ENOUGH IS ENOUGH MNANGAGWA MUST STOP THIS ABUSE
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has shown us again what kind of leadership it is. This time they have arrested a respected journalist, Faith Zaba, who is the editor of the Zimbabwe Independent newspaper. Her only crime is writing the truth and refusing to accept lies from the people in power. They say she is being charged with “undermining the authority of the President,” but we all know this is not about the law. This is about fear. It is about stopping anyone who speaks out.
Civil society activist Obert Masaraure has spoken very strongly against this arrest. He has been arrested many times himself. He knows how it feels to fight for freedom. Now he is standing up for Faith Zaba and for all of us. He said loudly, “No Mnangagwa! Stop it! Zimbabwe is not your tuckshop!” His words are simple but powerful because they speak the truth about what is happening in our country.
Mnangagwa wants the media to be silent. He wants journalists to look away while the country is robbed. He wants them to ignore the corruption and the pain caused by greed and bad leadership. He wants a media that praises him even when he fails. He wants to rule like a king and not like a president. But Zimbabwe is not a kingdom. Zimbabwe is a country where people fought and suffered to be free.
Masaraure is right. This must stop. Zimbabweans must come together and push back. If we stay quiet, then we become part of the problem. If we do nothing, we help Mnangagwa destroy our future. This is the time for standing up, not tomorrow, not later, but now.
This is a call to everyone in Zimbabwe who cares about this country. Civil society groups, trade unions, churches, women’s groups, students, vendors, opposition parties, and every citizen who loves this country must come together. We must unite, plan, and act. When we are together, we are stronger than the fear they try to use against us.
Masaraure also said that Zimbabwe’s state institutions are now becoming worse than what we had in Rhodesia. This is a heavy thing to say, but when we look at what is happening, it is true. Every day we stay silent, we disrespect the people who died for this country. People like Joshua Nkomo and many others did not suffer so that a new dictator could rise and rule us with fear.
This message also goes to the people working inside government and state institutions. You do not have to obey wrong orders. You do not have to follow instructions that hurt the people. Today you may think you are safe because you are inside the system. But one day that same system will turn against you. The same courts you help to corrupt will be used against you. The same police you use to arrest others will arrest you too.
This is not only about one journalist. It is about all of us. Today they arrest Faith Zaba. Tomorrow it could be you or someone in your family. We cannot allow this to continue. Zimbabwe needs peace. Zimbabwe needs justice. Zimbabwe needs honesty.
We all know we played a part in the events of 2017. We believed the promises. We believed change was coming. But we were wrong. Mnangagwa has failed. He has betrayed the people and betrayed the country. Now we must fix the mistake.
We must unite again like we did before, but this time we must make sure we do not repeat the same error. Let the people rise. Let the truth be heard. Let the chains break. The time is now. Enough is enough. Mnangagwa must go.
Comparing today’s Zimbabwe to Rhodesia is painful, but it is also honest. We fought to be free, yet we now live under a government that uses fear, police power and courts to silence its own people. That is not independence. That is captivity with a new flag. The only way forward is unity, the kind that forces real change instead of waiting for leaders who have already betrayed us.
Obert Masaraure is right ,Zimbabwe is not Mnangagwa’s personal shop. The state cannot be run like a family business where anyone who disagrees gets punished. Today it is a journalist. Yesterday it was an activist. Tomorrow it will be an ordinary citizen whose only crime is wanting a better life. When leaders fear the truth, the nation must rise and speak even louder.
The loud reaction to this arrest is unnecessary. Instead of focusing on development and unity, some groups prefer to fuel division. The government is simply ensuring that misinformation does not endanger public peace. Journalists must also act with responsibility and patriotism.
If the state can arrest a respected editor like Faith Zaba for doing her job, no citizen is safe. Journalism is not a crime; corruption is. Speaking truth is not a crime; abusing power is. Mnangagwa has chosen fear over leadership, but the people still have a choice. We must defend our freedoms before they disappear completely.
Zimbabwe cannot allow people to insult the Head of State and then claim victimhood. Every country protects the office of the President. Opposition activists must learn that freedom of speech does not mean freedom to attack national security. Mnangagwa is restoring order, and those who break the law must answer for it.