POLITICAL SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE

POLITICAL SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE: ZRPCAMPAIGNING FOR ZANU-PF, WERE IS THE OPPOSITIO... : ZRP CAMPAIGNING FOR ZANU-PF, WERE IS THE OPPOSITION GRAND-COALITION? Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) commanders have embarked on a f...

ZRP CAMPAIGNING FOR ZANU-PF, WERE IS THE OPPOSITION GRAND-COALITION? Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) commanders have embarked on a full-throttle campaign for Zanu PF by ordering all officers in charge of police stations to ensure that all subordinates and their next of kin, particularly those residing in the camps, are registered to vote for the party. A senior police officer told Zimbabwe Independent that this directive is designed to intimidate the cops and their families about a month before what could be one of the closely-contested elections in the country’s history. Those who “disobey” have been threatened with dismissal from the force and eviction from police camps. “All those residing in police camps have to show proof that they voted for Zanu PF by writing serial numbers on the ballot papers against their identification numbers on the station lists,” said the officer. Recently, commanders have been touring police stations countrywide urging officers, their spouses and ...

THE UNTIMELY DEMISE OF MUJURU WAS THE WORK OF THE INVISIBLE HAND!!! To what extent was Mujuru a victim of conspiracy?  When one goes through the rules of procedure and evidence it is clear that an invisible hand was prevalent. Mujuru sought to have peace with his nemesis in the party, Emmerson Mnangagwa, soon before his death. He phoned Mnangagwa to find out whether they could have a meeting to discuss various ways to resolve the succession dilemma in the party as President Robert Mugabe was resisting exit from the throne. Mujuru pointed to Mnangagwa that people were spreading rumours that the two of them were sworn enemies and that they were responsible for dragging the party into extinction. The General requested whether Mnangagwa would agree to a face-to-face meeting to discuss this and he agreed. The two met at Mnangagwa’s Tynwald Farm on the western side of Harare. Mujuru shared with him that the only way to save the party was for both of them to go to Mugabe and tel...

Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has announced that he will hold elections before the end of July – ostensibly respecting by a recent court ruling but in effect over-riding calls for political reforms before the vote takes place. In the coalition government, Mugabe's Zanu-PF has stalled reforms over the last four years by diverting attention towards the removal of western sanctions. It is now inconceivable that the changes necessary for a free and fair vote will be instituted in the next few weeks, and Morgan Tsvangirai 's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) will have to find another way to defeat Zanu-PF. Embrace populism Buoyed by the ' Africa rising' narrative, nationalism is on the rise across the continent, and Zimbabwe is no exception. In recent elections in Zambia and Kenya, the victors – Michael Sata and Uhuru Kenyatta – ran sustained anti–western campaigns that drew the support of the young and educated. If the opposition wants to succeed, they migh...

POLITICAL SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE: ZIMBABWE PAST & FUTURE!!! : This thinking takes me to the liberation history which is the foundation for modern Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe has a proud and heroic past which ...

This thinking takes me to the liberation history which is the foundation for modern Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe has a proud and heroic past which is capable of propelling its living people into a dignified future of citizens capable of choosing a leadership of its own choice. We must remember our rich past, which exist as a secure foundation for our future. The Ndebele-Shona Uprisings of 1896-7 ranks among the other heroic anti-imperialist struggles such as the Boxer Uprising in China, Maji Maji Uprising in Tanzania, Battle of Isandhlwana in South Africa, Nama-Herero Resistance in Namibia, Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya and many other heroic responses to colonial encroachment. Academic problematisations and complications of these heroic African heroic deeds of whether the Ndebele and the Shona acted in concert and were centrally commanded aside, the point is that Zimbabweans have never voluntarily surrendered to colonialism. What became Zimbabweans in 1980, are a people with a rich history of ...

POLITICAL SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE: MUGABE DESERVES NO HONOUR!!! : He harms himself, who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner or the man who denies peace and freedom to an...

