HARARE – Jenaguru Arts Centre founder and veteran musician Clive Malunga has called upon Zimbabweans, particularly the youth, to rise up and demand change in the country’s political landscape.
Malunga expressed his frustration with the current ruling elite, labeling them as clueless and out of touch with the nation’s needs.
He draws inspiration from the winds of change blowing across Africa, citing examples of youthful leaders in West Africa who have taken charge and implemented people-centered policies.
Malunga believes that Zimbabwe’s youth can learn from these examples and challenge the status quo, rejecting old-fashioned politics and divisive policies.
“The winds of change are already blowing across the African continent. In West Africa youthful leaders in the form of Commandante Cde President Captain Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso, Commandante Cde President Colonel Assimi Goita of Mali and Cde President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal have swept aside the old guard and are putting in place people-centred policies that will take their countries to another level in terms of development.
“Their examples and the terrible state of our economy should prompt our youth to reject old fashioned politics (and politicians) and challenge the status quo’s divisive and retrogressive policies.
“Only a united patriotic people will halt the decay caused by a leadership who employ state institutions which ought to serve the people to instead intimidate and harass people.
“The police, army and the judiciary have all been politicised and captured by a few individuals who want to safeguard their thievery of the national purse and conceal their illicit deals in national resources such as minerals,” Malunga said.
The current state of the economy and the suffering of former freedom fighters have prompted Malunga to take action.
He shares the story of Takauya Netsoka, a liberation war hero who fought for the country’s independence but now lives in abject poverty.
“There are many stories about the suffering of former freedom fighters in Zimbabwe, but at this juncture, let me write about Comrade Takauya Netsoka. Comrade Takauya Netsoka, popularly known as Cde Tsoka during the liberation struggle, is now destitute.
“Cde Tsoka was born in 1962 under Chief Chikowore village in Rusape. His real name is. Charles Mangani. He joined the liberation struggle in 1977. He joined the liberation struggle because he and his friends suffered constant beatings by the brutal Rhodesian forces who had a military base near their village.
“When he crossed into Mozambique, he first stayed at a place called Maroro. He received his military training at Tembwe. Fellow comrades he remembers from the same base are Cde Agri Chaminuka and Cde Tambaoga. He specialised in an anti-aircraft machine gun commonly called anti-air. He operated in the Chaminuka sector. He was a section commander and his detachment commander was Cde Muchiwanepi.
“Cde Tsoka operated in the Mount Darwin area with Cdes Gono, Nhamo, Mbumburu, Zvenyika, Neto and Shamwari Yeropa. He also operated in Mary Mount, Rushinga, Gwanyanya and Matope. When the war ended, he stayed at Mary Mount Assembly Point, where the base commander was Cde Perence Shiri deputised by Cde Joboringo.
“In 1980, Cde Tsoka was integrated into the Zimbabwe National Army, 2-3 Battalion. He later transferred to the Presidential Guard, State House, Harare. He resigned from the army in 2003.
“His worst memory of the liberation struggle is when he was given clothes which had been poisoned by the Rhodesian Army. He miraculously survived the ordeal, but he is still suffering from the effects of the poison..
“Cde Tsoka cried when I met him at Harare Showgrounds. I was on my way to the gym. He is now a destitute if I’m to be blunt. He says he is living each day as it comes. He no longer has any dreams about anything good in this life.
“Cde Tsoka is married with 4 children and his in-laws are looking after his family. He survives by cutting firewood for restaurant owners at the Showgrounds.
“He has no fixed abode. He used to sleep in a showgrounds toilet until retired Lt Colonel Moyo gave him a small tent that he now lives in.
“Comrade Tsoka used to have dreams, like any other normal human being. He dreamt of sending his kids to good schools, owning a nice house and living a decent life in a liberated Zimbabwe. However, all those dreams have just disappeared.
“He lives a miserable life, surviving on donations from well-wishers, in addition to his meagre earnings from the menial jobs he does from time to time. Comrade Tsoka is currently getting a paltry pension, which is barely enough to sustain him and his family.
“How many of our liberation war heroes are in the same predicament or worse situations than Cde Tsoka? Many. Their worth and value disappeared into thin air with the attainment of independence. Freedom fighters have been abandoned by the government,” Malunga said.
Malunga is not just calling for change; he is also taking action. He plans to raise funds through musical shows and tours, with a focus on supporting a strong alternative to the current ruling party.
He has already started campaigning for this cause and is committed to contributing to the change that Zimbabweans desire.
“In 2025, I plan to tour East Asia. I have a huge fan base in that part of the world. I intend to raise huge sums of money through musical shows. I’m ready to work for my country by investing proceeds from my international tours into supporting a very strong alternative to ZANU (PF). Since 2022 I introduced myself to Zimbabweans on my blog. I want the people of Zimbabwe to know who I am and my political aims. The country now needs a strong leader with good leadership qualities and we are ready to support.
