This is one of the extracts from PIMA Bulletin 18, the whole of which can be found at this link.

Mugabe Ratshikuni says China has shown that state-driven development is possible without it. 

As we were celebrating Freedom Day over the long weekend in typically South African fashion, over a braai and some decent red wine, I had the opportunity to have a discussion with a gentleman who I had just met, on the crucial link between democracy and development which left me with much food for thought.