"We are one of the most peaceful countries on the continent,” Mnangagwa told Miners4ED members in Gweru.
"We are a peaceful country, we are united and we are democratic. Not even a single (foreign) country can teach us about democracy because we know it and we fought for it."
He said Zimbabwe was a sovereign country and foreigners should not interfere with its internal affairs. “Musoro yambuya vako!” (Your grand mother’s big head!) he could not resist adding the gratuitous insult.
The truth is Zimbabwe is no more democratic than the Democratic Republic of North Korea.
Zanu PF nationalist leaders said they were fighting to end white colonial oppression and exploitation, for freedom, liberty, one man one vote, etc., etc. The black majority in the country agreed and they played their part. But by the time the nation held the 1980 elections to usher in independence it was clear Zanu PF had been fighting to remove the white oppressors but only to take their place.
Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF cronies made it clear that if the party did not win the 1980 elections, the bush war would continue. Of course, the people voted to end the war and thus kissed goodbye to “one man one vote!”
Three years after the country’s independence Mugabe launched the Gukurahundi Massacre whose primary purpose was to force the now late Dr Joshua Nkomo and his PF Zapu to sign the Unity Accord with Zanu PF paving the way for the imposition of the de facto one-party dictatorship that has ruled the country to this day.
Zanu PF is rigging these 2023 elections just as it rigged the 2018 and the rest going all the way back 1980. The EU send a high powered 246 strong 2018 Election Observer Mission team. And the reported what the witnessed on the ground, unlike the SADC team, for example, who chose to falsify the situation to appease Zanu PF.
“The right to an effective legal remedy was not adequately provided for, there is no equal suffrage and shortcomings in the registration of voters somewhat compromised universal and equal suffrage. Notably, major shortcomings in the pre-election environment impacted on the free expression of the will of electors, state resources were misused in favour of the incumbent and coverage by state media was heavily biased in favour of the ruling party,” stated the 2018 EU Observer Mission final report.
“Further, the electoral commission lacked full independence and appeared to not always act in an impartial manner. The final results as announced by the Electoral Commission contained numerous errors and lacked adequate traceability, transparency and verifiability.
“Finally, the restrictions on political freedoms, the excessive use of force by security forces and abuses of human rights in the post-election period undermined the corresponding positive aspects during the pre-election campaign. As such, many aspects of the 2018 elections in Zimbabwe failed to meet international standards.”
The EU Observer Mission final report made 23 reform recommendation to bring Zimbabwe elections to accepted international standards. Not even one token reform was implemented. Not a sausage!
The EU has accepted the invitation to send an Election Observer team for these 2023 elections. With not even one reform recommendation in place, it is certain the team will condemn these elections as farce too. Mnangagwa knows that and hence his irrational irritation “Musoro yambuya vako!” He knows what is coming and has to throw his pre-emptive punch!
What Mnangagwa is saying is he accepts all the rules and standards governing the holding of free, fair and credible elections as long as Zanu PF, as the political party that spearheaded the liberation war, is allowed to do whatever the party considers necessary to retain power. In other words Zimbabweans are allowed to exercise their freedoms and rights including the right to a free and democratic vote as long as none of it threatens Zanu PF’s hold on power.
According to Mnangagwa Zimbabweans can exercise their right to free, fair and credible elections as long as that does not result in regime change. Of course, this is nonsense; “ a meaningful say in the governance of one’s country”, according to the UN Universal Human Rights Declaration, included regime change.
After 43 years of being short changed it is high time the people of Zimbabwe stood firm in their demand for full implementation of the democratic reforms, to guarantee free, fair and credible elections. We cannot stop these flawed 2023 elections going ahead, both Zanu PF and CCC are hell bent on participating for their own selfish reasons.
What we can do is denounce the election process for being flawed and illegal. SADC will use our silence as an excuse to endorse the process as “substantially free and fair” and grant Zanu PF political legitimacy. Zimbabwe is a failed state precisely because the nation has been stuck with this corrupt, incompetent and tyrannical Zanu PF dictatorship for 43 years. We could not have regime change because Zanu PF rigged elections.
We desperately need to cure ourselves of this curse of rigged elections and bad governance. Making sure that Zanu PF does not get legitimacy after 23 August 2023 elections is the first step to curing ourselves of rigged elections and failed state.
