Yes, "normal for ruling elite to enjoy whilst povo suffer" but it is not because "opposition have gone to sleep". W Mukori

 @ Leonard Kino

MANY Zimbabweans are wondering how they can fit into a new political discourse as the hunger for political change wanes.

The conflict requires realignment and recalibration.

A robust, resilient political party that can win over both rural and urban voters is needed in Zimbabwe now.

We only had a powerful opposition party once, in 2000, when the late Morgan Tsvangirai was the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).

In that year, MDC won 57 out of the 120 seats in the House of Assembly despite intimidation and electoral fraud.

For over 20 years, our opposition has been focused on furthering its own interests rather than the aspirations of the people.

While feigning to be tackling the problems faced by the people, they have caused the masses to live in constant hatred for one another.

It has become the norm in Zimbabwe that the ruling elite enjoys champagne and dinner at night while the electorate languishes in abject poverty because our opposition is in deep slumber.

As we continue to defend them, they continue to exploit the naive and act incompetently on the backdrop of our tolerance.

There is no opposition part in Zimbabwe right now to talk about.

You are right it has become “the norm in Zimbabwe that the ruling elite enjoys champagne and dinner at night while the electorate languishes in abject poverty”. However you are wrong to suggest this is happening “because our opposition is in deep slumber”! Zanu PF would not still be in power today if the opposition had gone to sleep.

Mugabe bribed Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC friends with the trappings of high office during the GNU so they forgot about implementing the reforms. Mugabe was smart enough to know that if Zanu PF was going to remain in power the party needed MDC/CCC leaders to con their followers, in their millions, to participate in flawed elections so flawed the result is not only predetermined and participating will give vote rigging Zanu Pf legitimacy and, worst of all, perpetuate the nation’s suffering. 

No MDC/CCC leaders have not been sleeping; their have been busy playing their part as Zanu PF team B in all but name, playing for team A to win and have legitimacy. Zanu PF has rewarded MDC/CCC leaders with a few gravy train seats. In 2018 Mnangagwa created POLAD as a bonus to opposition leaders who continue to participate in the flawed elections. 

Chamisa conned 2 million of his brain dead followers to participate in the 2023 elections on the basis of an idiotic lie. He told them he had “plugged all vote rigging loop holes. #Godisinit!” Of course, he lied!

What matters is that Mnangagwa rigged the elections and got away with it. Chamisa was paid US$20m for his hard work, according to Jealous Mawarire. 

Chamisa took one year and half Sabbatical leave after 2023 elections and is now back on the campaign trail for the flawed 2028 elections. He has to con his followers to participate once again on the basis of yet another idiotic lie!

He has his work cut out for him because some of the followers are waking up to the reality that Chamisa is not just a liar but a paid conman luring them perpetuate their own suffering for thirty pieces of silver!

Cucsman apologise for blind support of Chamisa ,. First of many Damascene moments to follow! W Mukori

 Popular Zimbabwean opposition musician and political commentator Cucsman has issued a heartfelt public apology, urging for greater objectivity and accountability within Zimbabwe's political landscape.

In a candid statement released on social media, Cucsman expressed regret for his past blind loyalty to opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and condemned the toxic culture of uncritical support that he admits has hampered political progress in the country.

"For a long time, I was a blind and religious supporter of Nelson Chamisa," Cucsman wrote. "I was deeply entrenched in the toxic bootlicking culture that has sadly become the norm in Zimbabwean politics where supporters refuse to accept any form of criticism directed at their preferred leaders."

He acknowledged his past defensive and dismissive attitude toward respected commentators like Hopewell Chin'ono, Freeman Chari, and Pedzisai Ruhanya, who have consistently sought to hold leaders accountable and foster honest political dialogue.

"I ridiculed and bashed those who dared to speak truth, even when the signs were evident. But today, I can boldly say: I was wrong, and you were right to call things out," Cucsman stated.

