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Oct 11 10 tweets 3 min read
1. I'm failing to make sense of this statement from @GodieTsenengamu.

Does it happen anywhere else in the world, that a president of an Opposition party holds a press conference to review the political activities of another Opposition party leader, and the movement he leads?
2. Surely, neither Adv Chamisa nor CCC, have any business acting on the political ideas of Tsenengamu and FEEZ.

That's the latters headache.

It's even more bizarre that Tsenengamu claims that FEEZ is a "radical & confrontational" movement when all he does is random interviews.
3. Nothing captures this level of desperation and weirdness, than the fact that some weeks back now, Tsenengamu and others, held a press conference promising to ACT and force the release of the #Nyatsime16

To date, nothing has come out of those promises and threats.
4. Multi-party democracy exists such that different parties can bring forward different ideologies and political programs.

You can't form a party solely for the purpose of reviewing the activities of another political party.
It defies logic and raises serious questions.
5. Tsenengamu should preoccupy himself without outlining what he's offering as a leader of his party.

Holding press conference to attempt to unite Adv Chamisa and Kasukuwere isn't "radicalism".

You equally don't form parties and then start out-sourcing leadership.

It's bizarre
6. It's not lost on anyone, that FEEZ is actually older than CCC.

It's equally not lost on anyone that FEEZ has not participated in any electoral contest.

It's on this basis, that Godfrey Tsenengamu develops an urgent appreciation of what he actually needs to prioritize.
7. While at it, it will be helpful for individuals & institutions clamoring for confrontational politics realize that they need to provide leadership for the same.

Guilt-tripping Adv Chamisa, characterizing him as a "popular coward" only but raises questions over their motives.
8. Adv Chamisa and CCC aren't standing in the way of "reforms"; "demonstrations"; "freeing political prisoners" or any other issue regarded as urgent.

Those with alternative ideas, yet outside CCC, simply need to act on the same.

Such is the nature of voluntary organizations.
9. There's a trend now.

Daily,Adv Chamisa is being guilt-tripped (also through 2023 doomsday prophesies), to join forces with certain ZanuPF factions & engage in confrontational politics.

This is exactly why some of us have called for caution & inspection.

What's the agenda?
10. Be cautious of those angling to make comebacks through elitist coalitions.

Be vigilant against those enabling the ZanuPF plot to drag CCC into a premature confrontation with an election dreadful regime.

Dzichatizvimbira politics dzatirikufurirwa idzi.

Goodnight.

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Oct 13
1] Funny how there is no mention of ZanuPF whatsoever, regarding the "structure" debate, by any of our brilliant political scientists & commentators.

This is interesting particularly because there is something curious, that is happening in Mr Mnangagwa's ZanuPF.
2] Whereas there cannot be any debate, as to whether ZanuPF has structures, if the whole debate hovers around party positions.

It's east to pin point who is heading what department, province, party wing, etc, in ZanuPF.

Yet interestingly, it's all about positions and shefu-ism.
3] Take for instance, the Political Commissars in ZanuPF.

Whereas this has traditionally been one of the key positions in the party, held by decorated mobilizers, it's currently held by one Bimha, a political dodo in his own right, who only occasionally holds press conferences.
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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 6
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.
Read 6 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
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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.
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