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Time for Young People to Redefine and Claim Leadership

‘You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. In this case, it comes from nonconformity, the courage to turn your back on the old formulas, the courage to invent the future. Besides, it took the madmen of yesterday for us to be able to act with extreme clarity today. I want to be one of those madmen.’ Thomas Sankara. Demographics have shown that Africa’s population is fast growing and relatively young with approximately 200 million people falling in the youth bracket ages of between 15 and 35 years (United Nations Population Fund, 2014). Unfortunately, this age group is the most affected on the continent as it bears the brunt of political, social and economic injustice at the hands of misgovernance, corruption, unemployment, HIV/AIDS, autocratic rule, human trafficking, terrorism among other ills. Sadly, this generation’s voice, no matter how amplified it has been, and still is, has never been heard. The participation of young Africans, espe
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Tsvangirai- Mujuru Coalition: A Pie in the Air

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A fortnight ago, former vice president Joyce Mujuru braved up and announced that she has joined the political arena, this time in the opposition, as the leader of the Peoples First, and is more determined to square off with Robert Mugabe in the 2018 general elections. This, she said while unveiling her party policy document, Blueprint to Unlock Investment and Leverage for Development, popularly known as (BUILD). Mujuru and several other senior party members, most of them Ministers and provincial chairperson, were fired from ZANU PF and government for plotting to remove Robert Mugabe from office through ‘unconstitutional means’, a move many believe was meant to frustrate her from succeeding the nonagenarian as succession battle rages on in ZANU PF. Since their expulsion, the Gamatox faction, as affectionately known in Zanu PF circles, found political sanctuary in an idea, which later translated into a ‘project’, Peoples First, and is yet to be transformed into a political party,
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Zimbabwe@34: The “Nervous Condition” of the Youth

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18 April is a memorable day in Zimbabwe’s history as the country celebrates its independence from white colonial rule. The day represents the beginning of a new nation born from the womb of oppression and race-based politics of exclusion.    The journey to Uhuru wasn't an easy walk as it was  characterized  by a protracted armed struggle in which sons and daughters fell, homes were destroyed and livestock stolen in the quest to address the wide inequalities in national wealth distribution, address the land question and attain majority rule. And so the dawn of independence in 1980, after almost a century of oppression and exploitation, was greeted with an electrifying atmosphere of hope from the black majority who vested trust in the new black political leadership to fulfill the aspirations of the liberation struggle. Jubilant Zanla cdes on independence eve 1980 However, it is sad to note that after 34 years of independence the Zimbabwean citizens have not yet pro
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Where Tsvangirai Could Have Gone Wrong

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Zimbabwe’s harmonized elections have come and gone, the people have elected leaders of their choice in the local authorities, House of Assembly and the President. The playing field was very free and fair as all the contesting political parties had adequate and equal opportunities to sell their election manifestos to the electorate through rallies, public debates, state, private and numerous social media platforms. Morgan Tsvangirai pondering the next move Throughout the campaigning period Zimbabweans have exuded high levels of political maturity and tolerance, making this previous election the most peaceful the country has ever witnessed since Independence. July 31 election was the defining moment for ordinary Zimbabweans, Zanu PF and the MDC-T. It sought to end the SADC brokered Global Political Agreement (which subsequently led to the Government of National Unity after a contested election in 2008) and usher in a people driven and democratically elected government. Zan
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