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In praise and Defence of the 179 489 ‘No’ voters. By Takura Zhangazha* The announcement by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) that 179 489 Zimbabweans voted ‘no’ to the draft constitution as opposed to the slightly over 3 million that endorsed it will give slight relief to the political parties in the inclusive government and… …

By Takura Zhangazha* The Zimbabwean Deputy Mines and Mining  Development Minister, Mr. Gift Chaminikire in statements attributed to him in the media recently confirmed that there has been diamond exploration and possible mining in Chief Budzi’s area in rural Bikita. This is something that had been reported in early 2012 in the provincial weekly newspaper,… …

By Takura Zhangazha* South America would not have been part of southern African liberation historiography had it not been for the Cuban revolution under Fidel Castro and its deliberate acts of solidarity toward and with  liberation movements across the African continent. In the aftermath of the Cold War, this solidarity has generally been wished away… …

By Takura Zhangazha* In the last fortnight, there has been a somewhat muted launch of the ‘yes’ vote campaign for the COPAC draft constitution by the political parties in the inclusive government. One of the parties, the MDC T, sought to do so in grandiose fashion by holding a ‘yes’ campaign launch rally in Gweru… …