Reflecting on recent political developments, Cucsman criticized Chamisa's failure to act decisively after the disputed 2023 elections and the subsequent internal party turmoil, including the rise of controversial figures such as Sengezo Tshabangu. He lamented the opposition's loss of representation and the repeated reliance on slogans and motivational messages instead of tangible political strategies.

"I've come to the painful realisation that this is a cycle of unseriousness, deception, and wasted time. I no longer wish to be part of that echo chamber. I choose objectivity, truth, and progress over blind loyalty," he declared.

Cucsman's apology extends to anyone he may have offended with his previous harsh criticisms of dissenting voices within the opposition movement.

"To everyone I offended, insulted, or dismissed I am sincerely sorry. My past conduct was immature, and I take full responsibility for it," he said.

Despite facing backlash and accusations of being a "sellout," Cucsman emphasized his commitment to pushing for a stronger, more credible opposition that prioritizes accountability and real change over personality cults and empty promises.

"It's time we stop glorifying individuals and start demanding accountability, substance, and tangible solutions from our leaders. Our people deserve better," he concluded.

Cucsman's apology has sparked discussions across social media and political circles, with some welcoming his call for introspection and others debating the future of Zimbabwe's opposition.”

The penny has finally dropped! Chamisa conned Zimbabweans to participate in flawed elections knowing fully well that doing so would give Zanu PF legitimacy and perpetuate the nation’s suffering. Ever since the GNU debacle,Chamisa & co have been Zanu PF team B playing for team A to win and have legitimacy. Those of us who have dared to say this have bee labeled CIO or worse.

One only hopes that Cucsman’s Damascian moment will be followed by many more as the curse of blind loyalty that has dominated our politic discourse is finally lifted. And Zimbabwean are finally free to think for themselves!

Elon Musk to launch new political party America Party.

 Elon Musk announces creation of new political party in USA

Elon Musk unveiled plans on Saturday to establish a new political party, vowing to "give freedom back to the people" and accusing America's elites of running the country into the ground.

In a post on X, the social media platform he owns, the billionaire South African entrepreneur, who also holds US citizenship, denounced both major parties as complicit in reckless over-spending. "When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste and graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy," Musk wrote. "Today, the America Party is formed to give you your freedom."

The move follows a public falling out between Musk and President Donald Trump over tax and spending policy.

The billionaire did not elaborate on how much progress he had made with the plan but indicated that the first move could be expected "next year," during the US midterm elections in November 2026, when 33 of the 100 Senate seats and all 435 House seats will be up for grabs. For a new nationwide party to be established, its founding organization must qualify as a political party committee and register with the Federal Election Commission.

"The way we're going to crack the uniparty system is by using a variant of how Epaminondas shattered the myth of Spartan invincibility at Leuctra: extremely concentrated force at a precise location on the battlefield," Musk added in a follow-up post.

One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts.

Given the razor-thin legislative margins, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 4, 2025

Musk first floated the idea of launching the America Party last month before reiterating his plans this week and confirming his intention to press ahead on Saturday. He tied the move to his opposition to Trump's sweeping multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package, dubbed the ‘Big Beautiful Bill'. 

"If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day," Musk wrote earlier this week, ahead of the Senate and House votes on the bill. 

The legislation, which Trump signed on Friday, allocates hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending for the president's border and national security agenda and imposes steep cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, and clean-energy subsidies – something Musk's company Tesla reportedly benefited from. 

Musk polled his followers on X about launching his party on Friday, hours before Trump signed the ‘Big Beautiful Bill'. On Saturday, he stated that "by a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!"

However, Musk may still have a long road ahead of him, according to Brett Kappel, a veteran election lawyer, who was asked to comment on the issue by CBS News. Each US state has different legal rules for recognizing political parties, he explained, adding that the hurdles for new ones "range from high to extraordinarily difficult to overcome." Building a national party could take years, he said.

Source - RT

Interesting. Very interesting indeed!

Zanu PF has rigged elections for 45 years and we have suffered the consequences "believing it normal." It is NOT normal! W Mukori

 Zimbabwe is a failed state and there are many, many reasons why we are a failed nation. One of those reasons has to be our reluctance to acknowledge a problem much less to do something about it. 

"If blacks are to rule themselves people in towns will walk on sewage until they believe it's normal, all the gains from colonisation will varnish, infrastructure will collapse, roads will be impassable, trains will kill ppl until they're abandoned as an unsafe mode of transport, hospitals will be closed, farms will be grabbed and nothing to feed the nation,” predicted Ian Smith in November 1975. 

At the time many people, especially blacks, dismissed the remark as just another one of his white supremacist remarks. 

Today, 45 years after independence; sadly, many of Smith’s doom and gloom predictions have come to past. Many Zimbabweans are not only walking on sewage but drinking it too. It is common knowledge that Harare’s dilapidated sewage system, like that of many other towns and cities across the land, has been spilling raw sewage straight into the city’s water supply source. And - here is the nub of it - many “believe it’s normal”!

Zimbabwe is a failed state because we have been stuck with this corrupt and tyrannical Zanu PF for 45 years and counting. Zanu PF has blatantly rigged the elections these last 45 years, denying Zimbabweans a meaningful say in the governance of the country. 

“One man, one vote!” was one of the many promises the nation fought for and many died for in the struggle for independence. A fundamental right Zanu PF snatched away from the people on the eve of the nation’s independence; without so much as by your leave!

Zanu PF’s campaign message was simple enough - if Zanu PF does not win the 1980 elections, the bush war would continued. The people had no choice but to vote to end the war. It would have been foolhardy to argue looking up the business end of an AK47 refile! And with that vote, the people lost their right to a meaningful say in the governance of the country. 

The right to free, fair and credible elections, is much more than just a fundamental right. It is the essence of good governance. 

Zimbabwe is a failed state because Zanu PF has blatantly rigged elections and for 45 years and counting we have lived every day with the consequence of bad governance and “believe it normal”! What is more, it has always been within our power to cure ourselves of the curse of rigged elections and bad governance. 

Yes, even back then in 1980 when Zanu PF turned the AK47 refiles on us, we should have made a determined stand by voting for anyone else and NOT the party; just to protect our fundamental freedoms and rights including the right to “One man, One vote!” 

“He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security,” said Benjamin Franklin, American Scientist and Statesman. 

In 1980 Zimbabweans traded their freedoms and rights to end the bush war. Zanu PF thugs got what the wanted and three years later launched the Gukurahundi massacre, they were back demanding even more. And they have, over the years robbed the nation blind, terrorised the nation and killed over 40 000. 

The country’s economy is in ruins and millions of Zimbabweans live in abject poverty. Millions more have left the country as economic and/or political refugees. 

The pressure to end the curse of rigged elections and bad governance is palpable. It is unforgivable to allow the madness of Zanu PF dictatorship and the tragic human suffering it has brought to continue.

We cannot stop Zanu PF rigging the 2028 elections, there is no chance of getting any meaningful democratic reforms implement before then. Zanu PF will never implement any reforms and reform itself out of power, especially now when the regime has the political upper hand. 

We cannot stop Nelson Chamisa and his MDC/CCC fiends participating in the flawed 2028 elections out of greed, as they have done in the past. When MDC/CCC leaders failed to implement any reforms during the 2008 to 2013 GNU, they decided to participate giving vote rigging Zanu PF legitimacy for a share of the spoils of power.

What we can do is make sure Chamisa & co. do not com millions of Zimbabweans to participate in the flawed elections. Chamisa lied about CCC winning 2023 elections because he “plugged all the vote rigging loop holes. #Godisinit!” He even evoke the name of God! 

Our task is to get Zimbabweans to admit Chamisa lied to them about stopping Zanu PF rigging the elections, to con them to participate in the 2023 elections. And that they must not allow themselves to be conned to participate in the 2028 elections on the basis of another idiotic lie. 

Stop millions from participating in flawed 2028 elections are we will deny Zanu PF legitimacy.

