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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The war of words between Herman Mashaba and Hopewell Chin\u2019ono continued on Wednesday, with Mashaba urging the journalist to focus on \u201cfixing\u201d Zimbabwe before questioning ActionSA\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

It all started when Chin\u2019ono, who has made world headlines for his criticism of the Zimbabwean government, took to Twitter on Tuesday to post a picture of ActionSA\u2019s leadership. In the caption, he said he came in \u201cpeace\u201d and asked, \u201cWho is in charge?\u201d<\/p>\n

In response, Mashaba claimed Chin\u2019ono had an \u201cinferiority complex\u201d and urged him not to support \u201cracialised misinformation campaigns\u201d. He responded:<\/p>\n

Please don\u2019t impose your inferiority complex onto me. There are so many challenges in Zimbabwe, why don\u2019t you start there? Perhaps this is why it has been so hard to turn Zim around when \u201caward-winning journalists\u201d find it so easy to support racialised misinformation campaigns.<\/p>\n

Chin\u2019ono hit back on Wednesday, claiming his question had nothing to do with race adding that Mashaba\u2019s response exposed the ActionSA leader\u2019s alleged \u201cinsecurities\u201d on the topic. He asked:<\/p>\n

My question had nothing to do with race. Your response gives away your own insecurities around race! I was asking who was in charge because you were the face of the campaign yet the picture that did rounds had other folks taking center stage. Are you in charge?<\/p>\n

Mashaba responded, saying a depth of leadership was \u201ca hallmark of democracy\u201d and urged Chin\u2019ono to \u201ctake notes\u201d. He added:<\/p>\n

I understand that you are used to demagogues & dictators, but in @Action4SA we are proud to have depth of leadership. This is a hallmark of democracy, so I hope you are taking notes. We are working to fix our country. Work to fix yours. Charity begins at home.<\/p>\n

A ceasefire was called after Chin\u2019ono asked Mashaba about the perception that mainly Zimbabweans were being targeted by ActionSA in its policy on illegal immigration.<\/p>\n

The party responded to Chin\u2019ono\u2019s question by saying: \u201cAs ActionSA, we welcome the people of the world, but they must come here legally, and when they are here, they must respect our laws. No country can thrive in a state of lawlessness.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2020, Mashaba said South Africa should adopt harsh policies against illegal immigrants. Some believe the group has largely been targeting millions of Zimbabweans in South Africa.<\/p>\n

It appears that many people spoke at the conference which meant they had to rotate their seats because of the microphones that were centralised. Chin\u2019ono picked one of the photos from the conference and it was of a white person seating in front of the mics.<\/p>\n

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