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Africa Day 2014: Remain Optimistic and Act in Pursuit of Revolutionary Posterity.
Click or not: Africa Day 2014: Remain Optimistic and Act in Pursuit of Revolutionary Posterity.By Takura Zhangazha* It’s a hard ask, sometimes, trying to refer to a revolutionary Africa in contemporary times. Even more-so, when it comes to our annual 25 May Africa Day commemorations. The latter’s ebbing historical meaning to subsequent generations of Africans who still view the North as better than home remains a sore point. Including… …
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Deputy Minister Mandiwanzira, "Take it Again From the Top and this Time, Calmly,"
Click or not: Deputy Minister Mandiwanzira, "Take it Again From the Top and this Time, Calmly,"By Takura Zhangazha* The deputy Minister of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services, Mr. Mandiwanzira was recently on the world famous BBC Hardtalk programme. Most politicians would balk at even the idea of being on such, as its name suggests, a hard-talking interview programme. And for agreeing to be on it, the deputy minister must be… …
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Zim Media’s Dilemma in an Age of Government Benevolence and Ambiguity
Click or not: Zim Media’s Dilemma in an Age of Government Benevolence and AmbiguityBy Takura Zhangazha* In the immediate aftermath of this year’s World Press Freedom Day commemorations, one is struck by the serious possibility that there are too many interpretations of the meaning of media freedom, freedom of expression and access to information. This, despite the fact that the new constitution guarantees these same said rights in… …
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May Day: Remembering, Reviving the Zimbabwean Labour Movement
Click or not: May Day: Remembering, Reviving the Zimbabwean Labour MovementBy Takura Zhangazha* Commemorating Workers Day in Zimbabwe is no longer as ideological as it was in the past 20 or so odd years. There will be no big catchy slogans nor radical programmes of action to be announced by labour leaders or even from what remains of the Zimbabwean left. There will also be… …