Welcome to the official website for SAPES Trust, a regional (Southern Africa) Non-Governmental Network which was established in 1987 as a project of the African Association of Political Science (AAPS). The impelling forces behind the formation of SAPES were the spirit of Pan Africanism, African liberation, particularly in the 1980s, and the intellectual discourses on regional integration in Southern Africa.The Trust seeks to nurture social science research, teaching, policy dialogue, networking and publications in the Southern African region and beyond, through specific programmes, but with the deliberate intent to impact on policy and assist in the sustainable development of the region.

SOLOMON MUJURU:
A LEADER WHO MADE (AND UNMADE) HISTORY IN HIS OWN WAY: ByIbbo Mandaza
The speculation about the possible political developments in Zimbabwe in the aftermath death of Solomon Mujuru (herein referred to as ''Rex'', his legendary nom de guere) this week, is understandable given his historical role in both the struggle for liberation and the life of the nation in the period since independence in 1980. More...

SOLOMON MUJURU:
An Obituary ByIbbo Mandaza
Solomon Mujuru, also popularly known as Rex Nhongo (his nom de guerre) died last night in as yet unexplained but most tragic circumstances.  No doubt, his departure from the Zimbabwean political scene leaves a vast void, with immense ramifications still to be fathomed and understood in the months ahead.  For, he was one of the major pillars in Zimbabwe's post-independence politics, not least in the foundation and life of the State itself, to this day.
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