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Opposition leader, Dr Thokozani Khupe has said that the late founding father of the MDC (T), Morgan Tsvangirai would have supported any initiative to bring Zimbabweans.
Her remarks come when the other opposition MDC (A) led by advocate Nelson Chamisa is adamant that it will not join the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) forum that was initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and houses other presidential candidates in the 2018 elections.
Chamisa’s party argue that POLAD is constituted of individuals who already support the ruling ZANU PF and hence it is “a fool’s errand” which will never achieve anything.
On the other hand, ZANU PF is saying that there will be no special treatment for Chamisa adding that dialogue can only be held under the POLAD forum.
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More: <a href="https://twitter.com/MdcMasvingo/status/1209350138361262080">MDC Masvingo</a>

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WATCH: "Morgan Tsvangirai Would Have Joined POLAD" - MDC-T

Exiled former Cabinet Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo has said that it is ridiculous to think that opposition MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa will be weakened by forcing him to join the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) forum. Moyo posted on twitter saying:
<blockquote>Losing an election is strength only in Zimbabwe. The idea that the cheated winner can be weakened by being stampeded into joining losers in a coalition of the weak is preposterous!</blockquote>
His remarks come after a Chronicle Editorial urged Chamisa to:
<blockquote>… do the right thing which is to swallow his pride and join 20 other political leaders who are working under the auspices of Polad. That is a strictly local structure to take our country to greater political consensus. </blockquote>
The article comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa had said that there will be no other dialogue outside POLAD as Chamisa has been calling for.
Both Mnangagwa and Chamisa have reiterated that dialogue was essential for the transformation of the country but they, however, differ on technicalities.
Chamisa has been demanding for a foreign mediator but discarded the demand only recently. He also wants the dialogue to be out POLAD and also to discuss Mnangagwa’s legitimacy.
ZANU PF is rejecting all the demands.
More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/editorial-comment-chamisa-must-do-the-right-thing-and-join-polad/">The Chronicle</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfJNMoyo/status/1209181096073662471">Jonathan Moyo</a>

"Losing An Election Is Strength Only In Zimbabwe," Jonathan Moyo On Calls For Chamisa To Join POLAD

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Alex Tawanda Magaisa, the former advisor to Morgan Tsvangirai has said posted a brief summary of how Energy Minister, Advocate Fortune Chasi, herein referred to as Mukanya or sekuru gudo (his surname) was handed a tricky ministry of Energy which was already struggling with the fuel and electricity crisis. He posted on twitter saying:
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The <a class="link-complex" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BSR" rel="hashtag noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BSR</a> has given us <a class="link-complex" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Mamvura" rel="hashtag noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mamvura</a> and <a class="link-complex" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Enablers" rel="hashtag noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enablers</a> But it also gave us the “live snake” metaphor. It was conceived in May when Mukanya <a class="link-complex" data-user-name="fortunechasi" href="https://twitter.com/fortunechasi/" rel="noopener user noreferrer" target="_blank">@fortunechasi</a> was appointed as Minister of Energy and Power Development. Mukanya has been handed a live snake, I tweeted.
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I tweeted in response, drawing upon the folk story of gudo (Mukanya) &amp; tsuro. In a bid to win the hearts of girls, Tsuro tricked Mukanya into a battle with a snake. Tsuro had pretended to fight a live snake. Unbeknown to all it was already dead. Mukanya has a torrid time.
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Now I see the chaps at <a class="link-complex" data-user-name="Zimmorningpost1" href="https://twitter.com/Zimmorningpost1/" rel="noopener user noreferrer" target="_blank">@Zimmorningpost1</a> have done this to Mukanya Mukanya<img alt="🤷🏾‍♂️" class="emoji" decoding="async" draggable="false" src="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f937-1f3fe-200d-2642-fe0f.png"/> Merry Christmas to you all and let’s hope there’s enough rainfall this year for our Kariba!
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More: <a href="https://twitter.com/Wamagaisa/status/1209181839245684737">Zim Morning Post</a>
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FULL THREAD: Fortune Chasi And The Live Snake (Ministry Of Energy) - Magaisa

