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SADC's Newfound Radicalism: A False Assumption that the Future Reverts to Our Past
Click or not: SADC's Newfound Radicalism: A False Assumption that the Future Reverts to Our PastBy Takura Zhangazha* The Southern African Development Community has decided, probably by default, to become a little bit more assertive on the international global stage. At its latest Heads ofState and Government Summit (HOSG) it decided to throw its weight around on the issue of Zimbabwe and issued a resolution against the sanctions that have… …
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Show Us the Money:The Changing Meaning of Cash in Zim
Click or not: Show Us the Money:The Changing Meaning of Cash in ZimBy Takura Zhangazha* The minister of finance and economic development in Zimbabwe, Mthuli Ncube, as reported in the mainstream media, recently confirmed that government will soon introduce an actual currency. This will be done in order to augment what is referred to as the bond note and the ZWL or electronic RTGS money that is… …
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Zim’s Awkward Politics of Pursuing the International Gaze.
Click or not: Zim’s Awkward Politics of Pursuing the International Gaze.By Takura Zhangazha* Political struggles require recognition beyond their own contexts. This southern African side of the world it is an historically given fact that liberation struggles against colonialism had tremendous solidarity from activists and eventually some governments from the global north and east. This solidarity and direct support came only after a much coveted… …
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Heroes Day 2019: Ideals Overcoming the Individual
Click or not: Heroes Day 2019: Ideals Overcoming the IndividualBy Takura Zhangazha* Annually in August, Zimbabwe remembers its national liberation struggle heroes. And it is the correct thing to do. This, despite arguments that the definition of a national hero has been politicized by the ruling Zanu Pf party to mean only those that were part of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA)… …