Dereck Goto
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South Africa is watching itself eat itself alive. In this video, vigilante groups confront a business owner and order him to shut down - his crime being that he employs foreign nationals. No court order. No due process. Just a mob deciding who gets to work and who doesn't. This is no longer about foreigners. It's now just a matter of time before BLACK South Africans start turning on each other, because once vigilantism becomes an accepted tool of economic policy, it doesn't stop at the border. Today it's the Zimbabwean employee or shop owner. Tomorrow it's the local businessman who hired the "wrong" tribe, the "wrong" province, the "wrong" political affiliation. This kind of forced closure sends shockwaves through the economy: Job losses - both foreign and South African employees lose income when businesses shut down Investor flight - foreign and domestic investors see mob rule as a sovereign risk signal, chilling new investment Informal economy collapse - spaza shops and small enterprises, a major source of township employment, are hit hardest Supply chain disruption - wholesalers and distributors who supply these businesses lose customers Tax revenue loss - SARS loses VAT and PAYE contributions from closed operations Reputational damage - international headlines link South Africa to lawlessness, hurting tourism and trade relationships Rand pressure - sustained instability narratives contribute to currency weakness Precedent for lawlessness - normalises extrajudicial enforcement as a substitute for functioning institutions A country cannot vigilante its way to prosperity.
Dereck Goto135,011 Aufrufe • vor 21 Tagen
CAF officials spent the afternoon at Shepherd Chahwanda Stadium conducting what could be the final inspection before the venue is cleared to host international fixtures. The state-of-the-art facility has moved a step closer to homologation following the visit. With Zimbabwe currently lacking any CAF-approved stadium, the venue is positioned to fill that gap once certification comes through. Should the green light be given, Shepherd Chahwanda Stadium would take on hosting duties for the Warriors' 2027 AFCON qualifying campaign, set to kick off in September.
Dereck Goto23,512 Aufrufe • vor 10 Tagen
It's business as usual in Harare. At 6:30 a.m. I drove along ED Mnangagwa Road (formerly Enterprise Road) → Samora Machel Avenue → Jason Moyo Avenue → Angwa Street → Nelson Mandela Avenue. As you can see from the video, traffic is flowing normally and people are going to work as usual. The only anomaly I noticed was the famous Black Boots stationed at Africa Unity Square. Those planning to go there, please be quick - they're waiting for you.
Dereck Goto20,679 Aufrufe • vor 9 Tagen
The gentleman insists that hitting the streets on 30 and 31 July, as opposition forces have planned, is counterproductive and deeply retrogressive. Handei kubasa maCdes. As long as Timba, Biti nevana vavo vasiri pamberi pe the very demonstration they claim to lead, what exactly are you marching for? Ukwane.
Dereck Goto16,797 Aufrufe • vor 18 Tagen
While our South African brothers and sisters never miss an opportunity to mock Zimbabwe, many of them remain blissfully unaware that their own army had to rely on Zimbabwe for the evacuation of their injured and even pregnant soldiers. Yes, the same Zimbabwe they love to ridicule was the one ensuring their troops made it out safely. And why was Zimbabwe the best-placed country for this mission? Simple - because in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe is the only nation that the Rwandese, particularly through M23, genuinely fear. They learned a few hard-hitting lessons between 1998 and 2003, courtesy of Zimbabwe’s military expertise. Rwandese forces know - wisely, and from experience - to steer clear of any operation where Zimbabwe is involved. South Africans may joke, but history speaks louder than their ignorance.
Dereck Goto303,573 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
At the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport domestic terminal. We're awaiting the arrival of the Airbus A330 leased by Air Zimbabwe to facilitate the new direct Harare – London service. After this route remained dormant for 14 years, its restoration marks a significant development for the nation’s aviation sector. The flight is scheduled to touch down at 11:47 AM. It is an encouraging milestone to witness the re-establishment of this critical connection between Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom.