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that citizens will never be equal but at least there can be equal opportunities for all.
Speaking to members of the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) forum at his Kwekwe farm this Sunday, Mnangagwa said:
<blockquote>We can never all of us be equal. What can be done is to have opportunities put at our disposal, have loans and have everyone access the loans.
We can have, and we should have policies to empower our people…we must create windows where our youths access loans to empower themselves.</blockquote>
He added that Zimbabweans must do away with the dependency syndrome saying that everyone should work for transformation to happen.
Others would, however, equate his remarks to “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” a proclamation by the pigs who control the government in the novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell.
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/ed-stop-mourning-about-zanu-pf-collapsing-the-economy-lets-learn-from-our-past-foolishness/">New Zimbabwe</a>

"We Can Never All Of Us Be Equal," President Mnangagwa

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that Zimbabweans must not dwell in the past but must focus on rebuilding the collapsed economy.
Addressing leaders of the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) forum at his farm in Kwekwe Sunday, Mnangagwa said:
<blockquote>The issues which concern us I think remain economic issues.
The point of focus is how do we resuscitate our economy. In my view, there is no benefit in talking about how the economy collapsed under Zanu PF. None of us should live in the past.</blockquote>
He added that history was important as far as it teaches humans about past and present mistakes adding that the lessons would be the basis for building a better tomorrow.
The president’s remarks come as some observers are sceptical that the same ruling ZANU PF that collapsed economy will ever be able to resuscitate it.
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/ed-stop-mourning-about-zanu-pf-collapsing-the-economy-lets-learn-from-our-past-foolishness/">New Zimbabwe</a>

"There Is No Benefit In Talking About How The Economy Collapsed Under Zanu PF," ED

In an interview with Zimpapers’ Herald LEAD president <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Linda_Masarira">Linda Masarira</a> opined what she think is supposed to happen for Zimbabwe to move forward in her Unity Day statement. Linda while at it took the time to take a jab at MDC Leader by saying stop running the western agenda.
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WATCH: "Chamisa, Stop Running The Western Agenda" - Linda Masarira's Unity Day Message

Norton legislator <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Temba_Mliswa">Themba Mliswa</a><a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2017/12/18/mliswa-denies-that-he-has-rejoined-zanu-pf-says-his-independence-is-not-compromised-by-attending-zanu-pf-events/"> turned down the president’s invitation for him to rejoin the ruling party</a> and said its infested with corruption and he won’t join the ruling party again.
Mliswa said this as he was handing over Christmas presents from Norton residents and companies to the president when he said;
<blockquote>His Excellency President Mnangagwa said I should come back to Zanu PF, but how can I come back to a party whose leadership is so corrupt . . . The issue of land barons is the latest as exposed by the recent report. Besides our coming back shouldn’t be conditional just as the President’s come back was not conditional.
I thought President Mnangagwa was going to recall all members fired by the G40 who include Amai <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Rugare_Gumbo">Joyce Mujuru</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Didymus_Mutasa">Didymus Mutasa</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Rugare_Gumbo">Rugare Gumbo</a>, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jabulani_Sibanda">Jabulani Sibanda</a> since he was also fired by the same people and came back. Mr President why do you want us to write letters when you did not?</blockquote>
Themba is among the group of politicians that were sacked from the ruling party together with Mujuru in 2014.
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/12/i-will-not-rejoin-zanu-pf-mliswa-tells-mnangagwa/">Newsday</a>

I Will Not Rejoin 'Corruption Infested' Zanu PF - Mliswa To ED

The MDC led by the youthful <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nelson_Chamisa">Nelson Chamisa</a> has vowed to fight against any plans to change the constitution by the ruling party Newsday reports.
This was revealed by the MDC Spokesperson Daniel Molokele and the National Executive and Structures meetings when said:
<blockquote>We are strongly against the constitutional amendments because it negates the gains of the 2013 Constitution. As the MDC we will use all platforms that are available for us to contest against any changes of the Constitution.
We will make sure that we contest in Parliament and all public spheres, we will even engage on a diplomatic initiative. We will go international and bring attention to this attempt to negate the democratic gains as gained in the 2013 Constitution.</blockquote>
This comes <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/12/18/cabinet-approves-constitutional-amendment-bill-of-2019/">after the cabinet approved the constitution amendment bill.</a>
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We Will Contest Against Any Changes Of The Constitution - MDC Alliance

