Taramba Nhamo

🇿🇼 Discussions, practical ideas and constructive content about Zimbabwe.

[The African Federation @tafchapters]

Elisabeth Valerio, TAF CEO guides us to realise our true purpose which lies in building a future that others will inherit - planting trees whose shade we may never sit under, but from which generations of Africans will thrive in the spirit of #Ubuntu. #NoMore

[Elisabeth Valerio @PresValerio]

No parent should ever endure the unspeakable pain of burying their own child. The recent tragedy in Kuwadzana, where three innocent children lost their lives in such a horrific manner, has shaken us all to the core.

If there was foul play.. I find it deeply saddening that the human mind can conceive and execute such despicable acts against defenceless children. The incident is a wound to our entire community and nation.

On behalf of my office and in my personal capacity, I extend my deepest condolences to the bereaved families and the people of #Kuwadzana. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of unimaginable grief.

There is absolutely no place in our society for such evil. I urge our law enforcement agencies to leave no stone unturned in ensuring that any perpetrators of this heinous act face the full wrath of the law. Justice must prevail, and as leaders, we remain committed to ensuring that our communities are safe and that such tragedies never happen.

[Abena Afriyie @AfriyieAbena_AJ]

🚨𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆:
Ghana's former vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is set to marry his third wife.

[United Zimbabwe Alliance @uzalliance]

“Our strength is not just in our voices, but in the actions we take every day to reclaim the future of #Zimbabwe. Together, we move forward.” - Ennie Gwaze, Mashonaland West

[United Zimbabwe Alliance @uzalliance]

Women are the center of #Zimbabwe's agricultural sector, yet land ownership remains a significant challenge. Before & shortly after independence, 5% of women owned land. UZA aims to empower women with equal access to land & resources, ensuring a good life for every citizen.

[Chipfukuto @BrineDub]

@daddyhope Pasi nezviganhanda

[United Zimbabwe Alliance @uzalliance]

“Leadership is not about the title you carry, but the trust you earn. If we cannot serve our people with honesty and courage, then we have no business asking them to trust us with their vote.” - Rebecca Ndlovu, National Engagement and Mobilisation Secretary, UZA.

[Elisabeth Valerio @PresValerio]

Vanhuwe!!! This road from #Hwange to Mosi-Oa-Tunya (one of Africa’s most iconic destinations) is such a disgrace! Nzwiraiwo vana we Zimbabwe tsitsi weduwe. If you stopped doling out cars, and wads of cash to teary eyed pastors for even just three months, maybe #Zimbabwe would be somewhere!

#Bulawayo to Hwange the road is even worse! This is such an injustice - and to add insult to injury, the people of #Matabeleland North are still required to pay toll fees daily.

[Elisabeth Valerio @PresValerio]

A valid call-out! Until #Africa hosts the tables where its future is discussed, true sovereignty remains a dream. Whoever controls the venue often controls the narrative and this has been going on for a long time. These leaders are summoned to #Russia, #USA, #Japan etc to discuss issues of their nations. It's one of the reasons why we host the annual ELISA Business summit right here in #Zimbabwe. Converging on #African soil enables us to pioneer, test and develop new ideas that can genuinely drive business growth across our continent. https://t.co/XdKg0edvdS @ElisaSummit

[Elisabeth Valerio @PresValerio]

As we mark the 45th anniversary of Zimbabwe’s independence, the United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) solemnly commemorates the sacrifices made from Mash West, Manicaland, Matabeleland, and all provinces across our land. The  guerrilla war marked by fierce battles, ambushes, and wartime atrocities paved the way for our sovereignty, yet the #Zimbabwe they fought for remains unfulfilled for many of their descendants.

We honour those who perished at Chimoio during Operation Dingo in November 1977, where Rhodesian forces launched raids that claimed over a thousand lives including women, children and hospital patients. We recall the Nyadzonya Massacre of August 1976, when attackers disguised in #FRELIMO uniforms killed more than 1,000 unarmed fighters and refugees.