He harms himself, who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner or the man who denies peace and freedom to another man deserveth not for himself. It is of common knowledge that Mr Mugabe has no honour and to assume otherwise, will be a mockery to all Zimbabwean people, we applaud the actions of the Canadian Government. Indeed, we need to be brutally frank on the diagnosis of the Zimbabwe problems before we tease out prescriptions. There must be no sacred cows as we seek for solutions to the Zimbabwe problems. We need to revisit our national history that gave birth to Zimbabwe and isolate the progressive cultures and values while critiquing the negative tendencies, before launching ourselves into an understanding of the murky present with to try and forecast into a dignified future for Zimbabwe. The decision by the United Nations World Tourism Office (UNWTO) to select Robert Mugabe as an ambassador for tourism continues to be criticised, with Canada now...

POLITICAL SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE: POOR MUGABE AND HIS BLUE-EYED BOY ARTHUR!!! : In Zimbabwe small kids have lost respect for Mr Mugabe, calling someone MUGABE is now an insult in Zimbabwe, thats how low Mugabe`s popul...

In Zimbabwe small kids have lost respect for Mr Mugabe, calling someone MUGABE is now an insult in Zimbabwe, thats how low Mugabe`s popularity is. Every time Zanu PF puffs itself up into a big bubble of self-importance, he comes along and bursts it, that is Khama we are talking about. He was at it again in Maputo last weekend. While President Robert Mugabe was reportedly keeping other heads of state waiting while he had a tête-à-tête with Namibia’s President, Hifikepunye Pohamba, Khama, a retired general close to Zanu PF leaders, took the opportunity to comment on Zimbabwe’s securocrats. He asked why people were still talking endlessly about a “bush war” that ended 33 years ago. It is easy to answer that. Mugabe is able to project himself as the authentic voice of African nationalism. It may not be a valid claim 33 years after Independence, but it makes him feel good. Mugabe went on and on about history before Khama came in. “Khama asked why people were still talking about a bush wa...

POLITICAL SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE: MUGABE HUMILIATED BIG TIME IN MAPUTO!!! : Speaking before the summit, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition director, McDonald Lewanika urged Sadc to ensure that it did not endorse a poll...

Speaking before the summit, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition director, McDonald Lewanika urged Sadc to ensure that it did not endorse a poll that fell short of the minimum standards of a democratic election. “Sadc should continue piling pressure on Zimbabwe, saying they will not recognise an election that is not credible,” he said. Attempts to get a comment from Zanu PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo were fruitless as his mobile was not reachable. Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, the Secretary General of the MDC said Mugabe was humiliated at the meeting. She wrote on her Facebook page: “Am sitting in this summit and so conflicted, I have listened to President Mugabe, heard Prime Minister Tsvangirai, listened to Prof Ncube give a plain and simple explanation on the unconstitutionality of the proclamation. “I am glad we can put our case but do we have to get here where a group of people drag their leader here, advise him wrongly therefore embarrassing him in front of his colleagues. “How do p...

POLITICAL SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE: WHO KILLED MUJURU? WE NOW KNOW ZANU PF KILLED TSVA... : Baba Jukwa, can you kindly shade some light on what really happened to Muguru! I am quite sure that the truth is still out there!

ZIMBABWE TOWARDS NEW ELECTIONS: WHO KILLED SUSAN TSVANGIRAI? NOW THE TRUTH IS OUT!... : It is the nature of the truth that it wants to come out and sometimes it even comes out when we do not wish it to come out. Who killed T...

Baba Jukwa, can you kindly shade some light on what really happened to Muguru! I am quite sure that the truth is still out there!

POLITICAL SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE: WHY IS THE UN TEAM NOT WELCOME IN HARARE? : That news was heartening because it gave hope that the elections would proceed as planned, despite our own dry coffers. We did not see any ...

That news was heartening because it gave hope that the elections would proceed as planned, despite our own dry coffers. We did not see any problem with the government approaching the UN because we are member of this international body.Our hope turned to pessimism when we learnt that there were disagreements regarding who a UN team tasked with a pre-election funding assessment should meet. The UN, in accordance with its regulations, must choose who to meet as a way of ensuring maximum objectivity and accuracy before releasing funds. Either we agree with the global institution’s requirements or we forget about their funding. You can’t be a beggar and a chooser at the same time.It is surprising that there are some in the GNU who are queasy about the UN using its own discretion to assess the situation in the country before it can release the money that we need to hold elections.  Of course, there is no prize for guessing who is behind this position. It is clearly people who have a ...