2012: Zimbabwe’s Year of ‘Politicized Deception?’ By Takura Zhangazha. Predicting future events in Zimbabwe’s general cultural practice is usually the preserve of spirit mediums, prophets and scientists. Political predictions are more difficult even for ‘specialists’ in that line of work. In Zimbabwe’s case it is necessary to attempt at outlining potential key political developments for…
Presentation to the Radio Dialogue-Bulawayo Agenda Civic Society Consultative Meeting. Date: December 15, 2011 Title: Political Impediments that have inhibited the realization of Media Reforms in Zimbabwe. By Takura Zhangazha. The topic that I have been asked to make a presentation on, while it infers a direct analysis of the policies of the inclusive government…
By Takura Zhangazha. The passage of time is a rarely considered element in our national political discourse. A year begins and a year ends and we are all afflicted by short memories. Momentous political events are not easily remembered even in the wake of their occurrence. Instead they are left to the academic historians or…
An ambiguous change of gear : Zimbabwe Budget 2012: . By Takura Zhangazha. Zimbabwe’s proposed national budget for the year 2012 is now formally before the Parliament of Zimbabwe for approval. Its functional political premise, according to Finance Minister Biti, is the promotion of what the inclusive government calls a ‘democratic developmental state’ (DDS). And this…
