ABSTRACT
The thin line between religion and politics in Zimbabwe has shifting boundaries. The same phenomenon was experienced in ancient Rome. The religiosity of political players and the political proclivity of religious power players requires ongoing reflection. The prominent leaders during the first Chimurenga of 1896–1897, such as Mlimo, Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana, and Kaguvi were spirit mediums; religious players who trespassed freely on the shifting border of religion and politics. This is also true for the second Chimurenga. The political careers and lives of Zimbabweans were in Robert G. Mugabe’s hands. He had power to send any politician into the oblivion of political hell; he also could promote any politician to the paradise of promotion. In the period between 1980 and 2017, Mugabe exerted his power in getting rid of all those whom he deemed political threats through exile prison and new assignments.