At least 20 aspiring Members of Parliament (MPs) in Bulawayo failed to submit their nomination papers last week, as they could not raise the required US$ 1000 fees.
ReplyDeleteZimbabwe is holding harmonised elections in August this year.
"…Some of them failed to file as they could not raise the nomination fees and those were more than 20.Some failed because they did not have nominators and they went and never came back," Innocent Ncube
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Bulawayo provincial elections told journalists this week.
"Some also failed because their papers were not signed by their designated party members as required by the law. Those who had incomplete nomination papers were about 18."
Candidates vying for the presidential post were paying US$20 000 nomination fee and submitted their papers at the High Court in Harare.
These elections are not free, fair and credible. How can they be when there is not even a verified voters’ roll. The opposition candidates know this but are participating regardless 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 Coltart in his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe.
Ever since the GNU debacle MDC/CCC have been running with the povo hare but hunting with the Zanu PF hounds. The people of Zimbabwe have been slow to wake up to this political reality and until they do there will be no meaningful change. Zimbabwe is already a failed state and will continue to sink into the abyss.
@ J Chitando
ReplyDeleteJeffrey Chitando is one of the CCC senatorial candidate for Masvingo Province. After all the bootlicking you were spare the fate of Japajapa!
Of course, you are aware that Zanu PF is rigging these elections, ZEC has failed to produce something as basic as a verified voters’ roll, but you lot are participating regardless. You were going to participate no matter what!
“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 Coltart in his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe is a failed state because of greed. Neither Zanu PF nor MDC/CCC leaders have even the common sense much less principles to do the right and logical thing - implement reforms and save the nation yet another meaningless election to perpetuate the suffering of the people.
https://www.zimeye.net/2023/06/30/download-full-list-of-candidates-for-the-august-23-elections/
@ Liberty
ReplyDelete“Can we drink our beers in peace please.”
This is not only about you but Zimbabwe. There are 49% of our people who are living in abject poverty and they are desperate to see an end to this nightmare of rigged elections and bad governance.
Did you know that MDC A did not have Election Agents at 544 out of 11 600 Polling Stations, this is after Chamisa claimed "stringent measures to stop Zanu PF rigging election."
ReplyDeleteHow long are we going to allow this insanity to continue!
https://www.facebook.com/4415858595176450/videos/827514758384447
@ Chitando
ReplyDelete“ZanuPF will buy state of the art vehicles for its candidates. CCC government will make sure there are state of the art ambulances for everyone who is sick.!!!!!!”
Zanu PF is rigging these elections and you are participating to give the regime legitimacy for the sake of the few gravy train seats. Now that you are on the list of CCC senators for Masvingo you are so fired up you are stone deaf to everything except “CCC is winning big!” And no doubt, you are already shopping around for the model of vehicle you will buy with the US$ 80 000 car allowance.
What the people of Zimbabwe must know is the nation is stuck with this Zanu PF dictatorship because MDC/CCC failed to implement reforms even when they had the chance to do so. And now Chamisa and company are giving Zanu PF legitimacy and thus perpetuating the people’s suffering of they will never do the logical thing and demand reforms before elections.
“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 Coltart in his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe is a failed state because of the insatiable greed of both Zanu PF and CCC leaders. How long are we going to allow this madness to continue?
@ Cogito
ReplyDelete“Kasukuwere has bought 70 top of the range twin cab trucks for his election campaign.”
If he was elected into office, Kasukuwere will not stamp out corruption but rather take up from where he left when he was booted out of office in the 2017 military coup. (Since the passing of the patriotic bill it is a crime to call the 2017 military coup, a coup. You are supposed to “love you country” and calling it a military assisted transition proves you love your country!)
43 years of rampant corruption has created a filthy rich ruling elite and they will be using their ill-gotten wealth to ensure the country’s political system serves their interests above all else. Elections in Zimbabwe have become an extremely expensive affair in which only the super rich can afford or must be backed by one and he who pays the piper calls the tune.
There cannot be any meaningful democratic change without implementing the democratic reforms which, in part, must address the problem of recovering the looted wealth. The filthy rich will not allow a competent government to implement the reform to emerge. We have the chicken and the egg situation; which comes first!