These valleys of pain and resilience, now memorial sites, are more than relics of past violence; they symbolize unbreakable nationalism, patriotism, and the price paid for freedom. Many who survived returned burdened by their memories; others lie in mass graves yet to be dignified. The war was not merely dangerous; it was brutal combining sophisticated surveillance, deceptive tactics, and indiscriminate violence to break the spirit of a people yearning for dignity. Nonetheless, it only galvanized resistance among our heroes.

Yet today, a troubling reality overshadows this remembrance. Many descendants of our veterans live in poverty; this is their daily struggle in sharp contrast to the promise of the nation for which their fathers laid down their lives. Our independence, secured by the blood of our heroes, should uplift not just a privileged few but every #Zimbabwean. It is profoundly unjust that war comrades who gave everything now go uncounted, uncelebrated and unsupported, yet corrupt individuals are scripting their success stories through the looting of Zimbabwe's wealth.

To the soldiers who launched the struggle at #Chinhoyi, we are forever indebted; your courage lit the path to liberation. Your legacy endures in our cause. #UZA pledges to uphold your vision of a nation where freedom is lived equally by all. We commit ourselves to transforming the ideals you fought for into tangible reality through inclusion, equitable opportunity and national unity.

Fellow Zimbabweans, these heroes remain in our hearts and their legacy must guide our actions. Let us translate remembrance into responsibility by ensuring that every citizen benefits from the foundation they built. The promise of our liberation was for collective upliftment not just symbolic gestures or token inclusion.

UZA stands here today, not just paying homage, but reaffirming that every Zimbabwean should share in the fruits of freedom they fought to secure. Our task now is to rebuild the noblesse for which our heroes waged war - and to redeem Zimbabwe, so that their sacrifice is forever honored through justice, equity and lasting prosperity for all.

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[Elisabeth Valerio @PresValerio]

I have noted that Government has officially announced the immediate ban on the importation and sale of secondhand clothing, as well as all night vending activities in our Central Business Districts (CBDs). While the stated goal of this policy is to restore order in urban centres and bring regulation to informal trading, it is important that we approach this issue not only with law but with empathy, common sense and realism.

Let us be honest with each other.. Places like Mupedzanhamo clothed many of our people. Sakubva Musika has been the lifeline and business hub for countless families. From Chinhoyi rank market to Masvingo, Kwekwe, Kadoma, Chegutu and all other towns across Zimbabwe - secondhand clothing and vending have sustained livelihoods for decades. To suddenly cut off these avenues without addressing the root causes is not only unfair - it’s dangerous and shortsighted.

Yes, we all want a clean, formalised, and well-regulated economy. But we must not lose sight of the fact that the majority of our Zimbabweans are surviving, not thriving. We cannot legislate away poverty. Any law that does not take into account chikonzero chaita musoro uteme is bound to push people into even more informal and unregulated spaces. We are not solving a problem - we are shifting it and likely intensifying the desperation. Poverty makes crime more likely as economically deprived people may turn to crime as a means of survival!

Our economy has not yet recovered enough to absorb the informal sector into formal employment. The unemployment rate remains high, and incomes are low. This is the reason why people turn to secondhand clothes - not because they do not love new things, but because they cannot afford them. That’s the reality. It is not a matter of choice but of necessity.

When we clamp down on informal traders without giving them alternatives, we are telling families to stop eating before we've provided a way for them to procure food. We are telling a mother to stop selling tomatoes before she finds an alternate income stream. That is not policy - that is cruelty masked as governance.

Some of our fellow legislators need to reconnect with the everyday realities of the people they represent. We can’t pretend that everyone has a job or a stable source of income. Before we criminalise survival strategies, let us ask why people are in survival mode in the first place? Why not open up avenues for the revival of our textile industries and make affordable, locally manufactured products available to the market before depriving our enterprising citizens of their livelihoods? Why not create jobs first before robbing our people of their bread and butter!

