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University lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe are embarking on a strike tomorrow. They are paid only US$250 a month. I support their cause. If you support them too, RETWEET to show them your solidarity!

History has no blank pages, @matsvina. Joshua Nkomo never became president, but he accomplished more for Zimbabwe than most of the traditional ZANU figures, including stopping the Ndebele genocide initiated by Robert Mugabe and Emmerson Mnangagwa. Without Joshua Nkomo, Strive Masiyiwa would not have started Econet Wireless. Mugabe and his thugs had blocked him, yet today, Econet is one of Zimbabwe’s biggest companies and will outlive its founder. When students were being harassed and beaten by Mugabe’s thugs, it was Nkomo who intervened to stop it. Nkomo was a unifier. He consistently advocated for national unity, even when it was politically costly. His vision for Zimbabwe was inclusive, recognising that the country’s diverse ethnic and political groups needed to work together. Mugabe, on the other hand, was authoritarian. He consolidated power by crushing dissent, eliminating rivals, and using violence to maintain control. His leadership prioritised ZANU dominance over national cohesion like we are seeing today with Mnangagwa. Nkomo believed in democracy, economic empowerment, and development. Had he been in power, his policies would likely have focused on broad-based growth rather than patronage and cronyism. Mugabe’s governance was characterised by corruption, economic mismanagement, and a ruthless approach to maintaining power. While Nkomo never had the chance to implement his economic policies fully, his track record shows that he would have prioritised industrialisation and equitable development. When they came back after the war, Nkomo’s ZAPU bought farms and ran businesses, on the other hand Mugabe and his goons took people’s businesses including those of ZAPU that haven’t been returned to this very day. I suggest you read your history!

Dear Zimbabweans, RETWEET Tomorrow detained Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga will be in court at 2.30 PM to hear the magistrate deliver his ruling on whether he will get bail or not after being detained even though he didn’t commit any crime. Please could those who are free to attend the bail ruling go tomorrow, Blessed is a journalist and if journalists are silenced, it means society have been silenced. It is essential for a healthy democracy to protect journalists' rights and allow them to perform their duties without fear of retaliation. Ultimately, the outcome of Blessed's case will have significant implications not only for him as an individual but also for the broader state of press freedom and democracy in Zimbabwe. RETWEET