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The politics of religion in Zimbabwe: land, agriculture and citizenship

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Religion and politics have always had a close relationship. The early European missionaries provided a platform for the establishment of the colonial state and a modernising...
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Building ‘community resilience’ through the pandemic in rural Zimbabwe

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Urban agriculture in Zimbabwe: a photo story

Over the last few weeks the team from Chikombedzi, Triangle, Matobo, Masvingo, Chatsworth and Mvurwi have...

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