Delighted to have successfully met the ZIFA eligibility criteria for the Presidential Elections! Grateful to all key stakeholders for trusting me with their nominations. Looking forward to the contest and the journey to make Zimbabwe Football great again! #FootballReform #MGBHORA2024 🇿🇼⚽️🇿🇼
#Zim@44
LISTEN to a younger ED, Simba Makoni, Eddie Cross & others explain the dilemma of independent Frontline States having to deal with aparthied South Africa, which wanted them to choke economically & increase their dependency on the Boer-run country. The Beira Corridor was & remains to this day a critical trade route for Zim & other countries in the hinterland of Africa.
🟣Dear @ReserveBankZIM,
1. Please hire a Comms team asap.
2. Part of fostering confidence is having timely, reliable and accessible means of informing the public in advance of key developments. Use official RBZ channels for updates. Don’t bury key information in a random link. Don’t let polarizing social media trolls be first with important news.
3. Your sensitisation efforts have been inadequate. The public are confused. Day 1 of the currency that you said would come into effect immediately and banks, payment platforms, mobile networks and businesses are a flurry of confusion. You need to step up.
4. Use all languages. Make adverts. Address stakeholders. Get a social media manager. Remember that over 61% of the population live in rural areas. Persons with disabilities must also be catered for. Include everyone.
5. Make sure all addresses by the Governor and live-streamed on your channels and key news houses. Make sure your presentations are also aired on the public broadcaster and on radio.
6. Use infographics. Most people won’t read 100 pages. Summarize your key points in simple lay language that ordinary people understand. Avoid jargon in public communication.
7. Use technology. Set up a WhatsApp bot to address frequently asked questions, give updates and give access to key documents and legislation.
8. Don’t be defensive. Most people are curious and have questions. Respond to concerns. Don’t avoid or gaslight. Set up professional platforms for engagement.
9. Manage your optics. It’s not a good look to have the Governor’s first speaking engagement charged in USD when it’s meant to explain and promote a new currency.
10. Be inclusive. Charging USD100 to unpack a monetary policy statement that has wide ramifications for every person, rich or poor, is not a good look. Take explanations to the public.
11. Avoid ambush. Give fair notice. Engage stakeholders before making policy. Get feedback on realistic timelines for implementation so that you’re not changing timeframes a day after announcement.
All the best.🙏🏽
What is to be Done? We Call for International Mediation Towards a Comprehensive Political Settlement in Zimbabwe! #ZimbabweElections2023#FreshElectionsZW - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/0BNfFWeuya via @UKChange
The current voters roll is not fit for a burial society election. It is a crime sceneThere must be an urgent national audit of this roll singed off by all political parties.Zimbabwe can’t be led into an occult travesty masquerading as an election .23 Aug must be a real election
#LetFreedomSing We are seeing in Zimbabwe following the @AJEnglish expose on the so-called 'Gold Mafia' a response I summarise as "Catch and punish the expendables (errand boys and girls) and sanitise the untouchables (the godfathers and mothers of the Mafia) and hoodwink masses"