“I want to contribute to changing the narrative about Zimbabwe in particular and Africa in general. We cannot afford to watch as the majority of citizens are downtrodden by politicians who use poverty as a weapon to keep people under their control. In the past, I managed to raise some substantial amounts of money to run the Jenaguru Musical Festivals, fund the reburial of former combatants and pay school fees for many children.
“I am committed to raising funds to finance the processes of the change that we want. We need to raise a lot of money to get power,” Malunga added.
He is right,,those old morons are clueless, hapana kwatiri kuenda🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
True
And he is still safe& not locked up or something 🤔
Victor Dlamini lets look at his facts and stop speculating
Victor Dlamini How can you lock someone on a deathbed?
Felix Mutakura 🙄You sound like you don’t live in Zim.
Mlilo Joyinani 😳Deathbead are you sure🤔
Victor Dlamini Very useless and just bitter but you know these guys from my party if they are eating everything will be fine but once they are sideline by another faction they start talking shit for nothing. This guy had his time and even married a Japanese woman, fleecing people’s children by organizing trips to Japan every year for cultural exchange programs pocketing the money during Mugabe’s time.
I think you still remember the Jenaguru Music festival in Gwanzura stadium every year, musicians were getting nothing because he was untouchable, nonsense! That Jenaguru Arts Center near Interpol in Harare he didn’t buy it he was just given for free by the gvt and where did he put his money including the $50k war veterans compensation?
Mlilo Joyinani What a story
Victor Dlamini Bayanya
Mlilo Joyinani Serious ziyabuya
Victor Dlamini Nxa besutha kabakhulumi fokol mgodoyi wakhe. Ama youth to mobilize yibaphi he was enjoying with that lady bengazali so ufuna abantwana bakabani benze khonokho kkkkkk
Mlilo Joyinani Kanti kasazalanga yini lomJapanese lowo🤔😳
Victor Dlamini kkkkkk
Victor Dlamini sounding and perception are 2 different things, where do you belong
Pazimbabwe zvinongoperera on social media mumastreets vanhu vanotya
Lackers MagarahLackers Magarah iwe autyi here homeboy tibaye
Baba Wayne NaTawa Ngwarai ini hautombonzwe ndichitambira divi iroro better ndife nenzara panekuurawa nevanhu nezanu vasingafunge😂😂
Lackers Magarah kuitwa manyama amire nerongo 😅😅😅
Baba Wayne NaTawa Ngwarai kkk kanyama kanyama kkkk
He shd be having a backing from the top.. He started this long bek
Mnangangwa is the problem of Zimbabwe since 1980
Hloniphani Hlomz Mlilo True, very True
Parikuda 100 vakadai zvinogona kubuda
Allen Nyazuva umwe ndiwe
Allen Nyazuva kkkkkkk ukuda kutungamidza ani ,ita iwe uri we chi ✌
One muimbi asina kuda kumirira kunzi , Go n see Victor
These zanu pigs are going to kill him ahambe evule amehlo
Kanotsvagawo relevance ka blaz aka
Alfa B Banhu arikutaura chokwadi Emerson hapana chaari kuita
Remiot Mabika asi maziso haashande here ?
Alfa B Banhu arikuitey Emerson
Kupara nzira ma3km chete
Waifanira kugadzira roads idzi nationwide 30years ago kwete 2kilometers dzagadzira idzi
Remiot Mabika iwe hausi kuona kuti Munyika mukuitwei?
Projects which are going on hausi kuaona ?
Alfa B Banhu kkkkk hoo nhayi asi iwwe futi
Alfa B Banhu hapana chaarikuita
Remiot Mabika ko tingakuteedzeyi here mubvisei ka tione
Nyika haivakwe ne ma projects bambo pane mari dzirikutsakatika imi muchitimba mu garden.
Samson K Soka dzaunoziva here tipe ma figures ka handiti ndiwe unobuditsa mari yacho uchiona futi kuti yakatsakatika sei?
Alfa B Banhu chimboitayi ma projects ekupfuya hove muchasvinura.
Samson K Soka iwe unofunga mari inokuvinga wakagara here ndosaka muchigara makazvimba ,Kuguta kushanda and Mari irimuvhu
Vakamuvharira panze ka Vene vayo..
Ana malunga
E D Huchi
Michael Mlambo wakafa pfungwa
Rast Gwaya why ? Mdidi Khanyoko
Michael Mlambo thank you
Aluta continua
ED huchest izvo ndezvako ikoko.
