In constitutional theory, the state speaks through its institutions. In political reality, power often whispers through its courtiers. The reported undertaking by businessman Wicknell Chivayo to guarantee the safety and facilitate the return of Professor Jonathan Moyo—accompanied by the conspicuous offer of a luxury vehicle of the professor’s choosing—must be read not as a private […] The post When access becomes authority: The politics of a backchannel assurance appeared first on Nehanda Radio.