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Tribute to Morgan Tsvangirai

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Morgan Tsvangirai (Credit: Bulawayo24) February 14 2018 is a day that will go down in history for the events that unfolded. Jacob Zuma’s resignation later on last night might have over shadowed the death of an icon. Yet waking up this morning to the news of Morgan Tsvangirai (MT)’s death has unleashed the historical achievements of this great Zimbabwean. I believe we were lucky to have lived in the time of such a great leader, a true democrat. I was never a card carrying member of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) but I adored its leader and felt heartbroken as I read about his death. Many in my generation, may not have known MT on a personal level, but “Save” as he was popularly known brought hope to most young Zimbabweans born after independence. Tsvangirai made us dare to dream that democratic change was possible in Zimbabwe and that prosperity could be ushered into our country in a democratic way. He was a defender of human rights which the Mugabe re...