Both SADC and AU election observers judged the 2023 elections as flawed and illegal. They would have gone the full-hog and denies Zanu PF legitimacy if millions had not participated in the flawed elections. 

Nearly 2 million voted for Chamisa and nearly the same number in the diaspora supported participating. This madness must stop. It is insane to keep participating in flawed election, “so flawed, so illegal the logical step is to withdraw,” as David Coltart has admitted. It is insane to participate to give Zanu PF legitimacy and perpetuate the nation’s suffering. 

Full list of 2020 Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Farm Mechanisation looting scheme - one of many such looting schemes

 BREAKING : FULL LIST OF RBZ LOOTERS FINALLY RELEASED .

20/07/2020.

 Murewa: The Zanu families

The Nyabadza family  US$72,574.00. Simba Nyabadza  US$99,718.00  Simon Nyabadza got US$76,139. Takudzwa Nyabadza US$20,900  Michael Nyabadza US$125,633.00. Father Nyabadza listed as a priest  US$72,574.00. None of the Nyabadzas paid back their loans. 

The Mugabes  Leo Mugabe,  at US$100,885.00. , Sabina Mugabe got US$66,680  sister, Bridget Mugabe received US$42,720.00. Former head of ZINARA and Mugabe’s nephew, Albert Mugabe US$64,792.00. Nephew Patrick Zhuwao  US$93,000, Robert Zhuwao  US$50,120; a Kaitano Mutandwa Mugabe with US$63,251 and a Constancia Mugabe with US$44,879.00.

Matibiri family . Innocent Matibiri, who was a senior police officer  US$403,825. Maseline Matibiri US$15,976; Silence Matibiri US$117,176.00; Plaxedes Matibiri US$27,514.00; Malvern Matibiri US$44,879.00 and John Masese Matibiri US$31,167.00. 

Albert Nyakuedzwa of Folkington Farm who was awarded a loan of US$286,853.00 while Nobert Nyakuedzwa got US$59,300.00. 

Mombeshoras are  Dr Douglas Mombeshora,  US$312,528.00. His wife, Millicent Mombeshora,  “Sekuru Mombeshora”  US$98,539.00; Lucy Mombeshora US$78,145.00; Gideon Mombeshora   US$91,953.00 and Augustine Mombeshora US$60,118.00. None of the Mombeshora family members repaid their loans.

Christine Sophia Tsvakwi US$405,967.00 while Ray Tanyaradzwa Tsvakwi i US$177,799.00. Rephias Tsvakwi  US$34,318.00. None of the Tsvakwis repaid their loans.   Dakarayi Mapuranga US$52,943.00,

[07/18, 19:12] Murewa: LIST OF PEOPLE WHO OWED RBZ LOANS AND NEVER PAID BACK. 

They got the loans during Gono's time. It ws a Farm machination scheme. The debt ws transferred to the gvt. Meaning it's our taxes tht pay the debt to RBZ. Thy got the farms, and free loans. Surely #zanupfMustGo. 

President Robert Mugabe’s=  US$2,239,109.00. 

President Emmerson Mngangwagwa’s debt  US$411,728.00 for his farm. late former Vice President Joseph Msika US$678,867.00. Former Vice President, Joice Mujuru got a loan of US$131,200.00.  “Mujuru Project” worth US$311,868.00. Former Vice President, Phelekezela Mphoko US$40,664.00.  Obert Moses Mpofu,  US$383,796.00.Walter Chidhakwa US$400,267.00. Patrick Chinamasa US$350,463.00. Martin Dinha US$378,122.00 Nicholas Goche  US$305,608.00. Olivia Muchena US$376,470.00.  commissar, Late Elliot Manyika who  US$312,500.00. Mike Madiro  US$319,727.00 loan. Simbarashe Mumbengegwi  US$312,979.00. Bright Matonga US$359,420.00 Edna Madzongwe US$325,368.00. Webster Shamhu US$302,715.00, Sydney Sekeramayi US$331,222.00 and US$335,181.00.  Didymus Mutasa’s  US$203,797.00,  Oppah Muchinguri  US$383,131.00 . Rugare Gumbo  US$316,767.00; Flora Bhuka had US$331,972.00, Francis Nhema US$129,035.00. , Ignatius Chombo US$248,601.00. Christopher Mushowe  Hills  US$289,565.00 and US$48,574.00 for a total of US$338,139.00. Nyasha Chikwinya got US$151,143.00  Governor Ray Kaukonde  debt of US$231,139.00. 

