Blessing

It's not all that glitters is gold

[Obert @OMasaraure]

Today, on the 24th of June, Commander Sonia Marrion approached the Munhumutapa building with a message on behalf of #WeThePeople. She boldly asked the Head of State to call for a referendum before assenting to CAB3. She further advised Emmerson that if he chooses to abdicate from his duties, #WeThePeople will not hesitate to organize a People’s Referendum and go on to restore constitutional order in this Republic.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Medical already done for Víctor Muñoz. ✅

[HardTalkZw🇿🇼®️ @HardTalkZw]

This is one of the most corrupt service providers. Vehicles are cleared, registered, and issued with number plates, yet owners are later stopped on the road and told that duty was not paid. Such a situation reflects a shocking level of incompetence and mismanagement.

[ᗩl wᗩdᑌd_tᕼe sIᗰᑭ @_MakdShelby]

What breaks my soul is that EVERYONE in that room knows what he is saying is TRUE and cannot be Debated , but they are just TOO SELFISH to acknowledge for self interests and they DONT GIVE A FVCK ! 😭💔

Lord When ???

[Hend Amry @LibyaLiberty]

The U.S. World Cup in one horrible photo:

[Luke Evans @e_evol89]

RT if you want Arse Slot out! 🔴 #LFC

[Anfield Lounge @AnfieldLounge]

RT if you are Arne Slot OUT

[𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐙𝐖 @CrimeWatchZW]

Reject CAB3❌| Share, Speak, Reject.

1. The President’s term is extended from 5 to 7 years without people voting, and he could stay in power until 2030 or longer.

2. Citizens may lose the right to directly vote for the President, as leaders could be chosen by MPs and Senators instead.

3. Control of elections may shift to the ruling party, reducing independence and fairness.

4. The President can add more appointed members to the Senate, giving the ruling party more power to pass changes.

5. The army’s duty to protect the Constitution is removed, which could make abuse of power easier.

6. Independent commissions are removed, giving more power to the President and reducing oversight.

[Mdara Gee @mudharagee]

There is nothing like Vapositori 4ED that’s proper blasphemy and should be condemned. Those that say so are ZANU-PF apologists masquerading as members of Johanne Masowe. Since when have churches turned to a political party.

[uNdaba_eNkulu Official @iNdaba_]

This lady went viral for opposing the CAB3 during public hearings,her disagreement with the bill is now being criminalised,this is not the best for our country.

@PoliceZimbabwe stop this nonsense of taking Emmerson Mnangagwa's side.

[𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐙𝐖 @CrimeWatchZW]

Naison Marufu has responded to @Zimra_11’s decision to introduce taxes on content creators. Thoughts? : Munotanga mafunga here musati mataura or kuita zvimwe zvinhu.

Some of the things that these government institutions do, they even offend common sense 🙌

You want to tax Content creators, but cannot lobby for them ... Painful...That is the contradiction sitting at the heart of Zimbabwe’s digital economy.

Zimbabwe has no formal monetization agreement with Meta or Google. Content creators are using foreign details ... South African bank accounts, relatives abroad, VPNs .... to unlock what their own country cannot give them. And now ZIMRA wants a cut of money that technically, by platform rules, was never supposed to reach Zimbabwe in the first place .
This is ambush economics.

Content creators are already paying taxes where they are registered ... which is not in Zimbabwe ... because the Ministry of ICT has no formal relationship with Meta. They file where the platform recognizes them. They comply where the system exists. Zimbabwe is simply not on that map.

The government confirmed the gap itself. Minister of ICT Tatenda Mavetera admitted in January 2026 that discussions with Google and Meta are ongoing but acknowledged “limitations” and gave no timeline . Meanwhile, ZIMRA issued Public Notice 25 of 2026 demanding voluntary disclosure by 30 May 2026 .... penalties waived, but interest still applies.

So one arm of government is “engaging” global platforms. The other is taxing income earned through back channels because the engagement produced nothing.

But wasn't the first move supposed to be pushing the Ministry of ICT to lobby for Zimbabwe to be on Meta's monetization map? Shouldn't that have been the opening gambit? Get the country whitelisted. Secure the payout pipeline. Formalize the relationship. Then, and only then, talk about tax withholding, registration thresholds, and voluntary disclosure. Instead, ZIMRA issued deadlines while ICT holds meetings that produce nothing. The cart is not just before the horse ... the cart is demanding fuel from a horse that hasn't been born.

ZIMRA has the power to tax. Does the Ministry of ICT have the power to lobby? Can you walk into Meta's offices and say "monetize Zimbabwe"? Because if you can't, then you're taxing air. You're demanding compliance for a system you haven't built. Creators are paying the price of your diplomatic silence.

