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By Takura Zhangazha* Zimbabwe’s mainstream political opposition is in serious trouble.  Its continued diversification or factionalism would have been viewed as progressive if ours was already a democratic society.  Unfortunately it is not. But neither is the call for democratic change in the country universally accepted. Especially on the basis of democratic value or principle.… …

For the first time since the Southern African Development Coordination Conference became the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in 1992, Zimbabwe hosts the latter’s 34th Heads of State and Government summit.   We have previously chaired the SADC Organ on Politics,Defence and Security, a post which saw us leading the incorporation of the Democratic Republic of… …

By Takura Zhangazha* Recent statements by President Mugabe concerning the national economy have had the political effect of both muted confirmation and loud derision.  Both from sympathisers of his party and those in opposition to it respectively.  The main template used to argue about his statement are largely the forte of economists and/or financial analysts.… …

Role of the media in Social Movement Building, Promoting Accountability and Community Development  – a regional perspective. A  Presentation to the MISA-Zimbabwe and  SADC CNGO Commission on Media and Social Mobilisation 29 July 2014, Cresta Lodge, Harare By Takura Zhangazha (Establishing a Tradition of Southern African Media Freedom) The media and telecommunications technology have had… …