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Madiba Memorial speech, Obama spot on

No one could have said it better, Obama unleashed inspiring venom on not only dictators or himself but all of us but all of us in our spheres of influence. He spoke not like an American but one of us the suppressed living in what I would call neo-apartheid era. The deeply motivating speech, provoked self-introspection of all of us as individuals, individuals remembering Madiba. It removed the sympathetic veil Dictators were wearing yet remembering the life of a cattle boy whose principles and values they dont implement. Those were the aspects Obama ignited in remembering Mandela. When a real hero or heroin is remembered or buried rains have to fall and heavily fall. Unplanned things smoothly run. That to me as an African describes a person respected by the heavens. A dream for our dictators who joined the rest of the world in remembering Madiba during the memorial service. Obama did the most decent and African manner in which we take advantage of the good the dead has don...

Last kicks of dying MDC- kicking sympathizers

The recent dilemma visibly shown by the MDC-T during the election period to date has abridged its value among its supporters, who has failed to comprehend the decision making process. She have failed to stand firm for a decision she would have made notably since the COPAC process. Prior elections, the party had shown her followers that she is indecisive as she had hinted that she will not take part in any elections till reforms set in GPA were fully implemented. Surprisingly this call came late after hints that elections were coming on the 31st of August 2013, after wasting 4 years enjoy whims facilitated by their baby national duties. The shocker came as they conducted their primary elections before ZANUPF, in a bid to prove they were ready for elections compared to ZANUPF that looked visibly unorganized to observers terms and not theirs. The contrast came when they held primary elections but rushed to SADC to have the date postponed by a month. SADC then raised their hopes ...

Professor Ncube suffers from Democracy blindness

Academic education becomes compromised when the most learned man fails to understand the basic principles of democracy. Whilst Professor Ncube has let his personal feelings towards Tsvangirai compromise his judgement on the credentials to be Zimbabwe`s president. “MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai is not fit to lead Zimbabwe because he does not possess the requisite qualities for President”, MDC leader Professor Welshman Ncube has said in the Herald Newspaper. Am not sure if this judgement comes after MDC-Ts 30 000 star Rally that bemoans the Freedom House findings as just but a mere farce to the people of Zimbabwe towards MDC-T as compared to their Insiza Rally that was shamelessly attended.  It’s a shame that the so much learned man has humiliated himself using the state media to De-campaign Tsvangirai rather than raise himself and his party up.   Democracy being a decision by the people for the people should have simply told his ignorant instincts that that decisio...

Caught between Scylla and Charybdis: Participate or Boycott Swaziland Elections

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SWAZI IDENTITY Scylla and Charybdis were mythical sea monsters. Later Greek tradition sited them on opposite sides of the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland. Scylla was rationalized as a rock shoal (described as a six-headed sea monster) on the Italian side of the strait and Charybdis was a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily. They were regarded as a sea hazard located close enough to each other that they posed an inescapable threat to passing sailors; avoiding Charybdis meant passing too close to Scylla and vice versa. This is a perfect metaphor for the people of Swaziland whether to participate or boycott in the impending Elections.   The two have their now implications that might or not deliver an open monarchail society from the Tinkhundla authoritarian system. Whilst the argument pro-boycotting is prominent, this writer notes it as participation. The paper seeks to unveil boycotting and voting implications for the Swazis. Boycotting in it...