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



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.






“We got our independence but the white man never gave us knowledge on how to run our economy, we only know how to run General Dealers shops, the white man never taught us how to run a proper economy” – Vice President Kembo Mohadi
What legislation? What policy is Kembo Mohadi known for? I cannot think of anything. I cannot imagine anything he has done in power and as a government lackey. There is nothing he has delivered or done, that has made profound changes.
That is why its striking that one of the laziest legislators, one of the laziest in the cabinet and in general are blaming the colonial masters. The United Kingdom have their short-coming and did their bad things, while they were the ruler of Zimbabwe back-in-the-day. However, that is 40 years ago or about 2 generations ago.
There have been plenty of moons since the British had any say or did anything in Harare. It has all been ZANU-PF who has reigned and with brutal force. They have used the same means of the colonial to strike against the citizens. They were the new oppressors taking over for the old one.
That is why its very fitting. That one of the VPs are speaking out. One of the Deputies of the President in 2020 blaming the ones governing in the 1970s for the shortcomings today. No, it is not Mugabe and Mnangagwa. No, its Ian fucking Smith. The White Bastard of Rhodesia. Yes, the minority tyrant of Zimbabwe. Yes, he was a son-of-bitch. Yes, Smith was oppressive and deserved by all records to be overthrown.
However, there been plenty of water under the bridge since then. There been plenty of time to fix, amend and make a difference.
The problems of 2020 isn’t because of Smith and his bad regime. No, its because of the inept, corrupt and mismanaged rule of ZANU-PF. That is, it. We all know it is easier to blame someone else, then look into your own shortcomings. That is just what Mohadi did.
The VP looked to the predecessors, the ones in power 40 years ago. It is like blaming The Beatles for the sucking pop-music of the current age. It just doesn’t add up. The ZANU-PF, if they wanted too. They would have learned, they would have acknowledged and asked for counsel. So, that they could have fixed the economy and followed financial experts. Nevertheless, that haven’t been the case. It has tanked, because of how they operate.
So, blaming the leadership of the 1960s, 1970s and such on the trouble in the 2000s, 2010s and in 2020. Is beyond bonkers. That is not taking any accountability for the 40 YEARS in power. The ZANU-PF have had a lifetime to make things work. Instead they have depleted it all and blames its soon on the dead.
So long live the President, long live the Republic and Lord have mercy on the VP Mohadi, because he needs it. Peace.