It is our duty as leaders to speak truth to power and advocate for balanced, humane policies. Let us push for gradual integration of informal traders into formal spaces - not sudden bans. Let us push for skills development, access to capital, and affordable business spaces before we criminalise vending. And most importantly, let us demand that our policies be rooted in the lives of the people, not just theories drafted in boardrooms.

We cannot keep chasing symptoms while ignoring the root causes. #Zimbabweans deserve dignity, not punishment. Let us be the kind of Government that listens, understands, and acts with compassion.

@263Chat @capitalkfm @Bulawayo24News @BusinessTimesZW @ChronicleZim @citezw @ercafrica @HeraldZimbabwe @HMetro_ @iharare @ManicaPostZim @matpulsezw @NewsDayZimbabwe @NewZimbabweCom @OpenParlyZw @SAPESTrust10 @SundayMailZim @thestandardzim @WeArePindula @ZCCinZim @Zimdaily @zimlive @zimcelebs1 @ZimEye @ZTNPrime

[Elisabeth Valerio @PresValerio]

Today I wish all children of our continent a happy #Africa Day. Everything we are doing is for the next generation. It's for the young people who are to come after us.. #AfricaDay2025 #Ubuntu @tafchapters

[Team RaMhamha @TeamRaMama]

Today, on #InternationalWorkersDay, we don’t just celebrate work - we recognise the long hours, silent struggles and quiet sacrifices of #Zimbabwean workers trying to make ends meet in a broken system. We deserve better. #AsWeBuildZW

[Zamani Career Institute @zamanicareers]

Congratulations to Nomagugu Chieza, Founder of Impilo Organics, for being part of the 2024 Eastern Region cohort of Founders! Impilo Organics aims to provide high-quality, organic products, while promoting sustainable agriculture, supporting local farmers and empowering communities to adopt healthy lifestyles.

[United Zimbabwe Alliance @uzalliance]

“Our goal is to rebuild #Zimbabwe with young, capable and ethical leadership” - Qiniso Msipa, Chairperson for #Bulawayo Province. #UZALeadership #AsWeBuildZW

[United Zimbabwe Alliance @uzalliance]

#UZA is a platform for the citizens; we are committed to championing the engagement of all people of #Zimbabwe for the protection and realisation of national #unity, #dignity, #prosperity and #justice, ensuring that every citizen is treated fairly and given an equal opportunity to succeed. Join us as we build Zimbabwe: https://t.co/KGBhsmRGH4

[United Zimbabwe Alliance @uzalliance]

Part of what we to achieve through the #UZA Community Halls is to amplify the voices of the citizens because they are often silenced. One of the main messages that we heard from the electorate is that no one wants the 2030 agenda to prosper. This is, yet again, an example of @ZANUPF_Official’s internal struggles. Our position is clear, UZA won’t get involved in this fight.

[United Zimbabwe Alliance @uzalliance]

#ZimbabweanYouth deserve more! These social abnormalities have become normal and these political issues now serve as distractions that divert our focus from the main message: the youth are the leaders of tomorrow. What ever happened to genuine #YouthEmpowerment?

[The African Federation @tafchapters]

#TAFEnvironment continues our journey of exploring the mindset barriers in #Africa this coming Saturday on 15 March at 4pm CAT | 5pm EAT on a space on X about Breaking the Cycle: Rethinking Africa's Climate Finance Dependency Mindset. Visit: https://t.co/kehqxabHHS

[United Zimbabwe Alliance @uzalliance]

As #UZA, we stand firm in our belief that #ZimbabweanWomen have the capability to lead, shape policies and uplift communities when given the opportunity. Our very own Patriot, Ennie Gwaze, the #MashWest Women’s Wing Chair is a testament to this truth, championing the path to national prosperity. #SheLeads #Imbokodo