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Semirhage | 7 years ago

"Young Zimbabweans are still tentative about taking advantage of that freedom of speech," Munyati says.

Honestly, I’d still wait a bit myself in their position. Maybe this government really will go in a new direction, but if not then this kind of thing could very easily come back to bite you. Having said that, I respect and admire the dozens of people who overcame decades of fear to speak up.

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mc32|7 years ago

I too would fear a hundred flowers-inspired campaign. It’ll take a while to know their true intentions.

Pete_D|7 years ago

This is why anonymous speech, and institutions and social norms that support it, are an indispensable part of free speech.