Month: August 2023

By Wezhira Munya and Dr. Kudzayi Tarisayi (Senior Lecturer)     On August 9th, 2023, we unpacked the CCC blueprint on the provision of quality primary school education. As we continue to unpack the blueprint, today’s article focuses on the provision of secondary education to learners.   Zimbabwe’s education system was once highly regarded across Africa but has significantly declined under the ZANU PF-led government, according to experts. The opposition party, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has outlined education reform as a key priority in its election blueprint.   The CCC blueprint devotes 6 out of 100 pages specifically...

By Wezhira Munya and Dr. Kudzayi Tarisayi [Senior lecturer, Development Studies] …. Unpacking the advertising strategies in the recently launched CCC Election Manifesto We analyzed a 100 paged Citizens Coalition for Change [CCC] election manifesto launched recently in Bulawayo by party President Nelson Chamisa. Election manifestos are essentially marketing documents, using the tools of advertising to persuade voters to support a political party. The recently released manifesto by Zimbabwe’s leading opposition political party, the CCC party, headed by advocate Chamisa, provides an excellent case study of political advertising in practice. As we analyze the CCC manifesto through the lens...