Category: Politics
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Zimbabwean Government Mounts Post-Election Propaganda Campaign
In Quentin Tarantino’s 1997 movie, “Jackie Brown,” a flight attendant wants to steal half a million dollars from a sting operation. Ms. Brown cannot hide the money bag as she is spooked by accomplices of the gun runner whom she is moving the cash for, and detectives who have offered her a plea deal to…
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Getting a Grip on Borderless Africa’s Foot Soldiers
During African Liberation Week, Africans Rising affiliates in 54 countries across the continent and its diaspora took initiatives to campaign for visa-free travel within Africa. This Is Africa caught up with the foot soldiers. Published 3 years ago on July 17, 2023 By Onai Stanely Mushava.
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King Mswati III’s Government under Fire for the “Targeted Killing” of People’s Hero Thulani Maseko
Thulani Maseko (1 March 1970 – 21 January 2023) was fatally stopped in his tracks as he campaigned for electoral reforms in Eswatini. The assassination has attracted global attention on the extent of repression in Africa’s last absolute monarchy. Calls to hold King Mswati III’s government to account for the “targeted killing” are getting louder.…
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Obituary: Alex Magaisa Was an Exception to Our Public Discourse’s Toxic Rules
By Rukudzo Onai imbabwean public intellectual Dr Alex Tawanda Magaisa died on Sunday, June 5, aged 46. He suffered cardiac arrest at a hospital in Kent, United Kingdom. Magaisa was a technical advisor to the MDC-T party during the constitution-making process before working as an advisor to then Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai during the 2013…
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Pan-Africanism Under Spotlight at the African Crossroads 2020 Hybrid Edition
New directions for Pan-Africanism, lockdown wellness, adaptive technologies and resistance music came under spotlight at the 2020 hybrid event of African Crossroads. The event merged immersive playlists with engaging, decolonial discussions.
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Tsitsi Dangarembga Opens Up About Being Raped, Challenges “Callous” Mnangagwa
Zimbabwean soldiers allegedly raped 17 women and brutally assaulted many others during the state crackdown on protests against a 150 percent fuel price increase in January 2019. Government has denied these claims, but legendary writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga has weighed in on the side of the alleged victims, while opening up about her own…
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Harmonise Climate of Opinion
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Dr Lazarus Dokora Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education Dr Sylvia Utete-Masango officially launched the national pledge this week amid concerns from Christian parents that its content violates the liberty of conscience. The pledge is designed to encourage a patriotic work ethic among students and upholds honesty and hard work,…
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Missing Angles in African Narratives
Add caption Book: The Bright Continent Author: Dayo Olopade Publisher: Houghton Mifflin ISBN: 978-0-547-67831-3 The United Nations (UN) solicits European entries for a poster design competition to mark the tenth anniversary of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The winning entry by Stefan Einarsson from Iceland merges barefooted African children, apparently queuing for food at…
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Soyinka Reads Terrorism Between the Headlines
Wole Soyinka: (Photo: chinadailyasia.com) Book: Climate of Fear Author: Wole Soyinka Publisher: Random House (2005) ISBN: 978-0-307-43082-3 Wole Soyinka’s creative thread is principally a duel between people and power. The controversial dramatist has levelled his verbal facility, from both the cultural front and the civic sphere, against the abuse of power. He has remained devoted…
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Hunger Management and Power Processes
The Hunger Games Trilogy Many rivers, thirsty children, burning streets.“The Hunger Games” trilogy is an allegory of our time.In the highly regarded set, featuring “The Hunger Games,” “Catching Fire,” and “Mockingjay,” Suzanne Collins cuts away from the moody complexes, which are the materials for young adult fiction, to a frighteningly real world, our own.The set…
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