Aleck Walusa pfustek
Jiggaman Gombaz …Kana kunyora harigone 😅…Pfustek ndokutii nhai imi ambwa…Pfeeeeee 🇿🇼✊✊✊✊
Aleck Walusa 😂😂😂😂😂😂 washaudhiwa ka? Saka wataura zvisina basa
Aleck Walusa satan
Jiggaman Gombaz …Pamberi mberi ne Zanu Pf…ED huchi ✊✊✊🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼
Zimbabweans r cowards….
Musian one akasvinura
ASI wakanyimwawo Mota Na Wicknell chivayo…. Itawo sevamwe avo vasina kudomwa nemazita
Sepp Bryan pfustek
This guy contribute a lot during war liberation struggle he’s on point. He exactly know what’s happening now, believe me
Tineyi Dzangare what did he contributed if I might ask that which he did …
Tineyi Dzangare believe on what….nonsense believe in him iwewe
Takudzwa Gono it’s hash conservation,only I think he’s on positive side point of view. He composed songs on regard with struggle that’s all. Isn’t was one the likes of ChopaSibanda e.t.c
Timothy Changayi motivate
Like Dr Mapfumo
Tineyi Dzangare He did absolutely nothing zilch … Always controversial for nothing. No wife , no friends no nothing.
Tineyi Dzangare did the money they made went to orphans or the country or it was their money . They did nothing for the country.
Where is he?? Cant just talk iwe uri kachana
It’s not personal life, it’s national issue. Akakoniwa izvozvo but he plays role to set you and me from that regime,but the folks are miusing the agreement they fight for, that’s the point. Remember he’s a Zimbabwean also,he got right to suggest what he thinks as citizen and celebrate also. Shoko rofamba fast. As celeb on positive things
Timothy Changayi who? Clive have position in current government. He’s trying to revive things and truth,you don’t learn because of full l know, especially ama 2K
Stix Masese ko kachana kangu kana padhuze zvine basa reyi? Vamwe varume hamudiwe mudara remhuri modzosa program kumashure
Tineyi Dzangare kkkk pavanhu vakaurawa 2018 makambotumira hupfu here
Stix Masese vakaurawa Nani?
Zvehupfu kuden kwedu torima mbesa dzasiyana siyana. No need kutumira
Tineyi Dzangare kkkkkkkkk. Mina ama 2k . Uyagula . I fought for this country boy. Clive malunga what does he do in this government.. stop lying . He is nothing he doesn’t have even a sweeping position in government. Wena stop lying kkkkkkkk. If u dont know keep quiet. Its not a crime not to know.
Ini ndakafamba nesango rine minzwa inobaya🎼🎼🎼
One ariega murume vamwe tese tofanirea kupfeka ma braa nema skert
He is talking nonsense
We are trying to build Zimbabwe and someone is trying to shake the wall
Barking on the wrong tree 🎄. You know where you came from…
he is now old to have nightmares during the day light . he might wake up behind bars for inciting violence
Obey Mabwe nonsense
Ndaanaye Moyo toziva makangwara chibata nevamwe vakangwara muite zvataurwa
Obey Mabwe lt is not an overnight thing but oneday the world will see
Obey Mabwe now becoz he is saying something you don’t wanna hear Ava ma nightmares ?
Ndaanaye Moyo not in this generation of mutoriro, we have no youths
Obey Mabwe azvina basa neizvozvo nguva ndeyaMwari
ED huchi
#vision 2030 ,nyika inovakwa nevene vayo
Sad part is folks will say he is crazy
Uyu avakufarisa
Arikutaura amborikupiko iyeyu
😂😂😂😂😂 clive agara zvesvina haadi ,hakusi kutanga chero kuna bobo akatombo taura imwe fut rough akatombonzi nabob ngaasungwe
Truth
It’s a high time as Zimbos youth to read the Psalms and let em realize are nobody them,
mbavha ndidzo dzaunonzwa dzichitsigira tsvina iri kuitwa neharahwa idzi
He’s a confused monkey 🐒. Political failure seeking attention. Go hang Mr malunga
Balls 🍑🍑🍑
Problem vakarwa hondo nekuimba pfuti havana kubata pfuti so they don’t have direction.mr Clive remember we are being ruled by revolutionary party en they don’t tolerate nonsense
Ahh mukada kutangana nevene vayo mopamanya
#ZANUPFMUSTGO#
It is the responsibility of the youth to kick out ZANUPF
It is the youth,s future that ZANUPF are flushing thier future down the toilet
It is the youth that MUST get up STAND up for thier rights
It is the youth who are being denied the fruits of thier country which are being given to sun jah lees father
Pity the born free children
Choose suffer and die
Or die fighting for your rights
Faka rapo jereee
Nicholas Shelden Kavayi usadaro😂😂😂
Maoko kuna Clive malunga
Senegal ngaanyarare hake itz disappointing