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Tuesday 28 June MDC Information & Publicity Department, Harvest House, 44 Nelson Mandela Ave, Harare, Zimbabwe Issue 074 2011 Bulawayo salutes MDC … as most civil servants openly share the party’s national values

become so desperate with their loss of anyone. People simply grant that leader “In the medium to long term, our eco- political clout that they are now keen to and his party the necessary mandate to nomic vision has to start by revitalising spoil the broth. The ground is slipping preside over their national affairs. They existing infrastructure – the railways, off their feet nearly every day that they never do that if they are scared. We are road, electricity – these should be in are frantically clinging onto the past for not scared of anyone,” he said. place because they are enablers,” said salvation. President Tsvangirai. Earlier at the World Justice Forum in At the same time, MDC is becoming Barcelona, Spain last week, President He said it was important for government stronger and united despite these at- Tsvangirai said: to be dealing in developmental issues tempts to rock the boat. Examples from rather than have frictions in Cabinet. elsewhere show that spoilers would “I am glad that SADC and the facili- stop at nothing to hold onto a fast-dis- tator, President Jacob Zuma of South Vice President Thokozani Khupe said appearing iceberg, like Zanu PF – hence Africa, have exerted their energies to Zimbabwe was at the last stages of the hoarse whimpers from the likes of ensuring that the parties in Zimbabwe achieving full democracy. “This elec- Jonathan Moyo and a few misguided come up with a roadmap to a free and tion that we are looking forward to is military generals. fair election. In the modern world of the final push to delivering real change regional groupings and interconnected for our people. It is in this election that Addressing a 30 000 strong crowd at economies, it is necessary for peace to we will bury Zanu PF and seal the grave White City Stadium in Bulawayo on prevail even in the homes of our neigh- so that it does not resurrect. Sunday, President Tsvangirai said the bours. That is why we are heartened by MDC should remain focussed, resolute the unstinting effort of our colleagues “We will get that roadmap that will and unshaken in the quest to achieve in SADC in helping us craft a roadmap ensure that we have free, fair, credible and bring real change. “We went into that will ensure a credible election, an elections,” she said. the transitional government knowing undisputed result and a legitimate gov- that everything would be a fight, foot ernment. Hon. Lovemore Moyo, the MDC na- The MDC’s vision for an open so- ordinary soldier, a civil servant or the or- by foot. We are not going to be intimi- tional chairperson, reiterated the pre- ciety in a new Zimbabwe is widely dinary police officer. It has always been a dated,” he said. “A roadmap, with time-bound mile- paredness of MDC to govern this coun- shared within the civil service and small, parasitic clique at the helm of these stones to ensure the people of Zim- try and said the MDC was irreversible among professional officers, men institutions that is at the forefront of sys- After its dramatic and unexpected loss babwe cast their votes in peace, with and that change is inevitable. and women in the security forces, temic violation of the people’s fundamental of faith and confidence from its former neither fear nor coercion. A roadmap President Tsvangirai said at the rights and freedoms,” he said. allies SADC and the African Union, that will ensure that the outcome of that “Our sorrows and troubles come with weekend. Zanu PF and certain elements of the se- election is respected and that the peo- the Lancaster Constitution that has been “They have created a war situation in the curity sector wish to collapse the inclu- ple’s will is protected,” he said. used to abuse our people. We will not The party’s support base is derived country; which by its very nature subverts sive government and call for a prema- allow this constitution that infringes on from a 31-year cry within the pub- the Constitutional order and undermines the ture election. The MDC and the region Turning to the issue of the economy, our rights and freedoms to take us to an lic service for Zanu PF politicians to legitimate civilian authority in the country. are aware of the plot and would never President Tsvangirai said industries had election. As the MDC we say ‘No’ to treat human life as an asset worthy allow it to succeed. to be supported and resuscitated in all a Constitution that will not respect the of admiration, honour and celebra- “As we trudge from the disputed poll of the provinces so that we are able to pro- will of the people and ‘Yes’ to a Consti- tion. The MDC’s cardinal guide and 2008 towards yet another election, the onus “Today Jonathan Moyo is behaving tect our interests and rebuild our nation. tution that is people centred. anchor -- the people -- has naturally falls on SADC, Africa and the broader inter- like the leader of Zanu PF. He is say- attracted most of the junior and mid- national community to stand by the people ing arrest Jameson Timba; and he gets “We need to stop the bleeding of indus- “MDC is ready to govern and lead the dle-level civil servants to President of Zimbabwe to ensure that their security, arrested. He is saying arrest Tsvangirai; tries in Bulawayo, the Midlands so that people of Zimbabwe to prosperity,” Tsvangirai without much effort be- their freedoms and their vote is protected.” he knows that if they arrest Tsvangirai, we are able to protect and develop what Hon Moyo said. cause of shared national values. MDC might pull out of the coalition we have. We have to invest and sup- The rogue elements, with the aid of a few government and that might be its end. port our industries so that we are able to Addressing at the same rally, Hon. Ten- “The problem has never been the failed politicians like Jonathan Moyo, have That is what they want. grow the economy,” he said. dai Biti, the MDC secretary general,

“If they ever arrest me and incarcerate me in the cells, let me rot in there, their plans should never succeed. Let me rot in jail. Even if they arrest or kill me, the MDC should remain in government. We cannot be intimidated by anyone and no one has the right to do that,” he said.

