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 By Takura Zhangazha* President Mnangagwa’s spokesperson and permanent secretary in the Ministry of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services, George Charamba’s  recent statement on the scheduled 2018 harmonized elections should have quite literally stopped the press.  Or at least had one or two an activist apoplectic about the pre-empting of what would/should be a democratic process.  … …

 By Takura Zhangazha* The internet’s relationship with Africa is always going to have moments of colonial throwbacks. Mainly because it is not just a technological construct that emerged from thin air.  It is a representation of technology that comes with the historical, social and contemporary baggage of racism, sexism, discrimination and even manipulation of human… …

By Takura Zhangazha* Its great to be back in Berlin after a two year hiatus for re:publica18. This year’s conference main motto ‘POP’, as it suggests, seeks to ‘pop the filter bubbles, step out into the public and make net culture and politics tangible for everyone.’ Its turning out to be an enlightening experience that… …

 By Takura Zhangazha* The recent nurses strike was dramatic in its ending. It had crippled the already struggling national health delivery system (or at least what remains of it) and no doubt placed many innocent lives at risk.  But it is and remains the democratic right of nurses and other health staff to undertake industrial… …