Mwendaz

Casting my thoughts and opinions into the void

[Mwendaz @BareTendai]

@criptopaul Interesting analysis

[Mwendaz @BareTendai]

@KingJayZim These are real concerns tht unfortunately become reality for some people. You worry abt accidents & medical emergencies when you are on holiday,just driving around the country. It weighs on you when thinking of the future.Zim has the resources. All it needs is the political will

[King Jay🇿🇼 @KingJayZim]

#PauseForThought

Every year, sometimes twice a year, I look forward to going home to Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe is home. It is where my umbilical cord was buried. It is where my roots are. It is where, God willing, I hope to spend my twilight years.

In a few years' time, when I finally decide to return for good, I will pack my belongings, my work tools, my Partial Discharge detectors, Hipot testers, Tan Delta test sets, transformer testing equipment and all the other instruments that have been part of my working life, load them into a container and head home to be among my people.

But every time I visit, there is one thought that I can never completely silence.

What would happen if something went terribly wrong? When I'm driving through places like Zai Rimwe, Mutekedza or Mupatsi on my way to rural Njanja, I sometimes catch myself thinking about the unthinkable.
What if there was an accident out here?

Would someone be able to call an ambulance?
Would an ambulance come?
If the situation was serious, would there be access to an air ambulance?
If people were trapped in a vehicle, would the fire brigade arrive in time?
Where would the injured be taken?
Would the nearest hospital have the equipment, medicines and resources needed to save a life?

These are not political questions.
These are human questions.
They affect the wealthy businessman in a luxury vehicle just as much as they affect the pensioner travelling on a rural bus.

A million dollars in the boot of a Rolls-Royce means nothing when a person is trapped under twisted metal and every minute counts.
In those moments, status disappears.
Politics disappears.

Connections disappear.
All that matters is whether help is coming.

Whether the ambulance arrives.
Whether the rescue team arrives.
Whether the hospital can do what it was built to do.

Living in the UK has taught me many things. Life here is far from perfect, but one thing that gives people peace of mind is knowing that if tragedy strikes, a system exists. Ambulances, fire services, air ambulances and hospitals may not be flawless, but they are there. People know that when they dial for help, help is on its way.
That sense of security is priceless.

Healthcare and emergency services are not luxuries.
They are not political projects.
They are among the most important investments any nation can make because every single one of us is mortal.

No title, no office, no amount of wealth, no security detail and no political influence can prevent an accident, a stroke, a heart attack or a medical emergency.
Life can change in a second.

That is why I believe we should all be talking more about hospitals, ambulances, rescue services and emergency preparedness.

Not because we expect disaster.
But because we all hope to survive it if it comes.

This is not criticism.
It is concern.
It is the concern of a son of the soil who loves his country and wants the same peace of mind for Zimbabweans that people in many other countries take for granted.

Some things are worth putting ahead of everything else.
Saving lives is one of them.

END.

[K @begottensun]

Had a tough but fascinating talk with form 1 to 4 students at a 🇿🇼 high school in today. The topic was money.

My core message was simple:

Money is earned through value exchange.

You do not “get” money.
You earn it by offering goods or services valuable enough for other people to exchange money for.

Just like you don’t “get” a degree; you earn it.

I can tell a lot about a person about how they speak about money:
Let get that paper (not manufacturing it)
Getting that bread (not baking it)
Making Cheddar? (That’s valuable)

I tried to challenge how we speak about money. Instead of saying:
“Let’s go get money”.

We should ask:
“How do I become more valuable?”
“How do I create more value for others?”

Because if you can consistently provide value, you will never truly have “no money.”

Value can be:

Good food
Convenience
Security
Education
Entertainment
Skills
Technology
Solving difficult problems

A plumber earns because plumbing is valuable to people who cannot plumb.
A developer earns because software can solve problems.
A musician earns because joy and entertainment are valuable.

Then I asked the students what they wanted to become.

