@Jamwanda2 I mean we have known about this for sometime... kudos to the gvt for the recent initiative on mining. It doesnt go far enough . We should do more.
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Richard Sauramba
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@Jamwanda2 @bla_bidza Opposition? could you explain what specific opposition you are referring to? you made a broad statement that all cities fail. I’m trying to understand the basis for that conclusion. What metrics or criteria were you using to reach that assessment?
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@Generalrix @bla_bidza Why are you giving me the burden of furnishing examples in your un-exampled mismanagement as opposition????
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Since most of Zimbabwe’s elite and policymakers no longer frequent the city centre; with many of their head offices now relocated to affluent suburbs alongside their expansive mansions; there appears to be little urgency to address the growing economic disorder and lawlessness on the streets. A vendor can set up a stall selling contraband TEMU wearables right on a traffic-light pathway and still be classified as “employed” or an “entrepreneur”. I do not believe those managing this economy fully understand the long-term damage that unchecked contraband trade is inflicting on Zimbabwe’s formal economy, local industry, and urban order.
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@Jamwanda2 @bla_bidza @Jamwanda2 can you give me an example of a capital city that has failed to this level- Port au Prince and Antananarivo are probably closest to our beloved Harare...but no other capital has failed like this as far as i am aware.
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@bla_bidza All cities decline at some point in their lives, elites or no elites. The key thing is renewal. In our case, your wrong-headed voting accelerated the decline. Nhasi mochema!!! Madununu!!!!
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NXAAA! I'd rather be leaning against a bar counter ordering sn ice-cold beer than being dragged around supermarket aisles and garden centres in this blazing heat!
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Stunned, appalled, shocked etc to see actual tax reform from a politician. This from Wes Streeting today.
A thread on why capital gains tax is broken. It's too low AND too high. & why this is a good proposal.
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@dereckgoto Blaming Chamisa is easy. It avoids the real issue:
A political culture that worships leaders, silences dissent, and confuses loyalty with democracy.
That’s why personality-driven politics thrives [1].1
Fix the followers, or the next “Chamisa” repeats the cycle.
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THE OPPOSITION'S BIGGEST PROBLEM IS NELSON CHAMISA
Zimbabwe's opposition does not have a policy problem. It does not have a funding problem. It has a Chamisa problem.
Tendai Biti - sidelined. Jameson Timba - privately attacked and publicly humiliated. Charlton Hwende - disrespected and belittled. Thabani Mpofu - embarrassingly disowned. Thokozani Khupe's gender and ethnicity weaponised against her for political ends. Anyone who builds independent political relevance within opposition ranks gets crushed. Not by is in ZANUPF but by the very man who claims to champion democracy.
That should disturb every Zimbabwean who takes democratic governance seriously.
Chamisa has spent years fusing his identity with the opposition so completely that loyalty to the movement and loyalty to him became indistinguishable. Disagree with Nelson Chamisa and you are suddenly an enemy of democracy. Question his direction and you are a sell-out. This is not political leadership - this is political hostage-taking.
Real democratic movements produce institutions. Chamisa has produced dependence.
The opposition's endless cycle of expulsions, splits and public infighting is not accidental. It is the predictable result of a leadership culture built around one man's political survival rather than any coherent national vision.
Zimbabwe has outgrown this. The country deserves an opposition defined by ideas, accountability and institutional depth - not by one man's unquenchable appetite for power and relevance.
The opposition needs to wake up and catch up.
