Friday, 5 March 2021
Remembering Zanu Pf's G40 Faction By Takura Zhangazha* The year 2017 will always stand out in Zimbabwean history. At least the post-independence political side of it. Not that previous years since 1980 were not dramatic, populist or in some cases tragic.
But the events that unpredictably led to the ouster of Robert Mugabe will probably leave those who witnessed or celebrated them with many more questions than answers about the passage of political time.
Jul 23, 2022 • 30 tweets • 5 min read
Thursday, 30 June 2022
Zimbabwe Mainstream Media, Journalism in Context and in Trouble.
By Takura Zhangazha*
Zimbabwe’s media sector has not been in a good situation for a long while.
And I am not just referring to the country’s consistently precarious freedom of expression context. The challenges it faces are fundamentally about professionalism and sustainability. Two elements that are symbiotic in keeping it viably afloat.
Jun 4, 2021 • 24 tweets • 4 min read
Zanu PF’s Newfound Comfort Zone: Hegemony Beyond Elections? #Zimbabwe takura-zhangazha.blogspot.com/2021/06/zanu-p…
Zimbabwe’s current ruling party Zanu Pf is noticeably beginning to exude a specific confidence about how it is running the country. Not necessarily through its own members but those that are at its political and strategic helm.
Apr 3, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
My @ThomasMapfumo#Gandanga#ChimurengaMusic playlist for the next week (in random order and scattered across his many albums)
1.Chidza Chepo
2.Buka Tiende
3.Mahororo 4.Live@El Rey (entire album)
5.Hanzvadzi
6.Hombi
7.Vakarwara neshanje (Hurombo)
8.Nyati
9.Nyaya Dzevaviri
10.Hurukuro
11.Chamunorwa
12.Munongotukana
13.Ndavekuenda
14.Urombo
15.Zvichapera
16.Kuenda Mbire
17.Tambazumba Nashe
18.Mugarandega
19.Zvamaida mose
20.Hondo
21.Gwindingwi rine shumba
22.Chipo Changu
23.Vanhu Vatema
24.Dande
Jan 4, 2019 • 27 tweets • 4 min read
Delta #Zimbabwe ’s Defiance of Govt: The Tail Wagging the Dog? takura-zhangazha.blogspot.com/2019/01/delta-…
The move by Delta Corporation Zimbabwe Limited (Delta) to announce that it would begin to sell its products in multiple currencies with a particular emphasis on the US$ was one of the most bold actions from a private corporation in recent years.
