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Young Zimbabweans are using YouTube to ridicule politicians and educate voters

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par Doreen Rumbidzai Tivenga, Lecturer, University of the Free State

As Zimbabwe holds its 2023 elections, young creatives are taking to social media like YouTube to discuss politics and to create comic spoofs and critiques that speak back to the country’s autocratic government.

One notable social commentator is Taffy Theman (Tafadzwa Ngubozabo), who hosts a popular YouTube channel that uses comedy, music and a live news studio to parody the powers that be. Another is youth media platform Bustop TV, which offers skits, animation…

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