Securitising responses to inequality conflict: Beware the Zim Way – The Mail & Guardian
Conflict transformation regards clashes as motors of change that keep social structures dynamically responsive to social needs
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Conflict transformation regards clashes as motors of change that keep social structures dynamically responsive to social needs
I found myself thinking about Sachikonye’s book over the weekend when I read two stories online about students who pulled out guns on school premises.
What’s new? As Zimbabwe’s political and economic crises worsen, South Africa is moving beyond its policy of “quiet diplomacy” with its northern neighbour and applying more pressure on Harare to open up political space and reform its economy. Why does it matter? With Zimbabwe’s people slipping further into destitution, crackdowns fostering a growing sense of grievance within the opposition, and political divisions pitting ruling-party members against one another, the country could tip into even greater crisis through mass unrest or another coup. What should be done? Pretoria s...