One of the 2018 Presidential candidates <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/12/14/brian-mteki-reveals-why-he-joined-zanu-pf-video/">who recently rejoined the ruling party</a> has in a way endorsed the new dispensation. <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Taurai_Mteki">Taurai Bryn Mteki</a> was speaking on the sidelines of the Zanu PF Congress when he said this to the Herald:
<blockquote>The New Dispensation under the guidance of President Mnangagwa is what prompted me to come back. Yes, I contested against him, but I have to swallow my pride so that we can move the country forward and he has also opened his door to any Zimbabwean who would want to move the country forward.
My way forward now as a member of Zanu-PF is to just serve the party and the nation and I am ready to work so that we can move the country forward collectively. The conference was a resounding success and everything went well without any incident, so I am very excited that I was part of it and it was a historic one.</blockquote>
Uncle Tau, as he calls himself apart from politics is a musician, a sculptor and a businessman.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/mteki-endorses-new-dispensation/">The Herald</a>

I Had To Swallow My Pride And Rejoin Zanu PF For The Country To Move Forward - Bryn Mteki

<blockquote>Towards a shared Zimbabwean dream
The liberation icon, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Joshua_Nkomo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joshua Nkomo</a>, said at the signing of the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Unity_Accord" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unity Accord</a> in 1987, “… unity is not just the signing of documents, unity is what follows.”
What has followed is a country at odds with its own ideals, a country that speaks the rhetoric of unity yet its citizens are imprisoned by deeply rooted divisions made worse by the government’s inability to acknowledge the trauma and suffering of its citizens.
The injustices of the past continue to be swept under the carpet. The colonial-era injustices, the liberation war era injustices, and post-independence injustices must all be negated through a national process of truth-telling, nation-building, national healing and rehabilitative restorative justice.
The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Gukurahundi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gukurahundi</a> atrocities remain glossed over and dismissed as mere “disturbances” while the victims continue to live with the trauma of unhealed wounds left to fester through insincerity and negligence. The very fabric of the Zimbabwean dream continues to be eroded by the plague of greed and corruption as our people languish in poverty and hunger.
Murambatsvina left many homeless and hopeless. Violent elections and politically instigated violence have left many dead and wounded. Government policies have eroded peoples’ savings and wealth. Pensioners and the vulnerable are without any cushion against the brutality of the harsh economic circumstances.
This is not unity. True peace and reconciliation require us to sincerely address the divisions in our society, to give voice to those who are marginalised and oppressed, to work together in common purpose to ensure the promises of liberation are enjoyed by every single Zimbabwean without fear or favour. Until this day comes, we cannot claim to be united or free.
We cannot preach unity when we pursue economic policies that widen the divide between the rich and the poor. We have seen the imposition of austerity measures that punish the poor, for the mistakes made by the selfish, ruling elite.
These economic policies do not unite us. They divide us.
Inequality is growing. It’s one of the biggest threats to the security of our country, and to our unity as a people.
This is not the unity Joshua Nkomo signed for.
The MDC will continue to fight for a truly united Zimbabwe where the ideals of freedom, democracy, peace, and reform belong to every citizen of our beloved nation.
True unity must be beyond just the unity of parties or its leaders. It must be a unity of all people of our beautiful Zimbabwe in vision, ideals, values and destiny.
We must all build the Zimbabwe we deserve and want-the shared Zimbabwean dream.
United we stand.</blockquote>

MDC Statement On Unity Day Commemorations {Full Text}

The Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) interlocutors have lauded the negotiating platform as a huge success following a meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa at his Sherwood farm in Kwekwe.
A monitoring and evaluation document was presented to President Mnangagwa, and read by MDC-T secretary-general Nickson Nyikadzino on behalf of POLAD at the event held this Sunday. Said Nyikadzino:
<blockquote>We have… come up with a shared understanding of how to address the challenges affecting our country. I am happy to say as POLAD, we have managed to speak on the need to fight sanctions and SADC and the rest of the region have since taken a stance on the need to remove these sanctions. On a technical level, we have managed to provide a roadmap on how dialogue should proceed in the country.</blockquote>
POLAD is a brainchild of President Mnangagwa which he consummated a few weeks after the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_2018_Harmonised_Elections" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2018 harmonised elections</a>.
It is a group made up of some of the presidential candidates who contested in the disputed poll and includes Thokozani Khupe of the MDC-T, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Lovemore_Madhuku" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lovemore Madhuku</a> of the National Constitutional Assembly, and <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/People%E2%80%99s_Rainbow_Coalition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">People’s Rainbow Coalition</a> leader Lucia Matibenga among others.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/political-actors-dialogue-platform-a-success/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZBC News</a></h4>

