"Libya's Gaddafi was never about African unity, and pan-Africanism. He was about Gaddafi." Professor Lumumba.

 @ PROF. PLO Lumumba & Africa

Gaddafi Was Never About African Unity — He Was About Gaddafi

The myth of Muammar Gaddafi as a great Pan-African unifier needs to die. He was not a visionary trying to liberate the continent. He was a classic power monger — a dictator who stayed in power in Libya for 42 years by crushing all opposition, and then tried to export that same model of dominance to the rest of Africa.

Look at the pattern. Everything he called "unity" was always centered on himself as the leader.

When he pushed for the United States of Africa, it wasn't a democratic union of equals. It was a project where he demanded to be named the first president, the king of kings. He literally had hundreds of African traditional leaders crown him "King of Kings of Africa" in 2008 after paying them off. That is not Pan-Africanism. That is personal empire-building.

His so-called generosity was a tool of control. The billions he poured into the African Union, into buying votes, into funding rebel groups and governments — that money wasn't charity. It was leverage. He bought loyalty. He funded coups and counter-coups across Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Sudan to destabilize governments that wouldn't bow to Tripoli. A true unifier builds institutions. Gaddafi bought dependence.

At home, he proved he had no interest in empowering people. He dismantled every institution in Libya, banned political parties, banned a free press, jailed and killed dissidents, and left the country with no constitution and no succession plan. A man who refuses to share power with his own people for four decades is not suddenly going to share power with an entire continent.

His dream of an African gold dinar and a single army was not about freeing Africa from the West. It was about making Africa dependent on Libya's oil wealth and Libya's military. He wanted to replace French and American neo-colonialism with Libyan neo-colonialism — with himself at the top.

Gaddafi didn't want a united Africa. He wanted an Africa that he ruled. His Pan-Africanism was just a bigger stage for the same dictatorship he ran in Tripoli: one man, absolute power, no questions asked.’

Once again you have hit the nail on the head.  

Disempowering the ordinary people and dismantling the democratic institutions is a favourite tool of many dictators. In Zimbabwe Mugabe and now Mnangagwa has undermined the country’s state institutions by appointing Zanu PF loyalists. 

In the rural areas the two have stubbornly refused to grant rural povo title deeds to even one acre of land on which their mud huts stand. This is a carry over policy of the white colonial regimes. 

In 1975 the renowned Economist and Banker, John Robertson, advised Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, that giving the blacks in the rural areas title deeds to even one acre of land would give value to the land and motivate the blacks to build decent homes and take good care of the land. This made economic sense, there was no denying.

Ian Smith said no because he feared an economically empowered black will be demanding political empowerment next. He was not ready to give the blacks the vote. 

John Robertson gave Mugabe, Prime Minister of independent Zimbabwe, the same proposal - give rural blacks title deed to an acre or two of land. Mugabe too said no and for the same selfish political reason that economic empowerment would take away Zanu PF’s economic dependency leverage over the masses. 

Mnangagwa has ruthless imposed this policy by demolishing decent homestead and commercial properties in rural areas under the pretext the owners do not have title deeds. He and his Zanu PF ruling elite have title deeds to the former white owned farms hundreds of thousands of acres each; seized from the owners in the chaotic and violent 2000 to 2010 land redistribution.  

The ruling elite did not pay a penny for these seized farms. And now they have title deeds, they are subdividing the farms and selling them off for a fortune!

So it is ok for Mnangagwa & co. to own 100 000 plus acre farms and the same buffoons have insolence to deny povo ownership of just 1 acre of land on which their mud hut stand. Just 1 acre! 

The right to own property is a universal human right. The right to own land meant more to the ordinary Zimbabwean than “One man, one vote!” Millions risked, livelihoods, limbs and over 300 000 lost their very lives in the fight for land and human dignity. It is heartbreaking that 46 years after independence millions of Zimbabweans are having to fight for the same rights and dignity!

For the record, Mugabe considered himself a Pan-Africanist and many believed him! When Muammar Gaddafi was killed, Mugabe considered himself the heir apparent and was disappointed was never crowned Africa’s king of kings! 