“We got into this transitional to see how we can solve the challenges bedevilling this country. We did not get into this in- clusive government to demobilise the people of Zimbabwe to fight for their rights and fight for their freedoms.”

“We can not spend all our times fighting our differences simply because Mugabe and his colleagues are concerned with their personal preferences now,” he said. “This nation must move forward.”

By using violence and the state security to intimidate MDC members, Zanu PF is admitting that it is on the verge Thandi and Mbuso Sibanda at the rally. Their father, the late Gibson Sibanda was the founding interim of death, he said. “A popular party and leader of the MDC in 1999. At the 2000 inaugral congress, Mr Sibanda became the party’s vice president . a popular leader do not have to scare To Page 2

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1 No joy on Zim gems TheHove late Mr. Mfandaidza Hove, the “We are always laidfighting on the televi- to rest Civil society groups on Friday walked MDC Secretary for Economic Affairs, sion, at rallies, but this does not help out of a Kimberley Process meeting in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a show Industry and Commerce, was on Satur- build our homes. of no confidence in the regulator after it day laid to rest at his home in Mbereng- lifted a ban on Zimbabwe diamonds. wa North, Midlands. “Instead, it causes unnecessary tensions that do not aid in national development. Mathieu Yamba of the DRC, the chairperson of the global KP, last week said More than 5 000 MDC members, vil- We may have different ideologies, but diamond sales would be allowed from two lagers and colleagues from various uni- we must remain one family, one nation, mines, Mbada and Marange Resources versities thronged the Skanajena village one people,” said President Tsvangirai. in Chiadzwa, where investigators found to bid farewell to the illustrious aca- gross human rights abuses in 2009. demic, visionary politician and leader. The Midlands South provincial chair- But civil society groups in the KP slammed person, Mrs Lilian Timveos said the the decision, saying human rights abuses President Tsvangirai described the late death of Mr Hove was an even great- in Zimbabwe have not been addressed. Mr Hove as a man of integrity who er loss to the province, particularly In a joint statement, the organisations stood for what he believed in with great Mberengwa North as the late Mr hove said Kimberley’s deal with Zimbabwe fell conviction. was helping the community in income short of what is needed to protect civilians generating projects. living and working in Marange. “The MDC has lost a man of integrity. “There is no ward without a grinding Aminata Kelly-Lamin from the Network Movement for Justice and Development in A man who had love for the next per- mill. There is a peanut butter making Sierra Leone said they represent commu- son, a man who wanted to see a brighter machine in other wards whilst there is nities that have suffered from diamond-fu- future for the country,” said President a cooking oil pressing machine in some elled violence, and communities that hope Tsvangirai of the wards through the help of Mr to benefit from diamond wealth but they can no longer go back to these people, Hove,” she said. look them in the eye and tell them that the He said, losing a loved one caused a lot scheme is working to protect their inter- of grief but urged the family to not fo- Family members said Mr Hove was a ests, when it is not. cus on the loss but concentrate on the man of few words and much action, or- Alfred Brownell from Green Advocates, successful life he led. ganised and articulate on developmen- Liberia said Marange has been the scene tal issues. of very serious human rights violations “To lose a loved one without expect- over the past three years. Yet the deal ta- ing it is always a painful experience. To “We want to thank you all for coming to bled did not credibly address the question Mr Hove died last week on Sunday in On his return to Zimbabwe, he joined of how to protect local NGOs monitoring lose a father or mother unexpectedly is celebrate our father’s life. It is an hon- the University of Zimbabwe as an ac- and reporting to the KP on conditions in a difficult thing. But, there is a time to our that all of you had to come all this Gweru after collapsing at an MDC rally. He died at the age of 65 due to an aorta counting lecturer until he was appointed the area. cry and a time to focus on the future. way to mourn and celebrate with us. Dean, a position he held until the time When you grieve, grieve so that you are Our father was a leader with a vision, haemorrhage. Meanwhile, the MDC has said the people of his untimely death. He lectured at of Zimbabwe in particular the civil ser- able to move forward after the grief,” he was organised and he had love. If the UZ for over 25 years. He was the vants would tremendously benefit from the said President Tsvangirai. anything, he wanted to see happy faces Mr Hove is survived by his wife, Eu- nice, six children and four grandchil- current president of ACCA Zimbabwe revenue generated from the sale of dia- and developed homesteads in this area,” chapter. monds on the international market. He said the loss to the entire Mbereng- said Mufaro Hove, the late Mr Hove’s dren. “To this end, the MDC’s