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Sep 6 6 tweets 2 min read
1] @ProfMadhuku, it's unacceptably reckless of you to insuate that CCC is responsible for the political persecution of its supporters, as a way of advancing your pro-POLAD agenda.

I hope your next "reflection" will result in you retracting this unfortunate political stunt.
2] Prof, it's a shocking revision of history, to insinuate that Nelson Chamisa is against dialogue.

Since 2018, NC has publicly called for dialogue, even privately writing to Mr Mnangagwa, calling for the same, a call which the latter has spunned, for what are now clear reasons
3] It's disingenuous on your part, to insinuate that Chamisa's reluctance to be swallowed in the dubious platform swamped by weightless parties, formed solely for the purpose of posturing is tantamount to being against dialogue.

Unless you're doing Mr Mnangagwa's propaganda.
4] History will actually remember Mr Mnangagwa for being the one who was anti-dialogue, and yourselves for being used by him, in creating a fake dialogue, in his own image.

It equally doesn't escape noticing that POLAD, formed to achieve nothing, has indeed achieved nothing.
5] From your submission that only dialogue will free the #Nyatsime16, why hasn't your NAC party, pushed for the same, through POLAD.

From your logic, does it follow that noone of the parties in POLAD, are representing the interests of any individuals outside their parties?
6] It certainly takes a man devoid of a conscience, to rationalize political persecution, by shifting blame to the actual victims.

Clearly, in your mind, Sikhala et al deserve the political persecution because they "belong to the wrong party"

That, @ProfMadhuku, is unacceptable

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Sep 7
1] Was reflecting ageless wisdom shared by our now fallen gentle giant, Dr Magaisa, regarding that statement by Prof Madhuku.

Three statements kept coming to my mind:

a. Law of unintended consequences
b. Who put the tortoise on the lamppost?
c. Missing the forest for the tree.
2] Missing the forest for the tree.

When someone does that, they simply fail to neither understand nor appreciate a larger situation, by concentrating on a few parts of it.

That has been the case with those focusing on how Prof Madhuku says Sikhala et al are political prisoners
3] Yes Prof Madhuku is spot on. The #Nyatsime16 are all political prisoners, being deliberately punished through prolonged pre-trial detention.

Prof doesn't unearth something unknown, by that particular submission.
It is an open secret, consistently established by many citizens.
Read 19 tweets
Sep 4
1] #BulilimaReflection

The outcome of 3 Bulilima council by-election results will certainly give CCC and citizens supporting the movement, a lot to cheer about, going into the rest of the week & perhaps the 2023 elections.

Most definitely, the yellow excitement is well earned.
2] The 3 Bulilima wards were all previously held by ZanuPF Councilors, as was the case with the rest of the council seats.

The three seats fell vacant around the same time (unusual phenomenon), two due to resignations, the other, death

In the end, CCC won 2, ZanuPF snatching 1.
3] What's the significance of the win, including potentially key lessons from the same?

First thing that immediately comes to mind is that CCC effectively unseated ZanuPF.

That's no mean feat, considering how ZanuPF traditionally takes by-elections seriously (more than Opp).
Read 21 tweets
Aug 24
1] #MorningReflection

Social media has been awash with this video where Limpopo Health Member of the Executive Council (MEC) Dr Phophi Ramathuba confronts a Zimbabwean immigrant waiting for a medical procedure in a SAn hospital.

The video is extremely painful to watch.
2] At face value, it's extremely unethical for Dr Phophi, a health practitioner to confront & humiliate a patient, as she is otherwise duty bound to attend to the health needs of patients.

It certainly brings into question, her professional conduct as a medical practitioner.
3] However, besides being a professional doctor, the MEC is also a political figurehead of the ANC, performing administrative duties in the Province.

In fact, she rationalizes her conduct in a way that certainly will find resonance with those governing & funding SAn institutions
Read 12 tweets
Aug 22
1] Reading this sensationalized headline from @NewsDayZimbabwe, one wonders how newspapers choose their headline and main stories.

In a world where bad news actually sell newspapers, colleagues at Newsday seemingly just took a chance and ran with this unfortunate story.
2] At a time when ZEC price hike for 2023 has thrown eagles amongst the pigeons for the Opposition, this story is quite unfortunate.

The last thing you need, is being painted by both state & private media, as "lacking accountability", even when the allegations are unfounded.
3] As for the story itself, it doesn't escape noticing that Newsday fails to identify the source of fire Adv Chamisa is supposedly feeling.

The sources couldn't be named, because at best, they only exist at the Newsday Head Quarters, or head of the writer, one Taurai Mangudhla.
Read 10 tweets
Aug 4
1] A short thread....

Sekuru Alex once made reference to the law of unintended consequences.

If ZanuPF actually amended the electoral act to force registration of political parties on the basis of the so called structures & constitution, the biggest casualty will be ZanuPF.
2] Remember how ZanuPF actually forms these one man band parties, incapable of even holding presser conferences, to give a resemblance of "multi-party democracies".

Most of these parties are in POLAD.

Mr Mnangagwa actually brags about the 100+ parties from the 2018 elections.
3] Any ammendments targeting CCC, through forcing its hand in putting all its card on the table, will actually expose a lot.

It's not coincidental that most of the "Opposition" parties only show up during the harmonized polls.

They were never 'structured' to be fully active.
Read 9 tweets
Aug 4
1] #MorningReflection

Fellow citizens, as we edge towards 2023, propaganda & threats such as this, will most certainly become the order of the day.

Through this statement, Mr Chinamasa has invited us into reading ZanuPF's thoughts.

However, it's just a whisper in the wind.
2] It was only a matter of time before ZanuPF removed its mask, and formally joined the demands for CCC to have "structures, constitution, and a leadership".

Away from the pretence of enhancing democracy as Mr Patrick Chinamasa claims, the important question becomes, why?
3] It's in order, recognizing & thanking Mr Chinamasa for this story in the Daily News.

Hopefully, citizens who were innocently joining this bandwagon can properly realize that there's indeed a desperate attempt by the regime to push CCC along a road full of set traps.
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