"Mnangagwa to build one million homes by 2030!" Building of "collective" not started but demolitions "individual" have! W Mukori

 President Dr ED Mnangagwa Targets One Million Homes by 2030

“His Excellency President Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ambitious target of delivering a minimum of one million housing units by 2030 underlines Government’s commitment to improving living standards, expanding homeownership and accelerating Zimbabwe’s march towards Vision 2030. Anchored in the National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2), the programme positions housing as a key driver of economic growth, job creation and social transformation. Through strategic partnerships with private developers, financial institutions and local industries, the initiative seeks to mobilise investment, expand construction activities and create opportunities for thousands of Zimbabweans.

Beyond providing decent shelter, the one-million-homes target presents an opportunity to build modern, sustainable communities equipped with roads, clean water, electricity, sanitation, schools and healthcare facilities. The programme will also stimulate local industries through increased demand for cement, steel, roofing materials and other construction products, creating employment and supporting enterprise development. Guided by the philosophy of “Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo,” the housing drive reinforces President Dr ED Mnangagwa’s vision of an empowered, prosperous upper-middle-income society by 2030, where development translates into tangible improvements in the lives of ordinary citizens……..🐊✊"

Mnangagwa has been in power for 9 years now since the 2017 military coup and in the 9 years the economic situation has not improved. Indeed, many would say, it has got even worse. Zimbabwe’s export of gold, diamonds and other resources has increased considerably since the coup and, other than the posh cars and other luxuries for the ruling elite, there is little else to show for it. 

Corruption was bad under Mugabe and it has gone into overdrive under Mnangagwa. And let us be blunt - corruption is the mother of criminal waste of human and material resources and thus the enemy of development and progress. 

Many people in Zimbabwe would be outraged by the sheer stupidity of the headline - “President Dr ED Mnangagwa Targets One Million Homes by 2030” especially those who had their homes and properties reduced to rumble under the pretext the owners did not have title deeds to the land. So individuals are not allowed to build decent homes for themselves, Mnangagwa alone can build the homes. 

Chairman Mao Zedong introduced collective farming in China through a multi-stage transition from early land redistribution (1949–1953) to radical people's communes during the Great Leap Forward (1958–1962). 

It was a great leap into hell-on-earth.

The disruption of farming, mandatory communal kitchens, and unrealistic state quotas triggered the deadliest famine in human history, resulting in an estimated 15 to 55 million deaths from starvation, exhaustion, and state violence between 1959 and 1961.

Peasants were stripped of private land, tools, and livestock, forced into massive communes of 30,000 or more people, and lost individual incentives to produce food

Joseph Stalin tried a similar thing with the same disastrous consequences. 

Mnangagwa is Zimbabwe’s answer to China and Russia’s Mao and Stalin respectively or be it the brain dead buffoon variety. 

Mnangagwa is committed to build one million homes because the recipients of these homes will be beholden to him. Since he does not have the intellectual ability to mobilise the resource to build these homes millions of Zimbabweans are condemned to live in mud huts and will be denied title deeds to even one acre of land on which the mud hut stand. 

Meanwhile the programme of demolishing decent homes individuals build for themselves will continue. 

Chairman Mao Zedong’s implementation of forced agricultural collectivization and people’s communes—most notably during the Great Leap Forward (1958–1962)—resulted in catastrophic human, economic, and political consequences. [1, 2]

Human Consequences

The Great Chinese Famine: The disruption of farming, mandatory communal kitchens, and unrealistic state quotas triggered the deadliest famine in human history, resulting in an estimated 15 to 55 million deaths from starvation, exhaustion, and state violence between 1959 and 1961. [1, 2]

Loss of Private Property and Life: Peasants were stripped of private land, tools, and livestock, forced into massive communes of 30,000 or more people, and lost individual incentives to produce food

Key Stages of Collectivization

Land Reform (1949–1953): The Chinese Communist Party confiscated land from landlords and redistributed it to hundreds of millions of impoverished peasants. [1, 2]

