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@FoxNews Trump has a unique disdain for the name, Hussein, Islam & Mullahs. It's rich to see him proudly showing off a plane gifted by an Islamic country,Qatar. Whose power will Trump be projecting in the world?😂

President Trump steps off the new Air Force One and is immediately greeted by service members at Joint Base Andrews.

@zondo_sikhumba @rtmukwasi @SanielShumba 2. Are you inferring that competent Ndebele Engineers (some leading big Parastatals) & Doctors must not work in Harare or any other part of the country outside Matebeleland? What kind of a country do you want to create - a fiefdom?

@zondo_sikhumba @rtmukwasi @SanielShumba 1. I have Ndebele & Karanga blood. I see your arguments are always about tribalism. If you suspect this at local level, am sure if you're aggrieved, complaints can be filed for discrimination.

Shona people wish that they could change her surname to Rugare so that they can support her

@KhumaloSaint @daddyhope I can't say US & Israeli. The war was started by Trump & Netanyahu.

@xAlpha65 @daddyhope Who started the war ?

Well, on this one, I agree with Benjamin Netanyahu. They got a shitty deal from Iran, arguably worse than the deal Donald Trump tore up after it was negotiated by Barack Obama. Trump marketed himself as the master negotiator, the author of The Art of the Deal, promising a tougher and better agreement. Instead, after all the threats, military escalation, disruption to global markets, and the risk of a wider regional war, the outcome appears to have brought everyone back to a position remarkably similar to where diplomacy had already taken them years ago. From The Art of the Deal to The Deal That Made Everyone Miss Obama’s Deal. 🤣🤣🤣 After all that noise, all that chest-thumping, and all that disruption, even Israel is calling it a bad deal. Trump’s obsession with Barack Obama is both sickening and psychologically revealing. Much of what has driven him over the years is a determination to undo the achievements of a Black American president, even when those policies were working. In the process, he has often ended up with egg on his face. That is why he repeatedly emphasises Barack Obama’s full name, Barack Hussein Obama, as if the name Hussein is somehow an insult or a political attack. It is part of a pattern that goes back many years. Trump’s hostility towards Obama did not begin when he entered politics. As far back as 2010, he was one of the leading promoters of the racist “birther” conspiracy theory, falsely claiming that Obama was not born in the United States and was therefore an illegitimate president. Years later, the obsession remains. Whether it is healthcare, foreign policy, environmental regulations, or international agreements, Trump has often seemed more interested in dismantling Obama’s legacy than in building one of his own. The irony is that after all the effort to erase Obama’s achievements, he keeps finding himself forced back to positions remarkably similar to the ones he spent years attacking. The tragedy is that many Africans who supported the war against Iran did so out of sycophancy. They did not fully understand what they were supporting, what had triggered the conflict, how it could have been avoided, or why some of us argued from the very beginning that this war was completely unnecessary. Too many people approached the issue as a matter of personalities and political loyalties rather than facts, international law, and the consequences of war. They cheered military action without considering the human cost, the risk of regional instability, the impact on global energy markets, or the possibility that diplomacy could have achieved the same objectives without bloodshed. The irony is that many of those who mocked calls for restraint are now celebrating an outcome that looks remarkably similar to what had already been achieved by Barack Obama without missiles, bombs, deaths, economic disruption, and the threat of a wider war. That is why it is important to understand issues before taking sides. Sycophancy is not analysis, and loyalty to politicians should never replace critical thinking.

@KhumaloSaint @daddyhope Iran didn't start this war, but Netanyahu against the wise counsel from level headed Israelis went ahead & influenced Trump. Israelis would have wanted this issue handled carefully.

@KhumaloSaint @daddyhope Have those objectives been met thus far? Was it worth the human & infrastructure costs on both sides of the war? If anything I now don't see how Iran will not want to develop nuclear weapons as a ditterrent.

@KhumaloSaint @daddyhope It's an asymmetric war that has caused pain for the whole world. Iran isn't a superpower , but it's been allowed to project power that makes the world a dangerous place.

@KhumaloSaint @daddyhope Iran could have used satellite intelligence from the countries you mentioned but they used their own weapons which the US is aware of. Isn't it true that the Shahid drones have been a manace in this war? If Iran isn't strong what's the point of negotiations.

@KhumaloSaint @daddyhope nuclear weapons

@KhumaloSaint @daddyhope I would understand if you say they mustn't have nuclear weapons, not nuclear power. They already have nuclear power stations. But if not Iran, why should other countries have nuclear power as a deterrent? If you could bullet the points why Obama's version was a disaster.

@KhumaloSaint @daddyhope 3. With each attack, Iran learns & improves like other adversaries watching from a distance. This doesn't make the world safe. Trump's strategy wasn't fully thought out. The economic impact to Gulf States & world is devastating.

@KhumaloSaint @daddyhope 2. Even after this war, US has lost fighter aircraft & bases, giving confidence to Iran as it emerged a strong military power. Iran projected power like never before. Trump has strengthened their hand.

Defence Secretary Hegseth continues to lie that Obama gave Iran American money at the conclusion of the JCPOA Agreement. This was Iranian money tied up due to sanctions. This Administration could do better by stating the facts without obfuscation.👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿 youtube.com/live/dph26k8X2…

@baba_nyenyedzi Do you think in the long term it's cheaper to import maize than subsidize farmers? What economic recommendations would you make to African Govts to support farmers & generally improve on economic management? Would a low inflation & strong currency aid production on the farms?

