The ambiguities of democracy : the demobilisation of the Zimbabwean ex-combatants and the ordeal of rehabilitation 1980-93

What becomes of the insurgent army when the battle is won? This problem, which remains a sore point in the new South Africa, has represented a key issue in Zimbabwe since 1980. Muchaparara Musemwa considers how and why demobilisation has been a failure to a large extent.