The 2008 to 2013 GNU was the golden opportunity to implement the democratic reforms and MDC leaders wasted it. And the nation has paid dearly for that! Making sure that Zanu PF does not get legitimacy this August will create an opportunity for a new GNU. That is proving to be a bridge too far, CCC’s participation out of greed is giving Zanu PF legitimacy.
@ Tich
ReplyDelete“The GNU period was 5 years. Only 1 Term. So what significant changes were you expecting. After laying down the ground work the term was ending without extension. Even if they want to reform the process was going to be overtaken by events. So why are you accusing MDC or CCC. Also let's face facts, how much time have you been hauling on this platform but nothing has changed. You have even failed to bring an any Ideological change. Now u are talking of failing when you have failed yourself. Wise up and smell coffee. This time.the odd one is going happen.”
The democratic reforms could have been implemented in 18 months, given the political will, and the Global Political Agreement had allowed for 18 months. The GNU lasted five years, 60 months, and still not even one token reform was implemented.
“The GNU period was 5 years. Only 1 Term. So what significant changes were you expecting. After laying down the ground work the term was ending without extension.” This only shows you have no clue what you are wittering about, even now with the benefit of hindsight!
Not even one reform was implemented because Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC friends were and still are corrupt and breathtakingly incompetent. Wanted the GNU extended! Will that have cured MDC leaders’ greed and incompetence?
Indeed CCC are participating in these flawed elections knowing fully well that doing so will give Zanu PF legitimacy for the same reasons - greed and incompetence! Here is David Coltart saying the same thing!
“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 Coltart in his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe.
It is village idiots like you who need to open their eyes and minds, not me!
The liberation heroes are spinning in their graves at how the right to free, fair and credible elections have been traded in for something as foolish and frivolous as CCC's so called Winning In Rigged Elections Strategies. Only village idiots would trade gold for fool's gold!
ReplyDeleteThe opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has filed criminal cases charges against forty-one (41) individuals who fraudulently filed nomination papers as its party members.
ReplyDelete20 of the “fraudsters” filed nomination papers for National Assembly seats while the other 21 individuals filed for local authority seats.
In a statement on Monday, CCC national spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the party has filed criminal charges and also appealed to the Electoral Court
@ Nigel
ReplyDelete“Give them proof. Boycotting elections requires tangible evidence to present case ku international community.
They cannot just deny citizens right to elect a government as stipulated in our constitution.”
If you think the 2018 elections were free, fair and credible, even now with the benefit of hindsight, then you are beyond the pale. There is a mountain of evidence to prove the elections were rigged but none of that evidence mean anything to you, it might as well be in Chinese of Greek.
There is no point in explaining to you why CCC or the public should boycott the elections. If you have failed to understand what constitutes free and fair elections you will NOT understand the need to boycott elections. If you have failed understand simple arithmetic it is naive to expect you to comprehend the complexities of geometry, algebra and calculus.
Just remember that just because you have no clue what constitutes free, fair and credible elections does not mean Zimbabwean elections are free and fair. Zanu PF is rigging these elections in many ways that you will never ever understand. Never ever!
@ Nigel
ReplyDeleteThe same blatant cheating and wanton violence of 2008 is happening today or be it Zanu PF is a lot more careful to cover its tracks. So it is not water under the bridge!
Not even one token reform was implemented during the GNU and so nothing has change since 2008. Why is it that even simple political realities like this are a complete mystery to you?
Participating in flawed elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy out of greed is not visionary it is insane.
ReplyDelete@ Mpandaz
ReplyDelete“Zvochiitwa sei besides boycotting coz it won't work remember zanupf n zec have no obligation to postpone elections and them being guided by the constitution they just need to hold elections using minimal sadc , au and UN requirements.”
After 43 years of Zanu PF Mafiosi rigging elections, it is as clear as day that Zanu PF is rigging these elections and, most significantly, that you participate only to give legitimacy to Zanu PF. If all you are doing by participating in give Zanu PF legitimacy, it is irrational to then argue that “boycotting won’t work”!
Won’t work for Zanu PF, yes, because it needs political legitimacy. It won’t work for CCC leaders because they are after the few gravy train seats on offer.
“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 Coltart in his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe.
The ordinary Zimbabweans get nothing out of participating other than perpetuating the dictatorship and their own suffering. After 43 years of rigged elections it is insane that some people should still be conned into believing they will benefit from participating in flawed elections to perpetuate their own suffering!
