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Teaching the Future : The Importance of Young Teachers in Advancing the Pan Africanist Agenda in Zimbabwe
Click or not: Teaching the Future : The Importance of Young Teachers in Advancing the Pan Africanist Agenda in ZimbabweBy Takura Zhangazha* A Presentation to the Young Teachers Association of the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe 15 December 2023. ZESA Training Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe. Dear Cde Young Teachers of the Progressive Teachers Union (PTUZ), Let me begin by thanking you for inviting me to this important gathering which you are holding under the theme,… …
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Why Zimbabwe’s Global Narrative/Story Appears Negatively Set in Stone.
Click or not: Why Zimbabwe’s Global Narrative/Story Appears Negatively Set in Stone.By Takura Zhangazha* I have on occasion grimaced in international fora when Zimbabwe is mentioned. Or when watching a media programme about any new developments that will have occurred in the country. From a cholera outbreak, to a naturally occurring tropical cyclone, a general election or even a visit by one or the other international… …
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Belief, Passion and a Newfound Functionalism in Zimbabwe.
Click or not: Belief, Passion and a Newfound Functionalism in Zimbabwe.By Takura Zhangazha* On occasion you get asked the awkward question, “What do you believe in?” In most cases this is a question that relates to religion and religious affiliation. With an assumption that religion is largely Christian in Zimbabwe the question also has connotations about which version of the same religion do you follow. … …
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Africa Should Talk Back on Regressive Politics in the Global North.
Click or not: Africa Should Talk Back on Regressive Politics in the Global North.By Takura Zhangazha* So I have had friends or at least academic classmates from at least four continents. And in no particular order, Africa, Europe, America and Asia. In the majority of cases all of my friends were halfway between being leftists and also being liberally progressive. They would hear me out on my Pan… …