I can’t believe that there are young Zimbabweans, particularly born frees, who think that its hip to wear clothes with an R G Mugabe label. I mean how far out of touch with real politics can you be? What’s the state of the UZ like, where are the jobs, what does your future look like – selling airtime at traffic intersections? These kids might look sharp, but they certainly aren’t sharp. And doesn’t this quote, from the person behind the House of Gushungo, make you want to roll about: “The president does not want to make money.”

Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) … it’s all fair and fine to come out and declare whether you’re a Yes or a No in regard to the referendum but it’s disappointing to see WOZA jump on the “we’ve decided yes so you come along and vote yes too” bandwagon. “WOZA call on Zimbabweans to turn out in their millions and exercise their right to vote peacefully and to vote YES for the parliamentary select committee draft constitution.” WOZA – democracy 101: it’s about choice … full stop after peacefully, please.

Until we challenge this ridiculous notion that there is only One Way and its The Way, we’re in trouble. It is unacceptable that a Zimbabwean gets arrested for putting up a Vote No poster. Meanwhile there is encouragement to Vote Yes every which way you look. In Zimbabwe the regime criminalizes people for thinking differently. This has to stop.

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