There has been no political change these last 43 years not because people did not want change but rather because Zanu PF rigged elections. You can pretend all you want that these elections are free and fair and all the people have to do is vote. The reality is different and on 24 August the reality will come out - another Zanu PF victory!
ReplyDelete@ Nigel
ReplyDelete“I read full report from observers. I will take their word. Doubt the rigging word was mentioned but ways of improving our system.”
I am sure you read the 2018 EU Observer Mission final report but clearly did not understand a thing!
"The right to an effective legal remedy was not adequately provided for, there is no equal suffrage and shortcomings in the registration of voters somewhat compromised universal and equal suffrage. Notably, major shortcomings in the pre-election environment impacted on the free expression of the will of electors, state resources were misused in favour of the incumbent and coverage by state media was heavily biased in favour of the ruling party," stated the 2018 EU Observer Mission final report.
"Further, the electoral commission lacked full independence and appeared to not always act in an impartial manner. The final results as announced by the Electoral Commission contained numerous errors and lacked adequate traceability, transparency and verifiability.
"Finally, the restrictions on political freedoms, the excessive use of force by security forces and abuses of human rights in the post-election period undermined the corresponding positive aspects during the pre-election campaign. As such, many aspects of the 2018 elections in Zimbabwe failed to meet international standards.”
If the “final results as announced by the Electoral Commission contained numerous errors and lacked adequate traceability, transparency and verifiability”, for example; would you say the result was a free, fair and credible?
If the process “failed to meet international standards” for free, fair and credible elections; you will still say they were free, fair and credible because the report did not use the word “rigged”.
No wonder Zimbabwe is a failed state, we really have some naive and gullible people! You choose to close your eyes and mind to the truth and there is nothing the election observers and the international community can do for you!
@ Mpandaz
ReplyDelete“Saka pple should just boycott elections and be apathy whilst just romps to an easy swty victory and you think the international community sadc n AU included will give a hoot and sanction zim? Coz in all you say 24/7 lm yet to understand the outcome of that boycott how does it work in a constitutional sovereign zim.”
Zimbabweans have participated in flawed elections for 43 years now only to give Zanu PF legitimacy and sink the nation deeper and deeper into the abyss. The smartest thing Mugabe did during the GNU was to con MDC leaders into believing the MDC could win the next elections with not even one token reform in place.
MDC/CCC leaders have participated in flawed elections since the GNU debacle to give Zanu PF legitimacy out of greed. They would not admit this to their naive and gullible followers and so came up with the claim the party has winning in rigged elections strategies (wires). All hot air of course but try telling that to the brain dead Zimbabwe public.
When MDC failed to implement even one meaningful reform during the GNU the part’s international supporters deserted them in droves including the financial backers. Ever since, MDC/CCC has relied on the diaspora and, I have no doubt, clandestine Zanu PF funding. Zanu PF needs the opposition for its political legitimacy and it has the financial clout to bankroll such a scheme just as it bribes and controls everything in the country!
Zanu PF will not want the opposition to boycott elections and so the opposition will never boycott the elections. Never!
“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 Coltart in his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe.
@ Mpandaz
ReplyDelete“For starters why don’t you return home and exercise your constitutional right to vote a party of your choice.”
You still do not get it and, worse still, you are not alone in that! If elections are rigged, you should focus on reforms to ensure free, fair and credible elections. Those who believe they can win rigged elections, especially after 43 years of Zanu PF Mafiosi rigging the elections are insane.
The insane do not know they are insane and so they will continue participating in flawed elections perpetuating the dictatorship and their own suffering. They even invite others to join in their insanity, “return home and exercise your constitutional right to vote a party of your choice”.
Have you and millions of others out there voted for a party of your choice these last 43 years?
@ Chief
ReplyDelete“In our insanity we believe that taking the bull by the horns is the way out and is victory certain the only option and hope for Zimbabwe is through her Excellency E.Valerio's leadership and guidance....point of correction Participation is not out of greediness but out of love for our motherland 🇿🇼,also it is our constitutional right .....so do u call boycotting visionary?……”
Is there a time when the election process is so flawed and so illegal that boycotting is the only logical option? Is there is such a time, what will have happened?