Mutual Aid Teams and Cooperatives (Mid-1950s): Farmers were initially organized into smaller mutual aid teams and lower-to-higher-level Agricultural Producers' Cooperatives, pooling land and tools while sharing labor and yields. [1, 2, 3]

People's Communes (1958 onward): Launched as part of the Great Leap Forward, individual smallholdings were abolished and merged into massive rural communes (often holding 20,000+ people or thousands of households)

Zimbabwe has a "94% SHORTAGE in engineering and technology" Minister Shava has admitted. So who is rebuilding Zimbabwe? W Mukori

 Zimbabwe's skills base stands at 38.25%, leaving a 61.75% gap in critical areas needed to drive  economic growth and industrial development, Higher and Tertiary  Education Minister Frederick Shava has said.

Speaking at the High-Level Ministerial and Parliamentary Roundtable of Africa Skills Week 2026 in Harare, which began on Monday, Shava said the findings of the country's 2018 national critical skills audit highlighted significant shortages in key sectors.

The audit, described by Shava as Zimbabwe's first comprehensive assessment of its kind in 34 years, found shortages of about 94% in engineering and technology and 97% in natural and applied sciences.

It also revealed a mismatch between the skills produced by universities and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions and those required by employers.

"These findings were not a verdict of failure. They were a mandate for transformation," Shava said.

"The audit exposed a fundamental disconnect between what our institutions were teaching and what our industries needed."

He said the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (ZIMDEF) had invested US$50 million in TVET over the past 18 months, including support for apprenticeship programmes.

ZIMDEF collects a 1% training levy from registered employers and uses the funds to finance apprenticeships, equip tertiary institutions, develop infrastructure and provide rebates to businesses investing in workforce training.

However, Shava acknowledged that challenges remained, including fragmented coordination among institutions, incomplete labour market information systems and difficulties in ensuring that graduates acquire skills relevant to the changing economy.

“Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo!” (Zimbabwe will be built by Zimbabweans!) is a catch slogan but, the truth be told, Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown, forget the economic boom needed to achieve vision 2030, has continued. The national economy responses to sound economic policies and not wishful slogans! “Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo!” is just an idiotic slogan. Period!

The Zanu PF regime acknowledges that there is a “shortages of about 94% in engineering and technology and 97% in natural and applied sciences!” 46 years of gross mismanagement, rampant corruption and tyrannical oppression have left the country is economic ruins and political paralysis. Millions of Zimbabweans, including highly skilled professionals, have left the country in droves as economic and/or political refugees. 

So if there is such a chasm shortage, 94%, of engineers - who is building Zimbabwe brick by brick? 

The nation has many examples of mega deal projects that have taken forever to complete such as the Bulawayo to Victoria Falls road and other like the late Wicknell Chivayo US$50 million 100MW Gwanda Solar Plant, ZESA paid him the money and all they ever got was a security guard hut!

 

Mnangagwa’s promise to turn Zimbabwe into an upper middle income nation by 2030, the so called vision 2030, is a lie! He conned his party and the nation to pass CAA3 extending his stay in office by 2 years on the basis of a lie! 

Many Zimbabweans are aware vision 2030 is a mirage and this will become mockingly obvious with each passing day as the country sinks deeper and deeper into abject poverty. 49.2% of Zimbabweans are living on US$3 or less a day, according to a recent WB report. Will Zimbabweans still buy the nonsense of postponing 2028 elections on the basis of an obvious and mocking lie of vision 2030? 

This is the question that is keeping Mnangagwa and his cronies awake at night! And Minister Shava’s admission of the yawning gap of skilled manpower - proof there is no meaningful development because there are no engineers, etc. to rebuild the shattered economy - is just one more nail in the Zanu PF coffin!