Political Actors Dialogue 'A Success'

Dethroned <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Ntabazinduna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ntabazinduna</a> chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has called for the formation of an interim transitional government (ITG) of technocrats to work on the much-needed political and economic reforms.
Ndiweni dismissed the prospect of forming a <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Government_of_National_Unity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">government of national unity (GNU)</a>, saying it is not capable of resuscitating Zimbabwe’s democracy. He said:
<blockquote>An ITG is a hybrid government that has a fixed short term and has a specific job description. In our case, its remit is to resuscitate democracy in our country.
The ITG will immediately at the beginning of its term of office, begin negotiations with the Republic of South Africa and Sadc as a whole to formulary adopt the Rand as our currency for the short to medium term.</blockquote>
He further suggested that once formulated, the ITG will need to start negotiations with South Africa and SADC as a whole to adopt the Rand as our currency.
Ndiweni’s remarks come as there are growing calls for dialogue between the ruling ZANU PF party and the opposition MDC to address the country’s perennial challenges.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2019/12/22/ndiweni-calls-interim-govt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Standard</a></h4>

Ndiweni Calls For The Formation Of An ITG, Adoption Of The Rand

MDC president <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nelson_Chamisa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nelson Chamisa</a>‘s spokesperson, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nkululeko_Sibanda" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nkululeko Sibanda</a>, said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is “dreaming” if he believes that the opposition party will join the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD)</a>.
Sibanda said that the whole world is aware that there is no meaningful dialogue taking place at POLAD.
<blockquote>He (Mnangagwa) is dreaming. If he wants to believe what he wants, let him believe it.
It is delusional to think that there is dialogue at POLAD and the rest of the world is seeing that and we hope they will wake up to that reality.</blockquote>
On Saturday, President Mnangagwa told journalists in Harare that he will not entertain dialogue with opposition political parties outside the POLAD platform.
Turning to former South African President Thabo Mbeki’s recent visit to the country, Mnangagwa said the former never pushed for direct talks between him and Chamisa.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2019/12/22/ed-rejects-chamisa-talks/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Standard</a></h4>

'Mnangagwa Is Dreaming & Delusional' - Chamisa

PICTURES: President Mnangagwa Meets Members Of POLAD At His Farm

The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nick_Mangwana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ndavaningi Mangwana</a> says the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD)</a> has made notable achievements since in inception.
Posting on microblogging site Twitter, Mangwana listed what the government considers to be POLAD’s achievements as follows:
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<li>The coming together of Political Actors under one banner (POLAD) and the official launch symbolised the unity of purpose.</li>
<li>The formulation of a Code of Conduct and subsequent adoption and signing of the same.</li>
<li>Visit to <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Cyclone_Idai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cyclone IDAI</a> by POLAD delegates led to conscientisation of the nation about the problem and the need for urgent intervention by different stakeholders.</li>
<li>Improved understanding by POLAD on issues affecting the country through an interface with the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Minister of Industry and Commerce and the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and other Government Official.</li>
<li>Acceptance and endorsement of POLAD by both SADC and AU, thereby giving impetus and relevance to POLAD as a vehicle for solving local problems without external interference.</li>
<li>Increased call for the removal of sanctions through participation at the SADC Anti-sanctions march in 
Harare.</li>
<li>Increased visibility of POLAD through social responsibility activities such as the monthly Clean-up day.</li>
<li>Increased public awareness of POLAD through extensive media coverage and debates.</li>
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POLAD was created by President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a platform for dialogue following the disputed 2018 presidential election results.
It is made up of some of the losing candidates, among them is Thokozani Khupe, Lovemore Madhuku, Brian Mteki, and Lucia Matibenga.
However, prominent opposition leaders, the likes of Nelson Chamisa, Joyce Mujuru, Noah Manyika, Nkosana Moyo, and Daniel Shumba have snubbed the platform.
<h4>More: <a href="https://twitter.com/nickmangwana/status/1208682155955634177?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@nickmangwana</a></h4>
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Here Is What POLAD Achieved In 2019... According To The Government

