{"id":22,"date":"2023-03-07T06:57:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T06:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2023-03-08T12:33:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T12:33:01","slug":"opinion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"OPINION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-780 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-opinion-cat category-politics-cat\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/?p=780\" target=\"_self\" >WHEN LIBERATION HEROES DISAGREE THE SYSTEM IS IN TROUBLE<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The unfolding divisions among Zimbabwe\u2019s retired military commanders are not just a disagreement of personalities. They are a warning signal that the foundations of the current political order are beginning to crack under the weight of its own contradictions. When those who once stood at the centre of state power can no longer speak with&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-28T15:06:26+00:00\">March 28, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-777 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinion-cat category-politics-cat\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/?p=777\" target=\"_self\" >ARRESTING DISSENT WILL NOT STOP THE DEMAND FOR FREEDOM<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/?p=777\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1141\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ARRESTING DISSENT WILL NOT STOP THE DEMAND FOR FREEDOM\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png 1080w, https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-284x300.png 284w, https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-969x1024.png 969w, https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-768x811.png 768w, https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1024x1082.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The arrest of Constitution Defenders Forum convenor Tendai Biti and organiser Morgan Ncube marks yet another disturbing chapter in Zimbabwe\u2019s ongoing struggle between authoritarian control and democratic expression. What should have been a routine exercise of civic engagement has instead been turned into a criminal matter, exposing the extent to which the state is willing&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-24T14:54:14+00:00\">March 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-773 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinion-cat category-politics-cat\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/?p=773\" target=\"_self\" >ZIMBABWE\u2019S CONSTITUTION UNDER SIEGE AS POWER TRUMPS PRINCIPLE<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/?p=773\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-3.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ZIMBABWE\u2019S CONSTITUTION UNDER SIEGE AS POWER TRUMPS PRINCIPLE\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-3.png 734w, https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-3-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Zimbabwe\u2019s constitutional crisis has taken an even darker turn with the revelation that Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi travelled to Nairobi to consult Jonathan Moyo on proposed amendments designed to entrench President Emmerson Mnangagwa in power until 2030. This was not a routine diplomatic visit. It was a calculated political manoeuvre aimed at bending the supreme&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-25T15:35:14+00:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41,"href":"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/41"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasdonaldmahasoh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}