African transitologist, believer of four key transition enablers in Africa: --youth, internet, consociationalism and Agency.
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Thank you @zditrust for this recognition. You are indeed a democracy institute. Your influence is unparalleled!
We congratulate our Principal Researcher, Dr Bekezela Gumbo, for graduating with a PhD from the University of Free State.
With his thesis, titled: POWER-SHARING AND POLITICAL STABILITY: CREATING INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, he makes a contribution to scholarship on governments of national unity (GNUs) in Liberia (2003), Kenya (2008) and Zimbabwe (2009) and their role as institutional engineering mechanism for political stability, inclusion, and socio-economic and human development in sub-Saharan Africa by applying consociational theory and the liberal institutional reform approach to peacebuilding.
The study finds that the cessation of hostilities after GNUs can only mean sustainable political stability when accompanied by the institutionalisation of a strong rule of law, respect for human rights and addressing the socio-economic triggers of political instability. The argument that the inclusion of more conceptual tenets of consociational power-sharing in GNUs increases political stability and socio-economic and human development in post-conflict eras is significant for institutional designers in divided societies and regional and international peace and development players.
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
Congratulations, my brother and fellow thinker. Your journey is a testament to the power of collaborative intellect and scholarly humility.
May your pen never tire, and your mind never rest. 🖋️📘
University of Johannesburg has appointed me as a Senior Research Associate with the Faculty of Humanities' School of Media and Communication. To my research colleagues; Prof @admire2mare, Dr @trustmatsilele, Dr @bekegumbo, Dr @GadzikwaW, Dr AlexanderRusero, Dr @Hutsuro thank u
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...The position of war veterans and the military must be understood in the context of the liberation entitlement doctrine. This doctrine portrays the ruling ZANU-PF and its liberation war veterans as the sole givers and guarantors of independence...(Gumbo, 2020; Ruhanya, 2020) .
Gumbo...that's very deep uncle...
In our candid chat Elder Gumbo also waded into the @waltermzembi & @Hon_Kasukuwere matter. @ZANUPF_Official is keen to get selected former members exiled or expelled to write letters as a condition for re-admission.Yours truly included. All have dismissed this conditional re- admission Elder Gumbo speaks to this!
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In our candid chat Elder Gumbo also waded into the @waltermzembi & @Hon_Kasukuwere matter. @ZANUPF_Official is keen to get selected former members exiled or expelled to write letters as a condition for re-admission.Yours truly included. All have dismissed this conditional re- admission Elder Gumbo speaks to this! – at Barking, London
Very interesting. 1) why is Botswana entered twice in this graph? 2. Which one is Botswana? @Potraz_zw ? 3. Zimbabwean data is cheaper @zanupf_patriots, check here
A graphical comparison of Mobile Data Prices in the SADC Region shows that Zimbabwe has comparable data prices to other countries in the region @KMutisi
@OpenParlyZw
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@daddyhope
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Can someone please correct page 54 of @MoFA_ZW "provincial investment opportunities" document. 1. Tsholotsho RDC is not Lupane RDC. 2. There is no RDC called Lupane RDC in Zimbabwe.
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To African researchers, if you have a research about security in Africa, you can apply this opportunity.
Call for papers now open for a joint CAS/@ceseredinburgh conference in Edinburgh on April 23-24 2024. Theme is ‘Security in Africa: Actors, Logics and Futures.’ Deadline for abstracts 20 Nov. Join us to discuss research on everyday actors and the politics of violence in Africa.
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Very excited to be part of this conference on everyday actors and political violence in Africa at University of Edinburgh in April 2024. Join us for exciting new research & the opportunity to see Edinburgh show off its spring colours. Deadline for submissions = November 20th.
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At least 1 994 primary & secondary schools, averaging about 400 per year, were built countrywide in the last five years in line with the Govt’s quest to reduce the distance learners walk to & from school, & ensure the delivery of quality education to all citizens #Vision2030
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Barely a month after the elections, Harare residents are already facing the consequences of their choice in voting for CCC.
The Harare City Council, composed of 10 committees with 12 members each, is set to expend a significant sum, nearly US$200 000, on holidays disguised as workshops rather than focusing on essential service delivery. It is imperative that the Harare City Council shifts its priorities away from such "workshops".
Harare residents had the opportunity to rectify this issue by opting for change, but instead, they retained a new cadre of leaders who seem more interested in their own gains. Consequently, they have initiated a reckless spending spree that threatens to deplete the Harare City Council's coffers entirely. Regrettably, none of the CCC councillors appear to have any intention of enhancing public services. This problem extends beyond Harare; it afflicts towns and cities nationwide, all employing the same corrupt playbook.
As a resident of Harare, I earnestly hope that the Secretary for Provincial Affairs & Devolution in the Office of the President & Cabinet - Harare Metropolitan Province, Cde @TMuguti swiftly devises a solution to halt the flagrant misuse of our rate payments. It is imperative that we put an end to this abuse and redirect our resources towards meaningful and essential services for our city.
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This is sound advise from the church. Unfortunately the politicians who have de jure and de facto power in @ZANUPF_Official have no appetite for such a dialogue. The opposition @CCCZimbabwe lacks space and capacity for sustained political pressure to force dialogue.
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These are wise propositions Rev. The problem is that the current composition of Parliament in terms of numbers does not seem to move the ruling party to feel the need. The opposition has no bargaining chip since the legitimacy contastation seemed to be waning.
Otherwise if it were to happen it would have to be anchored on ZANU PF's moral sense of national obligation. Which does not exist in that party.
Politically, nothing suggests the urgency or justification of a national political settlement which would otherwise be seen as an act of charity for the opposition.
Indeed the settlement ought to be anchored on the national interest of rebuilding the legitimacy of the state and credibility of its institutions, consent and consensus as well as putting the country into a path of economic progress.
But then, this is a political process and can only happen if the mainstream political players have enough power to create conditions for that.
At the moment, that does not exist!
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It's a stalemate, Zanupf is sitting on cooked numbers but those numbers gave them power without credibility which the opposition has without power. In a normal democracy a political settlement btwn the 2 would be the only viable solution with reforms being at the centre of e tox.
When great minds speak the Truth, great minds listen
MOVING ZIM 🇿🇼 FORWARD
1. Parties in parliament agree to a Cimprehensive National Settlement Process.
2. A credible team with a mandate from parliament is established to prepare and lead the process.
3. A national consultative process establishes a national agenda to address the Economy, Constitutional alignment, Elections, Reconciliation, and International Engagement.
NO ONE IS COMING TO HELP US!!
Political science 102
Good morning #Zimbabwe.
Just in case you missed our latest paper, ‘Law fare, Big Events, and Electoral Politics: The Supreme Court Decision and Its Implications for Zimbabwe’s 2023 Elections.’
Read more: zditrust.org.zw/2023/08/04/l…
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Latest Zimbabwean poll says Chamisa and the opposition should win next month’s elections dailymaverick.co.za/article/… There is a war of polls now under way. This one indicates a clear Chamisa/CCC victory by about 8-9%. Chamisa needs to achieve & maintain, in my opinion, a clear 10%
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🟡Another rally banned in Mazowe Central. Zanu PF can never win a free & fair election in Zimbabwe. Only unelectable, violent, corrupt dictators block rallies. This will never happen in the New Great Zimbabwe. Let’s bring this to an end on twenty free August! Change is coming!🇿🇼
