Can Hichilema inspire SADC to pursue real security sector reform? Hichilema has sent a clear early message on rule of law ow.ly/7xKP50G4LIa

The quality of leaders & politics is correlated to citizens levels of agency. Inactive citizens breeds unresponsive leadership. Most effective support to a party/leader is holding them accountable & making sure your vote is earned not guaranteed. Play your role participate🙏

#Zambia's new president moves swiftly to implement economic and security reforms in anti-#coruption drive. The latest reforms will restore trust in state institutions as the protectors of the nation – not the ruling party, says Ringisai Chikohomero from ISS african.business/2021/09/trade-…

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How will Hichilema’s new leadership style influence #Zambia’s foreign policy? Our 26 Oct seminar considers the options ow.ly/ZL0a50Grknp

The King is still bent on determining the tone and character of national dialogue in #Eswatini writes Ringisai Chikohomero & Liesl Louw-Vaudran of #ISS dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-1…

#AfricanLivesMatter I have been in enough Movements and Struggles to be able to confirm..."Socio-economic Justice struggles are not products of Immaculate Conceptions by 100% pure priesthood ". We ALL are imperfect,just don't COVER & COVER-UP our Imperfections, mistakes &excesses

Yesterday's session with the 2022 mid-career Masters cohort was my final class at The Nelson Mandela School. It has been an inspiration & a privilege to help build the School. My thanks and appreciation to all with whom I have had the opportunity to work. Alan Hirsch

Beating #ZANUPF in the 2023 elections will take more than an opposition with courage and charisma. ISS Today #Zimbabwe ow.ly/vz9m50JfieW

"I wish to congratulate the Institute for Security Studies on the launch of this new knowledge platform on the long-term prospects for the African continent. The research, analysis and technical support provided by the ISS to strengthen governance and policymaking has been

PEOPLE ASSUME CORRELATION EQUALS CAUSATION BUT LIKE ICE CREAM SALES DON’T CAUSE SHARK ATTACKS RIGHT THEY’RE CORRELATED BECAUSE THEY BOTH GO UP IN THE SUMMER WHEN IT’S HOT OUT BUT IT’S NOT MY JOB TO TEACH THE WORLD ABOUT A SPURIOUS RELAT—

Set a reminder for my upcoming Space! x.com/i/spaces/1YqKD… Join Friday drinks Live. We shall have a Pro land reform expert Dr Grasian Mkodzongi & new farmers talk about the fast track land reform and the next phase. What does 2.0 look like? Please retweet

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Derek Matyszak was, & for me remains, the pre-eminent Zim scholar in the politico-legal field. He brought intellectual depth & technical know-how to legal writing in the public space. A mountain has fallen. A giant is no more. Goodbye sir, it will not be the same without you

On Sunday’s #WorldAutismAwarenessDay, we celebrate autistic people's invaluable contributions to communities around the world. Find out more: un.org/en/observances…

labelling every community conflict btwn locals & migrants in S A as xenophobic is overly simplistic & misleading issafrica.org/research/south… via ISS

Newly published: Special issue of Comparativ Journal on "#Populism and Social Cohesion in Southern #Africa" with contributions by Constanze Blum, Ulf Engel, Ringisai Chikohomero, Rui Tyitende & more. comparativ.net/v2/issue/view/…

A few things we'll be watching out for in terms of US-Africa relations under the new Trump Administration at ISS/#AfricaInTheWorld 🇺🇸🌍 (thread):

In our village we had a guy, vaZvohwimwi. We used to go kudare & pple would complain forever and usually this guy would eventually stand up and ask, "Saka zvohwimwi (What should be done then)?" The conversation wld change. I feel our country lacks vaZvohwimwi or maybe vaTodii.