Christopher Mutsvangwa  US$80,699.00. Mutsvangwa  Paul Munyaradzi Mangwana  US$58,956.00  Victor Matemadanda  US$25,534.00,  former Chief Magistrate, Mishrod Guvamombe US$107,848.00. Justice Paddington Garwe  US$92,986.00. Justice Alfas Muvavarigwa Chitakunye US$92,685.00. Justice Tadios Karwi got a loan of US$95,732.00 with Justice Tendai Phanuel Uchena at US$89,382.00. Justice Lavender Makoni got US$87,984.00 while current Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza got US$62,534.00. Justice Cheda - US$69,729.00. Another current Supreme Court judge, Justice Antonia Guvava is listed as owing US$68,380.00

Other judges  include Justice Ben Hlatshwayo - US$49,801.00; Justice Charles Hungwe - US$46,640.00; Justice Tawanda Chitapi - US$44,817.00; Justice Susan Mavangira US$33,695.00; Justice Vernanda Ziyambi - US$33.695.00; Custom Kachambwa, a former senior magistrate at US$42,947. There is an Ennie Marie Gowora  US$48,600, , Morgan Nemadire  US$1,299.00 at Nemadzime Village.   

Tomana  US$63,583.00  Another senior member of the Attorney General’s Office, Florence Ziyambi  US$63,982.00  

The current Attorney General, Advocate Prince Machaya  US$46,752.00

ZEC in 2007/08  Brigadier General Douglas Nyikayaramba. US$169,972.00, Chief Elections Officer, Lovemore Sekeramayi  US$46,858.00. Tobaiwa Mudede, US$250,896. 

Gabriel Chaibva,  vocal ZANU PF apologist now a commissioner of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC),  US$88,623.00 

Bingu wa Mutharika, the late former President of Malawi. He is listed as having been given a loan of US$124,111.00 in 2007 under the Farm Mechanisation Scheme. Apparently, Wa Mutharika was married to a Zimbabwean and had a farm in Zimbabwe

Gerald Mlotshwa, a lawyer and son-in-law of President Mnangagwa  US$59,605.00  

Joseph Chinotimba,  US$163,401.00 . Pupurai Togarepi  US$72,547.00 .  

Obediah Moyo  US$130,963.00  Tariro J. Mupfumira who is listed twice - US$112,581.00 (Mash West) and US$59,499 (Masvingo) for a total of US$172,080.00. Tariro, who is the son of former Minister Prisca Mupfumira, did not repay his loan. 

ZEC  worth US$197,244.00

Chen Chimutengwende - US$98,780.00

Lazarus Dokora - US$82,719.00

Sithembiso Nyoni - US$7,097.00 

Sylvester Nguni - US$53,600.00 

Joel Biggie Matiza - US$46,949.00

Apollonia Munzverengi - US$59,662.00

Ambrose Mutinhiri - US$68,321.00

Michael Bimha -  US$73,877.00

David Chapfika - US$79,936.00

Kagonye Petronella - US$94,761.00; 

David Parirenyatwa (Tambawakaguta Farm) - US$88,631

Mandi Chimene (Tasendekerapano Farm) - US$37,520.00

Samuel Undenge - US$70,935.00 

Jaison Machaya - US$49,700.00

Josiah Hungwe - US$99,511.00 

Joram Gumbo - US$39,869.00

July Moyo - US$42,450.00 

Owen Mudha Ncube -  US$38,000.00

Frederick Shava - US$62,217.00

David Marapira - US$54,293.00

Makhosini Hlongwane -  US$108,767.00 

Kindness Paradza - US$118,485.00

Peter Haritatos - US$38,000

Temba Mliswa.-US$462,999.00

Wicknell Chivhayo US$48,315.00.