position is that wa family was a huge one as the Hove eldest son. A renowned academic and fearless our country should be compliant with the family was always striving to improve He did his primary in Mberengwa before moving to Chegato for his second- fighter for democracy and real change, international requirements. This unmiti- the lives of those in the district. Representatives from the University of Mr Hove joined the MDC at its incep- gated compliance with the international ary education. After high school, he requirements would ensure that there is Zimbabwe, University of Botswana, tion in 1999 and represented the party in President Tsvangirai urged the people and Association of Certified Chartered left the country for the United Kingdom uninterrupted flow of revenue into the where he studied at Sheffield Univer- the 2000, 2005 and 2008 parliamentary country,” the MDC said. of Mberengwa to shun violence and to Accountants (ACCA) attended the elections in Mberengwa. accept each other in their diverse views. burial. sity. The MDC believes diamonds and other mineral resources belong to the people of Zimbabwe and must be exploited for national benefit in a transparent manner. The current system under which the military is heavily involved in the mining and marketing of diamond with revenues undeclared to the national fiscus is clearly unacceptable. Byo: always a shining star The U.S. State Department Spokesper- son Victoria Nuland expressed America’s From Page 1 “deep disappointment” with the lack of consensus reached regarding Zimbabwe’s Marange exports. “The United States is deeply disappointed with the Kinshasa Intersessional as it re- lated to Zimbabwe...The United States believes that progress with respect to exports from the Marange area of Zimbabwe can occur solely through a mechanism agreed to by consensus among KP participants. “Contrary to some reporting, the Kinsha- sa Intersessional did not reach a consensus text. The Chair has circulated a text to participants which did not attract consensus,” Nuland emphasizes. “We believe that work toward a solution must continue, and that until consensus is reached, exports from Marange should not proceed,” she declares. “We remain ready to work with the Kim- berley Process Chair and others to find a solution. The Kimberley Process works Hon Thokozani Khupe addresses thousands of party supporters at White City Stadium in Bulawayo. Hon Khupe, a champion for democracy, Sifelani Dube, former Zanu PF provincial best when producers and consumers are child and women’s rights pledged to work tirelessly towards breast cancer research and eradication after she was diagnosed with the disease. secretary for indigenisation and empower- collaborating, and when civil society is an ment publicly joined the MDC on Sunday. active participant. The U.S. would like to ensure the Kimberley Process’s future and enable diamond exports to contribute pos- said the MDC’s vision was to build a use of their 52 percent majority to vote itively to the region’s people and economy. $400 billion economy by 2030. Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF out of government. “Despite the continued challenges sur- He however strongly condemned vio- rounding Marange, the United States lence, and rigging in the coming elec- “Zanu PF is a hornless owl. The women welcomes the collaborative efforts toward tions. of Zimbabwe are not going to be intimi- effective diamond sector governance dated this time. We are going to make demonstrated during the intersessional “No to violence, stolen elections, propa- sure that the 52 percent majority counts by a number of producing countries, such ganda and a leadership without love for as the Central African Republic, Ghana, for something,” said Hon. Makone. Guinea, and Liberia,” concludes Nuland. the people. Yes to a new government, leadership and violence-free election.” Promise Mkhwananzi, the MDC Youth Currently, US First lady, Michelle Obama Assembly national secretary said the is visiting neighbouring Botswana and “Zanu PF can arrest us, use the media youths in Zimbabwe were ready to de- South Africa where she is addressing to tarnish our personalities and even kill fend the people’s vote in the next elec- Young African Female Leaders. us but there is no bullet, gun or missile tions. that will derail the idea whose hour has Mrs Obama is not visiting Zimbabwe but come. We will defend the will of the will have the opportunity to address two people; we will defend the election re- “If Zanu PF denies us our right to the female young leaders from the struggling sult,” Hon. Biti said. election result as it did in 2008 this time nation, once the breadbasket of southern we will have no choice as the MDC Africa. The Women’s Assembly chairperson, Youth Assembly but to defend the Hon. Theresa Makone spoke against people’s vote,” said Mkhwananzi en- The US recently praised diamond-rich the use of intimidatory tactics by the se- couraging voter registration especially Botswana and South Africa, saying they amongst the youths. Some of the Bulawayo residents at the rally The National Organising Secretary, Hon Nelson are very “democratic”, very open and curity agents to aid the losing Zanu PF. Chamisa and his deputy, Abednico Bhebhe wel- with an economic future unrivalled by comes thousands of MDC supporters to the rally. none regionally. She said as women they were going to

