{"id":38716,"date":"2021-04-17T18:56:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T16:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=38716"},"modified":"2021-04-17T17:36:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T15:36:03","slug":"zimbabwe-had-independence-at-some-point-zimbabweans-41-years-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-had-independence-at-some-point-zimbabweans-41-years-on","title":{"rendered":"\u201cZimbabwe Had Independence At Some Point\u201d \u2013 Zimbabweans 41 Years On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>As Zimbabwe is turning 41, some citizens have said there is no independence to talk of despite the country attaining independence from the British colonial masters.<\/p>\n<p>Some citizens said they were independent for a short period of time, at the aftermath of independence, but the situation is now different.<\/p>\n<p>They site the socio-economic and political crises as impediments to the enjoyment of freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe celebrates its 41st independence on the 18th (Sunday). 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