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By Takura Zhangazha* Religion has always been a key aspect of Zimbabwe’s national consciousness. And its points of entry into this national consciousness are many. From the very indigenous African Traditional religion and its uniquely liberatory  role in the 1st and 2nd Chimurengas through to orthodox Christianity and its mixed legacy of conservatism and literacy.… …

By Takura Zhangazha* It is always going to be a hard ask for Zimbabweans to forget the economic meltdown that began in earnest with the advent of (neo)liberalisation of the economy in the mid 1990s and reached an inhumane apex in 2007-9.  The brief interlude to the crisis overseen by the inclusive government brought into… …

A brief presentation to Journalism Students, Media Studies Department, University of Zimbabwe, Thursday 21 September 2018  Perspective from an independent blogger. By Takura Zhangazha* First of all let me begin by thanking you for the invitation to share some ideas on blogging. Just by way of definition, blogging, before the age of the internet and… …

By Takura Zhangazha* The Harare City Council (HCC) has recently decided to embark on a a ‘name and shame’ advertorial campaign of its debtors in the local press. This is an additional course of action to the already deployed and very unpopular private debt collectors called ‘Wellcash Debt Collectors‘ (ironies never cease).  In its rabid… …