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Maonero angu muchiKaranga. Ndinoti KWETE to CAB3!

Making Zimsec compulsory; What problem is GoZ trying to solve for? Zimbabwe has well over half a million children who should, in theory, be approaching O Level. Yet only about 200,000 register as school candidates for 5 or more ZIMSEC subjects. The rest vanish into the mist, some repeat, some abscond, but many simply fall out of the system because they cannot afford to stay on the conveyor belt. With extreme poverty in Zimbabwe estimated at about 49%, that is the real scandal sitting in plain sight. Millions of kids are dropping out of high school. Yet, in its infinite wisdom, GoZ has decided that the urgent national problem is the tiny sliver of pupils who prefer Cambridge GCSEs. In effect, it wants to make ZIMSEC compulsory. Conservatively 10K pupils sit Cambridge GCSE exams in Zimbabwe. That is a rounding error against the full O Level age population and only about 5% of the ZIMSEC school candidate stream. This is the classic bureaucratic trick; ignore the collapsed bridge and the thousands of stranded villagers and fine the man crossing the river in his canoe. The question Cabinet should answer is simple: what problem is this decision trying to solve? The real issue is the children who never get to the exam room at all, the family that cannot raise exam fees, the rural child who drops out quietly, the parent choosing between food and registration. Instead of confronting that national failure, the state has gone after the tiny 2% sitting outside its examination monopoly.

A defining fear of autocracy everywhere is granting people the full right to freely and fairly vote for their own leaders.

@obeyshava1 Why stop at education? No gvt official will send kids to schools abroad. All govt officials should seek medical treatment from govt hospitals. And so on...

This is Brutum fulmen. This defies logic. You can’t legislate something that is incapable of enforcement. No child will be forced to learn ZIMSEC. No child will be forced to sit for ZIMSEC exams. What’s needed right now , and as a matter of urgency, is free education for all.

@FabrizioRomano Wait wait, what?

🚨 Michael Jackson will be Burnley’s interim manager until the end of the season, club statement confirms. Follows Scott Parker leaving with immediate effect.

@baba_nyenyedzi @rufarogz Gold is the new bitcoin

@rufarogz Except Gold

Even so-called hard currencies lose most of their value over a few decades. Governments everywhere are profligate and inefficient.

📍Strategically located at the heart of Zimbabwe, Masvingo connects the nation like no other. Equidistant from Harare, Mutare, Bulawayo & Beitbridge — it’s the true hub of movement, trade & tourism. 🚗 Connected. 📦 Central. 🌍 Strategic. #Masvingo #Zimbabwe #TravelZimbabwe

@daddyhope Alpha male. Reminds me of the guy on safari who left his wife and kid when cheetahs came for them.

This is a real test for most women, what would your husband do when you are in trouble? America’s Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., allegedly ran off and left his wife behind. 🤣🤣🤣

Despite resistance, it's increasingly certain that CAB3 will pass.When it does, we must understand that power will shift not only/necessarily to ED as president but to whoever has the greatest ability to politically influence & financially motivate MPs.The real danger lies ahead.

@atrupar They know the numbers are wrong. What's scary is they are afraid to tell the president that his math is incorrect.

RFK Jr: "A Democratic senator claimed it's mathematically impossible to have a drug drop by 600%. I said, 'Well, if the drug was $100 and it raises to $600, that would be a 600% rise. If it drops from $600 to $100, that's a 600% savings.'" Trump: "Right"

@baba_nyenyedzi Zvese bho but eating something that is still moving is a no no.

Always share a Coke…

Goodmorning from Johannesburg Proof of life.

Before Afrobeats Zimbabweans were already having this conversation.

@KingJayZim Genuinely thought that was Khama Billiat for a split second.

Fodya inoitisa nzara.

@zilevandamme I know eyomndeni ayingenwa but Elon's approach to this whole thing is baffling. SA has indicated that they are willing to sit and talk yet he has gone on this disinformation campaign against the country. What's the end goal?

Ah yes. The Market™️ That’s how the market be, innit? The market gon’ market. Whatchugondo? Fella could’ve been first in line if he hadn’t decided to walk away from ICASA deliberations. Oh no anyway. Good luck to all potential LEO providers. May ICASA choose only the best for South Africa. Companies with leaders who have not made statements severely damaging to SA & its people and can be trusted with our data. Forward.

