Takura Zhangazha

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  • China, USA: Abstract Battles Over Lowly Zimbabwe

     By Takura Zhangazha* There are a number of new stories that are emerging about the role of China in Zimbabwe.  In the past the Chinese Embassy would have been less robust in defense of its bilateral aid to Zimbabwe.  And the Zimbabwean government, given its re-engagement policy would be a bit more circumspect about what… …

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  • Zimbabwe’s Ambiguous Celebrity Culture and Its Emergent Politics.

    By Takura Zhangazha* In a recent conversation with a longstanding colleague from our college and university days we laughed at how different things now are about what is considered entertainment or celebrities in contemporary Zimbabwe.  The conversation took a number of turns.  With the most obvious being on the fact of the passage of time… …

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  • Formal Education, Career Ambitions and Material Desire in Zimbabwe.

     By Takura Zhangazha* This week it was very interesting to occasionally watch the public interviews of candidates aspiring to be judges of Zimbabwe’s High Court.  This is a constitutional requirement in relation to the selection of first time judges and the interviews are conducted by the Judicial Services Commission (JSC). With the names of successful… …

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  • Zimbabwe has SADC (and Mbeki) to Thank. Ditto Afghanistan.

    By Takura Zhangazha* There has been relatively limited discussion about a longstanding narrative that at some point the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK once considered a military intervention in Zimbabwe. This was allegedly under the leadership of former Prime Minister, Tony Blair.  It is a narrative that was put forward by… …

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