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 By Takura Zhangazha* I have a number of friends and acquaintances that are running for political office in Zimbabwe’s scheduled harmonised election.  The greater majority of them intend to be local government councillors, others still want to be members of parliament and one or two intend to be the president of the country. Some are… …

 By Takura Zhangazha* The tragic bomb blast in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe  on the weekend of 23 July 2018 at a Zanu Pf rally made one pause for deep reflection on the state of our national (Zimbabwean) politics.  While expressing deep shock and sadness at the lives that were lost and those that were injured by the terrible… …

 By Takura Zhangazha* Zimbabwe’s ruling establishment or military political complex are consistently referring to how they intend to stop focusing on ‘politics’. Instead, as claimed by President Mnangagwa, they want to put all their energy into what they have called ‘the economy’.  Some ruling party pundits have gone so far as to equate that the… …

By Takura Zhangazha* As is increasingly the case across the world, social media is now a permanent fixture of Zimbabwe’s political battleground.  And again as is the case in every country that lays claim  to being democratic, its use for political mobilisation proposes escalates during election campaigns. Given the fact that Zimbabweans shall be voting… …