Category: Politics
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Government Enabled Water Barons: Waiting in Opportunist Profit Wings and a Disaster for Zimbabwe
Click or not: Government Enabled Water Barons: Waiting in Opportunist Profit Wings and a Disaster for ZimbabweIn the first calendar week of 2025, the Zimbabwe government announced its intention to privatize water in the capital city of Harare. The minister for local government, Daniel Garwe, in a recent press conference said the following, “Last week Friday, we were given the green light to privatise water services. We are now in the… …
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Politicised Rain and Undeclared Drought in 2025 Zimbabwe
Click or not: Politicised Rain and Undeclared Drought in 2025 ZimbabweAt the beginning of the year 2025, there is now some rain that covers broader parts of Zimbabwe. Our metrological experts had anticipated, via their own public pronouncements that it would rain significantly in early 2024 December. The reality of the matter is that no matter the science, the weather in Southern Africa is not… …
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A Dying Progressive Global North, War and Consciousness
Click or not: A Dying Progressive Global North, War and ConsciousnessIn a conversation with a comrade (yes I generally have many of those), we discussed what in our African context constitutes a ‘World War’. We didn’t have an evident answer except to borrow from history . We knew about the First World War at the turn of the 20th century which led to, among many… …
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Understanding Wicknell and His Money as Influence in Zimbabwe
Click or not: Understanding Wicknell and His Money as Influence in ZimbabweControversial Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo has been quite literally dishing out both luxury and basic utility cars to celebrities and individuals at an alarming rate. Both unilaterally or upon social media requests/ pleas from long known celebrities. He has also been helping, at least according to his social media accounts and some media reports, well known… …