2 Meet Jonathan Moyo – Mugabe’s born-again admirer now resorted to ruling through Gov- able to distinguish between defending who went on to clobber and humiliate ernment By Operations led by jittery their beleaguered boss as a person and him on February 15 1978. security arms, implemented an unde- defending his principles, human ideals clared state of emergency and roped or policies.” “Because Zanu PF’s irresponsibility in the Reserve Bank to pursue an un- has caused it to fail to protect the na- precedented law and order approach to .... 17 August 2007 tional interest and because Mugabe is monetary policy in order to criminalise apparently determined to thrive under Zimbabweans, whether as individuals, “... since Independence Mugabe’s that failure in pursuit of his personal families or businesses, to make them in- leadership has tragically failed to lay ambition to be president for life, it is secure and vulnerable to inhuman and the foundation of a vibrant, dynamic now up to Zimbabweans across the po- barbaric attacks in the name of restor- and prosperous nation. While there litical divide to rise to the challenge by ing order reminiscent of the Gukura- are a number of explanations for this, finding a united front to stop Mugabe hundi days. the main one is that Mugabe is given and his cronies from turning their self- to using high-sounding words to put indulgence into a national catastrophe. Hon Timba, Secretary for International Affairs “But the most compelling reasons for his ambition over and above any en- Mugabe to resign now have to do with during human principles or ideals.... “Before he was declared as the Zanu PF HARARE - Police spokesperson his own fallen standing in and outside candidate yesterday, Mugabe opened Wayne Bvudzijena maintains that the country. The prevalence of unkind “In the same vein, the disastrous fail- the Zanu PF special congress with an Hon. Jameson Timba has to be jokes about him on text messages and ure of the otherwise necessary land uncharacteristically insipid speech, charged for contravening Section 33 the Internet say it all. reform programme undertaken in delivered in a cracking voice and no- of the Criminal Law, Codification 2000 is defined by its lack of ground- table for its shocking incoherence, ir- and Reform Act for undermining or “Mugabe now lacks the vision, stature ing in enduring human principles relevance and lack of inspiration. His insulting the office of the President. and energy to effectively run the coun- and ideals that can withstand the rambling speech sent a clear, loud and try, let alone his party. He is without prejudices of the moment. very worrying message to bemused del- He said the police viewed seriously compassion, maybe because he is now egates that Mugabe now represents an Minister Timba’s comments thus too old, too tired and not in the best “Mugabe’s self-indulgent propagan- unhappy past.” they would want to see the law take of health. His failure to visit stranded da that Constitutional Amendment its course. families left homeless and suffering 17 brought finality to land reform re- ... from the irrational acts of his own gov- mains dangerous nonsense because, 13 April 2008 He lies...No, he never lies, says Moyo For the record, Hon. Timba merely ernment speaks volumes of his cold and as a trained lawyer, he should know gave an account of what transpired cruel leadership style. better that there can never be such fi- “IF there is one sobering thing that off or rerun by hook or by crook and at the recent SADC summit in Johan- nality through a law that bars people can be unequivocally said about why thus remain in office, the economy nesburg as a person who attended the “From all discernable indications, who lost land during the chaotic re- the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission would reject him with devastating meeting as an MDC delegate. What Mugabe has lost influence and is now form process from approaching the (ZEC) has scandalously delayed the an- consequences for the livelihood of he said, as it is and without any innu- viewed with suspicion or cynicism or courts. nouncement of the March 29 presiden- ordinary people to the point of neces- endoes or negative aspersions on the both by his peers in the SADC, African tial election, it is simply that President sitating never before seen chaos and person of Robert Mugabe, is already Union and across the developing world “Against this backdrop, and given Robert Mugabe did not win the election mayhem. in the public domain. where he used to enjoy considerable au- the breadth and depth of the current and is now desperately trying to steal thority...” crisis that has left Zimbabweans in the result through an unjustified recount What this means is that Mugabe no The MDC cannot avoid an interesting because he does not have any prospect longer has any electoral option in- paradox in the manner in which the “Mugabe has no reason whatsoever to of winning a run-off or a re-run. volving him as a candidate outside a police treated a public request from continue in office as that is no longer negotiated settlement for a gracious Jonathan Moyo who, for two straight in his personal interest and is most cer- “Had Mugabe won the election, even exit. He is certain to be humiliated in days, was given airtime on ZBC to tainly not in the national interest. He with