Zanu PF give (100 000) children of war veterans US$1m cash economic empowerment. Empowered with US$10!!! W Mukori

 His Excellency, Cde. President Dr. E.D. Mnangagwa tours various exhibitions at the Presidential Interface with the Children of the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle accompanied by ZANU PF National Chairperson, Hon. Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and Children of Zimbabwe Liberation of War Veterans Association, Cde. P. Makombe. The tour highlights the enduring legacy of the Liberation Struggle and the contributions of the veterans children towards Zimbabwe’s development agenda.

C. H. MUKUNGUNUGWA

@CMukungunugwa

PRESIDENT EMPOWERS CHILDREN OF LIBERATION VETERANS 🇿🇼

President Dr. E.D. Mnangagwa has commissioned trucks and tractors under an empowerment programme targeting children of Zimbabwe’s liberation war veterans.

His Excellency President Dr. E.D. Mnangagwa, through ZANU PF Central Committee Member Dr. Kudakwashe Tagwirei, has donated US$1 MILLION IN CASH and 10 BRAND-NEW VEHICLES to the Children of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle.IWE WOSVORA?

Zimbabwe is a failed state and one of the obvious consequence of this is the growing number of Zimbabweans living in abject poverty. A recent WB report place Zimbabwe in the top ten poorest countries with 49.2% of our people living in extreme poverty, living on US$3 or less per day. 

The 49.2% drag-net has many war veterans and their children. Zanu PF ruling elite have conned the war veterans to abandon the values of the liberation war of freedom, liberty and equality for all in favour of the more short-sighted and selfish ethos that Zanu PF has the divine right to rule the country. By right of conquest! A corrupt, incompetent, vote rigging and murderous Zanu PF accountable to no one is the root cause Zimbabwe is a failed state. 

Mugabe, Mnangagwa and the rest of the Zanu PF ruling elite have conned the war veterans to support the Zanu PF dictatorship regardless of the mountain of evidence the regime was dragging the nation deeper and deeper into the abyss. The war veterans were assured that no matter what happened to the economy, they as war veterans, will always be taken care of as long as they continue to support Zanu PF blindly. 

Hundreds of thousands of war veterans and children of war veterans are living in abject poverty. Mnangagwa has tried to woo the war veterans and the children of war veterans with bribes and so-called economic empowerment projects the maths simply do no add up!

10 cars, US$1 million cash, 3 lorries and three tractors gifted to a select few will silence children of war veterans, yes. The gifts will not economically empower them. Assuming there are 10 000 of these children in each of the 10 provinces; so each will get US$10! FM!

Mnangagwa’s presidential economic empowerment of war veterans ended with majority getting a bicycle! 

Cure Zimbabwe of the double curse of rigged elections and bad governance and the country has a chance to live to its real full potential - to be the South Korea of Africa. It is a great pity that the war veterans, in their infantile stupidity, abandoned the liberation war values that would have stop the Zanu PF dictatorship died without ever taking root. Zimbabwe is a failed state precisely because they sold out and to this day many still believe the idiotic lie that that Zanu PF has the divine right to rule as they wait for the regime to finally economical empower them, lifting them out of poverty!   

The only plan that has worked so far it Zanu PF ruling elite’s plan to retain absolute power at all cost! The war veterans and the children of war veterans believe they are special, they regime will save them from economic hardships. They are not special. Getting a bicycle or US$10 in 46 years is not economic empowerment!   

What is Mnangagwa expecting from the war veterans and children of war veterans? They continued support of the Zanu PF goal to rule forever in the form of CAB3 and upcoming CAB4. The tragedy is that CAB3 has given Zanu PF even greater dictatorial powers and will drag the nation into even greater trouble. The war veterans and the children of war veterans are so naive and gullible they still do not see it!

Zimbabwe is a failed state because we have many stupid voters. Alas! There is no cure for stupidity! W Mukori

 The ignorant can be educated and the crazy medicated. Alas! there is no cure for stupidity! NONE!

How true! 

Zimbabwe is a failed state because we have brigades of stupid people who keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again - a hallmark of stupidity. The irony is that we continue to boast that we are one of the best educated nation in Africa. 

In other words we have invested millions of dollars, sweat and sinew and all we have hundreds of thousands of of idiots with “O” level education or better and a very significant number even have university qualifications!

