Democracy – MTHWAKAZI INDEPENDENT

Despotism, Inept Communication the Undoing of Matabeleland

Quasi-despotism and openly arrogant behaviours displayed by some Matabeleland focused political parties or their members raise concern for the political future of the region. We argue that amateurish approach to communication poses major political concern in the region. Political parties need to understand their remit, be clear about goals, and maintain clear boundaries to avoid…
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Denial of ownership of mistakes is root of Africa’s problems

The colonial past taught Africa to see itself as a victim of an oppressive West; in many ways, the self-imposed victimhood is central to the continent’s failures; it has not only supressed the impulse for self-correction but has also become a potent shield for the inept leadership that frequently shifts blame for personal and political…
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Build effective political parties in Matabeleland

Creating more operationally effective institutions is fundamental to the progress of the Matabeleland political space; progress to us means building more effective political parties that would reverse and eradicate the influence and negative impact of mainstream Zimbabwe politics in the region. There is irrefutable evidence in that mainstream politics in Zimbabwe has failed Matabeleland society,…
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Good Governance is All Africa Requires

Facing head on, poor governance, the epicentre of Africa’s problems is the responsibility of all patriots; we need to be honest about the source of our problems, that is the most patriotic thing to do. Good governance is more than a goal in itself; it is a pre-requisite for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty,…
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Matabeleland Strategize to Gain and Maintain Political Power

We have no doubt that Gukurahundi – a ZANU PF-led state orchestrated tribal aggression and brutality in the post-independent Zimbabwe – has set the tone for the country’s political moral standard. The objective toward which Gukurahundi brutality was directed was to capture political power so that, using the power of the state, ZANU PF with…
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Zimbabwe Sanctions Focus A Diversion from Corruption Problem

Questions of moral authority within the Zimbabwean society are suddenly urgent and essential; we have allowed corruption to thrive leading to the erosion, in real terms, of independence in all aspects of citizens’ life; people are political prisoners held hostage to ZANU PF ideological imposition; they are physically emaciated, hungry, jobless, and hopeless. To adjust…
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The Rightful Politics for 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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Africa Ignoring Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered the biggest hostilities between Moscow and the West. Moscow’s history of aggression makes it a dangerous and unpredictable neighbour for its neighbours in the Baltic states in north-eastern Europe. The invasion of Ukraine is unjustifiable and evil, and it must be challenged. We must refrain from adopting an apologist…
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Moral decadence and Zimbabwe’s political failings

Greed, supremacism, arrogance, selfishness, and intolerance have destroyed Zimbabwe. But we can trace all that back to pre-independence; gigantic errors and misjudgements were committed when the liberation movement waged an armed struggle against colonial monsters, we did not invest in lessons on how not to be monsters. Instead we were taught to fear the white…
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Protecting citizens against state violence

Extraordinary levels of state violence against certain population groups characterise the independent Zimbabwe state under ZANU PF rule. Citizens from minority population groups are quite deliberately exposed to disproportionately high levels of insecurity and violence at the hands of state and non-state actors. Matabeleland people’s first experience was in the early 1980s in the form…
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