Zimbabwe has reached that thrust hold and yet continues to participate out of greed as Coltart readily admitted.
“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 Coltart in his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe.
Coltart and his MDC friends have continued participating in the flawed elections out of greed, as he admitted too. All the other opposition parties have been participating for the same reason - greed. You can pretend it is visionary all you want.
Giving Zanu PF legitimacy and perpetuating the dictatorship and the failed state is not love of one’s motherland!
@ Mpandaz
ReplyDelete“The idea is that opposition participates gets as many seats as it can then strategy is stop zanu from two thirds majority victory then push the reform agenda in parliament coz protests don’t work l don’t know if there is a better viable alternative solution than that.”
Zanu PF Mafiosi will never lose an election it has carte blanche power to rig, even after 43 years you still have not understood that simple reality!
Implementing the democratic reforms so that there are free, fair and credible elections is a solution other nations have tried. Zimbabwe has not tried it only because of greed and incompetence.
“Your points are valid, yes Zanu has been rigging e elections and e 2023 elections e rigging is in full swing and remember Zanu will never reform. And if e opposition pulls out of e race, what other options do ey have?? What we don't want is a one party state and by boycotting, en Zanu's one party strategy would have won.”
ReplyDeleteSince the 2008 GNU debacle,Zanu PF has moved from the in your-face de facto one-party state to the more subtle one-party dictatorship in which they still rig elections but maintain a token opposition for the purpose of maintaining a multiparty facade. It is shocking how many people have failed to realise that Zimbabwe has changed even now over a decade since the GNU.
Rigging the 2023 elections is a walk in the park, for Mnangagwa, but getting away with it is proving to be a bridge too far. He knows that and he is getting very jumpy!
ReplyDeleteIf Zanu PF does not get political legitimacy it's back to the 2008 Global Political Agreement only this time all the reforms will be implemented and Zanu PF is finished.
https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-opinion-sc-columnist-byo-232655.html
Zimbabwe's main opposition CCC leader Nelson Chamisa says his party will cover all the 12 000 polling stations across the length and breath of the country in a bid to prevent rigging of the 23 August elections by Zanu PF, which is notorious for stealing results.
ReplyDeleteChamisa is a seasoned pathological liar. In the 2018 elections when he was pressured to explain why MDC A was insisting on participating in the elections without even one token reform in place. It was clear that Zanu PF was rigging the elections.
“MDC A has stringent measures to stop Zanu PF rigging the elections,” Chamisa insisted.
Now Chamisa admits that the party did not have election agents in 544 polling station out of 11 600 or 4.7%. So Zanu PF was left to do as it damn well pleased with the votes counts in 544 stations.
When ZEC announced the election results:
Chamisa: 2,147,437 – 44.3%
Mnangagwa: 2,460,463 – 50.8%
“MDC A had stringent measures to stop Zanu PF rigging the elections!” Yeah right! The party did not even have the money to ensure Zanu PF did not submit fictitious vote counts.
Ever since the 2008 to 2013 GNU debacle MDC lost all its international backers, when the party failed to implement even one reform. The financial backers particularly deserted the party in droves. CCC is now relying on the generosity of Zimbabweans in diaspora, the same people the party let down by doing nothing to implement the necessary reforms to secure the diaspora vote.
The bottom line: CCC knows that Zanu PF is rigging these elections and the party does not have even enough money to ensure there are election agents at all the 12 000 Polling Stations! These elections will be a repeat of the 2018 and CCC is participating out of greed to give legitimacy to Zanu PF. We are just going round and round in circles; Chamisa is lying about CCC winning big and we are stuck!
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has finally responded to a letter from the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) over the issue of double candidates.
ReplyDeleteCCC says forty-one (41) individuals fraudulently filed nomination papers as members of the party.
20 of the “fraudsters” filed nomination papers for National Assembly seats while the other 21 individuals filed for local authority seats.
Chamisa said CCC was not going to make public who its winning candidates in the elections would be for fear Zanu PF would intimidate them. Why the party did not notify the winning individuals themselves two days or less before nomination day, it is not clear.
So the problem of double candidates or worse, some people failed to submit their nomination papers because they did not have the time to do so, was Chamisa’s strategic ambiguity back firing!
