Jameson Zvidzai Timba is a Zimbabwean opposition figure who has been trending after he got arrested at his residence in Mount Pleasant along with 78 other youths who were commemorating the 1976 South African Youth Day.
Timba is the former Minister of State in the office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe (2010–2013).
He is the former Deputy Minister of Media, Information, and Publicity (2009–2010). He was the Member of the House of Assembly for Mount Pleasant under the MDC-T banner (2008–2013).
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Timba walking out from court. Photo credit- Internet
He was the Chief Political Advisor to the Prime Minister at the time, and he assisted in discharging the constitutional mandate of overseeing the formulation of policy by cabinet and supervised its implementation by the entirety of government.
Prior to this, he had successfully pushed for the operationalization of an independent media commission and the opening up of the print media environment, which was dominated by the state, leading to the registration of two independent daily newspapers to complement independent weekly newspapers.
From 2004 to 2008, he was the chairman of the board of trustees of Arundel School, and from 2005, he was the chairman of the Association of Trust Schools (a grouping of all private schools in Zimbabwe).
In 2018, he was Nelson Chamisa’s chief election agent. He was the deputy secretary general of the MDC Alliance.
During this period, he successfully defended the right of independent schools to exist and operate without state interference by mounting ten lawsuits against the then Minister of Education without a single loss.
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Jameson Timba
He holds a Bachelor of Science in political science and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Zimbabwe.
In 2012, he was featured in an American documentary film on democracy, A Whisper to a Roar by Ben Moses.
References
Pindula
Newsday Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean
