Opinion: Chinamasa is playing with fire

Yellow Bastard: “You can’t do a goddamn thing to me, Hartigan. You know who I am. You know who my father is! You can’t touch me, you piece of shit cop! Look at you, you can’t even lift that cannon you carry!” – Sin City (2005).

ZANU-PF Spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa have clearly not any scruples nor any quarrels anymore. He just pulls out all the guns. There are no mercy. Just shooting into the air and seeing which birds that falls from the sky. If lucky he might even hit an aeroplane.

Why do I say this, well, the man said these things today:

Zanu PF calls upon our supporters, cadres and sympathisers, wherever you are, to remain alert and ready to defend yourselves, defend our people, their property and most importantly defend peace in your communities against these malcontents, these hired hooligans and hoodlums who rejoice at burning properties and looting” (Chinamasa, 27.07.2020).

Zanu PF therefore appeals to our people to be misled by MDC Alliance malcontents. If the violent activities perpetrated by the MDC opposition were acts done in Europe or the United States, they would have been branded a long time ago a terrorist organisation which in fact they are, along with their trojan horses like the ZCTU, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition and others which depend on foreign funding for their anti-people activities” (Chinamasa, 27.07.2020).

I will specify why this is outrageous. This is beneath his station and his position. As the spokesperson for a government to act and speak this words are vile. It is disgraceful and distasteful. However, not very surprising, as the state is going after any activist or people involved with the 31st July demonstrations. They are targeting and arresting, even killing activists in association. Therefore, the language only mirrors the actions of the authorities, which are ordered by the set government party.

That he is saying these things. Only shows the arrogance and the junta perspective of civilian disobedience, but also the reality on the ground. The militant ZANU-PF are not taking soft grounds, except if it favour them. The party is going straight to the trenches and wars, if they are challenged.

That is why the MDC-Alliance is suddenly terrorists for their constitutional rights of demonstrations. That is how bonkers the ZANU-PF is and how deluded Chinamasa is. It is really a gift of foolery. Fools gold sold as certified gold. Only numb-nuts and dipshits would take this as truths.

Calling opposition party and their members for terrorist is a dangerous mine-field. Where only the citizens will loose. It is a one-party move, where the ruling regime will muffle and silence all critics at any cost. There is no middle ground and place to voice discontent. Only praising the magical wonders of ZANU-PF and their comrades. The rest got to suffer if their opinion differs.

That is the ground put forward. All for a planned demonstration on the 31st July. The state goes this to assault, detain and propagandize the events. It is really stunning and worrying. When a spokesperson can say this and get away with it. It shows the heart of ZANU-PF. The reason for their ruling. Which it is rule with an iron fist. Peace.

Zimbabwe: ZRP wants to “interview” 14 Activists [but they want to arrest them]

When the Zimbabwe Republican Police (ZRP) have today “sought” for “interviews” for 14 activists, some who happens to be Movement for Democratic Change – Alliance (MDC-Alliance). These are people who get into legal jeopardy now and then. They are known people and its not new. ZANU-PF calls them anarchists, but that says more ZANU-PF than about the activists themselves. Because, they are only supporting the constitutional rights to demonstrate. Something that is always fine when ZANU-PF does a demo or goes to the street for a cause, which fits them.

These 14 are just following the journalists and other politicians who are behind bars for “inciting violence”. The “inciting violence” is a code for “annoying the president”. These 14 leaders in the MDC-Alliance and other organizations; are all annoying the President and that is why the police is searching for them.

The Police is now asking for them and for “interviews” like they are applicants for jobs. They are searching for a new career in the Police Force. What these 14 activists should expect is interrogations and get detained. Surely to be charged for “inciting violence” too.

All of them are most likely working in their respective areas to drum up support for the 31st July demonstrations. The same ones that gotten others arrested already and awaiting trail. While they are a awaiting freedom.

The 14 in question will be deemed the same fate. Especially, if they ever shows up to any Police Station. We know these people are in serious problem.

The interviews is the bait and soon the switch is the arrest. They will suddenly pass through a door and not return home. These men are now outlaws, by their actions of supporting demonstrations, which is hurting the pride of the regime. That is why everyone associated with it and who is high ranking are in jeopardy.

They are trying to take one by one out. These is just de-escalating matters. Proving that the free speech in Zimbabwe is only for ZANU-PF people and the others are fair game. Peace.

Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC): Statement on the Right of Freedom to Demonstrate and Protest During the COVID – 19 Pandemic Lockdown (26.07.2020)

Zimbabwe: How to damage the calm of ZANU-PF [and “incite violence”]

Well, we can learn one thing of late. If you expose the activities or plan to undermine the regime of Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF). Than your “inciting violence” and will be charged with criminal behaviour. Even if your a journalist doing your job, just reporting on the matters at hand. If your telling the stories that the governing party doesn’t want to get told. Then your a the problem and creating the violence.

