Blessing Vava is a PhD fellow at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds an Honours and Masters of Arts degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. In his multi-faceted life Vava serves as the regional coordinator of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, publicist for Chimurenga Music and blogger (The Vuvuzela Times). He has previously served as national spokesperson for Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) and also sat on the secretariat of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), a constitutional reform movement. While at the NCA, Vava acted as Director of Information and Publicity. He has published articles on politics, constitutional reform, human rights and music. His student activism and media advocacy have earned him many encounters with Zimbabwe's security agents over the years.

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12 Jul

Blessing Ivan Vava

@blevava

Zimbabwe is a circus, ain’t seen anything like this. No doubt we are gravitating towards a One party State. @Hon_Kasukuwere @ZANUPF_Official twitter.com/newzimbabwecom…

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12 Jul

Blessing Ivan Vava

@blevava

Erecting statues for our heroes is a good thing which personally I support, but it can’t be a point of discussion by a Cabinet whose economy is on a downward spiral. Leave that to the department of monuments & museums. Stop rituals & build the economy #Zimbabwe

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6 Jul

Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition

@crisiscoalition

Solidarity Statement : @crisiscoalition stands in unwavering solidarity with @ZLHRLawyers and the human rights fraternity in denouncing the recent brutal physical attack of human rights lawyer @obeyshava1. Shava is an ardent advocate for justice and human rights in Zimbabwe.

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