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‘Resistance is Futile?’ Zimbabwe’s New Age of Tokenism.
Click or not: ‘Resistance is Futile?’ Zimbabwe’s New Age of Tokenism.By Takura Zhangazha* The ‘extractive’ approach of the Zimbabwean government towards its citizens has never been more glaring. From the increases in toll gates, through to the further taxation of vendors and continued eviction of new farmers for grand projects and the default privatisation of education or health services at all levels, it is evident… …
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Vanavevhu's Community Based Approach to Youth Empowerment in Bulawayo
Click or not: Vanavevhu's Community Based Approach to Youth Empowerment in BulawayoVisiting Bulawayo is always an enriching but very real experience. I have done so at least three times this year for work related reasons. In between the workshops and the meetings one always gets a chance to chat with old or new friends about what is going on in the City of Kings and its… …
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Chitungwiza, Epworth and Manyame Home Demolitions by Predators of the Homeless
Click or not: Chitungwiza, Epworth and Manyame Home Demolitions by Predators of the HomelessBy Takura Zhangazha* The Ministry of Local Government has done what is sadly familiar. It has sanctioned the demolition of homes, not just houses, by local authorities in Chitungwiza, Manyame and Epworth. As though to spite the families of these households, these undemocratic actions were undertaken in the middle of the night or early hours… …
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Grace, Joice and the Ordinary Zimbabwean Woman Without and Caught In-between
Click or not: Grace, Joice and the Ordinary Zimbabwean Woman Without and Caught In-betweenBy Takura Zhangazha* Last Friday two of Zimbabwe’s arguably most powerful women, Vice President Joice Mujuru and First Lady Grace Mugabe, received doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees from the University of Zimbabwe. It was an occasion that was both as celebrated as it was controversial. Not least because of the current public and private debates… …