Author: Takura Zhangazha
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Conversing with Zimbabwe’s Rural Life: Bikita and Being
Click or not: Conversing with Zimbabwe’s Rural Life: Bikita and BeingI am from Bikita, Masvingo province in Zimbabwe. I was born there. But I grew up in Harare with the regular school holiday visit during public holidays. As instructed and directed by my mother and father. Upon attaining adulthood and sort of passing my Advanced Level courses and arriving at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ)… …
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Zimbabwe’s War Veterans and Revolutionary Stasis
Click or not: Zimbabwe’s War Veterans and Revolutionary StasisIn the tragic crossfire that was Zimbabwes liberation struggle, I have only known at a personal level eleven (11) liberation war veterans. I can only name five (5) who are regrettably late but who also actively always encouraged me to tell stories of their own versions and roles, as they wrote or spoke of it,… …
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Was it Too Soon or Too Late? ZanuPf, Geza and Monday 31 March 2025
Click or not: Was it Too Soon or Too Late? ZanuPf, Geza and Monday 31 March 2025I have recently made very general comments about Zanu Pf succession politics as they are occurring in 2025. And their newfound contestations about current president ED Mnangagwa’s term extension beyond 2028. I have done this on social media and in one or two instances for mainstream media. This succession question in Zanu Pf has caused… …
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In Defence of Africa’s Relationship with USAID: Countering False Claims of Radical Pan Africanism
Click or not: In Defence of Africa’s Relationship with USAID: Countering False Claims of Radical Pan AfricanismWe may have a new form of what I will refer to as a fake Pan Africanism in our African immediate consciousness. One that has recently found voice following the dramatic and tragic cutting of foreign aid assistance by the new United States government led by Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Accompanied by the quite… …