EDITORIAL: GEZA REVOLUTION ‘The choice is clear: Rise or rot’.

LONDON: Zimbabweans – The Reluctant Revolutionaries and Their Self-Inflicted Chains

For decades, Zimbabweans have lamented their suffering under oppressive governance, economic collapse, and systemic corruption. Yet, when the moment calls for collective action—when the winds of change blow with the promise of a Geza uprising—the people shrink back, paralyzed by fear, division, or sheer apathy. This reluctance to rise en masse is not just a failure of courage; it is complicity in their own oppression.

History has shown that no dictator falls without the people’s defiance. From Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution to Sudan’s relentless protests, change only comes when citizens refuse to be cowed. Yet in Zimbabwe, many would rather endure misery than risk the uncertainty of resistance. Some cling to the false hope that the system will self-correct, while others are trapped in survival mode, too exhausted to fight. But the bitter truth remains: freedom is never handed down—it is seized.

Worse still, Zimbabweans often prove to be their own worst enemies. Instead of uniting against their common oppressors, they fracture along political, tribal, and economic lines, manipulated by the very elites who exploit them. Some even defend their chains, attacking those who dare to demand better. This cowardice—disguised as pragmatism or patience—only prolongs the nation’s agony.

If Zimbabweans continue to wait for salvation from the same politicians who impoverished them, or if they keep blaming fate instead of their own inaction, then they have no right to complain about their suffering. Revolutions are not fought by the fearless alone but by the desperate who finally say, “Enough.” Until that day comes, Zimbabwe will remain a nation of prisoners—not just of tyranny, but of their own making.

The choice is clear: Rise or rot.