From Tsvangirai To Chamisa:

Fidelis Peter Thomas Duri, Ngonidzashe Marongwe, Munyaradzi Mawere

• Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN:
  9789956004461
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Index: Social Sciences

Since independence in 1980, the lives of Zimbabweans have been inextricably linked to the nation's turbulent political landscape. Central to this narrative is the post-2000 rivalry between the ruling ZANU-PF – led by Robert Mugabe and later Emmerson Mnangagwa – and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Despite the MDC's eventual fragmentation, Morgan Tsvangirai and his successor, Nelson Chamisa, remained the defining figures of the opposition. While ZANU-PF's electoral victories have frequently been marred by documented allegations of fraud and violence, this volume offers a nuanced, holistic analysis. It argues that the opposition itself shoulders significant responsibility for its failures, providing a critical counter-perspective on 21st-century Zimbabwean power struggles. This book is an essential resource for scholars and students of history, political science, and human rights.

Table of contents

• Front cover
• Title page
• Copyright
• Notes on Contributors
• Table of Contents
• 1 | From Tsvangirai to Chamisa: Opposition politics in 21st century Zimbabwe
• 2 | Inherent contradictions in Zimbabwe’s opposition politics: Tsvangirai and the Movement for Democratic Change’s struggle for relevance, 1999-2018
• 3 | The art of political survival in Zimbabwe: Exploring ZANU-PF’s exploitation of the opposition’s internal weaknesses
• 4 | A turbulent pilgrimage to democracy: Interfacing opposition internal fissures and ZANU-PF’s manipulation for political expediency
• 5 | Between Western capital and land-hungry peasants: The land question and the MDC’s dilemma in 21st century Zimbabwe
• 6 | Breaking ZANU-PF’s rural dominance in Zimbabwe: Assessing the opposition’s potential for greater impact
• 7 | The Government of National Unity in Zimbabwe (2009-2013): Assessing the opposition’s participation as a political blunder
• 8 | Violence, patronage and hegemonic incumbency in rural Zimbabwe, 2000 -2023: Could the opposition have done more to breach this iron curtain?
• 9 | Morgan Tsvangirai’s sexcapades: A case of politically suicidal private life?
• Back cover