REAL TALK
AMADODA: MEN OF
VALUE
With Munashe
Gomwe
Society has progressively
changed and not always for
the better. In a world where
there is moral degradation,
female objectification, genderbased violence, and the
absence of good male figures.
Is there hope for society? Yes!
Somewhere in Southern
Africa, a young Zimbabwean
man, studying in university,
had his eyes opened when he
realized that the world needs
“Amadoda”-men of value. And
what better value than having
Munashe Gomwe and his
friends create a platform for
discussion and orchestrating
change within our society so
that “real” men may stand up
and take up their role so as to
bring back the values that we
so pride Africa of.
GM.: Hi Munashe and thank you
for sitting with Groove Magazine
to give us some insight about
your movement.
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Munashe: Thank you for
having me here.
GM.: You are part of the
group Amadoda, but we
would firstly like to briefly be
introduced to Munashe.
Munashe: My name is
Munashe Gomwe. I am a
student at the University of
Cape Town (UCT) studying a
degree in Business Science. I am
majoring in accounting and
finance. I’ve always thought of
myself as someone who likes to
challenge the norm, someone
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who doesn’t accept the way
things are; challenging the
status quo. I don’t believe
that just because someone
comes from a poor
background, their life will be
like that or that because you
are black, you are ruled by
limitations. I have had to
come to terms with the fact
that life and success is about
of thinking of yourself
beyond your circumstances.
I had to face up to that
reality of these things when I
moved to South Africa, away
from home, I was forced out