A large number said:

IRL streamers
YouTubers
TikTok influencers

A few said app developers.
Nobody said accountant.
Nobody said scientist.

What struck me was this:

Many of them admire wealth outcomes without understanding value creation.

One student said he wants to be like Elon Musk.

I explained:
Elon Musk became wealthy because he created massive value at scale, through payments, electric vehicles, internet infrastructure, rockets, communications platforms, and engineering companies.

Another said he wants to be like Mark Zuckerberg.

But the important question is not:
“How do I become Zuckerberg?”

The real question is:
“What value did Zuckerberg create for billions of people?”

Then someone said they wanted to be like Wicknell Chivayo.

Everyone laughed… 🤣

But... Whether you like him or not, whether you agree with the value he’s creating benefit to society or not, he’s creating value to someone or something. Could be at the detriment or others, who knows. But someone finds it valuable. You don’t get that rick without creating VALUE!

Pablo Escobar and Michael Jordan both have created value … for better or worse.

A lot of young Zimbabweans today can clearly see money… but cannot clearly see the value system behind it.

With people like Strive Masiyiwa, it’s easier:
We understand the value created through Econet and telecommunications.

The danger is when young people only see the money at the end, without understanding the years of value creation underneath it. Behind the slay queen with the orange iPhone, is a satisfied overweight married businessman.

Zimbabwe desperately needs a generation obsessed not with “looking rich” , but with becoming genuinely useful to humanity by creating value!!

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk

[Mwendaz @BareTendai]

@TapiwaMakarawu @ZimbabweSrc @TeamZimOlympic @ZiFMStereoNews @HeraldZimbabwe @zimcelebs1 @TatendaMakaraw1 @NMJCTbirds @UKAthletics @WorldAthletics @EmilyJesaya Great achievement, making it to the final and competing at the highest level. It shows your great talent and effort to perfect your craft. And you made us proud as Zimbabweans seeing you on the global stage. Salute!

[Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده @RamAbdu]

Live on air… Israel bombs civil defense teams as they try to retrieve the body of journalist Hossam Al-Masri, killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital.
Ongoing crimes before the eyes of the entire world.

[Mwendaz @BareTendai]

@RamAbdu This is unbelievably cruel and deliberate. Bombing a hospital, waiting for emergency response workers and journalists, then striking the same spot again for maximum casualties. Live on TV. This is the face of evil

[Mwendaz @BareTendai]

@Arsenal COYG!!!

[Mwendaz @BareTendai]

@Boldyboy1975 Bro wants to unalive himself 🤣🤣🤣

[Mwendaz @BareTendai]

@GlobObservatory Truths that are conveniently ignored

[Chris Hedges @ChrisLynnHedges]

https://t.co/1SZFnbVZKZ

[Omar El Fares 🇵🇸 عُمَر الفارس @3lfares]

Just a reminder that Israel’s government doesn’t want peace

[Rania @umyaznemo]

Would you accept this kind of "peace"?

[Mwendaz @BareTendai]

@barblbake @PhillipAdams_1 🤣

[Mwendaz @BareTendai]

@6NewsAU Just for a millisecond...

[Mwendaz @BareTendai]

Baptism of fire for the F1 rookies. Wild conditions 🤣🤣🤣 #F175 #AusGP #AustralianGP

[Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil @ivan_8848]

Jeffrey Sachs Killed Biden, Zelensky and Kamala!!!

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Israel’s pager attack in Lebanon detonated thousands of handheld devices across of a slew of public spaces, seriously injuring and killing innocent civilians.

This attack clearly and unequivocally violates international humanitarian law and undermines US efforts to prevent a wider conflict.

Congress needs a full accounting of the attack, including an answer from the State Department as to whether any US assistance went into the development or deployment of this technology.

[Mwendaz @BareTendai]

@I_Katchanovski It's always interesting to get evidence-based insights into activities behind the scenes. These voices, with direct involvement in how we got to where we are and why we're still here, should be amplified.