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Maxwell Zeb Shumba

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Maxwell Shumba is the founding president of the Zimbabwe First Party.[1] He is a former chemistry educator and researcher and a global regulatory chemical compliance expert. He has publications in reputable journals .[2][3] Shumba taught at Nyatsime College in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe, where he was Acting Vice Principal, Prince Edward School in Harare and Caprivi Senior Secondary School in Namibia.

Political background

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Maxwell Shumba is a former member of National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) in Zimbabwe;[4] when he attended the 28–29 February 1999 People's Working Convention[5] as a delegate at Chitungwiza's Aquatic Center. Dr. Shumba served in MDC-T as Vice Chairman MDC Ohio Branch (USA),[6] Chairman MDC Greater Cincinnati Branch (USA), Chairman of MDC North America Province (NAP) and Chairman of MDC USA Province[7] when NAP changed structure. He also served as Political Strategist to the MDC T President Morgan Tsvangirai.[8][9]

Shumba has appeared on various radio and print media platforms as a political analyst and critic of Robert Mugabe's government.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

He left MDC-T to found the Zimbabwe First Party also known as (ZimFirst).

References

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  1. ^ "ZimFirst Party | The Unifying Force | Getting Zimbabwe Working AgainZimFirst Party". zimfirst.org. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
  2. ^ Shearouse, William C.; Shumba, Maxwell Z.; Mack, James (8 April 2014). "A Solvent-Free, One-Step, One-Pot Gewald Reaction for Alkyl-aryl Ketones via Mechanochemistry". Applied Sciences. 4 (2): 171–179. doi:10.3390/app4020171.
  3. ^ Mack, James; Shumba, Maxwell (2007). "Rate enhancement of the Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction through mechanochemistry". Green Chem. 9 (4): 328–330. doi:10.1039/B612983H.
  4. ^ "Open letter to Professor Lovemore Madhuku". 20 June 2013.
  5. ^ "A new opposition in Zimbabwe | Workers' Liberty".
  6. ^ "The Zimbabwe Situation". www.zimbabwesituation.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Zimbabwe's Constitution-Making Committee Looking for US$3 Million Supplementary Budget".
  8. ^ "Tsvangirai appoints chief political strategist - Zimbabwe Situation". Zimbabwe Situation. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Tsvangirai adviser forms own party". NewsDay Zimbabwe. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  10. ^ "zim NET radio". zim NET radio. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  11. ^ "The last days: Hunger stalks Zimbabwe as Mugabe clings on".
  12. ^ "Zimbabwe has to start thinking about what the country should be like after its elderly president-for-life leaves power". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Zimbabwe's crippling 48-hour long blackouts have forced the economy to conduct 'business by candlelight'". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Zimbabwe is 'North Korea lite'". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Zimbabwe is 'North Korea lite'". Business Insider.
  16. ^ "The Elephant in the Room". Human Rights Watch. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2016.