Morgan Tsvangirai the only person who came within a whisker of unseating Robert Mugabe in an election only to be outmanoeuvred and ultimately outlived by his long-time nemesis has died today at the age of 65.

At the peak of his career, the self-taught son of a brick-layer served as prime minister to Mugabe’s president in a 2009-2013 unity government cobbled together after a disputed and violent election in which scores of his supporters were killed. Continue reading Morgan Tsvangirai dies at 65 →