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The Problem Of Habituating To Authoritarianism from 2021-06-24T13:13:31
If you move into a neighbourhood where a railway line passes, you are likely to struggle with the noise of the trains that use it regularly. But when you ask the neighbours who have lived there for...
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BSRGood Governance- Public Goods And The Free - Rider Problem from 2021-06-16T11:32:17
In this article, I borrow a concept from economics to make what I hope is a persuasive argument for why more of us should get involved in public affairs; why we should speak out, participate, and w...
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Why Public Goods Matter: Rich or Poor. from 2020-11-12T16:21:14
The truth, of course, is most people have been witnessing the terrible decline of public goods for a long time. It is the reality they have lived with for a long time. Unfortunately, those who shou...
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From Nigeria to Zimbabwe- A Continent Bleeds from 2020-10-28T10:38:10
The situation in Nigeria has once again brought to the fore the challenges faced by citizens against trigger-happy and brutal regimes. They do not hesitate to apply excessive force, even if it re...
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Zimbabwe Electoral Commission: Can a hyena be trusted to safeguard the interests of goats? from 2020-10-22T17:24:20
Full article: https://www.bigsr.co.uk/single-post/2020/10/16/Big-Saturday-Read-The-hyena-cannot-guard-the-interests-of-goats Narrated by Samkeliso Tshuma - https://twitter.com/samkebusinessFollow ...
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Sally Mugabe - From Ghana to Zimbabwe (Part 2) from 2020-10-22T17:15:56
This an audio version of a BSR article originally published in 2017. This BSR looks at the legacy and life of Zimbabwean First Lady, Sally Mugabe. Full article: https://www.bigsr.co.uk/single-post...
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Sally Mugabe - From Ghana to Zimbabwe (Part 1) from 2020-10-22T17:11:01
This an audio version of a BSR article originally published in 2017. This BSR looks at the legacy and life of Zimbabwean First Lady, Sally Mugabe. Full article - https://www.bigsr.co.uk/single-po...
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Critical Review of the Constitutional Court Interviews from 2020-10-15T20:05:40
This BSR is a critical examination of the judicial appointments process, as witnessed in the public interviews of candidates for the Constitutional Court this week. This is an important process wh...
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Dismal Loser to Illegitimate Parliamentarian from 2020-10-13T10:24:32
A grim chapter in one of the most dubious political stories ended this week when Thokozani Khupe and her band of allies were sworn in as members of Zimbabwe’s Parliament. For those who are unfamili...
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Bikita West by election and "the discovery of ignorance" from 2020-10-03T14:26:55
An election has been held in Zimbabwe. ZANU PF has prevailed. No, it hasn’t just prevailed, it has practically pummelled the opposition candidates in Bikita West constituency. Not unusually, the op...
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How Mnangagwa is Plotting to Takeover the Opposition from 2020-09-29T14:16:02
This podcast explores the strategy to takeover the main opposition.
Full BSR article:https://www.bigsr.co.uk/single-post/2020/09/26/Big-Saturday-Read-How-Mnangagwa-is-plotting-to-takeover...
The Regime 's Own Goal from 2020-09-14T00:08:03
A special delegation of the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s ruling party, was in Harare this week. Led by the ANC Secretary General, Ace Magashule, the delegation held a long meetin...
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Zimbabwe's Political Prisoners: #ZimbabweanLivesMatter from 2020-08-16T20:58:41
Hopewell Chin'ono and Jacob Ngarivhume were arrested in July 2020 when police carried out early morning raids at their homes. Many see the incarceration as vindictive punishment for exposing membe...
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Beneficiaries of The RBZ Farm Mechanisation Scheme from 2020-07-25T20:54:47
In 2007/08 the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe ran a scheme which was ostensibly designed to support commercial agriculture. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe launched the Farm Mechanisation Programme. The pur...
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Zimbabwe - From Militarism to Constitutionalism from 2020-07-13T14:47:39
The traditional conception of the state is that it comprises three arms: the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. The theory of separation of powers, which is enshrined as a founding value...
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"The white man never gave us the knowledge of how to run the economy” VP Kembo Mohadi, ZANU PF from 2020-07-08T22:47:53
“We got our political independence but the White Man never gave us the knowledge of how to run the economy” says Zimbabwe’s Vice President Kembo Mohadi, identifying yet another scapegoat after 40 y...
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Mobile Money Payment Ban & Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Shut Down from 2020-07-02T17:37:17
On 26 June 2020, the Government of Zimbabwe shut down the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and banned mobile money payment system. This statement sent shockwaves across the country and beyond, especially a...
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Understanding Zimbabwe's Systemic Corruption: The ZAMCO Scandal from 2020-06-29T19:53:23
In this BSR podcast, Alex Magaisa unpacks the ZAMCO scandal.
The ZAMCO-CBZ-RBZ axis - who are the beneficiaries?
ZAMCO is short for Zimbabwe Asset Management Company, which was se...