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  • General Chiwenga, Reaching for History, Missing the Future.

    By Takura Zhangazha* The recently published interview given by the Commander of Zimbabwe’s Defence Forces (ZDF) General Chiwenga to state controlled  media was a politically significant one.  Not only for the ruling party but more as an indicator of  how the ZDF leadership perceives its role in Zimbabwe’s contemporary national politics as determined by their…

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  • Zimbabwe @37 Past Present and the Future:

    Zimbabwe @37 Past Present and the Future: Bringing Back People Centered Meaning to National Freedom.  A presentation to the Mass Public Opinion Institute Public Seminar, 27 April 2017, New Ambassador Hotel Harare By Takura Zhangazha* The perennial question that always emerges every year we commemorate Zimbabwe’s independence has always been ‘what is the meaning of…

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  • Cde Mbalula. Self-Righteousness Does Not Make South Africa Exceptional.

    By Takura Zhangazha* South Africa’s new minister of police Fikile Mbalula  appears to have approached his new assignment with reckless enthusiasm.  He was very recently quoted as having said that his country’s immediate neighbours, Zimbabwe, has some of its  ex-army personnel that are responsible for a number of serious crimes being committed in South Africa.…

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  • Debating Zim Journalism's Assumed 'Golden Era' vs. Its Contemporary Challenges

    By Takura Zhangazha* There have been some interesting assertions about the state or quality of contemporary Zimbabwean journalism in recent weeks.  The chief executive officer of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), Vincent Kahiya was recently quoted as having said that the golden era of journalism is now gone at a recent Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ)…

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