A few days ago <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/12/21/mnangagwa-summons-polad-members-to-his-kwekwe-farm/">members of the Political Actors’ Dialogue met at the President’s farm in Kwekwe</a>. According to a govt official, Deputy Chief Secretary in the President’s Office, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/George_Charamba">Mr George Charamba</a>, POLAD members were the ones who wanted to have the meeting at the President’s Sherwood Farm.
According to the Sunday Mail, Mr Charamba said:
<blockquote>It was a request made by POLAD members. The programme is very simple, a couple of hours of business and then another couple of hours touring the farm. So it is almost like a farmers’ field day after the serious business of talks. It does clinch the notion of productivity which has been the President’s watchword that we should work, work and work for our economy to grow</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue">POLAD</a> was launched this year in May and it’s yet to yield any tangible results upto date.
More: <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/mbeki-did-not-impose-talks-outside-polad">The Sunday Mail</a>

Charamba Explains The Reason Behind POLAD Meeting At ED's Kwekwe Farm

The president has maintained that there will be no dialogue outside Political Actor’s Dialogue (POLAD). He further went on to say the visit by the former president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki was not to impose a dialogue outside <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue">POLAD</a>.
ED was speaking to members of the media at the Statehouse after delivering the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Unity_Day">Unity day</a> speech when he said:
<blockquote>He (Mr Mbeki) never pushed for talks when he met me. We are very old friends, indeed he discussed the political situation in the country and I explained to him that with regard to dialogue, we have a platform where every political party freely can come into that platform including <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nelson_Chamisa">MDC under Chamisa</a>. That (POLAD) is the only platform where political dialogue will take place.</blockquote>
Thabo Mbeki visited <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/12/17/former-sa-president-thabo-mbeki-meets-ed-chamisa-in-harare/">last week and met with both the MDC leader</a> and the president before telling journalists that his visit was private as he was here to speak to friends.
More: <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/mbeki-did-not-impose-talks-outside-polad">The Sunday Mail </a>

Mbeki Didnt Come To Initiate A Dialogue Outside POLAD  - ED

MDC spokesperson Daniel Molekele told the media on Friday that his party is pushing for the formation of a transitional authority to be headed by a respected judge or civic society leader for two or three years leading to the holding of credible elections.
Molekele said the transitional mechanism will have to be guaranteed by SADC, UN and AU. He said:
<blockquote>A national transitional mechanism is a different concept altogether because with GNU the political parties in Parliament must form a government, but in this, we are saying all stakeholders in Zimbabwe must form a temporary government.
This means that the president must not come from any political party, but can be a respected former judge or civic society leader. The leader is given a two to three-year period to ensure that we have a transitional process to have comprehensive reforms.</blockquote>
Molekele said the MDC will not take part in the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD)</a> which he said are an extension of Zanu PF.
He said that his party did not invite former South African President Thabo Mbeki to Zimbabwe, adding that the talks between ZANU PF and MDC have not yet begun.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/12/mdc-going-to-talks-for-reforms/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

MDC Spokesperson Sheds Light On The Party's Proposed Transitional Authority

MDC president Nelson Chamisa’s spokesperson, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nkululeko_Sibanda" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nkululeko Sibanda</a> said his principal is not negotiating for positions in a <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Government_of_National_Unity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">government of national unity (GNU)</a>, but for something bigger than that.
Speaking in an interview with NewsDay, Sibanda asserted that Chamisa is negotiating for political reforms that will eliminate disputed electoral outcomes and military coups in future. He said:
<blockquote>Currently, SADC is engaged with the Zimbabwe situation through (former South Africa) President Thabo Mbeki. Chamisa is not negotiating for positions, but for something better than a Government of National Unity (GNU).
He (Chamisa) is negotiating for political reforms first to correct the record of 2018 elections, reforms that will never go back again, disputed elections, military coup and corruption. That is his agenda. Those who are thinking about positions must forget.</blockquote>
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki’s visit to Zimbabwe earlier this week raised hopes that Chamisa and President Emmerson Mnangagwa will finally meet to thrash out their differences and bring respite to the suffering masses.
However, Mnangagwa still insists that Chamisa should “join others” in <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">POLAD</a>, something which the latter has vowed will never happen.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/12/mdc-going-to-talks-for-reforms/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

