Daniel Shumba
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Daniel Shumba is a former Zimbabwe
Army colonel and businessman, was invited into politics and rose to Masvingo
provincial chairman of the ZANU-PF
political party. In 2006, he left the party in a fallout over the unresolved issue of Robert Mugabe
succession. Later in that year, he announced the creation of his own party, the United People's Party
. He was denied the chance to run in the 2008 Zimbabwean presidential election
, but went on to win an order in the Constitutional Court.
Dr Daniel Shumba sees the current power sharing government as non-inclusive and unrepresentative. "all stakeholders including the church, other political parties, and civic society must form or contribute ao this government". The MDC's alone are unable to get Zanu-PF to agree to true reforms that will lead to peaceful democratic elections. He says,"without a broad based popular constitution Zimbabwe will remain partisan with patronage being the order of the day". This he says, is the course of the current extra-legal and extrajudicial system. In September 2009, Dr Daniel Shumba resigned from opposition politics and rejoined Zanu-PF.
He is married and has two daughters and a son , Natsai, Judith and Simba. He educated in Zimbabwe and UK, holds an MBA and a PhD, he has businesses in IT, Hospitality, Mining and Telecommunications. Dr Daniel Shumba operates between Zimbabwe and South Africa. He is currently working on a pan African broadcasting project. Dr Daniel Shumba is a well known strategist and consults for business, and NGOs in Africa.
Dr Daniel Shumba has invested across many sectors of business and seats on many corporate boards and is a member of many international bodies. Noted as a pundit
on regional business issues, he provides his services within the SADC region.
Dr Daniel Shumba is seen as a progressive who has gone past the political agenda, and is focussed at unlocking value as a businessman. "The risk of politics, brings out the opportunistic nature ot people. Let us not confuse democracy, capitalism with an ideological revolution. It is uneducated for one to continue running in a wrong direction, when common sense tell you to review your strategy. Besides, bitterness can not form the bases for an ideolgy, so i have chosen to cut my looses and economically contribute to our great nation. I see myself as wiser today, than i was yesterday."
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
Army colonel and businessman, was invited into politics and rose to Masvingo
Masvingo
Masvingo is a town in south-eastern Zimbabwe and the capital of Masvingo Province. The town is close to Great Zimbabwe, the national monument from which the country takes its name.- History :...
provincial chairman of the ZANU-PF
Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front
The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front has been the ruling party in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, led by Robert Mugabe, first as Prime Minister with the party simply known as ZANU, and then as President from 1988 after taking over ZAPU and retaining the name ZANU-PF...
political party. In 2006, he left the party in a fallout over the unresolved issue of Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the President of Zimbabwe. As one of the leaders of the liberation movement against white-minority rule, he was elected into power in 1980...
succession. Later in that year, he announced the creation of his own party, the United People's Party
United People's Party (Zimbabwe)
The United People's Party is a new political party in Zimbabwe. It was formed in 2006 by the former ZANU-PF provincial chairman of Masvingo and ZANU-PF member of Central Committee, Dr Daniel Shumba. Party candidates ran for the first time in the by-elections of Chiredzi South and Zaka East in...
. He was denied the chance to run in the 2008 Zimbabwean presidential election
Zimbabwean presidential election, 2008
The Republic of Zimbabwe held a presidential election along with a parliamentary election on 29 March 2008. The three major candidates were incumbent President Robert Mugabe of the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front , Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change , and...
, but went on to win an order in the Constitutional Court.
Dr Daniel Shumba sees the current power sharing government as non-inclusive and unrepresentative. "all stakeholders including the church, other political parties, and civic society must form or contribute ao this government". The MDC's alone are unable to get Zanu-PF to agree to true reforms that will lead to peaceful democratic elections. He says,"without a broad based popular constitution Zimbabwe will remain partisan with patronage being the order of the day". This he says, is the course of the current extra-legal and extrajudicial system. In September 2009, Dr Daniel Shumba resigned from opposition politics and rejoined Zanu-PF.
He is married and has two daughters and a son , Natsai, Judith and Simba. He educated in Zimbabwe and UK, holds an MBA and a PhD, he has businesses in IT, Hospitality, Mining and Telecommunications. Dr Daniel Shumba operates between Zimbabwe and South Africa. He is currently working on a pan African broadcasting project. Dr Daniel Shumba is a well known strategist and consults for business, and NGOs in Africa.
Dr Daniel Shumba has invested across many sectors of business and seats on many corporate boards and is a member of many international bodies. Noted as a pundit
Pundit
Pundit may refer to:* Pandit or pundit in India, a scholar or expert, especially of traditional Indian law, philosophy, or music* Pundit , a 19th century term to denote native surveyors who explored regions to the north of India for the British Empire* Pundit , an expert or opinion-leader who...
on regional business issues, he provides his services within the SADC region.
Dr Daniel Shumba is seen as a progressive who has gone past the political agenda, and is focussed at unlocking value as a businessman. "The risk of politics, brings out the opportunistic nature ot people. Let us not confuse democracy, capitalism with an ideological revolution. It is uneducated for one to continue running in a wrong direction, when common sense tell you to review your strategy. Besides, bitterness can not form the bases for an ideolgy, so i have chosen to cut my looses and economically contribute to our great nation. I see myself as wiser today, than i was yesterday."