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AFROBAROMETER Observer Statement to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights2026 Reveals Increasing Water Shortage across the Continent

By Tendai Keith Guvamombe-

In a powerful presentation that brought the harsh realities of millions of African citizens to the floor of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), Afrobarometer has declared that the continent is facing a structural crisis in water and sanitation that can no longer wait for incremental political promises.

Delivering the observer statement on behalf of the pan-African research network, Nyasha Mpani, Project Leader for the Data for Governance Alliance Project, provided a sobering, data-driven indictment of state accountability, revealing that more than half of the continent’s population experiences severe water scarcity.

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Inside Zanu PF’s Harare Province Master Plan: Restructuring for 2 Million Members by 2030

The Zanu PF Harare Provincial leadership has launched a massive and aggressive restructuring exercise aimed at dramatically expanding its political footprint and reshaping its electoral fortunes in the capital city. Led by Provincial Chairperson Cde Godwills Masimirembwa and the Provincial Political Commissar, Cde Voyage, the ruling party is positioning itself to systematically overturn opposition dominance in traditional urban strongholds.

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World Leaders who Won’t Leave the Podium: Ramaphosa, Starmer and Ancelotti Under Spotlight for Rewriting the Resignation Playbook

By Tendai Keith Guvamombe

In May 2026, a peculiar trend has hardened into a global political norm: the Un-Resignation. Across the world, leaders who would have historically been forced into early retirement by scandal or electoral defeat are instead choosing to double down. From the Union Buildings in Pretoria to 10 Downing Street, the podium has become a fortress rather than a place of accountability.

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