IN THE NEWS
Zimbabweans Have Rejected the PVO Bill: Will the Parliament Listen?
Today I celebrate the people of Zimbabwe. They have turned out in their thousands around the country to attend the public hearings being held by the Parliament on two important proposed laws the Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill (PVO Bill) and the Persons with Disabilities...
The PVO Bill: The Decapitation of Civil Society and the War on People Movements
The debate on the hashtag#PVOBill continues. Communities have spoken about this bill. They said they do not want this law. But we know what will happen. The elite will sit in fancy boardrooms and agree to pass that law. Some will argue that the bill...
IN DEPTH
Owning Your Thorns: Wholehearted Civic Leadership
Sometime in 2023, I accompanied colleagues on an outreach mission for civic engagement where we launch our special report, Rights and Traditions. This was and remains a very sensitive topic and we were eager not to simply preach to the converted. We wanted traditional leaders...
Civic Leadership and Activism in the Age of Rising Authoritarianism: We are all activists!
On 25 March 2025, Heart and Soul Television (HSTV) published an interview that I had with Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) Chairperson Trevor Ncube on his popular weekly show, In Conversation with Trevor. Thanking me for coming being on the show on X, Trevor described the...
Reshaping Peace: Reflections on #TheBerlinMoot and the Call for UN Charter Review Conference
I am grateful to the peace champions at the Berghof Foundation for inviting me to attend the Berlin Moot convened on 18 and 19 April 2024 in Berlin. I was glad to meet with some of the champions from across the world. It was happy...