The violence, the inciting of it. Is in the fragile minds of the regime. The little bootlickers and the stooges of the party. The ones who is beloved and parishioners of the Junta regime. The ones who prays and obeys the high command. The selfless praise of ED and Chiwenga, like they are filled with the holy ghost and have the salvation of Jesus. However, we know both of them have not.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is mixing the economy is such a juggernaut way. That the US Dollar and Zim dollar policies losing sense. While raiding ECOCASH and ECOBANK is only to stop the RTGS Dollars from flowing. If not finding another money laundering operation to bankroll the scarfs of the party.

Whatever it is, it is not working and the state can only prolong the agony so far. The looses are piling up. The jig is up and the ones exposing it. Has to been gone. If that is Hopewell Chin’ono or Jacob Ngariyhume. Other journalists have been taken into custody and later released. That is just what the state does now.

Ngariyhume is inciting violence, because he wants to demonstrate against the oppression and corrupt government. He dares to inspire and rebel against the state. A state that had no trouble to incite violence of their own with toppling the President for Life Mugabe and have rallies against sanctions. However, when people plan to rally against them now. It is a criminal affair. Do you see the double idiotic standard? I do and I hope you does as well.

Hopewell has just undermined and exposed the government. He is just a savvy and wise journalist with no fear. Doing his job and proving his skills. That is why, a mediocre and lackluster administration fears him. Hopewell can find things and tell a story. Military men and propagandist can only defend and lie. That is opposite of what Hopewell does and that is why his behind bars.

Both of them are not criminal. They are both citizens, doing their jobs as citizens. They are in the forefront and battling for justice and equality. They are in the midst of troubles, because they are able to trigger the faint-hearted military men in power. The ones who doesn’t have the character or stamina to be questioned. They only know how to use force, because they don’t have brains to address things differently.

They are just promoters of injustice and impunity. The junta, the regime and the New Dispensation. When you can demonstrate yourself for your own cause, but when the citizens does, it is violence. Its foolish and outrageous. Not shocking, because that what men like these does. They cannot stomach or have ability to understand other people’s grievances, but they will expect you praise their every single breath. They are the majesties and the royalty of the Republic. If your not bowing your knees, your not doing it right. If you stand up to them. Its violent, because you displeased His Excellency and his court. Peace.

Africa Judges and Jurists Forum (AJF): Revoke the Practice Directive threathening Judicial Independence in Zimbabwe (21.07.2020)

Crisis Coalition Statement on the arrests of journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume (20.07.2020)

Zimbabwe: Chin’ono and Ngariyhume arrested ahead of 31st July protests

If your thinking the space for freedom and liberty is rising to new levels under the new dispensation of ZANU-PF. I have to tell you. Your wrong and its getting worse. As the corruption and inept regime is failing on all standards. Instead of fixing itself, it goes after its critics and trying to make the democratic space even smaller.

That is why the authorities for no other reason, that two voices against oppression was taken into custody. Abducted and detained at unknown locations. We don’t know what has happen to voices of the opposition. Chin’ono’s journalism have the ability to dig deep into scandals and expose the regime. This is hurting the pride of the President and his associates. While Ngariyhume is trying to use peaceful means to demonstrate against the ills of the government. The one that today just arrested him over doing a planned democratic protest.

Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was today arbitrary arrested at his home and his location is now unknown. He gotten abducted and no one knows his whereabouts. They stormed his residence and took him away.

Zimbabwe opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume (Transform Zimbabwe) has been arrested by state security agents. Ngarivhume has been at the forefront of calling for a citizens protest against corruption by the Zimbabwean government on July31” (Zim Local, 20.07.2020).

We have later gotten information that they are detained at Harare Central Police Station and ZHLR lawyers are there representing them and getting access to them. However, the arbitrary arrests shows the intent of the state. This is stifle the demonstrations and the voice of dissent. These actions happens directly to the ones who expose and who plans to show natural civil disobedience. Just like Union Leaders have been arrested for the same reasons this year. The same with MDC-Alliance leaders too.

The state just continues its oppression and take away liberties for the ones who oppose it. Certainly, the leaders of the ones who wants to demonstrate on the 31st July will be arrested. This is just the beginning. As the state will abduct and ambush the ones who voices their concern about how the state operates.

This here is showing again that President Emmerson Mnangagwa haven’t brought a new dispensation, but just revived the same fashion as in the past, but now wearing a scarf. Peace.

Zimbabwe: Joint CSOs Press Release on the Persecution of Mr. Obert Masaraure (17.07.2020)

Zimbabwe: ZIMCODD – Statement on the Report of the Public Hearings – Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 2 (13.07.2020)

Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC): Implement don’t amend….. As citizens rejects the proposed Constitutional amendment No 2 during public hearings (09.07.2020)