Wilson Manase  US$297,015.00.

ZESA appointee, Dr Sydney Zikuzo Gata, Executive Chairman  US$50,600.00

Reuben Barwe. US$79,607.00 

Judith Makwanya  US$35,984.00. Current Zimpapers CEO, Pikirai Deketeke US$44,860  George Chisoko US$340,616.00. 

George Charamba  US$127,723.00 

Gershem Pasi,  US$70,099.00. 

Former Clerk of Parliament Austin Zvoma  US$75,807.00, ex-head of the ZBC, Happison Muchechetere US$82,476.00. 

Clegy

Archbishop Ezekiel Guti  US$116,693.00; Nolbert Kunonga  loan of US$98,661.00.  Agatha Kunonga who is listed as having received US$58,318.00. Rutendo Wutawunashe US$18,200.00. Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi was  two loans of US$271,000.00 and US$315,600.00 for a grand total of US$586,600.00   

Chamisa's repeated participation in flawed elections "is his undoing". He is backed by 2m voters who believe blue sky is green! W Mukori.

 “Has it ver dawned on him (Chamisa) that what he is doing: repeating the same mistakes of taking part in flawed elections without reforms is his undoing?” asked Nomazulu Thata in he latest article in Bulawayo 24. 

My dear sister, you have hit the nail on the head there. If we assume that his primary intention in participating in the flawed elections, let us assume for a moment that the much touted “plugged all Zanu PF vote rigging loop holes #Godisinit” were not lies, was to win and be president. Chamisa has failed to win the rigged elections. 

If the truth be said, and it must be said now, Chamisa and his MDC/CCC friends had no choice but to keep participating in flawed elections knowing fully well that with no reforms implemented the process was “so flawed, so illegal, the only logical step was to withdraw” as David Coltart confessed in his book. In the book Coltart says they did not withdraw out of greed. 

“The (2013) electoral process was so flawed, so illegal, that the only logical step was to withdraw, which would compel SADC to hold Zanu PF to account. But such was the distrust between the MDC-T and MDC-N that neither could withdraw for fear that the other would remain in the elections, winning seats and giving the process credibility,” confessed David Coltart in his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe. 

Greed was not even the half of it! 

When SADC leaders realised that no meaningful democratic reform were implemented during the 2008 to 2013 GNU and without the reforms the upcoming Zimbabwe elections would be a repeat of the 2008 marred elections. They called a special SADC Summit in June 2013, in Maputo Mozambique; they wanted the elections postponed until reforms were implemented. 

“If you participate in the elections, you will lose. The elections are done!” SADC leaders warned Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC fiends to their faces at the Summit! 

Zanu PF did not want the elections postponed, naturally. The party argued there were no outstanding reforms to be implemented. 

It turned out, MDC leaders had not submitted even one reform proposal in 5 years of the GNU.Not even one! 

SADC leaders could not demand the elections to be postponed when there were no reforms to implement. 

MDC leaders could boycott the elections demanding reforms before elections when they are the one who had failed to submit even one reform proposal in 5 years of the GNU. And so they adopted the new line - that the opposition has strategies to win in rigged elections. All lies, as we have seen!

It is a crying shame that the Chamisa chete chete supporters have continued to believe in these idiotic winning rigged elections lies and participated in the flawed elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy and perpetuate the nation’s suffering. Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown and political oppression have cause heart breaking human suffering. 

The prospect of Chamisa conning his followers to participate in flawed 2028 elections to perpetuate the dictatorship and the tragic human suffering and deaths is real. The followers are refusing to see Chamisa for whom he is - corrupt, incompetent and a liar and not the infallible demigod they want him to be. 

What can one do when some one insists the blue sky is green! What is more, they have the vote and there are 2 million of them out there!