less than the absolute majority untold ways if he should be unwise whine about Hon. Timba’s arrest. just must now go and the fundamental required under the Electoral Act, ZEC enough to participate in a runoff or Moyo’s views on Mugabe, which are law of the land gives him a decent con- would have announced the result ages rerun as no rational voter can see him negatively much stronger than those stitutional exit that he must take while ago and Zimbabweans would have been turning around the economy or just of Hon. Timba, have never attracted he is still able to do so to save the nation spared the constitutional uncertainty running this country for the next five police excitement. and preserve his legacy.” and political anxiety that have put the years. nation on the brink of utter chaos and The following are some of the ex- ... 29 May 2007 mayhem. The Zanu PF claims that only Mugabe cerpts from his published instal- can secure the gains of the liberation ments. “... Tekere’s autobiography makes “The simple truth which ZEC has found struggle in general and the land re- three history-marking disclosures about hard to stomach and which Mugabe and form programme in particular are Numerous other accounts, showing how Mugabe rose into and remained in his shocked cronies have found hard to plain silly and if they are true, then Moyo’s low opinion of Mugabe can power to the point of becoming a ter- swallow is that Morgan Tsvangirai won God help us because Mugabe is not be obtained by Bvudzijena and his col- rible liability to Zimbabwe today.... the presidential election even if with going to be with us for any sustain- leagues at, among other places, http:// less than the required absolute major- able period in revolutionary terms.” www.prof-jonathan-moyo.com/ with “Mugabe has come to be surrounded by ity. In other words, Tsvangirai got more utmost ease. dodgy political characters along with votes than Mugabe and thus defeated other bureaucratic and media syco- him. 29 October 2006 phants who are known for their malice and incompetence. If the Electoral Act had not been “Mugabe is now leader of a shelf polit- amended after the 2002 presidential ical party that exists only in name even “The third disclosure from Tekere’s election to require a run-off where no Poorest with those seemingly high numbers in autobiography that has particularly candidate gets an absolute majority, parliament ... Mugabe could reverse rocked Mugabe and his propagandists Tsvangirai would have been sworn in this were he to resign now and give the beyond belief is the book’s conclusion by now and Zimbabwe would be in a remaining scattered faithful ones in his that the blame for 90 percent of Zimba- Moyo: gadfly, disciple or violence merchant? totally new situation under his MDC tinpot party some hope to inject a new dyna- bwe’s ills should go to Mugabe, not the government and we would not have the Bulawayo-- Zimbabwe is the second mism before time completely runs out much touted economic sanctions, and current charade of a dissolved cabinet poorest country in the world a New with the result of consigning Zanu PF that there is now a critical and urgent total despair, one does not have to be whose defeated ministers are now seek- York based financial magazine re- to the fate suffered by Unip in Zambia, need for bold leadership within Zanu malicious or mischievous to under- ing to unconstitutionally smuggle them- vealed in its monthly report this week. Kanu in Kenya and the MCP in Malawi. PF with courage to tell Mugabe that he stand that Mugabe simply does not selves back into office under spurious is now a liability to Zimbabwe and that have the leadership vision and capac- but self-serving interpretations of Sec- The report released by the monthly “The rot in Zanu PF smells in govern- ity to pull Zimbabwe from the woods. Global Finance magazine on Thurs- he should retire and pass the baton to a tion 31E of the Constitution.” day says Zimbabwe is second poorest ment where the Cabinet has become no younger and more imaginative leader.” He is just not that kind of leader. in the world after Congo-Brazzaville better than a status club in which minis- 13 April 2008 which is at the bottom of the list terial positions have no strategic policy .... 17 August 2007 24 December 2007 among 182 countries in the wealth value as they have become instruments “Because Mugabe is so stubborn as to classification. of patronage to gain personal access to “On offer is the self-indulgent leader- “..If President Robert Mugabe truly be incapable of doing the right thing national resources and the illusion of ship of President Mugabe who is now and honestly believes that he is a seri- on his own, those who still have his “The poorest 10 countries were by ous presidential candidate in the gen- order of their poverty Congo, Zimba- power and influence. too old despite his photogenic makeup, ear and the ear of the military and se- bwe, Burundi, Liberia, Eritrea, Ni- has become very tired, visionless and eral election scheduled for March 2008 curity complex around him, need to ger, Central African Republic, Sierra “This explains why government has beleaguered. and that he can best govern this bat- appreciate three inescapable realities Leone, Togo and Madagascar,” said tered country until 2013 should he win, facing officialdom and communicate Global Finance report. “Mugabe