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The Real Change Times Movement for Democratic Change a Party of Excellence! the Official Mouthpiece of the MDC Iz qula enzo u I G ze o n ir z it o a G M u q a j u n l i a h C C h o i r n i t j i a a M M a a i j t i n r i o h C The Real Change Times Movement for Democratic Change A Party of Excellence! The Official Mouthpiece of the MDC 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 secu- rity 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 Together, united, winning, voting for real change! 1 No joy on Zim gems HoveThe 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 chair- person 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.
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