You cannot reason with the stupid, they are incapable of rational thinking. Experience is the best teacher, yes but only for those with still some active brain cells which repeated suffering can force the dormant cells back to live. The brain of the stupid has all but ossified into fat. 

The stupid view leaders as demigods who can do no wrong, that is hardwired.  This is why diehard Zanu PF supporters see nothing wrong with extending Mnangagwa’s stay in office by 2 years, followed by CAB3 and now there is talk of CAB4! Diehard MDC/CCC supporters will never accept that Chamisa is corrupt, incompetent, a liar and a conman!

The idea that ancient Greeks classified humans into "idiots, tribesmen, and citizens" is a popular modern interpretation of ancient Greek civic philosophy that frequently circulates as a viral social media commentary. While it captures genuine elements of how the Greeks viewed civic duty, the specific three-part breakdown uses a mix of real ancient etymology and modern sociological framing.

Here is how the original Greek concepts compare to the popular modern viral breakdown:

1. The Idiots (Idiotes)

The Viral Definition: A totally selfish, self-centered person who has no public philosophy, disregards community rules, and cares only about personal gain. 

The Historical Reality: In ancient Greece, the word idiōtēs (ἰδιώτης) originally meant a "private person" or an individual who did not hold public office, as opposed to an official or an expert. Because Athenian democracy placed a massive premium on participating in the polis (public life), those who completely neglected civic affairs and focused purely on private matters were looked down upon. Over time, the term evolved from meaning a private citizen to someone unskilled, uneducated, and eventually, the modern meaning of the word.

2. The Tribesmen

The Viral Definition: A person with a narrow, clannish mindset who can only see the world through the lens of their specific ethnic, religious, or political group. They are loyal only to their group and suspicious of outsiders. 

The Historical Reality: This category is largely a modern sociological addition used to contextualize contemporary political issues like tribalism and hyper-partisanship. While ancient Greece was originally organized by distinct geographic and ancestral tribes (phylai), the democratic reforms of Cleisthenes in 508 BC actually restructured these tribes artificially to mix people from different regions. This was done explicitly to break old clannish loyalties and force people to identify as citizens of the city-state rather than members of an isolated tribe

3. The Citizens (Polites)

The Viral Definition: The ideal community member who respects shared humanity, balances individual rights with the common good, and actively builds a flourishing society.

The Historical Reality: To the Greeks, a politēs (πολίτης) was a citizen of the city-state (polis). Being a citizen was not a passive status; it required mandatory active participation in governance, jury duties, and military service. However, the ancient Greek definition of a citizen was highly exclusive—it was strictly limited to free, adult, native-born males, entirely excluding women, enslaved people, and foreign residents (metics).

"The Presidential Title Deeds Programme continues," Mnangagwa 2026 SONA. Granting right to own property continues at a gracial pace! W Mukori

 🇿🇼 State of the Nation: What it means for ordinary Zimbabweans - HARARE 24 SUMMARY

THE PRESIDENT gave a State of the Nation Address SONA today in parliament. 

At Harare 24 we know munongoda tingoti ga ga straight to main points. 

The President vati Zimbabwe’s economy is stabilising, with inflation now in single digits and foreign-currency inflows are increasing.

The main points for us are:

•  Food: Agriculture grew strongly, but government is preparing for possible drought and food shortages next year.

•  Electricity: Government says load-shedding is now largely behind us, with more power coming from Hwange, Kariba and solar.

•  Jobs: Government says mining, manufacturing and investment are creating jobs, with more opportunities promised for young people and women.

•  Roads: Major highways, including Harare-Beitbridge and Harare-Nyamapanda, will continue being upgraded.

•  Property: More people in urban and peri-urban areas are expected to receive title deeds, giving them formal ownership of their homes.

•  Healthcare: Government says it is improving hospitals and clinics and increasing access to medicines.

•  Small businesses: New laws are planned to make it easier for SMEs to formalise, access finance and find markets.

