This special event will address the origins, dynamics and legacies of the recent upheavals in Zimbabwe. Drawing on the work of two leading analysts of Zimbabwe, it will bring together perspectives from the townships of Bulawayo and the views of ZANU(PF)’s political elites. Shari Eppel (Director, Solidarity Peace Trust) on ‘Anarchy and repression in the Bulawayo fuel protests' Miles Tendi (Oxford) on ‘The Mnangagwa presidency: Personality idiosyncrasies, power and violence’ Discussant: Jocelyn Alexander (Oxford) All are welcome!