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The Art of Letting Go (Part 6): The Untold Struggles
The day I handed over the office keys to my successor at ZimRights was a very calm day. A lazy day, indeed, but full of meaning. We had been talking about this for a while, so it was not supposed to surprise anyone. But in...
Dzikamai Bere,
May 6, 2026
14 min read
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Strong Teams for Sustainable Organisational and Personal Growth and Impact
1.0 Introduction Teamwork makes the dream work. John C. Maxwell Many years ago, when I was still on the periphery of leadership, each time I heard the term “teambuilding”, what came into my mind was that annual trip that you take as a team to...
Dzikamai Bere,
October 25, 2024
19 min read
Africa University, Berghof Foundation Launch New Mediation Network in Zimbabwe
Africa University’s Institute of Peace Leadership and Governance (IPLG) successfully hosted a high-level symposium on September 20, which marked the official launch of a new innovative mediation programme, the Insider Mediators Network in Zimbabwe, with the support of the Berghof Foundation and the European Union....
Dzikamai Bere,
September 25, 2024
5 min read
Owning Your Thorns: Wholehearted Civic Leadership
Sometime in 2023, I accompanied colleagues on an outreach mission for civic engagement where we launch our special report, Rights and Traditions. This was and remains a very sensitive topic and we were eager not to simply preach to the converted. We wanted traditional leaders...
Dzikamai Bere,
September 9, 2024
6 min read
Only a truly independent commission can lead credible truth-telling process on Gukurahundi
ZimRights has called for an independent commission to lead truth-telling on Gukurahundi. Speaking in a live interview with Newzroom Africa, ZimRights National Director Dzikamai Bere said traditional leaders, due to their clearly pronounced political allegiance cannot lead a credible truth-telling process on the Gukurahundi atrocities....
Dzikamai Bere,
July 17, 2024
1 min read
Budding Democracy or Judicialisation: Lessons from Africa’s Emerging Electoral Jurisprudence
Due to the developments we are seeing on the electoral field in Africa, I am prompted to share my earlier contribution on elections in the book, Budding Democracy or Judicialisation: Lessons from Africa’s Emerging Electoral Jurisprudence. The book was published by the Africa Judges And...
Dzikamai Bere,
June 23, 2024
1 min read