Brett Muvet Wants Govt In Exile To Take Power Through Revolution
Johannesburg – Brett Muvet, whose real name is Brett Holley and leader of a new political outfit called Varanda veZimbabwe, says he is forming a government in exile that will eventually take power in Zimbabwe through a revolution.
He said this will happen in two phases – first the formation of a government in exile, followed by a revolution.
“When we talk about a revolution we are not talking about guns and explosives. We are talking about people power like we saw when President Robert Mugabe was ousted. There’s a lot of disgruntlement within Zanu PF. Not all in there are happy with the way these zviganandas are flashing money amidst poverty,” he said.
During the November 2017 ouster of Robert Mugabe, the ruling ZANU-PF party and the political opposition temporarily united through mass public demonstrations, strategic parliamentary cooperation, and a shared goal to end Mugabe’s 37-year rule.
Muvet added that he has been receiving dozens of calls from senior Zanu PF officials inquiring about the government in exile.
Muvet said the name Varanda veZimbabwe will not be changed despite reservations from both Shona and Ndebele speakers.
Dozens of Ndebele speakers have said the name alienates them, while some Shona speakers also have their own reservations.
In an interview with Mopane News, Muvet, which means white person in Shona, a language he speaks fluently, said: “Either way, it was going to be a problem because if I had used English there were going to be problems and some Shona don’t like it because they say the name Varanda can be translated to mean slaves. No, we just want to be known as servants not slaves. We are not going to debate the name.”
He said he has used the name Varanda veZimbabwe many times since he started making videos addressing Zimbabwe’s socio-economic and political problems in 2016.Muvet recently published a 328-page book (listed as Mr Brett Muvet), published on December 1, 2025 by Colliers Corporate Communications.
The book is positioned as a direct “how-to” guide addressing Zimbabwe’s political, economic and social problems, consistent with his long-running commentary on unemployment, failing public services, currency instability and closed political space.
On the composition of the government in exile, Muvet said it currently has 14 members, but the full government will have 36 different organisations from various sectors of society.
Names and positions will be announced once the government is in place.
“We have made sure we bring on board fresh faces. We only have four people from the old Tsvangirai MDC. We cannot have people in Zimbabwe because they will be jailed. For example if we were having this interview in Zimbabwe they would jail you for talking to me,” he said.
He said they will not participate in elections.”If you are in a political party or in an organisation or NGO and your leadership is talking about participating in elections or going to court you are wasting your time. What is now being discussed by real opposition activists in Zimbabwe is a government in exile and the formation of it. That is the topic going forward – how do we have an alternative government from Zimbabwe in exile?” he said.
(Tomorrow we bring you part two of the interview in which Brett Muvet gives details of the government in exile and Varanda veZimbabwe)