Takura Zhangazha

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  • The 2013 Watershed Elections: Will they Produce a Free, Fair and Indisputable Outcome?”

    The 2013 Watershed Elections:  Will they Produce a Free, Fair and Indisputable Outcome?”  A Presentation to a Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) Public Seminar Thursday 25 July 2013 New Ambassador Hotel, Harare By Takura Zhangazha* Mr. Chairman, Ladies, Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends, Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to MPOI for inviting me to… …

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  • A non- politicized take on Chombo’s Debt Relief for Residents and Ratepayers.

    By Takura Zhangazha The outgoing Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development, Ignatius Chombo two days ago issued what amounted to a controversial edict. In it he instructed all local authorities to essentially write off all the service provision debt that has been accrued by residents and ratepayers since the introduction of the United… …

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  • Zimbabwe's 1st TV as an Indictment of Government's Failed Media Policy

    By Takura Zhangazha.* The launch of a new free to air satellite televison station 1st TV at least 12 days preceding Zimbabwe’s harmonized election on 31 July 2013 sent a lot of tongues wagging. This particularly so after the scrambling of SABC channels broadcasting into the country via Wiztech. The owners of this new (satellite) television… …

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  • Econet Wireless@15, A Non-Corporate View.

    By Takura Zhangazha.* Zimbabwe’s largest mobile telephone company Econet Wireless celebrates it’s 15th anniversary this month. I must confess to not having remembered or noticed this same said anniversary were it not for the advertorials in all of the country’s major newspapers. Reading through the latter, there is evidence that the corporation is not only… …

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