Zambia worsts its tax payer’s money subsidizing maize.

@drruwende A respected & accomplished academic. These are the footsteps to follow.

Today, Africa day, allow me to celebrate our own, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘄𝗲 Prof. Christopher J. Chetsanga, 90 years, (PhD Univ. of Toronto, 1969; postdoc fellow, Harvard Univ., 1969-72) is prof. of Biochemistry at the Univ. of Zimbabwe, Harare since 1983, a prominent Zimbabwean scientist who is a member of the African Academy of Sciences and The World Academy of Sciences. Prof. Chetsanga has discovered two enzymes involved in the repair of damaged DNA: (𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒊𝒕 ) firstly, formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase, which removes damaged 7-methylguanine from DNA (1979) and secondly, purine imidazole-ring cyclase, which re-closes imidazole rings of guanine and adenine damaged by x-irradiation (1985). Professor Chetsanga is a UNESCO Gold Medal Award winner and former UNESCO Executive Board member among others

@daddyhope Must have been a strategic mistake by the Senegalese President. There's a real risk that Sonko as Speaker could influence Parliament to impeach the President. That Parliament is more powerful than the Head of State now.

So many of my followers have been asking me to comment on the political crisis currently unfolding in Senegal. The two central figures are President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. These two men were once very close political allies. In fact, both were former tax inspectors before entering politics. Sonko became the more charismatic and popular figure of resistance, especially among young Senegalese voters, because of his anti-establishment politics, pan-African rhetoric and attacks on corruption and foreign influence in Senegalese affairs. Under former president Macky Sall, Ousmane Sonko faced a series of court cases and legal battles which he and his supporters argued were politically motivated and designed to block him from running for president. Eventually, court rulings made it impossible for Sonko to stand in the 2024 presidential election. He was blocked. To get around that obstacle, Sonko backed his close ally Bassirou Diomaye Faye to run for presidency, who was himself also detained at the time but didn’t have an order that prohibited him from running. The campaign message was simple, if you support Sonko and his agenda, vote for Faye. It worked. Faye won the presidency and immediately appointed Sonko as prime minister. But once in power, tensions began emerging between the two men. Their alliance was built around a promise of radical political and economic change, including reducing foreign influence and reforming governance in Senegal. However, divisions emerged over the pace and direction of those reforms, as well as over relations with international financial institutions such as the IMF and Senegal’s traditional Western allies. Supporters of Sonko increasingly accused Faye of moving away from the political programme that brought them to power by slowing down on reforms and his association with France. Last week, President Faye dismissed Sonko as prime minister and dissolved the government, officially confirming the political divorce between the two men. What makes this crisis even more serious is that Sonko remains the dominant political figure inside the ruling PASTEF movement, which controls parliament and still commands strong grassroots support across Senegal. Allies of Sonko moved to have him repositioned inside parliament after his dismissal, they quickly moved to have him elected as president of the Senegalese parliament. The reality is that Senegal now effectively has two competing centres of power: President Faye controls the presidency and state machinery, while Sonko appears to command stronger support within the ruling party base and among many ordinary Senegalese citizens. If elections were held today, many political analysts believe Sonko would remain the stronger political force. But Senegal is now entering a dangerous phase where the alliance that removed Macky Sall from power has collapsed from within. Sonko has now been elected President of Senegal’s National Assembly after his allies consolidated their majority in parliament. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye reportedly attempted to block or delay that process through legal avenues and court action today, but the parliamentary vote still went ahead and Sonko emerged victorious. Senegal now effectively has two competing centres of power. Faye controls the presidency and the executive branch of government, while Sonko now controls parliament through the presidency of the National Assembly and retains significant political influence within the ruling coalition and among ordinary Senegalese citizens. That is the Senegalese story so far.

@bla_bidza @KMarazanye 4. Half measures will certainly keep us chasing our tail. We have to bite the bullet if we really expect a seismic change in our economic fortunes.

@bla_bidza @KMarazanye 3. I think we need to do more on economic reforms; do away with unnecessary controls. Let the market find its equilibrium- pricing & exchange rate. Once there are no artificial controls on foreign exchange, there will be confidence in the local currency.

Most people I engage with in Zimbabwean economic discourse have never walked the path I walked yesterday. They analyse the economy from distant vantage points, detached from the lived realities on the ground. There is far too much pussyfooting among economists, policymakers, and civil servants such as @Jamwanda2, @MthuliNcube01, @gift_mugano, @baba_nyenyedzi, and many others involved in national economic conversations. The structural realities confronting Zimbabwe are visible in every street and marketplace. The economy is being overwhelmed by imported contraband, particularly cheap wearable goods, much of it counterfeit Chinese merchandise and low-quality plastic products that are environmentally destructive. At the same time, the excessive “tuckshopisation” of the economy has hollowed out formal commerce and productive industrial activity. Roadside vending has now been normalised as a substitute for sustainable employment and genuine entrepreneurship, yet this reflects economic distress rather than economic transformation. Informality is no longer a peripheral issue; it has become the dominant structure of economic survival. In my view, prolonged dollarisation and dependence on the US dollar have inflicted deeper and more irreversible structural damage on Zimbabwe’s productive economy than hyperinflation itself. It has accelerated deindustrialisation, weakened domestic production, incentivised import dependency, and entrenched a consumption-based informal economy. Yet very few seem willing to confront this reality with intellectual honesty.