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By Takura Zhangazha* There is a book called “Becoming Zimbabwe. A history fromthe Pre-Colonial Period to 2008”.  It is one written by two amazing academics that I personally admire.  Namely Professor Mlambo and Professor Raftopolous and was published in 2009 at the height of our political and economic crisis during that time. It was and… …

*By Takura Zhangazha In our Zimbabwean politics we rarely discuss one key issue.  This is the passage of time and its impact on historical, contemporary and future perspectives on how we view ourselves and our country.  It is an interesting issue in so far as it relates to how we combine views on what time… …

By Takura Zhangazha* There are many reasons why political opinions and cultural practices are formed. Both in relation to general society and also individuals. These range from history itself, cultural, religious practices as they shape and influence a given political economy.  With the latter being an encompassing of everything cited above.  But this a universal… …

*By Takura Zhangazha Political populism is a well-studied term.  Or at least now it is more ‘googled’ than studied. And it is also no longer as much a contentious issue as it was in the heady days of political ideological argumentation. It has however generally changed formats historically across the globe.  Especially after the end of the… …