Zimbabwe: SADC have become Mnangagwa’s tin-soldier!

Every regime, every junta need their buddies and allies. If not their work becomes so much harder. They need someone to play along and be useful for them. For President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) this is now Southern African Development Community (SADC).

At this point SADC is sounding like ZANU-PF themselves. There is little difference to the statement made by SADC and the ones coming from the Government of Zimbabwe. Neither, any difference really from what is made from the ZANU-PF either. Maybe, a little wording different and some way of articulating it. The ZANU-PF would be more rouge and rougher. However, their ideals and ethics are the same. In favour of the same government and their actions. Calling the International Community out and asking to end sanctions. That is not new, but has become a battle cry for the 2^nd Republic.

A piece of the SADC Statement:

“We applaud our Zimbabwean brothers and sisters who have shown great resilience, notwithstanding the damaging sanctions. It is commendable that Zimbabwe is now among the Top Five doing business reformers in Africa, and Top 20 improvers on ease of doing business score in the world, this is according to the World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 publication. The region has also noted the Government’s efforts to compensate former commercial farmers Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe continues to implement economic reforms aiming to turn-around the economy. Reforms under the Transitional Stabilisation Programme are, gradually stabilizing the economy. The Public Order and Security Act, as well as the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act have been repealed, as part of ongoing legal reforms. Zimbabwe would have achieved more, if not constrained by the imposed sanctions” (Statement by the SADC Executive Secretary, Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax on October 25, the Anti-Sanctions Day – SADC calling for the lifting of all sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, 24.10.2020).

ZANU-PF should be super happy about that statement. Ahead of the SADC Day, which could become a holiday and a festive day for the ruling regime. They are pulling all the strings to make a fuzz. The junta want to show the cause is popular and have the people behind it. Even if that wouldn’t be true.

The ambassadors and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs have explained why the sanctions are put on Zimbabwe. The ZANU-PF will not listen and will not accept the accomplice to human rights violations, extra judicial killings and arbitrary arrests. Stifling the opposition and silencing the dissidents by any means. Even going in and trying to stop the biggest opposition party. Therefore, the ruling regime is giving all the reasons to continue being sanctioned.

The ZANU-PF and SADC is playing the game of “reforms”. But if reforms is throwing civilians, activists and opposition leaders behind bars. Then the Mnangagwa government have gotten far. If the rising inflations, hectic financial and economic policies. If Command Government policies is the thing. Then, the current government is killing it. However, that is not what the ones sanctioning is asking for.

ZANU-PF and SADC can act like this, but that doesn’t make their statement true. They can fool their own, but not the ones who is following the situation. As long as state of affairs is deteriorating and getting militarized. You know there is less hope of removing sanctions. However, the ones in power wants wealth, either by the hook or by the crook. They don’t care how they earn their fortunes, as long as they do so. The ruling regime have no trouble living lavish while the rest of the general suffers and cannot afford the basics. Peace.

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Zimbabwe: Operation Restore Legendary Junta is here to stay…

“People call us junta, the President (Emmerson Mnangagwa) is a war veteran, Vice-President (Constantino) Chiwenga is a soldier, I am a soldier, (Housing) minister (Daniel) Garwe here is a soldier and we will rule not minding what the media says. We will continue to rule. Civilians will not” (…) “Those of you who are like dogs barking at the rising moon, you can come back home because the moon will continue rising. There is nothing wrong in coming back home” – Vice President Kembo Mohandi on the 16^th October 2020 (Newsday.co.zw – ‘Junta here to stay: Mohadi’ 17.10.2020).

Vice-President Mohandi revealed and said things straight-forward. So, the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) is saying what people are saying about it. It is a military enterprise with military leaders. The government is a junta and they are not claiming to be otherwise.

This is not shocking, the other VP is acting like the government is an army. It is Command Government. It is Command Fasting, Command Agriculture and Command Health Care. ZANU-PF is not hiding it anymore.

We knew that the military took over during the Operation Restore Legacy. This has been known and clearly they have more control, than they wanted to tell in the beginning. However, with the years now and security. The gloves are off and the big-guns are now secured.

That Kembo Mohandi is saying this now. Shows that they are not fearing anything. They are just initiating, that the army will control the state and not have a civilian government. This is why the governance and transparency will be lacking. Since, they are all following chain of command and not listen to civilians.

We now know that these folks intends to stay. The New Dispensation is a 2^nd Republic of a junta. They are willing to use force and intimidate. They are willing to wreck havoc to human rights, political activism and opposition leaders.

When you put a government like this in power. You should expect impunity. An armed government who work with military means. Will not respect the citizens, but force themselves on people. It will use soldiers and police officers to intimidate the public. If you disagree, you will meet the authorities, because your supposed to obey the chain-in-command.

There is at least not any question anymore. The ZANU-PF is a junta, a military government and they not a civilian one. They are willing to overstay and not respect elections or the will of the people. Since, they have the weapons and the army behind them. Peace.

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Opinion: What’s up, Mnangagwa?

“‘What other fasting do you want Mr Mnangagwa? Zimbabweans are fasting already, they are hungry” (…) ”BULAWAYO – A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of “insulting the president” after posting a video WhatsApp status of a woman criticising a call by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to “pray and fast” for divine intervention against the coronavirus in June” (Sipho Mabuza – ‘Man in court over WhatsApp status blasting Mnangagwa call for fasting’ 13.10.2020, Zimlive.com).

The New Dispensation was just a charade, a false promise, dammit, it was even false hope. The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and Second Republic is the regime of the henchmen of Mugabe. The henchmen who was vindicated by the overthrow of Mugabe, but coming with brutal force against his own.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa shows why he never shown any remorse for the Gukurahundi genocide in 1980s. The man who was in the forefront of that and delivering retribution on behalf of the state. Now, his in-charge and showing the same mentality. Using force, being a tyrant and going against the ones who stands in his way.

Mnangagwa cannot even stomach a quote, a citation or a blunt comment on social media. That is how small of man he is. That he cannot bare the content on social media. This is why he has arrested a man for mocking him online.

A President and his cronies should manage some mocking, jokes and criticism. However, there is proof that plenty of leaders are shallow and beneath their office. They cannot manage words or arguments against them. That is why they arrest dissidents and the ones exposing them. Something, the ZANU-PF have done to journalists and activists.

The arrest over a WhatsApp status shows how little of a man Mnangagwa is. His the man of Command Agriculture, Command Health Care and Command Fasting. He might not say it, but that is the truth. He wants to steam-roll and wants to be the honoured commander-in-chief. The President wants to be respected and glorified. However, there is no proof that his worthy of that.

Instead, his a man of military precision and expect people to be behind him. They are supposed to follow his orders and be praising his noble kind. Nevertheless, with his track-record and what he has delivered. There isn’t much to sing psalms about, neither to write a haiku about either. Only sentences of mocking and ask for a divine intervention from this wholly that is bestowed on the public.

President Mnangagwa should care that the currency reforms are fucked. That the inflation is infamous and that the salaries is in a deep incapacitation of civil servants. This is what he has delivered in combination with lack of freedom, liberty and association with dissidents. The state is going after them and using forceful means to silence its opponents.

Mnangagwa is going as far as arresting and charging a man over a WhatsApp status. The President must be proud of his work. He can be jolly and eat in a feast. While he lets the peasants starve. This is why his eating and they are getting scraps.

How dare they mock him, when they should praise him. They should be singing songs of wonders, of his beauty and of his greatness. Alas, that would only happen, if he actually did something and was sincere. Nevertheless, that isn’t the kind of man Mnangagwa is. It is easier to arrest people, than to actually develop society and make a difference. Peace.

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