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Ubuntu/Ethics.Politics. Arise Africa

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

As with any form of “Pyrrhic victory”  sometimes there is just no satisfaction in being proved right , Cry my beloved country #Zimbabwe

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

Nota

[Deezy Phanda 🇿🇦 @DeezyphandaSA]

I've never seen a South African man in a relationship with a Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 woman. Why is that?

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

Ah this, actually Keir & Andy are seen as Blairites, not left at all otherwise we're would the likes of Jeremy Corbyn & Dianne Abbot be?

[Tinashe @baba_nyenyedzi]

@shumbamutasa He is on the left of Keir. As if there was still room past Keir’s left!

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

Went to sleep in the UK & woke up here, my birthday jollifications have officially started.

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

The voting pattern on CAB3 shows a classic case of elitism which has crept in our politics and should not be used as a whip to further tribal politics, this should not be conflated as such.

[Youngerson Yahwe Matete 🇿🇼 @MateteYoung]

In Bulawayo province, she is the only MP who voted No. The rest either voted Yes or abstained, which is just an indirect Yes Anyways. May you remember her the good people of Bulawayo.

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

@FinLitBae Pamwe mafuta avari kushandisa

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

🤣😂🤣

[Fesshole🧻 @fesshole]

Returned home to find police at my door, someone broke into the shop downstairs, when I identified myself they called off the search in the garden for my body, they said they looked upstairs where I lived and said there were "signs of a struggle." I thought it was reasonably tidy

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

🤣🤣😂

[Namapenti - the Transporter👙👠🚚 @georgia_tsetana]

I got terribly sick these past few days and my mum concluded it was gym ,she spread the word so quickly everyone who’s been checking on me has been highlighting how I should take it easy at the gym ,my uncle even threatened me 😵‍💫😂

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

The word he was looking for was *kinky* seems he literally translated his thoughts, nothing perverted about 2 consenting adults kiinks & fetishes, as always context matters to meaning.

[🇿🇼 Babes wehunters 🍻 @BabesweHunters]

What is a pervert vakapasa chirungu
https://t.co/iFGVoFngR4

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

Political power is derived from social power and social power is easily influenced by the wealthy, and we are seeing this in the mbinga culture, everyone wants to benefit, the mbingas call the shots and are in a position to dictate the political & economic future of our country.

[Freeman @freemanchari]

Thank you to all the MPs who voted NO. You chose to stand with the majority of Zimbabweans. When the time of reckoning comes, your hands will be clean. Let's keep organizing

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

Living near Stratford-upon-Avon, I have had the privilege of watching some of the best thespians at work including Wiina Msamati as Iago in Othellosome 10 yrs ago, I have always wanted to catch a performance at the Market Theatre in Joburg.

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

"Star" is doing a lot of heavy lifting.

[Zim-Celebs @zimcelebs1]

Zimbabwean music star Stunner (Desmond Chideme) recently added a touch of prestige to his public image after acquiring a Certificate of Title by Prestige Titles, recognizing him legally as "Sir Desmond Chideme."

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

Definitely, sometimes for every episode, however the biggest payments come from publishing. A hit series which becomes a hit generates more book sales, think Game of Thrones after the show became a hit, sales of the book gained a new lease of life.

[Destiny ✨ @destiny_ndlovu]

Out of curiosity, if producers take your book and bring it to life as a TV series, like The Polygamist, does the author get compensated as well? 🤔📚🎬

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

It has rightly gained attention & acclaim ​bcoz our shared realities as Africans rooted in similar cultural & patriarchal dynamics run deep & in how we navigate complex societal issues, proof that our African stories are just different patterns interwoven on the same fabric.

[Kgopolo @PhilMphela]

While The Polygamist will unlikely get the same global reach as Blood & Water did, it's safe to say the show has shaken Mzansi and garnered a lot of attention beyond our borders. It is a hit — deservedly so.

Face value, the show is a typical telenovela leaning on the long form content model and the tested Dynasty/Dallas-esque style.

Where it shines it's the focus on story rather than the actor performance lens that many of our local show tend to anchor themselves on.

The story is the star here. The brilliant performances just add to the magic. When you have a solid script, a cohesive cast, you don't need the noise. The actors here shine in their roles because they are not fighting the script for a viral moment.

Even the comedic scenes land because Akin Omotoso, Roli Nikiwe and Nthabi Tau excersized an impeccable restraint. They don't linger on the comedy for melodrama.

On that ... Oh the editing on this show deserves a nod.

