Imagine a child of a migrant born in the UK pledging policy that makes it harder for fellow migrants settled in the UK to get British citizenship https://t.co/dzMikHoN9o @mimmitwit
I am greatly honoured to have my work continuously acknowledged, this time by seasoned South African political analyst, author and the Executive Director of the Centre for Politics and Research in South Africa, Prince Mashele.
I want to emphasise that I am by no means the only one speaking out.
I simply happen to have a large social media following which amplifies my voice and makes it seem as though I am the sole resistance voice in Zimbabwe.
This perception exists because I am a journalist, a trained journalist, who knows how to communicate effectively with large audiences both at home and abroad.
This is why the regime in Harare plants false stories and pays fake news websites to publish them hoping to undermine my work and credibility.
This is also a teachable moment for those in opposition politics that they need to do more, it is worrying when a journalist is seen as a face of resistance while opposition politicians are not organised.
The recognition I get for my work has actually created some problems for me as both ZANUPF and opposition leaders think that I will join politics, something that I said I will not do, but they still don’t believe me.
There are others, such as Jacob Ngarivhume, Job Sikhala, Fadzayi Mahere, Tendai Biti, Ostallos Siziba and many others, who regularly speak out.
My voice only appears prominent because of the work I put in and my consistency, but I am not the only one.
Others need to do the same too so that together, our many voices can be heard as one strong voice against corrupt rule, incompetent governance, plunder and cluelessness in government.
Don’t player hate, collaborate if your hopes for Zimbabwe are progressive.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supports my work by resharing it, as well as the global institutions that have acknowledged and awarded it.
To my colleagues in the Zimbabwean media, I say we are not competitors; we should be collaborators.
Let us not create struggles within a struggle, this also applies to opposition leaders, ZANUPF will remain in power until you learn about collaboration instead of competition, read Abraham Lincoln’s Team of Rivals authored by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
You don’t win your battles by gossiping and sharing falsehoods about those you perceive to be your competitors hooping to undermine them, you must learn to be comfortable in working with those who see the world differently from yours, what matters is national interest.
Thank you to Prince Mashele and @djsbu for the shout out, it means a lot to the Zimbabwean media because it highlights the impact that the Zimbabwean media can make in raising awareness about the issues faced by the ordinary and suffering people of Zimbabwe.🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
The recent UK election is a glaring example of how the first-past-the-post electoral system defeats the very principles of representative democracy. How can one justify that Labour, with just 33.9% of the vote, secured 411 seats, 63% of the 650 seats? On the other hand, the Liberal Democrats got 72 seats, with 600,000 fewer votes than Reform UK, who ended up with a paltry five (5) seats. Sometimes, democracy is a ass - a complete idiot.
@Hlangabeza78@ProfJNMoyo@DavidColtart Good question,Jonso might be one of those people who just benefited from scholarships which were available those days but otherwise brain zero