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Is Pastor Evan Mawarire returning to Zimbabwe?
26 Jul 2016 at 09:36hrs | Views
The return of Pastor Evan Mawarire to Zimbabwe continue to spark debate among social media users.
Mawarire has been in South Africa for close to two weeks spending most of his time conducting media interviews.
When he left the country soon after his much publicised arrest and dramatic release, state media went overdrive claiming that the Pastor had fled the country to seek asylum in Europe.
On his part he said his trip to South Africa was long planned before his arrest.
On Monday, journalist Brezhnev Malaba took to Twitter to ask when Mawarire is returning.
He posted @BrezhMalaba "How long is #ThisFlag leader Pastor Evan Mawarire intending to stay in Jo'burg?".
That generated a string of mixed responses.
Below are some monitored by Bulawayo24.com.
@pente83 said "@BrezhMalaba i think he wl only come back to furfil the prophet but not so soon".
Zuma Mguni said "SA will give him asylum. Will direct from here"
@innonyaude said "@BrezhMalaba @PastorEvanLive needs us to stand by him no matter his decision. Safety first".
@flossymapeto added "@BrezhMalaba until it's safe for him to come back & the President stops regarding him an outcast for questioning bad governance & corruption".
@Fi_ooh_na said "He's clearly not willing to die for his country Zimbos must just get brutalized by cops while he enjoys safety in SA".
@Arumlily92 said "I notice a lot of pple's response to @BrezhMalaba is that pastor E must come back 2 zim...to what end? If he is killed then what?
"@BrezhMalaba itai gave his life for us 4 but what did that help?
"@BrezhMalaba then there r those saying he can't b safe while pple r being beaten in e streets? Uhm he gave no instruction 4 pple 2 March
"@BrezhMalaba those who are marching are doing so coz they are also tired .... Please pastor E does not owe our tweeting selves his life"
Mawarire has been in South Africa for close to two weeks spending most of his time conducting media interviews.
When he left the country soon after his much publicised arrest and dramatic release, state media went overdrive claiming that the Pastor had fled the country to seek asylum in Europe.
On his part he said his trip to South Africa was long planned before his arrest.
On Monday, journalist Brezhnev Malaba took to Twitter to ask when Mawarire is returning.
He posted @BrezhMalaba "How long is #ThisFlag leader Pastor Evan Mawarire intending to stay in Jo'burg?".
That generated a string of mixed responses.
Below are some monitored by Bulawayo24.com.
@pente83 said "@BrezhMalaba i think he wl only come back to furfil the prophet but not so soon".
Zuma Mguni said "SA will give him asylum. Will direct from here"
@innonyaude said "@BrezhMalaba @PastorEvanLive needs us to stand by him no matter his decision. Safety first".
@flossymapeto added "@BrezhMalaba until it's safe for him to come back & the President stops regarding him an outcast for questioning bad governance & corruption".
@Fi_ooh_na said "He's clearly not willing to die for his country Zimbos must just get brutalized by cops while he enjoys safety in SA".
@Arumlily92 said "I notice a lot of pple's response to @BrezhMalaba is that pastor E must come back 2 zim...to what end? If he is killed then what?
"@BrezhMalaba itai gave his life for us 4 but what did that help?
"@BrezhMalaba then there r those saying he can't b safe while pple r being beaten in e streets? Uhm he gave no instruction 4 pple 2 March
"@BrezhMalaba those who are marching are doing so coz they are also tired .... Please pastor E does not owe our tweeting selves his life"
Source - Byo24News
