a chief actor towards ZANU PF‟s dominance ..................................... 49

ZANU PF and the rural majority .......................................................................... 55

ZANU PF and media ............................................................................................ 57

Dictatorship and ZANU PF dominance ................................................................ 59

ZANU PF and the political economy of Zimbabwe. ............................................. 64

ESAP .................................................................................................................... 64

The land issue ....................................................................................................... 66

The land issue and regional support (the Abuja agreement). ................................. 67

Democracy notion and ZANU PF‟s dominance. ............................................................... 69

Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 70

CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................ 71

FTLRP .................................................................................................................. 72

The emergence of sanctions and ZANU PF‟s stance ............................................ 73

Operation Murambatsvina or Operation Restore Order......................................... 75

The look east policy and ZANU PF‟s dominance ................................................. 77

The Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment policy. ..................................... 80

ZIMASSET .......................................................................................................... 81

The future of ZANU PF's dominance and Zimbabwean politics ..................... 82

Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 85