Outspoken Member of Parliament for Harare West, Jessie Majome has honoured the courage exhibited by solo actor Silvano’s Mudzvova in his popular play Missing Diamonds : I want my share.
Speaking at the show’s premiere, Majome said the actor had shown audacity by capturing in detail the anger and frustration of many Zimbabweans over the missing money that could have turned around the country’s economic fortunes.
“I want to say thank you,” Majome said to Mudzvova.
The MP said it was time people got rid of fear and spoke out against the excesses of a government that has long lost touch with the realities of citizens’ daily hardships.
Mudzvova’s play deals with real life issues of a population that has become hostage to its own government.
The play was inspired by President Robert Mugabe’s embarrassing admission that about $15 billion raised from diamond sales was missing during a televised boadcast ofhis annual birthday interview.
The play was first staged at Parliament building on April 13 leading to a nasty brush with the police.
In 2014, Mudzvova released a satirical film, Kumasowe, which chronicled the battering of several anti–riot police officers, who had accompanied Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe president, Johannes Ndanga to effect a ban of Johane Masowe eChishanu apostolic sect in Budiriro.
In 2011, Mudzvova came up with a play titled The Confessor that tackles political violence inspired by “a startling admission” by a chief in Zaka that he actually “played a part in the violence that rocked his area during the June 27, 2008 presidential election run-off poll”.
Mudzvova made headlines in 2007 after he was arrested after the launch of his play, Final Push, which was seen in some circles as a veiled instigation for people to oust the Zanu PF regime.
The award-winning actor has since said he is now living in fear.
“Knowing how things are in Zimbabwe, I am now living in fear that something might happen either to me or my family,” he told NewsDay recently.