💎Buhle Bezwe💎

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will. Charlotte Brontë. 💕🌻🌞

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

We are so fixated on perfection that we lose out on the most important part of life- Growth. Growth encompasses so much wisdom and self love.

[Thandekile Moyo @Mamoxn]

Disclaimers:
1. This is long and self centered (typically 😅).
2. I don't get paid by X

I cannot imagine a life devoid of stories by:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria)
Ngugi Wathiongo (Kenya)
Khaled Hosseini (Afghanistan)
Claire Hajaj (Palestine et al)

And even though I've intentionally chosen to focus less on western literature,
I can't imagine a life without stories by:
Charles Dickens,
Danielle Steele,
George Orwell

Guys,
Please read as diversely as possible.
It will open your mind.
Growing up Zimbabwean libraries were packed with literature from all over the world.
I read pacesetters from Nigeria,
Followed dramas from Sweet valley High in the USA,
Followed the Hardy boys,
Nancy Drew,
And read about British summers as told by Enid Blyton.
I was born and raised in semi-rural Gwanda - Zimbabwe,
But as a child,
Just from reading and films- I had the worldview of someone who was extensively well traveled.

South African films like "Asinamali" and "Sarafina" conscientised me about the evil that was apartheid just across the border,
We would sing about Nelson Mandela,
When SA got Independence,
My friends and I were ecstatic at only 10 years old.

I'm currently reading "The Arsonist's city by Hala Alyan,
Through it I'm understanding more about life in Lebanon and Syria,
Which gives me context about the current crisis in the middle East.
Now,
When I hear Israel has bombed Beirut yet again,
I understand that at a deeper level than before I read novels written by survivors of that violence and their descendants.

Just last week I reviewed "The poisonwood bible by Barbara Kingsolver,
It's just a story about a couple and their 4 daughters,
But it's set in Congo and talks about the assassination of Patrice Lumumba,
And the hand of Belgium, France and the USA in the destabilization of Congo.
From reading it I can clearly see the third hand in the current crisis in the DRC.
And from reading it,
I now understand why we have so many Congolese immigrants in Zimbabwe,
And I empathise with them.

Please read.
In a world where traveling isn't always feasible,
Reading books set in different countries
Is the next best thing.

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@missyolzzz They shrink as well🤚🏾😂

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@_cecili_a @__apf__ I feel so seen😂🫰🏾

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@Ant_089 💯

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@Kgo39267 @teeBhelekazi Ewe.

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@ImcocoMash @marangdream Yhooo 🚮 doti wo muntu.

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@D_Mabangas @Mlu__N77 Ewe.

[HBIC 🇿🇦🇧🇷 @purehijabey]

You guys talk about people from the hood in the most animalistic of ways 😭 the pendulum swings between extreme infantilisation and extreme dehumanisation.

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@lee_Duruwe_ After how long, sisi? I just got one last week 🫣🫠

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@RamatsobaneM Mushroom Farm?

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@_BoitumeloMiya Nothing could have prepared me for the price.🫠

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@baddieforjesus The way I also looked for you on our birthday 🥹
I have seen better days twinzozo. Unjani wena?

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@nkosi_nd_ ☕️🫰🏾

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@lulu_luwela 🫰🏾🎉 Congratulations!

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@zecky2409 Oh sana? Same 😭
I can’t stand it either, and it has that strong Dubai perfume smell ay 🤚🏾

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

@Manny_867 @zanira____ Sunninghill nase Rivonia😅

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

Without a doubt… worth every cent! ✨

[Sinamile Qhawekazi @SthuliSkandabah]

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[Dr Sediko Rakolote (PhD) 🇿🇦 @SedikoR]

Dr Ndlozi, I will respectully argue that your opening assertion overlooks a crucial principle: correctly naming the problem and mobilising around it. Accurate diagnosis is what enables societies to craft meaningful solutions, and your diagnosis cannot automatically stand in for theirs.

While your long experience in organising marches and shutdowns is valuable, it cannot serve as a universal script for mobilisation. Each generation, each community, and each activist movement carries its own lived experiences and contexts. Respecting those diverse realities is essential. To assume that every activist is guided by “handlers” undermines their agency and silences their voices. People mobilise because of their own grievances and aspirations, not because they are puppets of unseen forces.

Moreover, raising concerns is most effective when done in a spirit of genuine listening, rather than adopting the posture of a preacher addressing sinners who must repent. As you have presented yourself as an experienced mobiliser, I trust you will agree that mobilisation is not a morality play; it is a negotiation of power, dignity, and justice. To dismiss their efforts as “self-sabotage” without engaging with the concerns that drive them risks closing the door to constructive dialogue.

The challenge, then, is not to lecture people into silence but to propose solutions that address the root causes of their grievances. At this stage, respecting their agency and listening without preconceived judgement is crucial for fostering constructive engagement.

Constructive engagement requires recognising that the strategies and tactics of today’s activists are not of lesser intellect than those informed by past experiences of mobilisation. They reflect the realities and aspirations of the current contexts. By approaching these movements with humility and openness, we can foster dialogue.

With utmost humility and respect, I am yielding to the chair.

[💎Buhle Bezwe💎 @_Lizelande]

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