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1] The continued corroboration of state institutions & the #Mwonzora led faction of the MDC-T is quite exposing.

On a day where the #PeoplesAdvocate @adv_fulcrum is appearing in court & Parly is resuming, with news of recalls of MDC-A MPs, Harare is on lockdown during lockdown.
2] How can you deny the regime's underhand in this issue when #Mwonzora et al, are finding it easy to by-pass all roadblocks from Harare to Humanikwa?

Which essential service are they offering?

No wait, anything that is anti-Chamisa is actually an essential service in Zimbabwe.
3] The big question would then be why ZanuPF would be more comfortable with #Mwonzora as Leader of the Opposition?

If he is #mature, does it then follow that maturity was lacking in the #Opposition and equally so in #ZanuPF that the State wants to utilize #Mwonzora's maturity?
4] Why would #ZanuPF prefer #Mwonzora to #Chamisa?

Why would ZanuPF prefer an Opposition Leader who according to his own estimations, can easily get 4+million votes in a Presidential election?

How would this comfort them unless ofcourse its the epitome of his political madness?
5] But he's why Zanu prefers the Mwonzora led MDC.

Its electorally ineffective.

During the formative years of the GNU, Mugabe said: "..problem with the Opposition is that they want what they do not deserve.."

That's the Zanu mentality.
They've now found a useful Opposition.
6] Efforts to silence Chamisa have been consistent.

They dangled the #ChamisaAmmendment1, of creating a lofty #LeaderOfOpposition position for him.

Then the #ChamisaAmmendment2 of raising the Presidential age limit to 52 (Mwonzora's exact age then).

Agenda remains the same.
7] So instead of silencing #Chamisa through positions or inviting him to join government, they have moved into his home turf.

Their own version of "if you can't beat them join them".

They want to recreate the #Opposition in their own image.

A submissive & electorally weak one.
8] But am i being fair in saying #Mwonzora et al are electorally ineffective?

Well, #Mwonzora last won any sort of election in 2008!

#Khupe had less votes than spoiled ones in 2018!

#Mudzuri & #Komichi are appointees.

Its a group of the #unelectable buoyed by court positions.
9] You can compare a team of #Mwonzora, #Khupe, #Komichi, #Mudzuri with that of #Chamisa, #Welshman, #Kore & #Biti.

Which one gives #ZanuPF electoral headaches?

African wisdom says,kana uchida kuona muroyi rova chidhoma.

Why would #ManU accept transfer advice from #Liverpool?
10] How long did it take for #Komichi to say ED is nolonger #illegitimate?

How long did it take for #Mwonzora
to receive ZBC coverage?

How are they being an effective #Opposition?

Well, that's the mature Opposition which knows its place, according to #Zanu's handbook.
11] Spare a thought for #Mwonzora.

He is now banking on court cases to have control over #MPs.

Is that sustainable?

Are those people accepting your #Leadership or they are fearing your #vindictiveness?

Why did they reject VP #Khupe in 2017/18?

Why would they accept her now?
12] I was laughing at #Mwonzora's argument that the PPFA money belongs to the #MDC-T & not #MDC-A.

If the argument is the #MDC-A was an electoral coalition of 7 individual parties, how much money belongs to each 1 of them?

Why does the money now belong to 1 of them & not all 7?
13] Are you aware that #Nyikadzino, SG of the #MDC-T that took #Misihairabwi to Parly has been writing to #AdvMudenda who is ignoring him?

#MaKhupe is crossing political floors with MPs.

Other #MPs are recalled for joining a "nonexsting #MDC-A party".

Explain that.
I'll wait!
14] Its political madness galore.

#Mwonzora is winning court cases he would rather politically loose.

He is getting political capital from quarters who have other motives.

But he has sunk his head too deep to care.

He has choose a crocodile as a mode of transport.

enkosi!
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Apr 2
1. Admittedly, when I first read the "structured currency" headline, I thought the Harare regime was taking its "structures" propaganda too far.

With the benefit of more research on the topic, I'm now totally convinced the Harare regime is indeed taking its propaganda too far. Image
2. By definition, a structured currency is "structured" in that it's supposedly backed by both mineral reserves (in our case gold) and trust in government's monetory policies & regulations.

