By Takura Zhangazha* There are a number of strikes or ‘job actions’ that are being undertaken in Zimbabwe. The most significant of these has been an over a month long junior doctors strike at a majority of our state owned referral hospitals. This has also played out very badly in the public discourse with government…
By Takura Zhangazha* A Diaspora based friend who works in the hotel and catering industry recently and happily told me that he had completed payment for an urban residential stand at a growth point. I asked him why buy an urban property that is so close to his rural home? His answer was in two…
By Takura Zhangazha* Like any other non-state organization, the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) is entitled to its own opinion on the state of affairs in the country. Except that its opinion is generally expected to be considered. Its most recent one is borderline ridiculous and evidence of a misplaced messianic streak of undemocratic…
By Takura Zhangazha * Back in 2008, a friend of mine visited the United States of America. This was at the height of the Barack Obama presidential campaign. When he came back he had all sort of campaign paraphernalia. Caps, t-shirts and the Che Guevara like poster silhouette of Obama emblazoned with the word ‘…
