He left Zimbabwe at the turn of the millennium, fleeing the continued deterioration of the political situation and lack of proper governance. Determination, focus and hard work have seen him scale great heights, to become the respected businessman that he now is.
“I am running my own weekly newspaper, Khanyisa, in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province,” said the Kezi-born Moyo. “My plan is to expand the company to other provinces of South Africa and start a similar publication, half English and half Ndebele in Matabeleland.”
The multi-talented Moyo has also been involved in part-time acting, featuring in South Africa’s oldest and most popular soap opera, “Generations”, the popular drama series “Zone 14”, “The Wild”, “Soul City”, 90 Plein Street” and the movie “Unsung Heroes”.
But he is best known as a shrewd politician who did well as South African chairman of the MDC-T. He has left that seat now, but not forsaken the dream of a free Zimbabwe. “My idea of a free and democratic Zimbabwe is when all the people of Zimbabwe, in and outside the country, are able to exercise their democratic right to choose freely a government of their choice,” he told The Zimbabwean.
“I dream of a Zimbabwe that promotes free enterprise and media freedom. This can be achieved through an Electoral Commission free from political control and allows independent monitors and international observers.
“This should allow for a once-off Diaspora vote to allow the massive displaced Zimbabwean population to also have a say in who governs them – so that they can come back home and contribute the skills and resources they have accumulated in foreign countries. Zimbabwe is a small country with many clever and educated people, most of whom, with a conducive environment, would easily rebuild the economy.
“We need young sober minds at the helm of leadership. Liberation sentiments of over 30 years ago are still holding us back from moving towards a total democracy,” said Moyo.
Moyo also recommended the formation of a Diaspora Bank, where exiled Zimbabweans can invest so that when they return home, the bank would fund their projects to create jobs and develop the economy.
“I also advocate for a Managed Repatriation, where those returning, especially from South Africa, will not just be dumped back into Zimbabwe with nothing to do. NGOs can play a crucial role here if it is synchronized properly.”
He slammed the sudden sprouting of obscure political parties as a sign of power-hungry people who do not want to be led.
“Even with dialogue, we fail to have a common goal and reduce the number of political parties. The split in the MDC was a very unnecessary evil that derailed us from reaching a clear destination. Infiltration played a part,” he said.
“The effect of too many political parties results in divided votes. The ultimate effect is that we fail to have an outright win of one party resulting in compromise situations like the one that we are in right now. The evil that comes with a shared government is that no single political party has the opportunity to implement or test its own policies.
The people of Zimbabwe are more mature politically and should be able to navigate through these political tricks and move the country forward for a better life for all of us – not just a few politicians.”
He said the true fight for freedom was done by civil society, hand- in-hand with pro-democratic political parties through push-and-pull strategies that corner a disobedient incumbent government.
“In a situation like Zimbabwe, the barrel of the gun has accumulated both dust and rust for over 30 years. The only fight for a better life for all is therefore, through those push and pull strategies,” said Moyo.
His message to those still suffering is “We started the second struggle for independence when we were betrayed by those that led us during the armed struggle. We have achieved so much and now is the time to push forward to claim our real independence once and for all.”
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