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Resistance and repression in Zimbabwe: a case study of Zimplats mine workers

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This article contends that contemporary resistance in the mining sector in Zimbabwe is grounded in everyday acts of resistance and is directed towards power relationships exercised at work. Overt forms of resistance have been waning in Zimbabwe because of various pieces of draconian legislation, and subterranean forms of resistance have been gaining traction and deserve to be studied. Drawing on in-depth interviews and participant observations at Zimplats, the article employs Scott’s concept of the ‘weapons of the weak’, which posits that covert forms of resistance are favourable when open and collective resistance seems dangerous, as a means to understand some of the current dynamics of worker struggles in Zimbabwe.

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  • Paddington Mutekwe, 2019. "Resistance and repression in Zimbabwe: a case study of Zimplats mine workers," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(160), pages 246-260, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:46:y:2019:i:160:p:246-260
    DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2018.1557041
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