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Credit: @nelsonchamisa Official twitter account https://twitter.com/nelsonchamisa AS Zimbabwe approaches a month since the infamous November 15 Coup ‘d’état, I can’t help but share my disgust and dismay at the actions of the MDC -T and the opposition team that travelled to the US this week.  Nelson Chamisa’s official twitter account stated that they were on a vital global advocacy and diplomatic outreach and their focus was repositioning opposition and global coalition for free and fair elections in 2018. It is rather naïve and insincere for Tendai Biti, Dewa Mavhinga and Nelson Chamisa to travel to the US to lobby for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe as condition to receiving assistance for debt relief in the country. It would have been more reasonable if these opposition figures had consulted with the regime in power before rushing to the US. It is high time Zimbabweans chose their own political path without relying on the US or UK intervention. Did we not r...

Credit: Zimbabwe news (Daily Express UK)  Emmerson Mnangagwa Presidential inauguration in Harare. The past two weeks have been nerve wrecking and historical for us as Zimbabweans. The 14 th of November was the start to historical moments that later saw the fall of a tyrant. The army called it a “takeover ” to get rid of “criminals” surrounding Robert Mugabe. In all essence it had the ingredients of a military coup, albeit a 21 st century one, bloodless and smooth. Zanu PF went on to sack Mugabe and his cronies paving way for the “Croc”. It was only until 21 November that Zimbabweans across the globe celebrated as Robert Mugabe resigned. It was indeed an end of an era, people rejoiced, not to be left out I too went out to celebrate the demise of Mugabe on the streets. During all the euphoria it dawned on me, what would happen next in Zimbabwe. Like in his letter upon his dismissal, Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Harare to a hero’s welcome to lead the party and the country. L...

I haven’t written on this site for a while. A lot has happened since then. I even managed to travel to Zim and back. Damn that visit was an eye opener as usual of how bad things are, back home. I won’t waste my time stating the obvious, long bank queues, corrupt cops the water crisis in Harare just to name the few. I really wanted to register to vote in 2018, but my stay was rather too short to enable me the life time opportunity. While in Zim I met a ZEC officer who was rather keen to explain to me how transparent the electoral system was this time around. I felt like he too believed his own lies, that they were once again keen as an organization to deliver a free and fair election in 2018. With all the rumblings and mere discussion with him about the electoral process I still felt, he may not be sure on the transparency either.  I traveled to my rural Mberengwa, nothing has changed since my first time there, still no tarred road, the sweltering heat of that corny rural hom...

Photo credit: www.zimbabwenews.co.uk I have always wondered how Zanu Pf still has so much support in Zimbabwe despite poor economic policies and governance. The past week I got to understand why and how Zanu PF is still a party for the masses. Thousands thronged the streets of Harare and Masvingo in support of Grace Mugabe. Numerous printed banners displayed the name of the girl (Gabriella Engels) that Grace allegedly bashed in a Sandton Hotel. The most baffling thing of these demonstrators was the sheer ignorance of what they were protesting for and why they had to show support for the disgraceful first lady. According to Bus Stop TV interviews of the protesters most of them seemed unaware what Afriforum is and where the organisation is based. Other protesters even stated that they had not yet been informed of the reasons behind the march. The so called Grace Mugabe solidarity marches exposed just the sheer ignorance among those holding placards as to what really they were ...

President Paul Kagame. Credit: ITU/J.Ohle  Morgan Tsvangirai Credit:  zimnews.net The past week has been an exciting spectacle on the African political scene. Rwanda saw Paul Kagame sweep to victory in a widely expected outcome. The Kenyan elections also came with the usual noise and violence that has become the norm, each time the country goes to the polls. Jacob Zuma survived yet another attempt by parliament to vote him out of office. On the home front, I watched with glee and disgust as the opposition in Zimbabwe continued to tussle each other on who is to lead their so called "grand coalition." Zanu Pf on the other hand still at crossroads after the hilarious shows by Grace and Bob at their youth rallies, continues to grab the headlines. Paul Kagame's near perfect re-election with a 99% vote, did not come as a surprise after his hugely attended last rally. What boggles the mind is where then is the opposition in Rwanda if any exists or is Kagame...

Zimbabweans in the diaspora continue to be unrecognised by their homeland. The ruling by the constitutional court comes as no surprise, for most of us in the diaspora as Zimbabwe continues to deny us the right to vote. The Herald on 20 July 2017 reported that Chief Justice Malaba defended Section 23(3) of the Electoral Act. “Section 23(3) required that a voter be resident in the constituency in which he or she was to vote for purposes of being qualified for registration on the voters’ roll for that constituency. “If the voter became absent from the constituency in which he or she was registered as a voter for a continuous period of 12 months, his or her name had to be removed from the voters’ roll of that constituency,” reads the judgment. The judgement effectively rendered millions of Zimbabweans on the voters roll with a notification that they will not take part in the electoral process in 2018. The current ruling party welcomes this judgement as it nullifies millions of votes whi...

THE past few weeks have been exciting on the Zimbabwean political landscape. New faces have entered the cryptic world of politics in Zim. The interesting part, with Fadzai Mahere and Dr Nkosana Moyo’s entrance has been the criticism from some sectors of the country.  The opposition MDC-T has been quick to denounce these new political aspirants. What boggles the mind further is that while the usual critical voices from the ruling elite have been at loggerheads, none has questioned the new political entrants. I have viewed the ruling Zanu PF’s silence as probably because there is too much mess in its own house to criticise the newest edition of political challenges. I won’t dwell much on the ruling party’s struggles as The Herald has been at lengths to legitimise them at the expense of the nutty professor. The most surprising and disappointing action has been within the MDC-T. So many people have posted on social media stating that the emergence of Nkosana Moyo would split t...