shaping the future.
A seemingly short life characterised with glorious action, and filled with noble risks is by all intents worth more than double a long but selfish life lived in relative safety avoiding risks and without honour. When we choose not to participate in politics we give free rein to hypocrites and panderers.
Continue reading “Political opportunists threaten Mthwakazi political space”Building and sustaining our political organisations would require an honest investment in effective, accountable and transparent institutions and responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels.
Continue reading “Strong institutions central to politics”Recognising the political dysfunction in our space will help us effectively reconstitute our political space. We must create the right tools to build, grow and sustain a healthy political framework that meets our needs.
Continue reading “Bad competition bad for Mthwakazi agenda”Silence can be golden, but being quiet is not a privilege politicians should accustom themselves to, apart from when it is some form of constructive ambiguity. Politicians are in the business of either seeking to comment or react to media stories every day and night. Silence in politics is as potent as a shopkeeper who will not open his/ her shop.
Continue reading “Language in politics”Matabeleland Collective is a by-product of pro-Mthwakazi’s political shortcomings. Our politics is stumbling not because of ignorance but the illusion of knowledge. We have organisations modelled on arrogance who will not consult the public they claim to represent. We expect organisations to work closely with society to identify mutual problems and solutions.
Continue reading “Matabeleland Collective and the pro-Mthwakazi politics”Those who win elections do so for the most part, because they have effective communication structures and processes. Ideology espoused is important, but it, alone, is not enough. Our political processes need to adapt to the modern challenges. We will only be considered educated when we have learned how to learn and change.
Continue reading “Pro-Mthwakazi politics: Communications Departments vital”The problem of Mthwakazi with the independent Zimbabwe lies not on the tribe leading the politics of the country but the politics in the leading tribe. Our problem is the purposeful construction of a systemic structure that grants privileges to ethnic Shona people and withholds same from us.
Continue reading “Systemic tribalism and Shona privilege”