Revival or slow burn?
Zimbabwe's investment and development prospects
Cover page of the new report
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Launching two new reports on Zimbabwe
The seminar room was packed at the ISS in Pretoria for this special panel discussion on Zimbabwe. Co-authors presented their research which was also based on a series of interviews and workshops with experts and representatives from different stakeholder groups. Great Zimbabwe: Alternative prospects to 2040 draws on the International Futures model developed at the university of Denver which uses thousands of data sets to inform inferences on the current path a country is likely to take, based on current circumstances, as well as potential alternative scenarios.
Executive summary presents key findings
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Great interest in the facts of a tormented country
We experienced very enlightening presentations and a productive discussion with the large audience on the difficult situation in our neighbouring country, and the uncertain future Zimbabwe faces. The productive event was facilitated by Prof Brian Raftopoulos from the Solidarity Peace Trust and the University of the Free State.
The two new reports just published by the ISS Pretoria were debated with international experts from different disciplines and sectors, which included renowned representatives of civil society and leading journalists as well.
Author Lily Welborn presenting the research
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Understanding the most relevant dimensions of Zimbabwe's crisis
Lily Welbon presented the report "Great Zimbabwe: Alternative Prospects to 2040", while Ringisai Chikohomero introduced a study his project recently completed on the political and economic situation in Zimbabwe. Read a recent concise "ISS today" by this author here:
https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/pb-128.pdf
In a brief ISS-video Ringisay Chikohomero also explains current societal dynamics in Zimbabwe and their background:
Key recommendations for different stakeholders are always part of the ISS reports
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Crucially, the reports always aim to truly consider the experience of expertise of diverse stakeholders from the countries concerned - and they give a consice set of recommendations as well.
Find the full report by the African Futures and Innovation team here:
https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/sar-23-3.pdf
It is also important to note that the event in Pretoria was followed by panel discussions in Cape Town and Harare recently: in the Zimbabwean capital, the ISS partnered with the well-known Sapes Trust, and the pubic launch event attracted significant interest there.