Exiled but Not Silent: The Diaspora’s Role in Resisting Constitutional Capture in Zimbabwe

A touching phone call from diaspora

By Nelson Chamisa A SPECIAL CALL FROM THE DIASPORA…Today, I received a call that touched my heart deeply. It was from a senior citizen, in her 80s who is a Zimbabwean but resides in the UK. For some reason she has to search high and low to get my number. I will respectfully refer to […] The post A touching phone call from diaspora appeared first on Zw News Zimbabwe.

Exiled but Not Silent: The Diaspora’s Role in Resisting Constitutional Capture in Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe Situation

Source: Exiled but Not Silent: The Diaspora’s Role in Resisting Constitutional Capture in Zimbabwe By Emmanuel Gumbo “History starts as a tragedy and ends as a circus,” goes the old adage. But for Zimbabweans in the diaspora, our national crisis remains both a tragedy without end, and a circus of political manipulation. Many of us fled not by choice but for survival, seeking refuge from a system that devours hope and silences dissent. Yet exil…

Exiled but Not Silent: The Diaspora’s Role in Resisting Constitutional Capture in Zimbabwe

By Emmanuel Gumbo  Many of us fled not by choice but for survival, seeking refuge from a system that devours hope and silences dissent. Yet exile has not silenced us. If anything, it has sharpened our commitment to Zimbabwe’s democratic future. As the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) attempts to mutilate the 2013 Constitution and extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule beyond 2028, we, the diaspora, must rise, not as…

The Urban Exodus and Exile

New York City—my home—is a cramped, chaotic cacophony of blaring sirens and swarming, murmuring crowds, and not to mention expensive. In Houston or Los Angeles, thick, slithering, concrete highways wrap around almost every neighborhood. London and São Paulo are grey with small blotches of green. In Johannesburg, Africa’s city of gold, crime lurks in alleyways...