Do ZIMRA and the Ministry of ICT ever communicate? The evidence suggests no. Or if they do, they are not listening to each other.

To be clear: using the source-based tax rule, ZIMRA is legally correct. If you create content while sitting in Zimbabwe, they consider the income source Zimbabwean .... even if the payment lands in an SA account. The Double Taxation Agreement with South Africa exists, but that requires disclosure and paperwork most creators have not filed .

It is possible for ZIMRA to track payments through TaRMS, monitoring mobile money and bank transfers that bring foreign earnings back home, and auditing public disclosures of wealth.

It is impossible for ZIMRA to force Meta or Google to write checks directly to Zimbabwean accounts. That is not their mandate and power. They tax what comes in ... they do not create the pipes for it to flow.

It is also hard for the Ministry of ICT delivering a monetization deal while US sanctions remain in place. US-based companies face significant legal risks making payments that could indirectly benefit sanctioned individuals. Even if the government negotiates, compliance costs will outweigh Zimbabwe’s small ad market. Google Adsense pays based on viewer location ... a Zimbabwean audience generates roughly 30 cents per thousand views versus up to $7 for a US audience.
The market is classified as operationally dead for advertisers.

Let's talk about the WhatsApp admin fiasco. 2024. Ministry of ICT floated a tax on WhatsApp group admins. A data protection license, they called it. The policy was so absurd that Meta's Terms of Service don't even allow third parties to charge admin fees for group operation. WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption means ZIMRA cannot see a single message without breaking the protocol. The policy was unenforceable from the first sentence. Yet someone in government said it out loud. Off the cuff. Zero technical understanding. Zero legal grounding. It died in public ridicule ... but it should never have been born.

So ZIMRA is correct to tax undeclared income. The Ministry of ICT is failing to deliver access. Meta terms make the workaround a violation. Sanctions are blocking the official route. The digital advertising market is too small to attract serious platform investment. And two government arms are operating as if they serve different countries.

ZIMRA has no legal relationship with Meta at all. They are demanding tax on income generated through a platform that does not recognize Zimbabwean creators.🤦

If your citizens must break a platform’s terms of service to earn anything, who is really breaking the law? The creator trying to survive? Or the government taxing a transaction it cannot see, cannot enforce, and cannot protect?

Until Zimbabwe gets formal monetization, asking creators to pay tax on income earned through loopholes you cannot close and channels you cannot open is economic ambush.

©The Marketing Maven

[mawarire mbizvo jealousy @mawarirej]

Even at funerals, war veterans are clear, the war of liberation was fought for "one man one vote."
#2030EDAnegeAsipo
#Ngazvitenderere

[ᜰ 🇦🇷🇯🇵 @markklfc]

🚨 Mikel Arteta on a Zimbabwean fan sending a resignation letter after the Bournemouth loss (joking):

🗣️“I saw it, and I had a little smile to be honest.

Football brings so much emotion, and sometimes fans react in funny ways like that.

But we need them—we can’t accept the resignation! We need their support, especially in tough moments.

Hopefully, we can give them something to celebrate very soon.”

[Hosia Mviringi @MviringiHosia]

Britain is speaking about the Zimbabwe's daylight assault on democracy through #CAB3
Thank you Ambassador @PeteVowles for taking note of the @zhrc365's report. Tiri kumbunyikidzwa.
Tinoziva kuti nyaya haisi yenyu asi maita basa nekutaura kuti vamwe vazive @LynneStactia

[Qeda Xhakaza @QedaZA]

This is the guy who shot the employee of Emfuleni. Maybe someone might know him, lets help the police to find him. Justice must be served!!!

[Shona ZW @mapisarema21]

Chasara kubatirwa vana vakazvarirwa ku SA neZIMRA😪

[LynneM 💕💝💎 @LynneStactia]

Powerful words from @BitiTendai, the CDF Convenor. Indeed , CAB3 is illegitimate, and ED and his cohort are attempting a coup against the people of Zimbabwe. CAB3 cannot be allowed to go through. We are not a kingdom, and we will never be one !

[Doug Coltart ✊🏼🇿🇼 @DougColtart]

I received a threat from a vigilante group called “Presidential Mafia Edutainers 4ED” that demon-possessed men will attack me if I continue to speak out against #CAB3. This is the same group that also threatened @ProfMadhuku and @BitiTendai. Please help us to identify them.

[ZimNewsUpdates @ZimNewsUpdates]

Henceforth, The @cdfzim has given President Mnangagwa 24hrs to reverse the illegal firing of @zhrc365 commissioner or face action! says Chiedza.

[LynneM 💕💝💎 @LynneStactia]

The enemies of the state in pictures, as mentioned by Comrade Knox Chivero…Ngavamiswe!! #NoTo2030!!