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By Takura Zhangazha* The editorial team of a legendary academic/activist journal the Review of African Political Economy (Roape) recently organized a workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.  Themed ‘Imperialism in Africa Today: The Place of Class Struggles and Progressive Politics’  it was a  workshop that was always going to definitively capture the attention of many… …

By Takura Zhangazha* I have only been to Kigali, Rwanda, once. I was impressed by its cleanliness.   I was slightly traumatized, by seeing soldiers with FN rifles on various street corners after dusk.  Its for security they said. I felt, though I really couldn’t say it out loud, that this is probably a reflection of… …

 By Takura Zhangazha* There are already a plethora of political candidates and ‘parties’ for Zimbabwe’s 2018 harmonised election.  Whether they be offshoots of the ruling Zanu Pf party or its main opponent the MDC-T, nascent parties and independent candidates they make for a cacophony of political ambitions and interests.  And I guess in relation to… …

 By Takura Zhangazha* When the GuardianUK newspaper broke a story about a data analytics company called Cambridge Analytica and its role in collecting the private data of British and American citizens, African social media did not go apoplectic. This was despite the fact that the same company also allegedly had a hand in two of… …