Dereck Goto14,314 Aufrufe • vor 20 Tagen
The video statement by Simba Chitando, co-director of the Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Movement (ZASM), deserves careful scrutiny - because if his assertions are accurate, they raise a far more damaging question than the one currently dominating public debate. They raise the question of whether Rutendo Matinyarare has been operating not as an activist, but as an extortionist and political communications mercenary who has now successfully collected. Chitando was not a peripheral figure. He was ZASM's legal strategist and co-director - inside the organisation, present for its decisions, party to its finances. His testimony carries weight precisely because of that proximity. Several facts emerge from his statement that cannot be easily dismissed. The Government of Zimbabwe declined to fund ZASM. That single detail collapses the foundational claim that Matinyarare was executing a state-commissioned mandate deserving state-level compensation. Anti-sanctions advocacy in Zimbabwe has never belonged to one organisation - parties, churches, diplomats, academics, traditional leaders, and ordinary citizens have all participated for years. Government had no particular reason to single out ZASM, and it did not. ZASM sought and received support from private donors, including Dr. Kuda Tagwirei, who covered organisational expenses, legal liabilities, and logistical costs. Chitando states categorically that neither ZASM nor its directors are owed anything by Tagwirei or anyone else. The organisation is effectively dormant - no longer litigating, its legal challenge withdrawn, pending deregistration in South Africa. Most significantly, Chitando reveals that additional funding and a vehicle were recently channelled through Matinyarare without his knowledge - despite his being a co-director of the same organisation. That detail is the thread that unravels everything. If previous expenses were already settled, nothing was owed, and the co-director knew nothing about the transaction, then what exactly was being compensated? Why did it require a publicised gifting spectacle rather than a quiet institutional arrangement? The gifter's own argument answers that question - and in answering it, destroys itself. The claim now being advanced is that the gift was necessary to encourage Matinyarare to cease his attacks on the highest office in the land. Set against Chitando's testimony that nothing was owed, that argument does not become an explanation. It becomes a confession. You do not pay someone to stop attacking you unless they have made it clear that continued silence carries a price. That is not gratitude. That is not recognition. That has a much simpler name: extortion. And the person who pays an extortionist does not resolve a problem. They establish a rate. Here is where Matinyarare's own well-documented habits become impossible to separate from the analysis. He is notorious for recording conversations with virtually everyone he engages - politicians, officials, businesspeople, fellow activists. In his trade, that is not due diligence. That is inventory. A man who systematically builds an archive of sensitive recorded material across years, then converts public pressure into tangible assets, has not stumbled into a business model. He has refined one. The gift confirms that the model works. Which raises the question that no one paying attention can honestly avoid: what guarantee exists that this ends here? History is unambiguous on this point. Extortion does not conclude with the first payment. It scales with proof of concept. What assurance does anyone have - the gifter, the institution, the office apparently being threatened - that the cameras will not return, that the social media pressure will not resume, that the recorded archive will not find new applications the moment a new grievance is manufactured or an old one is reframed? The answer is none. There is no assurance. There is only the next negotiation, now better informed by the knowledge of exactly what pressure yields results. What makes this particularly corrosive is that it did not have to be public. Zimbabwe has institutions - political, governmental, security - entirely capable of managing sensitive matters involving proximity to the highest office with discretion, through proper channels, without cameras and without luxury assets becoming social media content. The decision to make this spectacularly public was either a catastrophic miscalculation or a deliberate signal. Neither interpretation reflects well on the judgment of those involved. Chitando's testimony has done something that the weeks of online noise failed to do. It has stripped away the activist framing and forced a clear-eyed look at the underlying mechanics. What those mechanics reveal is a political communications mercenary who identified a pressure point, cultivated it over years, recorded everything along the way as operational collateral, applied sustained public pressure against the highest office in the land, and collected - publicly, luxuriously, and on camera. The only remaining questions are who allowed this to reach this point, whether those responsible for protecting the integrity of Zimbabwe's highest office fully understand what they have now set in motion, and whether the rate has already been noted by others watching carefully from the sidelines. Because if it has, the Matinyarare affair is not a conclusion. It is a template.
Dereck Goto29,621 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Handisi kuti chii kana kuti chii, asi ndinongoti ukafarisa musi wa31, nyaya yacho uchaiona.
Dereck Goto18,949 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
LEAD leader, Madam Linda Masarira, has dismissed the planned demonstrations scheduled for 31 March as frivolous and devoid of substance. She aptly emphasised that nation-building demands strategic foresight - an endeavour rooted in thoughtful deliberation rather than disruptive theatrics.
Dereck Goto14,656 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
The CCC should simply prove their allegations. Otherwise, they should stop wasting our time.
Dereck Goto16,101 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren
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