Zanu PF is rigging these elections and CCC's claim of winning big is just a lie. By participating CCC is giving Zanu PF legitimacy and thus perpetuating the dictatorship. This is just a nightmare!
Government has blatantly told the European Union to “observe” and not “monitor” the August 23 general elections as the two signed an agreement that will pave the way for the latter to deploy more than 150 observers under strict conditions.
ReplyDelete“I want to say the government of Zimbabwe is inviting all entities to come and observe the harmonised elections. The teams are however reminded that their purpose is solely to observe, not to monitor the election process,” said Murwira.
The 2018 EU Observer team was under the same condition of observers and not monitors. The team’s final report was very clear, the process was a farce.
“Further, the electoral commission lacked full independence and appeared to not always act in an impartial manner. The final results as announced by the Electoral Commission contained numerous errors and lacked adequate traceability, transparency and verifiability,” stated the final report.
“Finally, the restrictions on political freedoms, the excessive use of force by security forces and abuses of human rights in the post-election period undermined the corresponding positive aspects during the pre-election campaign. As such, many aspects of the 2018 elections in Zimbabwe failed to meet international standards.”
The report made 23 reform recommendations to bring the election process to accepted international standards. Not even one reform has seen the light of day. Some of the blatant vote rigging is already taking place. ZEC has failed to produce a verified voters’ roll, for example. EU is bound to condemn these 2023 election as a farce too because nothing has change from 2018!
CCC are participating in these flawed elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy for the sake of a winning a few gravy train seats on offer as bait. Zimbabwe is a failed state primary because the nation has been stuck with the same corrupt and incompetent Zanu PF dictatorship for over four decades now. The nation is dying for meaningful political change and it is infuriating that CCC is the one keeping Zanu PF in power!
@ chikotikoti
ReplyDelete"Everything is going well voters roll available both hard copies and electronic wozodeyi."
Do you know what a verified voters' roll mean? Of course, you don't! After 43 years of independence in this day and age - you still grappling with the task of holding free and fair elections. No wonder Zimbabwe is a failed state and worse still will never ever be anything else other than a failed state; forever blundering from pillar to post.
Zanu PF is winning these elections because it is rigging the elections. In its so-called rural strong Zanu PF is frogmarching villagers to vote for the party. It is that simple! Only you would make a big song and dance about it!
ReplyDelete@ Chaurura
ReplyDelete“The problem politics ndiyo industry iri kubadara muZim,I have a friend of mine ari pasame situation, ndiye aive paground since formation of CCC, campaigning, and munhu wevanhu en boom another CCC candidate anogara mu area but based in SA,kuuya a week towards nomination ndiye akupiwa chimuti neparty, aah people are angry.”
Lest people forget MDC was launched in 1999 on the promise, the party would deliver democratic changes, as the party name implied. The truth is the party has not delivered even one token reform in five years even when the party had the golden opportunity to do so during the 2008 to 2013 GNU. Ever since the GNU debacle MDC/CCC leaders have participating in flawed elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy for the sake of a few gravy train seats.
All those opposition candidates participating in these flawed elections know that they are after the few gravy train seats for selfish reasons.
“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 Coltart in his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe.
All this talk about opposition leaders caring about the people is just nauseating bull! How does participating to give Zanu PF legitimacy and perpetuating the dictatorship and the people’s suffering in the public interest?
@ Mambo Svosve
ReplyDelete“Nonsense of a video , win what Zanu Pf , if it doesn’t rig it wins fokolo. The good thing is the people of Zimbabwe now know the cause of the wide spread suffering in Zimbabwe. Aside of the people directly benefiting from Zanu Pf nobody sane will vote for Zanu PF.”
The point is Zanu PF IS RIGGING these elections and you lot know this and have known it all along!
“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 Coltart in his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe.
MDC/CCC have failed to implement even one democratic reform in 23 years, 5 of which in the GNU, and now they are participating in these flawed elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy for the sake of 30 pieces of silver. All this claim that CCC is winning 2023 elections big is just hot air! Zimbabwe cannot afford to let this insanity to continue!
@ Walter
ReplyDelete“Iwewe mudara ita mushe..
Kana usina nyaya kunyarara kuriboe unotipedzera data ne nonsense.”
Zanu PF is rigging these elections and CCC are participating in these elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy for the sake of 30 pieces of silver - this is the single most important message you need to know!