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Regional identity and the politics of belonging in the consumption of Zimbabwe's vernacular tabloid newspaper, uMthunywa in Bulawayo (2009)
Journal Article
Mabweazara, H. M. (2009). Regional identity and the politics of belonging in the consumption of Zimbabwe's vernacular tabloid newspaper, uMthunywa in Bulawayo. Journal of African Media Studies, 1(3), 449-467. https://doi.org/10.1386/jams.1.3.449/1

This paper is a qualitative study of the consumption of uMthunywa, a Zimbabwean state-controlled tabloid newspaper. It focuses on its Bulawayo readers who constitute the bulk of the paper’s readership and particularly explores the meanings and releva... Read More about Regional identity and the politics of belonging in the consumption of Zimbabwe's vernacular tabloid newspaper, uMthunywa in Bulawayo.

Local government and the problem of English governance (2009)
Journal Article
Fenwick, J., McMillan, J., & Elcock, H. (2009). Local government and the problem of English governance. Local Government Studies, 35(1), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930802574417

The paper is concerned with the problematic nature of English governance. The discussion begins with reference to the reluctance to engage in debates about English national governance. It then poses a series of questions about the balance to be drawn... Read More about Local government and the problem of English governance.