I want to make this special plea to all Zimbabweans from all ethnic backgrounds. Let us not amplify the voices of wicked, cruel, and bad people in our midst. We know who they are. We know that they create divisions within communities and within ethnic groups. Some of them are even funded to do so. Because if we remain divided, those who exploit us will continue to remain strong.
So I want to appeal to you, my dear brothers and sisters, whether you are Ndebele, Shona, Shangani, Nambya, or from any other ethnic group, please let us not amplify the voices of people who divide us. I have been tagged in so many posts where you have a Shona man saying bad things about Ndebele people or a Ndebele man saying bad things about Shona people. Please do not tag me in those posts, because I will never repost them or comment on them. By doing so, I would be irresponsible. I have over 1.7 million people following me across three social media platforms, and the moment I respond to or amplify that nonsense, I give that person access to those 1.7 million people. That would be irresponsible, and that is why I will never participate in those kinds of discussions.
I am not a tribalist. I am not a racist. I am a decent human being who wants to live in harmony with my compatriots from Zimbabwe and with people wherever I live, whether in South Africa or in Britain. I have lived in many countries and studied in different environments where there were significant differences in ethnic identity between myself and others, yet we got on very well. So what would stop me from getting along with my own people?
As a man, I have had relationships across different ethnic groups, Ndebele, Manyika, Karanga, and even those close to me such as Zezuru, as I was growing up. I was never taught to hate a person on the basis of their ethnic identity.
So please, let us not amplify such destructive voices in our communities. Block them if you can. The moment you amplify, retweet, or reshare such content, you are participating in it. You are validating it. And that is something we must all reject.
Tribalists are useless people with no purpose in life except destroying communities.
@mhirapatoto@daddyhope You are exposing yourself @mhiripatoto Just go to TruthSocial and you will see the post. You really think an award winning journalist will send unverified screenshot?
@CrimeWatchZW The 14 year old girl said that she was keeping the kidnapped 2 year old baby in a flat rented by Mumba, a kombi driver. Unless Mumba owns the vehicle that he drives I find it hard to believe that he can afford to rent a flat in the Bulawayo CBD.