Author: Takura Zhangazha
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A Not So New Meaning to Being White and (South) African in Africa and the World
Click or not: A Not So New Meaning to Being White and (South) African in Africa and the WorldUSA president Donald Trump recently issued an executive order about South African domestic politics. In it he was basically protecting white South Africans and in particular those of Afrikaner (Dutch) origin. This was after one of his infamous and closest political advisors, Elon Musk had warned via his social media platform X, that there would be… …
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The Changing Character of Pan Africanism (Fighting Among Ourselves)
Click or not: The Changing Character of Pan Africanism (Fighting Among Ourselves)As an African you will regularly reflect on your being, your othered ‘blackness’ and also your material standing in a now highly globalized perception of what can be the ‘good life’. And in all of its mimicry of the colonial legacy of global north societies. Or if we were to be a little bit more… …
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Zimbabwe Churches and the Dangers of Political Overreach
Click or not: Zimbabwe Churches and the Dangers of Political OverreachThe Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) recently issued a statement on an issue which essentially waded into a Zanu Pf debate around extending the current president E.D Mnangagwa’s term of office from 2028-2030. I deliberately mention Zanu Pf here because this issue of 2030 is essentially a ruling party one. It obviously has national connotations… …
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Global Online Free Expression as Cold War: Tik-Tok, USA, China and the Rest of Us
Click or not: Global Online Free Expression as Cold War: Tik-Tok, USA, China and the Rest of UsThe United States of America (USA) Supreme Court on Friday 17 January 2025 unanimously upheld a decision by both the executive government and Congress to indefinitely ban the hugely popular social media platform Tik-Tok. The main reason for this was/is the security threat the social media application would cause the USA from China. With the… …