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5 lessons Tsvangirai taught Chamisa

Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa has listed five lessons which he says former Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai taught him.

In a message to mark both Tsvangirai’s death five years ago and his own rise to power, Chamisa listed the five lessons as:

  1. Never keep or carry a grudge.
  2. Don’t pursue vengeance
  3. Seek peace with all men
  4. Ignore haters, cynics and doomsayers
  5. Stay focused,stay the course!

See also: Five years down the line, someone still has to convince me Chamisa is not a Mnangagwa project

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This post was last modified on February 16, 2023 7:18 pm

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