remains in office not because then he miserably failed to demonstrate them accordingly: he is in charge of the goings-on in the that at the controversial Zanu PF ex- The report says Qatar is currently traordinary congress which started late the wealthiest nation on earth after wider society but largely if not only be- • The current electoral stalemate it steadily pushed up its way on the cause of considerations of his personal yesterday afternoon. created by ZEC on Mugabe’s behalf global rich list, aided by its massive and family security in a world that is cannot be resolved through a re- gas wealth. The small European state increasingly becoming hostile to former “The simple truth is that Mugabe has count, rerun or runoff. It would be of Luxembourg was the second richest. heads of state with unresolved human no national reason to seek re-election foolhardy to use an election to resolve rights and corruption issues during and that Zanu PF is being particularly an election impasse. What is needed “The richest country is occupied by their rule. irresponsible by allowing him to do that is a negotiated settlement for a transi- Qatar a GDP per capita of U$ 90,149 in a disgraceful manner as shown yes- in 2010. The poorest country is the tional process that recognises the will Republic of Congo, with a per cap- “A leader in this kind of a box in which terday at the special congress. of the people as expressed on March ita of only U$ 342.” The report also Mugabe now finds himself tends to in- 29 while also appreciating Mugabe’s showed the other 9 countries in top variably construct his own political “So pathetic was Mugabe’s perfor- institutional sensitivities and per- 10 richest nations include by order reality which in turn blunts his ability mance that when he was formally de- sonal anxieties along with those of his of their wealth Luxembourg, Norway, to tell the difference between winning a clared the ruling party’s presidential close associates in key organs of the Singapore, oil-rich Brunei, the United candidate, fair-minded Zimbabweans States, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Neth- popular victory and securing a stolen state. erlands and Australia. result at the polls. There is no way such in and outside Zanu PF who had or still a leader can ever enact correct policies have a soft spot for him for one reason • Zimbabweans have crossed the Zimbabwe’s arrears to foreign lend- even if they smack him on his face. or another did not know whether to electoral Rubicon which means that ers now stand at US$6.4 billion and laugh or cry. Mugabe simply cannot win any elec- the country has agreed to clear its “This explains why even with the best tion; not even one which is neither debt through debt cancellation and of intentions by some within his inner “The televised ill-fated declaration was free nor fair in his favour. Mugabe’s using revenues from its minerals to as unwise and as sad as a different but settle part of the money it owes. How- circle, Mugabe’s leadership has become days of electoral victories are irre- ever, the economy is on the mend since inherently limited and in fact doomed to morally equivalent event some 29 years trievably gone. 2009. fail. ago when an aged and out-of-shape Muhammad Ali unwisely agreed to de- • In the most unlikely event that - Radio VOP Bvudzijena: Never saw Jonathan Moyo’s “No wonder his associates are now un- fend his world heavy weight boxing title Mugabe were to win a recount, run- salty and hinky comments on Mugabe? against a young and agile Leon Spinks

3 Military takeover? process. By 29 March 2008, Zanu PF Plan to decimate MDC Youth Assembly was so unpopular that Mugabe lost the election by a wide margin. The military Hawks in Zanu PF and in the state se- is receiving military training any- junta intervened and forced him to stay curity establishment have decided to where,” said Hon. Mwonzora. “Police in office. scatter, decimate and immobilise the have not at anytime advised us that they recently elected MDC youth assembly were looking for these young men. We The resultant political stalemate led to leadership after belatedly realising the also are at a loss as to why these alle- the formation of the GNU as a transi- centrality of the party youth constitu- gations can be made against the party. tional mechanism towards a full democ- ency – the 18 to 35 year age group -- in racy. Today, the military is at it again the 2008 election. It is not true that the three are on the threatening that unless Mugabe and run and it is also not true that the party Zanu PF are declared winners in the Since the murder of a Harare police is hiding them. Police must just learn forthcoming elections, it would refuse officer at a liquor outlet in Glen View, to do their work professionally. This to accept the people’s verdict, a claim scores of MDC youth leaders have be- is a purely criminal matter and is be- dismissed by president Tsvangirai as ri- come prime targets for arrests, abduc- ing spoiled by the police politicising the diculous and untenable. tions and harassment. case and trying to establish links where none exist.” “The military’s meddling in political The party youth leadership is now un- and civilian affairs has been strongest in able to openly enjoy its democratic Two weeks later, no one other than The Mashonaland East, where soldiers sta- right and