David Anodiwanashe is a researcher and scholar of political science and international development studies. It has gradually become apparent that Zimbabwe’s governing party, Zanu PF, is perpetually endangering democratic processes by not only weakening, but also dismantling the opposition movement ahead of Zimbabwe’s 2023 general elections. Freelance journalist Hopewell Chin’ono disembarks from a prisons truck as he arrives in handcuffs and leg irons at the Harare Magistrates’ Court on 6 November 2020. Chin’ono was arrested three days earlier over allegations of contempt of court, according to the police. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Aaron Ufumeli) Its constant and alarming actions — recalling members of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC Alliance) from parliament; the passing of the Constitutional Amendment Bill (Number 2); and the abductions, wanton arrests and torture of journalists such as Hopewell Chin’ono and opposition politicians such as Joana Mamombe — serve as evidence of this political brinksmanship.