•  Safety: New laws will target drug abuse, human trafficking, firearms and fake overseas job schemes.

•  Transport: Airports and railways are being upgraded, while new laws will address roads and road accidents.

In simple terms: Government is saying the economy is getting better. The real question for ordinary Zimbabweans is whether that improvement will be felt through lower prices, reliable electricity, better services, more jobs and higher purchasing power.

026 SONA: PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA OUTLINES KEY NATIONAL PRIORITIES

President Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has officially opened the Fourth Session of the 10th Parliament, outlining key achievements and priorities:

•  Economy: GDP grew 8.3%, agriculture 27.9%, inflation fell to single digits, while foreign currency inflows reached US$10.7 billion in H1 and are projected at US$20 billion by year-end.

•  Agriculture: Government has adopted a Six-Pillar resilience plan against projected below-normal rainfall, focusing on grain reserves, climate-smart agriculture, financing and livestock protection.

•  Mining & Industry: Zimbabwe produced its first locally made lithium sulphate, while investments in lithium, gold, PGMs, iron and steel, manufacturing and mineral beneficiation continue.

•  Energy: President Mnangagwa said frequent load shedding is now a thing of the past, with Kariba, Hwange, IPPs and solar supporting electricity supply.

•  Infrastructure: Government targets completion and upgrading of major highways, including Harare-Beitbridge, Bulawayo-Victoria Falls and Kwekwe-Nkayi-Lupane, alongside the Mabvuku Interchange.

•  Rail & Aviation: The 614km Chicualacuala-Plumtree railway is being rehabilitated under a US$12 billion regional agreement, while the Kafue-Lion’s Den railway is planned. Kariba Airport will be upgraded and two additional international airlines are expected in 2027.

•  Housing & Social Services: The Presidential Title Deeds Programme continues, alongside improvements in healthcare, medicines, digital health, social protection and support for returning citizens.

•  Sport: International football has returned to the National Sports Stadium, while Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium is being developed for the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

•  International Relations: Zimbabwe assumes a UN Security Council non-permanent seat for 2027–2028 and will assume the COMESA Chairmanship in October 2026.

•  New Laws: Parliament will consider reforms covering elections and delimitation, justice, healthcare, finance, agriculture, water, transport, drug and substance abuse, human trafficking, firearms, defence and benefits for liberation war veterans.

President Mnangagwa reaffirmed Government’s drive towards Vision 2030, calling for accelerated development that “leaves no one and no place behind.”

This is nauseating, it really is! Millions of Zimbabweans in the rural area are being denied the right to OWN property, even one quarter of an acre of land on which their mud hut stand. This has been a deliberate policy by this Zanu PF regime and the white colonial regime before it. 

Smith did not want rural blacks to have title deeds to the land for fear that the economic empowerment will embolden the blacks to demand political empowerment next. He did not want to give the blacks a vote. Period! 

Mugabe and now Mnangagwa have too refused to give title deeds to the rural blacks for the same selfish economic and political reasons. Zanu PF could not deny rural blacks the vote but by by denying them economic empowerment the party knew it will have control over whom they voted for. 

The rural areas are Zanu PF’s strongholds and that has not changed. The so called Presidential Title Deeds Programme is giving title deeds to the lucky few who were given the former white-owned farms or benefited from the subdivided farms. These people got Offer Letters initially which is not bankable because the letters were withdrawn willy nilly with no legal recourse. 

The Presidential Title Deeds Programme has no authority in the rural areas. Rural povo have no right to own even once acre of land on which their mud hut stand. All land in the Tribal Trust Lands belong to the President. 

Every square inch of rural land belongs to the President and all those living in the rural areas are no more than medieval serfs forever beholden to the land lord!

It is utterly pointless telling these thugs that the right to own property is a fundamental human right. 

Article 17

17.1 Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.

17.2 No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

These thugs have yet to understand the first article!

Article 1

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

The notable thing that they understood all these rights before independence, they were amongst the blacks of the coal face facing white racism, oppression and exploitation. When they became the oppressors they saw nothing wrong!