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Zimbabwe’s Elite Underbelly and Symptoms of an Unhinged Political Economy.
Click or not: Zimbabwe’s Elite Underbelly and Symptoms of an Unhinged Political Economy.By Takura Zhangazha* Recent media reports on the salaries of individuals working in state related corporations and public services have brought issues of public accountability, transparency and corruption to the fore. Opinions have ranged from complete disgust at the levels of decadent opulence to general politicization of the matter. This latter point in relation to… …
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The National Constitutional Assembly’s False Departure and Lost Compass.
Click or not: The National Constitutional Assembly’s False Departure and Lost Compass.By Takura Zhangazha* Every major journey is always initially determined by the nature of the departure. Whether one has a motor vehicle or bicycle determines how one plans to proceed, for example, from Bikita to Mutare. The journey may change in the long run, but the fundamentals of agreeing on a route, mode of transport,… …
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Billion Dollar Diamond Fields, Basins and Politicized Economic Blueprints
Click or not: Billion Dollar Diamond Fields, Basins and Politicized Economic BlueprintsBy Takura Zhangazha* In a lead story that appeared in a local weekly , Deputy Minister of Mines Mr. Fred Moyo was reported as confirming that there has been a somewhat recent discovery of a potentially vast diamond fields stretching from East to south Eastern Zimbabwe. These fields are thought to be the equivalent to… …
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Tsvangirai’s Generation has Failed Us (Nothing Personal)
Click or not: Tsvangirai’s Generation has Failed Us (Nothing Personal)By Takura Zhangazha* Four years ago, at the advent of the inclusive government, I once had an animated conversation with a lawyer and a businessman. Both were avid MDC- T supporters. They were both old school opposition activists. That is to say, they had been there when the first University of Zimbabwe demonstrations occurred against… …