Decentralisation – MTHWAKAZI INDEPENDENT

Right Politics for A Multicultural Matabeleland

Difference and diversity make Matabeleland society strong not weak, dynamic not chaotic, and difference and diversity must be preserved whatever the cost may be; difference must neither be de-emphasised, nor suppressed, nor ignored. Everyone should see their true reflection in our systems and institutions; the de-essentialisation of any individuals and groups in the region must…
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Changing leaders but retaining poor institutions isn’t enough

Africa’s Achilles’ heel is weak institutions and limited access to justice which remain a great threat to sustainable development. Strong institutions are the pre-requisite to sustainable development, there is no substitute. Matabeleland needs a clean break from the perennial inefficiency of mainstream politics in Zimbabwe and take responsibility in building effective, accountable and responsive local…
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Let’s talk about food security as part of the struggle

Conquering food insecurity is a global political and economic challenge. It has to be the focus of every Matabeleland political movement, and it can be achieved. Causes of human starvation often have a human component and are hardly unforeseen. Eliminating hunger off the face of earth is possible but you must have a leadership willing…
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Participatory democracy is Matabeleland’s best approach

Vital questions that cannot be ignored in our socio-political space are those to do with the threat to the community’s right to being; we want to be at the centre of whatever happens in our community and to be the centre of what happens in our community. We insist that for Zimbabwean politics to do…
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Public influence on policy shows no sign of growing

Core to the functional feature of a political system is who runs things or rather who does the system permit to run things because this determines the shape, capability and responsiveness, that is, the ability of institutions to facilitate desired actions in a timely manner. The consistent feature of the four decades of independent Zimbabwe…
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Political indifference: Lessons from Gukurahundi genocide

For those still wondering why the state of politics in Matabeleland politics is incredibly distressing, look no further than the average Matabeleland adult’s attitude towards active participation in local politics, the indifference displayed on a daily basis is beyond all decent contemplation. The indifference is bewildering, there is no sense of personal responsibility, many people…
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Federal Matabeleland requires decentralisation for good local governance

Creative politics is required so cultural differences in Mthwakazi/ Matabeleland do not become a source of division but a valuable base for social enrichment. Prejudice against other people is the one factor turning humans against each other; political opportunism appropriates differences, creates privileges for some population groups over others and implants perceptions of supremacy and…
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Political Empowerment a necessity for Mthwakazi Citizens

Agent policy and institutional reforms are needed to ensure the pro-Mthwakazi politics attains ideological congruence, and more important to ensure the movement does not become a version of ZANU PF. What is required is the creation, promotion and protection of a pro-citizens politics; this is an approach that will create structures that enable genuine political…
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The Mthwakazi federal government

We do not only want to avoid but need to eradicate narcissism in governance. No one should allow themselves the misplaced privilege of thinking their definition of the world is the only right way and everybody else has to fit in around it. Everybody has the right to be who they are and live their…
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Why federalism suits Mthwakazi

A unitary Zimbabwe has failed Mthwakazi; our view of the Zimbabwe political space today is that it is – to most Mthwakazi residents – a place of reference, not a place of residence (a place of learning, not a place of dwelling); sadly, it is hard to find anything good or positive to learn; Zimbabwe…
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