🇿🇼They sabotaged & discredited democracy for 46 yrs. Now, the captors of the State & its institutions want you to believe that democracy has failed to deliver change to you; not their authoritarian capture of democratic institutions & privatization & plunder of public resources.

I believe the Rudo here is the late Squadron Leader Rudo Mutikani. I understand she joined the war when she was 14. There is a reason why I have a deep respect for real war veterans. Apart from the fact that my father is one, it's knowing that those who really fought for this country did without the cunning & calculative intent for power. They genuinely fought for Zimbabwe. Most were child soldiers. I am glad that @rtapfumaneyi is giving these gallant sons and daughters the platform to speak for themselves. I have watched countless episodes, and you can tell those who fought don't brag about war. Majority of those who were at the front had little education. Most of them came back to a country that prioritized those who didn't fight. A country whose reconcilliation policies even favored those who had collaborated or served the colonial regime. Cde Rudo could not write her own name and it took the intervention of Perrance Shiri. How many of the thousands who came from the bush were in the same boat. From what I gather, there was no career guidance. The lucky ones had someone telling them to go back to school but a lot fell through the cracks. I have seen a lot of disdain being laid upon them especially after the ZW$50K which by the time they got it was equivalent to USD4000 (Present day $8,229.00). It was a bribe by a failed government which had ignored their plight for over 17 years. When you look at the sacrifice of war, that amount is nothing. Our government failed to foresee the challenges of civilian integration and did not prepare these folk for life in the independent Zimbabwe. They bred a crop of dependents when they could have eased them into independence. Every interview is a comrade wallowing in poverty. In other countries, there are military hospitals, veterans preferential programs , loans etc and civilians don't complain about it because they have a better life courtesy of the sacrifices of their veterans. In our country, civilians are poor. When they have sought an alternative government, ZANU PF has used some of the dependent veterans to suppress the will of the people. That has negated all the good sacrifices the war veterans did during the war. Now, civilians feel like veterans don't deserve any respect nor preferential or affirmitive programs. But, as you listen to the stories of those who actually fought, you realize they too are victims of the same regime. It is not too late for the few that remain to do right by the people. As long as they remain on the sidelines or propping the Mnangagwa regime, they will die as paupers while thieves grow caterpillar bellies.

@CrimeWatchZW @DavidColtart People need to find their voices. Passengers should call stuff like this out. Drivers can't endanger people's lives and the passengers continue to keep quiet.

WATCH | This Stallion Bus driver was recorded watching a video on his phone while driving at high speed with a bus full of passengers. The bus was travelling along Masvingo Road towards Bulawayo. This is one of the reasons road accidents happen so often when drivers behave like this. @PoliceZimbabwe @MinistryofTID

THE BEAUTIFUL FLAVOURS OF KEZI🇿🇼: FROM INKOBE TO UMXHANXA! The area of Kezi, Zimbabwe, boasts a rich catalogue of indigenous dishes that celebrate our heritage. These include: Isimoni: Samp mixed with ground peanuts. Umfushwa Wendumba: Dried black-eyed pea leaves enriched with peanut butter. Isitshwala Senyawuthi: Pearl Millet—the true grain of strength. Inkobe: A hearty combination of maize kernels, groundnuts, and roundnuts. Umxhanxa: A summer favourite made of melon mixed with maize kernels. Inopi/Isijeza: Melon mixed with sorghum powder or mealie-meal. Unkankalu/Umpale: Sun-dried melon slices, preserved for the drier months. Amasi Omcaba: Boiled sorghum mixed with fermented milk (Amasi). These dishes represent the "Geography of the Soul"—food that connects us to the land and our ancestors.

Ms Fungayi Jessie Majome served with distinction as Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission. Her appointment initially raised eyebrows in some progressive circles, but she demonstrated unwavering integrity throughout her tenure. It is our hope that, upon a careful review of the law, the President will reconsider and reverse the reassignment. Handiti nyika inovakwa navene vayo?

To be clear, no one is saying President Mnangagwa does not have the authority to make or terminate an appointment. We are saying that this power & authority by our Constitutionalist President MUST be exercised within the bounds & confines of the law and the Constitution. Chete!