Movement for Democratic Change National Executive Committee Communique 30 August 2109 The National Executive Committee (NEC) met at the Party Headquarters in Harare at the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House on the 30th of August 2019 to assess the political, economic and social situation in the country, in particular the recent crackdown by the Mnangagwa regime on innocent citizens, the continued closure of democratic space by the State and the general suffering of the majority of Zimbabweans The MDC @ 20:Celebrating courage, growth and people’s victories! The People’s Party of Excellence ; NOTES this year as the party’s 20th anniversary since the formation on the 11th of September 1999. PROUD of having stayed the course for 20 years of struggle, resisting oppressio
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has shifted focus from major cities and now wants to carry out its anti-government protests at growth points and smaller towns starting this Friday. The opposition party leadership has since notified police in Mashonaland East, Manicaland and Mashonaland West on plans to protest at growth points and smaller towns in the provinces on Friday and Saturday. In Mashonaland East, protests are targeting Mahusekwa, Mutoko, Murehwa, Marondera, Goromonzi and Wedza, while Rusape, Chipinge and Nyanga are prime targets in Manicaland. MDC Manicaland provincial spokesperson David Panganai confirmed the planned protests. NewsDay is reliably informed that mobilisation in the rural areas, a Zanu PF stronghold, has begun with disgruntled citizens expected to lead protes
Citing government’s dismal human rights record, as well as “bureaucratic wrangling and bungling and inefficiencies, incompetence, not enough change agents, basic fear of change as well as an imaginative deficit that cannot see beyond the present”, Petina Gappah, a lawyer and writer, last week left her position as a trade and investment adviser to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. However, Gappah absolved Mnangagwa from the grim mess gripping government. Instead, Gappah chose to blame government officials who want to “eat” for derailing a “difficult transition”. But, as Zimbabweans can attest to, Mnangagwa’s leadership has been anything but exemplary, visionary or altruistic. His deployment of ZNA soldiers who killed 6 civilians on August 1,
Guests who attended the wedding of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son have dismissed an article circulating on social media that the First Lady Auxilia clashed with MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe. The viral article claimed the First lady was mad at Khupe for attending the wedding and went on to slap the latter. However the allegations were dismissed as false as Khupe did not attend the wedding. Speaking to Zimlive,Norton Legislator Themba Mliswa confirmed that Khupe was not there. “She never came to the wedding. There were only a few people there. The reception probably 200 people only, family and friends. She doesn’t fit into that category at all,” said Mliswa. He Added: “The friends are well-known, these are long-time friends of the families
In this explosive sermon, Prophet Makandiwa slammed selfish ZANU PF Politicians for focusing on political power without showing concern for poor Zimbabweans. He recounted the following incidents. – He received some second hand donations and on arrival was made to pay duty – He took foodstuffs to a Rural area and the local politicians refused to allow him to offload the goods and he had to return to Harare with the donations. The old people who were waiting to receive the goods cried. – He paid for 10 boreholes to be drilled and the local politicians refused to let him sink the boreholes in their area. This is despite the fact that the boreholes had already been sighted and the equipment was already on site. He concluded by saying Politicians are now
On Friday Zim Morning Post reported that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga had returned home from China. We would like to unreservedly apologise to our valued readers and subscribers for getting it wrong. We have since established that the indisposed Vice President is still in China where he continues to receive treatment. We were misled by our usually reliable sources that the former military boss had returned home, information which we now know to be false. Our sources have been 100% correct on previous occasions hence we saw no need to doubt their information. As Zim Morning Post we thrive to offer factual, reliable, independent and objective reportage. From the first day we opened to the world we have committed to abide to these tenants.
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday visited jailed Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni at Khami Maximum Security Prison on the outskirts of Bulawayo, where the traditional leader revealed he feared for his life. Ndiweni told Chamisa that he was not taking any chances and was not having any food prepared by prison officials. He also said a team of medical doctors have promised to have him undergo a full medical check-up once released. Ndiweni is serving an 18-month jail sentence following his conviction by Bulawayo magistrate Gladmore Mushove for destroying a villager’s homestead. His co-accused, 23 other villagers, were ordered to do community service. “I have not been taking food prepared by the prison. I have been extra-careful and ensuring that all the food I take is
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will this week meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), a major engagement set to unlock mutually beneficial opportunities between Harare and Tokyo. The three-day TICAD summit, which begins on Wednesday in Yokohama, has become a prime global platform through which international stakeholders join forces to promote Africa’s development. Japan is the third largest economy in the world after the United States and China, and is also a member of the Group of Seven (G7) nations, from which Zimbabwe is seeking a financial package to clear arrears owed to international finance institutions. G7 – made up of the world’s seven most advanced economies as describe
Prominent businessman and cleric Shingi Munyeza has spoken out against the recent wave of abduction and torture taking place across the country. Munyeza who is a member of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Presidential Advisory Committee (PAC) said he was disgusted by the abductions and called on the state to protect its citizens while holding the perpetrators accountable. Writing on social media, Munyeza said, ABDUCTIONS, BEATINGS & TORTURE MUST STOP 1.I’m totally disgusted & alarmed by an unprecedented trend of abductions in our country 2. It’s worrying that the State has not come up with a position on stopping this 3. The State must protect its citizens & culprits brought to book. Some of the people who have been abducted include human rights def
Zanu-PF secretary for Information and Publicity Cde Simon Khaya Moyo, in a statement, said the party was grateful for the assumption of President Mnangagwa of his new SADC portfolio. “This assumption of chairmanship by Zimbabwe testifies to the confidence and trust which the regional body exudes not only in the person of His Excellency, the President, but also in the country and its leadership. “The Zanu-PF Politburo, Central Committee and the entire membership extends hearty congratulations to His Excellency, President ED Mnangagwa for the rectitude bestowed upon him and the great people of Zimbabwe. It is with no doubt that the assumption by Zimbabwe of this position shall steer greater advancement towards consolidation of regional peace and stability,” said Cde K