freedom to assemble and to Sunday Mail has indicated that they tioned in Mudzi have taken army drills associate because of the disturbances. were interested in interviewing the to villages. In Manicaland province tra- After the April congress, Zanu PF strat- MDC youth leaders. ditional chiefs were summoned to an egists were alarmed by the composition “indoctrination workshop” where Brig- of a renewed MDC youth assembly and Meanwhile, High Court judge, Tendai adier-General Douglas Nyikayaramba started to spy on its movements with in- Muchena is still to pass a ruling on the told them to support ZANU PF or be creased agility. bail application for 23 MDC members The military has taken over 52 key ci- ity of Zimbabwe (BAZ), Zimbabwe deposed from their positions,” the re- who are facing trumped up charges of vilian state institutions with the blessing Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH), Zimba- port says. The death of the Harare police officer murdering a police officer in Glen View of Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF, says a bwe Newspapers (ZIMPAPERS), New- has now become a useful ruse to per- last month. Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition report. Ziana, Transmedia and Kingstons. “There are genuine fears that diamond secute and liquidate the assembly as a revenue from Marange, which is not first step towards moving directly into Two weeks ago, Justice Uchena re- An investigation conducted between The idea is to saturate Zimbabwe’s properly accounted for, is being used by the party’s senior leadership. Before served judgment on their bail applica- September 2010 and March shows the prime levers of the economy and soci- the military and those aligned to Zanu this incident which resulted in the ar- tion, saying he needed more time to go military as having firmly positioned it- ety with men, recently retired, or still in PF to build a war chest to fund elec- rest of 20 Glen View residents, Zanu PF through the arguments. self in strategic civilian matters. uniform as a way of keeping Mugabe toral violence should Zimbabwe go to youths because of their dwindling num- and Zanu PF in power. elections in 2011 as Zanu PF so much bers could hardly campaign in Harare While in custody the MDC member “The increased militarisation of the wants.” – except in Mbare where they work with were severely assaulted and the state state has led to the military taking con- The key masterminds of this strat- a hooligan outfit, Chipangano, and the was ordered by Magistrate Shane Ku- trol of an expanding range of decisions egy, who see Zanu PF as nothing but Although the leadership of the military police. bonera to conduct “an impartial inves- and actions from political strategy to a special purpose civil vehicle to crust was openly partisan, says the report, tigation” into the torture. the formulation and implementation of a military junta and to dupe the world many ordinary soldiers have often dem- The Sunday Mail, a newspaper which agrarian and economic policy,” says the into believing that Zimbabwe is a nomi- onstrated a strong desire to be profes- always mirrors Zanu PF thinking, “My clients have various complaints report. nal democracy, include Air Vice Mar- sional. leaked the party strategy to have a go against the police which they wish shal Henry Muchena, Air Commodore at the MDC youth assembly two weeks placed on record. They were subjected In the past 11 years, senior military of- Michael Karakadzai, Air Vice Marshal The report recommended change. ago when it claimed that Robert Many- to heinous assaults and trauma. Some ficers, as the real political managers of Abu Basutu, Major General Engelbert engavana, Tendai Mutsvaka Mucheka- of them were dragged from their beds in Zanu PF’s patronage system, have tak- Rugeje, Retired Major General Gibson “There were abnormally longer and hanzu and Solomon Madzore were re- the middle of the night,” said Charles en up key positions in electiona man- Mashingaidze and Brigadier General haphazard queues at the Tobacco Sales cently smuggled to South Africa where Kwaramba, their lawyer. agement and administration; forestry, Douglas Nyikayaramba. Floors, a situation made worse by sev- they have joined a group that is alleg- wildlife and natural resources; public eral lorries and trucks bearing police edly receiving military training being Although the police denied having as- and military plates which were bypass- conducted by some Europeans in North saulted them, the MDC activists entered transport; commerce and industry; food Nyikayaramba is the overall spokes- the pain in deep pain. They took turns procurement, distribution and food se- man of the group. In 2002, Nyikayaram- ing the queues,” reads the first report of West Province. The newspaper said the committee. the Criminal Investigation Department to show the injuries to magistrate Ku- curity; oil and fuel supply chains; agri- ba managed the Presidential election as bonera. culture; railways; banking; baking and a full time member of staff of the then confirmed that the police were after sev- “There were abnormally longer and eral MDC. seed companies; mining; the public me- ESC. The result of that election was so The group includes Tungamirai Mad- dia; and many other key sectors of the flawed that President Tsvangirai chal- haphazard queues at the Tobacco Sales Floors, a situation