Category: Politics
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Joe Biden's Departure and Africa
Click or not: Joe Biden's Departure and AfricaI hold no brief for the politics of the United States of America (USA). Though I always have a keen interest in what transpires there politically. This is mainly because of that country’s cultural hegemony not only in Africa but also across the rest of the world. It is an empire since the end of… …
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Conversations With Zimbabwe’s National Liberation War Veterans. In Passing
Click or not: Conversations With Zimbabwe’s National Liberation War Veterans. In PassingBy Takura Zhangazha* I have had an awkward relationship with War Veterans of Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle. Sometimes in conversations with them, I feel the pain of what they experienced. From Chimoio, Nyadzonia, through to Mavonde. I always ask myself if I would have had the courage to take to arms for my country. I also… …
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The Political Economy of Zimbabwe's 2024 Drought
Click or not: The Political Economy of Zimbabwe's 2024 DroughtSo it is now official. Zimbabwe is faced with a national state of disaster because, like a significant number of countries in Southern Africa we will have an El Nino induced drought. The current President ED Mnangagwa made an executive announcement this week to the same effect. Essentially outlining that this is no small matter… …
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An African Understanding of the Global Dangers of a World War 3.
Click or not: An African Understanding of the Global Dangers of a World War 3.By Takura Zhangazha* In primary school we had an amazing headmistress, Ms. Thomas. This was when we were approaching our final year in that phase of our education. She had decided for reasons of her own that we needed an impromptu lecture on the import of the Iraq-Kuwait war in 1990. We were in grade… …