By Tererayi Rushwaya| For the progressives in the UK, regime change in Zimbabwe should be the message for the 16th of August demonstration

On the 16th of August, the people are going to demonstrate. Admittedly those in Zimbabwe will have their hands tied in terms of the tone and political message they will be conveying.

I mean, any sign of defiance and any political message calling for a change of government will be met with a draconian response from the military junta (pronounced ‘hu-nta’).

The junta, as it always does, will use the Constitution to protect itself from democracy and the people. I mean, I’ve written extensively about how that Constitution, which many including progressives boom about, that it is actually a document that legitimises oppression by the junta.

Seriously, just look at the way it is used. The document legalised the 2017 coup, if your remember.

Anyway, in light of this, those of us in the diaspora who are outside the thralls of the scarf wearer and his henchmen should go the whole hog when we demonstrate on the 16th of August.

Our message should be one of regime change! Yes, we should clearly put the message out to the world that we want regime change in Zimbabwe. We want the end to military rule.