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“The Future and Relevance of Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe after the 2013 Elections”. A presentation to the Mass Public Opinion Institute’s (MPOI) Public Seminar, Thursday 26 September 2013, New Ambassador Hotel, Harare, Zimbabwe.  By Takura Zhangazha* Mr. Chairman, Let me begin by expressing my gratitude, as always to MPOI for inviting me to participate in… …

Prepaid Water Meters: No longer Giving a Thirsty Traveller a  Free Glass of Water. By Takura Zhangazha* The Harare City Council  (HCC) through its Water Department was recently reported in a local weekly as intending to introduce prepaid water meters by year end. This, soon after the much vaunted but under- analyzed and ongoing installation… …

By Takura Zhangazha* A colleague asked if I had an opinion on Zimbabwe’s recently appointed cabinet. It’s a debate that I had been deliberately avoiding because there are a lot of more important and controversial opinions on the matter. These range from outright praise of President Mugabe’s choices to downright dismissal of the same. All… …

By Takura Zhangazha* When President Mugabe was sworn in on August 22 2013 some in his party’s circles and sympathetic analysts equated the inauguration ceremony as being the equivalent of the historical 1980 arrival of a newly independent Zimbabwe. In reality it turned out to be a comparatively less celebrated ceremony and more an immediate… …