made worse by sev- Manyengavana is the MDC youth sec- zokere, the Glen View councillor who economy. lenged it in court, but was never heard retary for Harare, Muchekahanzu is showed a deep cut on his left limb and to its conclusion. eral lorries and trucks bearing police and military plates which were bypass- the party’s youth chairman for Mu- swollen hands while his eyes were In 2009, for example, the Information, fakose while Madzore is the national blood stained. Media and Publicity minister, Webster The military has undertaken various ing the queues,” says a separate report from the parliamentary portfolio com- youth chairman. National spokesper- Shamu of Zanu PF, in violation of the missions in a bid to shore up Zanu PF’s son Douglas Mwonzora said the MDC Yvonne Musarurwa, Cythia Manjoro Global Political Agreement (GPA) ap- waning fortunes. In all their ventures, mittee on agriculture, lands, water and resettlement. was receiving the news that these three and over a dozen others struggled to pointed eight senior military officials to they only managed to heighten the level members or any other leaders of the walk into the court room. boards of media and information state of looting and state asset-stripping -- youth assembly were wanted by police. companies – the Broadcasting Author- attracting the ire of the people in the “It is absolutely not true that the MDC

Zanu PF appeals to MDC for help on Jabulani Sibanda Zanu PF has been plunged into confusion their decision was for him to leave Masvin- in Masvingo over the role Jabulani Sibanda go. “I have tried several times to call for meet- should play to show up the plumetting for- ings in Gutu but the people are resisting tunes of that party. Zanu PF’s Masvingo Provincial Coordinat- saying they have had enough of Zanu PF ing Committee (PCC) further wrote another because of harassment by Sibanda,” said Sibanda has been in the province as a front- powerful letter to its Politburo complaining Mahofa. man for Zanu PF’s most brutal, rogue ele- about Sibanda’s conduct that was bringing ments who are normally supported by the more harm than good to Zanu PF. “We have since written a letter to him to ex- security sector, to use violence as a principal press our concern over his activities here in campaign tool. Zanu PF’s decision to send back the rogue Masvingo province,” Muzenda said. Sibanda to Bulawayo was reached at a high- Sibanda’s actions have instead pushed a lot ly charged PCC meeting held at the Chiefs “As the provincial leadership, we expressed of people away from Zanu PF and scared the Hall. After that meeting the provincial chair- our disgruntlement over the way he is ha- local leadership. Some say he is fanning fac- person, Lovemore Matuke met some senior rassing villagers and intimidating people in tionalism in that party. MDC officials in the province and begged the rural areas to support our party, Zanu PF. them to pile up pressure for the removal of We therefore advised him to stop immedi- It has never been clear who is bankrolling Sibanda from the province. ately and go back to his home province and Sibanda in this campaign and why Masvingo continue with his activities there. has been his first choice destination. Matuke pledged to support MDC members in Bikita, Zaka, Chivi and Gutu to boost up Sibanda has been camped in Masvingo prov- Last week, desperate senior Zanu PF offi- the ousting of Sibanda in the province. ince since mid year last year forcing villag- cials approached MDC officials in the prov- ers to attend his illegal meetings in districts ince and asked for their assistance in calling “We have seen that we can do without him. such as Gutu, Bikita and Chiredzi and threat- for Sibanda removal. The decision to ask Sibanda to leave Masvin- ening them with violence if they do not vote go was reached after people discovered that for Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF party in The MDC, villagers, civil society and MPs he was doing more harm than good,” Matuke next elections. have since last year been mounting pressure said. to have notorious Sibanda removed from the A defiant Muzenda said the war veterans had province and arrested for fanning violence The motion to dismiss Sibanda was moved enough evidence showing that Sibanda was Those who have names of perpetrators of violence in your constituencies through hate speech. by the provincial administrator and a par- terrorising villagers. feel free to phone or write to liamentary hopeful Edmund Mhere and MDC Information and Publicity department. Isaiah Muzenda, the chairperson of the seconded by former Gutu South legislator “This is against what the war veterans fought Telephone: 04-770708 Masvingo provincial chapter of the Zimba- Shuvai Mahofa. for. We fought to liberate the people not to Email: [email protected] bwe National Liberation War Veterans (ZN- Mahofa was in tears as she narrated how terrorise them. That’s why we are saying he LWVA) formally wrote a letter to Sibanda Sibanda meetings were blocking villagers in must leave Masvingo alone,” he said. Postal Address: Harvest House, 4th Floor, informing him that war veterans were not Gutu to sympathise with her and attend her 44 Nelson Mandela Avenue, Harare. happy with his activities and that there was meetings. Sibanda says he will resist his eviction.

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