Wallace Chuma
latest news & developmentsThird Wind of Change
First there was the decolonisation process that started in the ’50s, then came the deregulation of the ’90s. The "third wind" to change the African print landscape could be…
Imperialist Stirrings
The print sector in Africa is still an elitist enterprise. It may be a solid source of political criticism, but financial constraints have kept circulations at a minimum. Can the…
Zim’s Propaganda Machine
Robert Mugabe speedily revamped Zimbabwe’s information ministry in time for the launch of the land reform programme in 2000. Wallace Chuma considers how Jonathan Moyo’s new…
The anomaly of the Zimbabwean press
The dynamic of Zimbabwes mushrooming private press flies in the face of economic orthodoxy, argues Wallace Chuma. How is it that new products continue being unleashed on a…