Compared to Emmerson Mnangagwa, Former President Robert Mugabe was at kindergarten level in terms of dictatorship, MDC Alliance leader, Advocate Nelson Chamisa has said. According to Advocate Chamisa, Mnangagwa has taken dictatorship to a shocking level. Speaking to reporters in Harare on Wednesday, Advocate Chamisa said: "It's a banana republic as you can see by the conduct of Mr Mnangagwa. We never thought that Mnangagwa will be worse than Mugabe but instead he has proved Mugabe to be a toddler in dictatorship. Mugabe was actually the banana in pyjamas, at cartoon level. He has actually taken dictatorship to another level. We will have have to make sure that Mnangagwa is shown the way that is shown to all dictators. They have to exit the people's spaces and
The main opposition MDC Alliance National Council (NC) has resolved to preserve the existence of its name, constitution, slogans and assets despite a High Court ruling last Friday that it was not a ‘juristic person” and so could not sue or be sued. In a statement seen by Nehanda Radio, recently appointment MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the opposition party was a duly constituted political party. She added that the MDC Alliance was going to remain and using the same name and preserve its assets. “The MDC Alliance will preserve the existence of the name, constitution, slogans and assets of the MDC Alliance. “We restate that the MDC Alliance is a duly constituted political party and a legal persona in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral
Police have arrested Movement for Democratic Change Alliance Youth Assembly chairperson, Obey Sithole, for allegedly participating in a gathering to instigate public violence. In a statement, MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzai Mahere said Sithole “is charged under Section 7 of the Criminal Code which related to participating in a gathering with intent to promote public violence, for breaching Section 5 of Statutory Instrument 99/2020 (the COVID19 Regulations) which prohibit public gatherings that exceed 50 people.” Mahere said Sithole’s arrest “is yet another in the growing list of coordinated, trumped up charges against the MDC Alliance and its affiliates.” More details to follow …
MDC Alliance MPs who have been boycotting Parliament yesterday started trickling back to the House and were heckled by their Zanu PF counterparts, who jeered and labelled them MDC-T instead of MDC Alliance. Fifteen opposition MPs, mostly proportional representation legislators, turned up and the most senior was Hatfield MP Tapiwa Mashakada, who later told journalists that they had not defected and were still MDC Alliance MPs as they were elected by the people. But the party immediately shot down his claims, with secretary for presidential affairs Jameson Timba saying only the national council, which sits today, would make a resolution on whether to attend Parliament business or not. “We met as MDC Alliance and made a resolution that we were elected by the people and, therefore, mus
Dear Thokozani Khupenga, I hope this communique/ missive finds you in your right state of mind.I should admit that your hallucinations have unprecedentedly reached diabolical proportions. At a minimum it’s sheer hallucinations, and a minimum you require psychiatric evaluation. Firstly, you are a political prostitute, you sold your integrity for silver and gold . Mendaciously and with cupidity , you opted to urinate on the people’s project by forming an unholy alliance with Mr Lipstick . You took an oath with the devil to be used as a conduit pipe to urinate on the people’s project. On a silver platter, the devil handsomely rewarded you with the keys to Harvest House for your betrayal . In a twinkling of an eye the 2.4 millions who overwhelmingly endorsed Cha
Zimbabwe government through its Health Ministry is reportedly buying face masks for USD $28 each from President Mnangagwa’s son linked company called Drax International LLC . Zimbabwe government through its Health Ministry is reportedly buying face masks for USD $28 each from President Mnangagwa’s son linked company called Drax International LLC. This comes as the Zimbabwean people are struggling to raise USD 50 cents to buy the cheapest face mask available on the market. In a letter written by the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Golden Guvamatanga to the Ministry of Health and Childcare demanding the release of a consignment of Drax International, the health kits are being charged at very expensive prices to the ministry. In the let
Amnesty International says charges laid against three Movement for Democratic Change Alliance activists, who were allegedly abducted recently by suspected state security agents, beaten up and sexually abused, as “a travesty and ploy to intimidate the opposition”. Responding to the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s decision Tuesday to charge Harare West lawmaker Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova for participating in peaceful protests against hunger during the lockdown period last month, Amnesty International’s deputy director for southern Africa, Muleya Mwananyanda said expectations were that the government was supposed to carry out investigations on their alleged abductions and not prosecute them. Mwananyanda said, “Joana Mamombe, Cecelia Chimb
Opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday called on African leaders to stop silencing citizens and undermining human rights and democracy as the continent commemorated Africa Day.His call came as human rights defenders voiced concern over the gross violations of civil and political rights by security forces. Rights groups said Zimbabwe was a liability to Africa as it lagged behind in the peace and development agenda as enshrined in the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights. Speaking to NewsDay, Chamisa said Africa was tired of dictatorship and it was now time to end the crisis and build a united Africa. “Instead of silencing the guns, we see there is concerted effort to silence the citizen and also to silence alternative voices and to silence the vot
POLICE have arrested 40 682 people for violating Covid-19 lockdown regulations as the Government steps up efforts to contain the spread of the deadly virus. The national lockdown started on March 30. Police have since set up numerous checkpoints and roadblocks across the country and introduced patrols targeting people and motorists breaching the restrictions. Last Sunday alone, 1 219 people were arrested in separate incidents countrywide. Most of those arrested were in violation of movement restrictions. Fourteen were arrested for liquor related offences, 43 under the Road Traffic Act, 68 for opening businesses without exemption letters, 754 for unnecessary movements, 15 for gathering, 274 for failing to wear masks, while 61 for violating the Miscellaneous Offences Act. Some of
Government has revealed that schools will resume classes mid next month, following hard on the heels of universities, whose doors are set to be reopened from June 1 The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Cain Mathema told The Sunday Mail yesterday that “schools will be opened three to four weeks from now” To prepare for the resumption of studies, Government is set to hire 6 000 teachers as part of a comprehensive plan for the safe and smooth opening of schools in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. This will bring the number of teachers to 140 000. The country currently has about 4,5 million learners. “The 2020 exam class will resume classes first, followed by 2021 exam classes two or three weeks later, with the rest of the groups following in that m
