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By Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
We are getting closer to 2023. Every day, some will always laugh and point out the false prophet narratives on Passion Java while he is busy mobilizing for President Mnangagwa’s camp. Remember, the Presidential vote is all about numbers. Some are busy making him popular and admiring him, and he is dismantling the other camp.
We always warn you, opposition. Instead of opposing everything, particularly on social media, be vigilant, be creative, and be an alternative to subjectivity and objectivity. Yes, there could be one or two narratives on Java’s social life, as a socialite, but he is making huge tremendous inroads in politics.
Mnangagwa, may not be good at Economics, but he is literary a schemer, and he is always underground. He is different from Mugabe’s antics. Mnangagwa bargains for receptive and big tent ideas. Mnangagwa looks at the potential, and he strikes an opportunity on the gifted, and talented.
It’s not about popular brands in POLITICS. You need to be practical on the ground. You need to do tangible projects, tangible ideas, vigilant, and politics is all about numbers. Forget about the hunger narrative. Even with the few coins, many people are going to follow him during or towards elections. For now, he has good numbers, which he will carry with him to Mnangagwa’s camp.
Few nuggets of success for anyone who wants a State House seat:
1. Winning elections, is a process, not an event. Many people think elections are won on the ballot only. It’s a gradual process where you have to prepare people’s minds
2. Politics of the belly is on the lead. Be practical.
3. Student politics must be done away with, and transform movements into Statesmanship
4. Politics is about practicality on the ground
5. Grassroots connectivity is critical for any Candidate to go to State House
6. Don’t relax and say I have won, I have people
7. Turn BRANDS INTO POLITICAL DIVIDENDS
8. slogans alone, will never take you to State House. People want food, shelter, groceries etc.
9. Politics is first come, first serve.
10. Rural populace, is huge than the urban population
11. Never underestimate anyone in politics
12. Don’t shout victory before result announcement
13. Once results are announced, it’s beyond anything
14. Complement each other’s potential in POLITICS, to get to State House
15. Go to the people, visit them, be with them
16. Leave out Press conferences in urban areas, avoid briefcase politics, and go to their gardens in rural areas, spend a night there with them
17. Resource Mobilization is key
18. Stop fighting for space on social media, and get to the ground
19. English manifesto has lost its taste in POLITICS. People want practicality. Who reads manifestos?
20. Labour movement politics, is slowly ERODING OR EVAPORATING or FADING, TURN OPPOSITION MOVEMENTS INTO SOCIALISM OR SOCIALISTS
21. Huge crowds are deceptive. Apply door-to-door concept, outreach community projects, effective strategy on grassroots.
22. People are fed up, with rigging claims, they want effective strategy on grassroots connectivity & politics
23. Informative systematic benevolence in politics is key.
24. Keep cards close to your chest. Why do you love posting images after your engagements? Have you seen Zanu PF doing that?
25. Politics is for the hard-hearted, it’s not a church where you hold a Bible. If you want State House, you have to be strong!
Ane nzewe dzekunzwa anzwa !
Asante Sana!
Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo is the Head of Zimbabwe Institute of Strategic Thinking -! ZIST, and he can be contacted at countrydirector@zist.co.zw