Edson Ziso

Reader, researcher of Politics, governance and IR. Special interest in South-South and North-South relations. Key focus: Sub-Saharan Africa; Indo-Pacific

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@gama_stanley @ScottlandFC How is that offside?

[Zwelinzima Vavi @Zwelinzima1]

Twist our words. Misrepresent our position. Call us whatever names you want. Accuse us of things we have never said. It changes nothing.

We will never under any circumstances stand with a xenophobic agenda that turns the poor against the poor while the real architects of poverty, unemployment, inequality and criminality walk free.

We know what it means when mobs take the law into their own hands. We have seen it before - the humiliation, the terror, the burning of homes, the destruction of lives in broad daylight while the rule of law collapses. That is not justice. That is a descent into barbarism.

We refuse to celebrate that. We refuse to be silent about it. We refuse to normalise it.

Our country was not built on hatred. It was built on struggle, on solidarity, on the belief that an injury to one is an injury to all. When we allow violence against the most vulnerable, we are tearing apart the very fabric of our democracy.

We will not be part of turning South Africa into a skunk of the world again, a place feared by the world and unsafe for its own people. We will stand, firmly and unapologetically, for humanity, for justice, and for the rule of law, no matter how loudly we are insulted for it. These videos do not represent us - we are ashamed!

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@RpsAgainstTrump How did he forget to add that '.. the likes of which has never been seen before?'

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@Abramjee What's the point of security cameras if they are not connected to immediate security response?

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@KikaMusa '.... we are way off the mark' Musa. That explains it all

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@ProfJNMoyo It might have taken me a while to accept but yes, I now agree that you are a joke

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@HonMachakaire So it took your relative to fall sick for you to know what everybody has known for decades? Yah chinhu chenyu zveshuwa

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@waltermzembi Your suggestions unfortunately presuppose that Zanu PF is genuine. These events are an opportunity to 'meki money', to advance performative patriotism and exploit a national moment for propaganda and populist purposes

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@chrissy10charu 🤣 high powered!

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@advocatemahere Sad to see that Mzembi is a murakashi. Mugabe was indeed surrounded by deadwood in suits and specs. Do you know how much Scot paid Mayweather for that boxing stunt? Where did the money come from?

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@FMaguwu Did ZIFA really say they are 'delighted'?

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@crimewatchzw That is their biggest strength, shamelessness

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@richardpantlin @bmusonza A lot of work needs to be done to rebuild the traditional, indigenous systems as many of them have been severely compromised at best. Cultural regeneration may well be the starting point the nation requires

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@CitizenWakura @ResistBureau @HHichilema certainly! But it would be instructive to contrast the political contexts as well. The Zim political space is just so unique, generally speaking. The toxicity is next level and our politics is so contaminated

[Jeffrey Smith @Smith_JeffreyT]

We are live with today's @ResistBureau Space on the state of #Zimbabwe's political opposition and its impacts on democracy, citizen aspirations and the future of the country.

Join us!

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[The Resistance Bureau @ResistBureau]

🚨Thursday Twitter Space🚨

Join us at 12PM EDT / 7PM #Zimbabwe time tomorrow for a discussion with @EdsonZiso, @drDendere, @glanyline, @daddyhope and @DrStephenChan about the state of opposition politics and what it means for citizens. Set your reminder:

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[SOAS China Institute @SOAS_CI]

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[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@nickmangwana Who told you they are shamed? So drug peddling is now punishable by 'shame'?

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@gospelmatondi https://t.co/J7RRNj9FCa

[Edson Ziso @EdsonZiso]

@gospelmatondi very sad. They all ere my age mates. I was Form 1 as well and I remember hearing of the news then though at a far away school. May their souls continue to RIP.