ZIMBABWE IS BLEEDING AND MNANGAGWA HOLDS THE KNIFE

Outspoken activist Obert Masaraure has raised alarm over the shocking arrest of Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba. Her crime? Publishing truth that President Emmerson Mnangagwa didn’t like. She now faces charges of “undermining the authority of the President.” But to many Zimbabweans, the real crime is how far this government will go to silence the media.

Masaraure is not new to this fight. He leads the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe and has faced arrest himself many times. But this time, he is speaking not just as an activist, but as a citizen who is tired of watching his country crumble. “No, Mnangagwa. Stop it. Zimbabwe is not your tuckshop!” he declared.

He knows what’s happening. This is not just about one journalist. This is about power. The government wants the media quiet. They want journalists to ignore the corruption stealing from the people every day. They want the press to look away from poverty, inequality, and injustice. But the people are not blind.

Masaraure says the aim is clear: a media that says nothing about rising hunger, stolen resources, and police brutality. A media that pretends Mnangagwa is doing a good job. That is not journalism. That is dictatorship. And many Zimbabweans are not ready to bow down.

He called on all citizens to resist — boldly and together. “Let’s organise in our sectors and push back. This is our only homeland,” he said. He wants workers, churches, youth, women, students, traders, and opposition groups to unite. Everyone is affected. No one is safe under a government that fears the truth.

According to Masaraure, this country is slipping backward fast. Our courts and police are acting like tools of a dictatorship — even worse than under colonial Rhodesia. He says every day we stay quiet, we dishonour those who fought and died for Zimbabwe. People like Joshua Nkomo did not sacrifice for this.

And he has a warning for government workers and security forces: following illegal orders today may come back to haunt you. The system you are building will not protect you forever. That same system may jail you tomorrow. “The same police will arrest you. The same judges will jail you,” he warned.

The solution? Unity and action. Masaraure reminded us that in 2017, many different groups came together to remove Mugabe. But that same moment created this crisis. Now, the same people must return and fix what went wrong. ZANU PF, opposition leaders, civil society, war veterans, students, media — everyone must face the truth and act.

This is more than one arrest. It is more than one bad president. It is about reclaiming Zimbabwe. It is about stopping a dangerous drift into full dictatorship. It is about defending the rights of every citizen.

Faith Zaba’s arrest is a red flag. If journalists can be jailed for doing their job, who is next? If speaking the truth becomes a crime, then silence becomes a weapon. And that weapon is being used against all of us.

Zimbabwe is not Emmerson Mnangagwa’s private shop. It belongs to the people. And it’s time the people said so, loudly and clearly.