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@Jamwanda2 Does this not speak to our peoples intellect? If he believes and he has every right to believe he will get away with this...it says a lot about those who blindly follow and generally about our peoples intellectual capacity
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IT CAN’T GET MORE ABSURD THAN THIS!!!! Chamisa who has anomalously decided to be his own spokesperson speculates on an interview in which he is the unchallenged voice? He thinks he can build plausible denial on the absence of voice of the interviewer, while not challenging the authenticity of the voice attributed to the interviewee - himself in this case - as if Daily News is a broadcast medium and as if they story he seeks to challenge took a Q&A format? Is he well?????😳😳😳😳🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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FABRICATED AND EDITED AUDIO CLIPS REVEAL A SINISTER MOTIVE It is difficult to comprehend how this was presented as an interview. What is clear is that it appears to be a phone call conversation that is now being deliberately recast out of malice. In that audio, there is a response that mentioned the name of Mr Timba. Clearly, there was a question that had to do with Mr Timba. What was the question? Who introduced Mr Timba into the conversation, and why? That person is not disclosed to us. Who introduced the issue of the new alliance into the conversation, and why? These are the hard questions, because journalism falls short when it does not meet these basic essentials. The response seems very clear that it was about the mandate of the people, but what is not clear is what the question was. All we get is a report that is clearly unrelated to the headline by the Daily News. The question that faces the nation is how to fight illegitimacy in the country and attempts to extend that illegitimacy. That is the conversation, not these sideshows and distractions. What makes it a deliberate matter is that an unrelated issue is now being treated as a Daily News matter. Again, it appears to be a response to a question, but we are not told what it was, and we do not even hear who that person asking the question was. They are doing this to capture snippets they can later use to project malice and manufacture a narrative. The intention is to release them alongside selective headlines so that it appears like a pattern or a scandal, when in reality it is nothing of the sort. This is not about truth. It is about FRAMING. And people must be careful not to confuse edited soundbites with context and reality. This is a coordinated campaign meant to disillusion and detach people from the citizens’ task at hand. The beauty is that the citizens of Zimbabwe are not gullible and cannot be deceived. 19 May 2026 PRESIDENT CHAMISA BUREAU OF COMMUNICATIONS
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Richard Sauramba retweetledi
Now in Rwanda Air's so-called business lounge.
US$45 bucks to perch in here. I left an ouen i befriended on the plane outside, sitting on the hard seats. MF*er blew all his sheets in Zim. 🤣🤣🤣Mind you am the same!
I was also panicking, izen I lost my wallett in Zim , so my cards are frozen , reported them stolen, but guess what? I found a twisted 100 buck yu$a bill in a tight corner of my tracksuit pocket! Hehehehehe, you guys have no idea how that felt. Like I won the lotto 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Gonna sample a few of their dorps, get my buck 's worth, gonna catch a graze. Let me check what's there and I'll share with you.
Stay tuned.
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King Jay🇿🇼@KingJayZim
Just landed at Kigali International Airport, Rwanda. Quote a pleasant flight aboard @Rwandair from Harare. Had 3 seats to myself, felt a bit like business class in mbombela🤗
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@TineyMamire @begottensun Blatant and obvious circumvention attempt...in any sensible jurisdiction this will be a bribery issue
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@begottensun That’s still daft by the way, because the policy on gifts is about value and not the price tag. The way “value” is defined is centered around what a third or independent person would perceive it. No third person would value a fortuner at USD100!!
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@begottensun Jazz them up by adding egg and sun dried tomato... i know they wont be yhe standard one but will be nicer :)
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@draloneboy Expect a leader to be aware of how oil markets work
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TRUMP JUST WENT OFF ON THE UK
"Europe is desperate for Energy, and yet the United Kingdom refuses to open North Sea Oil, one of the greatest fields in the World. Tragic!!!" 🔥
"Aberdeen should be booming. Norway sells its North Sea Oil to the U.K. at double the price. They are making a fortune. U.K., which is better situated on the North Sea for purposes of energy than Norway, should, DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!!"
"It is absolutely crazy that they don’t… AND, NO MORE WINDMILLS!" 🤣
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Richard Sauramba retweetledi
@Helen_Fields Unfortunately law is a competitive space. We used to say, one should get at least one positive response for every 100 applications for training contract.
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Sigh. Son who is about to graduate from Exeter with a good law degree has sent off 150 applications for summer work, internships, experience. His CV looks good. Results are good. Very personable. Scrubs up well. Loads of mini pupillage experience. Some of the applications are for unpaid work. Most don’t bother replying. None give feedback. The opportunities for young people, even law graduates, just aren’t there. It’s heart-breaking.
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@begottensun @jahman_adamski Local elections is the key word there bro...you missed the joke !!
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I will be voting Kemi in tomorrow’s local election 🗳️
She is the right person for the job!
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@jahman_adamski I thought the joke is lost to many🤣🤣🤣. Kemi in local elections
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"The U.S. Supreme court historical society has calculated that Magna Carta is cited in at least 160 supreme court cases since 1789, not least as the foundation of the principle that executive power is subject to checks and balances" !! KING CHARLES
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Richard Sauramba retweetledi
Standing ovation for this line from King Charles: The U.S. Supreme court historical society has calculated that Magna Carta is cited in at least 160 supreme court cases since 1789, not least as the foundation of the principle that executive power is subject to checks and balances.
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