This show could have been called "The Monsters We Create" and it would be apt. It's clear the story doesn't want you to like any of these characters. They are all flawed and have a money where you side eye them... Yes even minor characters like Joyce's Mom, Matipa's Friend, Matipa's mom, etc. Hell even Buhle the receptionist has some annoying moments..😉

For me, the heart of this story shows in the unspoken ripple effect of parents choices. The scenes where Joyce gets a hug from Mpume outside (No dialogue), the scene where she has a talk with Menzi in his bedroom and the crashout scene from Freedom about how his mother not loving him.

Actually the Freedom scene was the crescendo for me on that theme of 'The Monsters We Create'. Long before the signs of Menzi becoming Jonasi, we see how Essie is oblivious to the damage she has inflicted on Freedom and is subsequently gonna do to Sarah.

Netflix saw that the Tyler Perry model works for them, especially in black audiences and they are running with it. There is no avoiding the Perry influence while watching this show.

That said, the show is very good. It is shot well, the story moves, the sex scenes actually serve the story and aren't just there for titillation and shock value, but most of all The Polygamist doesn't just hold your attention, it demands that you think, question and dare I say it ... Pick a side. Yes, Jonasi is the clear villain... But everybody else around him are also not perfect. And yes, Magesh is flawed too. He enabled Jonasi for years. He had his reasons but he complied to serve his interests.

Trying not to single out any individual performance because this is such a stellar cast. Gugu Gumede is captivating as Joyce, Kwanele clocks in as Matipa, Sdumo Mtshali delivers as Jonasi... And the supporting cast ... the kids show up with solid performances. Ok fine ... Wonder Ndlovu as Menzi in those quiet angry moments! I believed him. I felt his pain. The guy's panic attack moments were acting gold.

Sidenote: Magesh lives in Soweto with Essie. How did he not know that there was a funeral being planned in that house? It's not like a funeral takes 2 days to organise in Soweto. 😉 Or story ke story so siyishiya lapho? 😇

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

The Polygamist was so relatable to a lot of SAns & triggered so much childhood trauma without them realising it was written by a Zimbabwean has created so much dissonance within you, just shows how human cultural pains run deep, this the shared realities between Africans.

[𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓  @GeoVin_FS]

Nigerians are fighting amongst themselves about the betrayal of watching The Polygamist 😂😅🤣

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

Valid.

[Shumba Rumba🦁 @Shumba_rumba]

Dumped her because her whole family are Zanu PF supporters

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

Ultimately, what this shows is that in Zimbabwe, the market values domestic work based on the status of the person i.e those marginalised with low bargaining power. It is telling on us as society that we think the work of those we entrust our kids lives is worth almost nothing.

[Nick Mangwana @nickmangwana]

Yesterday, Cabinet passed the Domestic Worker Minimum Wage guidelines.

The operative word is MINIMUM.

This is a baseline – not a ceiling. Employers who can afford to pay above this figure are strongly encouraged to do so, and many already are.

While public concern is understandable, it's important to note this is a private-sector wage paid by individual households – not Government.

The aim is to avoid exploitative practices, while recognising that circumstances differ between individuals. Government is setting a floor to protect the vulnerable, not a one-size-fits-all mandate.

#DomesticWorkers #MinimumWage #Zimbabwe #LabourRights

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

This brilliant essay by Kempton Makamure written in 1984 on the relationship between the capitalist class and the political classes is even more applicable to our current situation.

[Doug Coltart ✊🏼🇿🇼 @DougColtart]

Eish! 🤣 The #OneManOneVote campaign has hit the System hard!!! They are now putting up billboards trying to rewrite history to say that there was no such liberation struggle slogan! 🙈Citizens, please post all your pictures and videos of #OneManOneVote to remind them of the truth!

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

The Zim gvt set out the new minimum wages for domestic workers. Why do we value domestic labor at the lowest possible market rate, but during divorce, the exact same domestic work is used to justify & claim half of the marital assets?

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

Aren't they Arab by ethnicity?

[Ahmad 🇪🇬 @Amadn5x]

You mean more black players? Because the Egyptian National team is 100% African players.

[Djangu @Ubuntu_ethics]

Section 41 does not automatically create a right to 50/50 split of the assets.

[Ruva @ruvarashe52]

@EidenDad Nyaya yaSonja has made me realise how ignorant men are when it comes to such matters. Section 41(4) says that when a partnership ends, the court should apply Section 7 to 11 of the Matrimonial Causes Act [Chapter 5:13] as if the partnership were a marriage.