By Takura Zhangazha* One of my first lectures in graduate school was on how ‘enlightenment era’ Europe imagined and mapped Africa. And some of the first maps were silent about the interior save for pyramids to the north, elephants on coasts and an unknown ‘darkness’ in the centre. All accompanied by myths of demons and…
By Takura Zhangazha* They can be a bit of a laugh, if you are on social media, the political-economic goings on in Zimbabwe. They should not (strictly speaking) be. But on social media they are and humour/satire is definitely a good thing. Even if just for personal or collective catharsis. Especially if it’s all about…
By Takura Zhangazha* When President Mnangagwa made overtures for ‘national dialogue’ to his political rivals in the 2018 harmonized elections, it was understandably viewed as some sort of political grandstanding. Not least because the mainstream MDC-Alliance opposition, has not participated in the same while holding out for its own terms to be accepted. Even though…
By Takura Zhangazha* Zimbabwe’s biggest labour federation the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has given the theme for the 2019 Workers Day commemorations as ‘We are at a Crossroads! Unite, Fight Neo-liberalism and Austerity.’ This is a radical theme to say the least. It is also directly ideological in that it immediately challenges the…
