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By Takura Zhangazha* The late Masipula Sithole taught me (and many others) how to perceive and think about our country, Zimbabwe’s, politics.  Not only formally via the university lecture room but also more significantly via informal engagements with him, long after we had graduated from the Political and Administrative Studies (POLAD) degree  that most of… …

By Takura Zhangazha* The Zimbabwean’s government recently announced that it is preparing to amend the national constitution.  This was announced via the Minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Ziyambi who informed the Zimbabwean public that government in following up on the recommendations of the Monthlante Commission was seeking, as reported by the mainstream state-controlled… …

A Return to an Organic, Critical National Consciousness.  A presentation to the SAVIO Institute’s Conference on ‘First Year of the Second Republic: Continuing with the old or breaking with the past?’ 28 February 2019, Sango Conference Center, Harare, Zimbabwe. By Takura Zhangazha (15 mins)* Thank you very much for the introductory statements.  And to also… …

In the last week there were two very important statements issued on our country Zimbabwe by two very important inter-state political bodies.  The first of these statements,and closer to home was issued by the Southern African Development Community(SADC) current chairperson, Hage Geinjob who is also the current president of Namibia. In the statement Geinjob condemned… …