Unfortunately, no one believes any of the two are present in our existing circumstances.
3. Part of why all previous gimmicks have failed is a trust deficit.

Even if the government opts to accuse commentators of being alarmists, causing panick and despondency, no one can be faulted for rushing to withdraw their forex savings if we have learned anything from history.
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Jan 21
1. Imagine trying to make sense of how some 4 gentlemen in Bulawayo can randomly claim, 'we have recalled Amos Chibaya, he has ceased being a member of CCC'.

Outside the influence of social media, many only know about #CCC because of the efforts of this indefatigable organizer. Image
2. Propaganda has to make some sort of sense.

Even where some decide to hide behind the claim of "a traceable history in the struggle," Chibaya would make the mark.

A devoted organizer during the times of Tsvangirai & even more so, during the times of Chamisa under the MDC-A.
3. For the successive elections between 2018-2023, it's a mystery how Chibaya found the passion to abandon the comfort of his home and the herculean energy to traverse the country, organizing the Opp for electoral triumph.

Chibaya is very much unheralded & doesn't seem to care.
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Jan 19
1. So, a group of at least 25 individuals have decided to join nonexistent forces under the otherwise much heralded #NERA banner to push for electoral reforms.

It's difficult to even identify them as political leaders because they don't represent any political constituency. Image
2. If you review the outcome of the controversial 2023 election, these people combined had fewer votes than the Councilors who won your ward election.

Many of them have never even bothered to field candidates in successive elections but only pop up whenever they sense a need.
3. If you were to profile them, there is one Lucia Matibenga, masquerading as PDP President.

Her "party" never contests.
She only temporarily enjoyed limelight under PDP when Sen Mwonzora brought her as his MDC-A partner before they connived to recall MPs elected under Chamisa.
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Dec 14, 2023
1. Interesting comment on this unfolding drama by Prof Ncube.

I, however, can't help recognize the continued conflation of politics & law, which I've previously written about, regarding the formation of CCC party from MDC-A.

It's quite strange that BaNcube does the same here.
2. I take notice of @Welshman_Ncube choice of words here.

He says: MDC-A party's "...National Council resolved to reconstitute itself as CCC..."

By definition, when you "reconstitute," you simply restore or build up again, using remaining parts of whatever has been destroyed.
@Welshman_Ncube 3. However, it was a legal nulity not only for MDC-A to 'reconstitute' itself but to even meet & make legally binding resolutions to begin with.

In 2020, Justice Chitapi ruled that the MDC-A party wasn't a legal persona, effectively meaning it wasn't a legally constituted party.
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Dec 3, 2023
1. Some interesting revelations from the Tshabangu interview by Mhlanga.

It's better to keep people guessing than to come out & publicly expose yourself beyond doubt

On his own admission, he was skeptical about this interview, & he was right.

Agreeing to it was stupid bravery. Image
2. One must applaud Mhlanga for his confrontational approach to interview.

He seldom tolerates long winding responses, unrelated to the asked question(s), in the name of "giving the guest time to respond."

In fact it was his grilling style that saw hats flying in all directions Image
3. There are also a lot of ridiculous contradictions.

Clearly, Tshabangu & his handlers are using the very same "strategic ambiguity" and "structureless structure" approach.

For now, save for a few mentioned names, Tshabangu claims to have the backing of unnamed "42 others."
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Dec 1, 2023
1. We need to accept that we've seen enough to conclude we've no justice system in Zimbabwe.

Perhaps it's time to totally (temporarily) abandon seeking judicial recourse, particularly around political issues

Why continue subjecting ourselves to the wig wearing ZanuPF activists!
2. Let me rationalize this personal view:

Firstly, we are simply patronizing the generality of the citizens by arguing that going to these "captured courts" is an important academic exercise that exposes judicial capture.

What has been the consequence of exposing this capture?
3. ZanuPF's reaction to the damning SADC Observer Mission report is evidence enough that they don't react to "embarrassment" by showing restraint.

ZanuPF chose rather to burn SADC through an unprecedented propaganda offensive and direct confrontation with the Zambia government.
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