We Are Negotiating For Political Reforms, Not Positions - Chamisa

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has insisted that the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) is the only platform where political dialogue will take place.
Speaking to reporters, Mnangagwa said former South African President Thabo Mbeki never pushed for talks when they met. He said:
<blockquote>He never pushed for talks when he [Mbeki] met me. We are very old friends. We discussed the political situation in the country and I explained to him that with regard to dialogue, we have a platform where every political party can freely come including MDC under Chamisa.
[POLAD] is the only platform where political dialogue will take place.</blockquote>
Mbeki visited the country on Monday before meeting Mnangagwa and his rival, MDC leader Nelson Chamisa separately, members of the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD)</a>, churches and civic organisations.
The internationally-recognised former statesman facilitated dialogue between Robert Mugabe and MDC leader <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Morgan_Tsvangirai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morgan Tsvangirai</a> (both late), resulting in the formation of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Government_of_National_Unity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a Government of National Unity (GNU)</a> in 2009.

No POLAD, No Dialogue; ED Tells Chamisa

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WATCH: Nkosana Moyo & Noah Manyika Speak On Where Zim's Ruling Elite Are Missing The Link

President Emmerson Mnangagwa will on Sunday meet members of the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD)</a> at his Sherwood farm.
Presidential spokesperson <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/George_Charamba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Charamba</a> confirmed the development, saying Mnangagwa wants POLAD members to see what he is doing at his farm. Said Charamba:
<blockquote>The President has invited all members of POLAD for them to appreciate what he is doing at the farm.</blockquote>
The meeting comes at a time when MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has reiterated his stance not to be part of the POLAD “sideshow” and “charade”, claiming that the interlocutors have agendas married to those of the ruling ZANU PF party.
POLAD is made up of around one-and-a-half dozen presidential candidates in the 2018 elections, among them is Thokozani Khupe, Brian Mteki (who recently defected to ZANU PF), Lovemore Madhuku, and <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Lucia_Matibenga" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucia Matibenga</a> among others
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/12/ed-meets-polad-members-at-his-farm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

Mnangagwa Summons POLAD Members To His Kwekwe Farm

Suspected State agents have reportedly edited Jonathan Moyo’s book, Excelgate, and produced excerpts which they compiled into a 65-page adulterated book.
Excelgate is a book which purports to reveal how Zimbabwe’s security services, working in cahoots with electoral officials, manipulated the 2018 elections results using an excel spreadsheet.
According to the book, the results that were announced by the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission</a> were far removed from the actual results, which showed that MDC leader Nelson Chamisa won the presidential vote by over 60 per cent.
The “doctored” and watered-down 65-page version has been circulated extensively on social media and security agents reportedly stripped it of critical information which shows how the election was stolen.
Responding to some of his followers on Twitter, in a series of posts, <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfJNMoyo/status/1208277327832072192" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Professor Moyo wrote</a>:
<blockquote>I don’t know their rubbish from 7 July 2019 or what they are hiding with it. But EXCELGATE’S preliminary pages are from i to xxvi (16) pages while the pages in the book’s main section are from 1 to 234. Altogether the book has 260 pages. So their 65 pdf pages are just cow dung!
The 65 pdf pages are A4 bond paper size and the ediots are saying the pages “compress”, meaning the 65 pages reduce or shrink, into 260 book pages. Maiwe. With these kinds of ediots, who needs any ediots?
Peddling a fake 65-page pdf crap which is not a copycat of the real thing is not piracy but desperate criminality by Mnangagwa’s usual criminals who are cornered. Anyone who thinks that President Mbeki is reading that 65-page pdf crap needs a psychiatrist!</blockquote>
Ibbo Mandaza of Sapes Books took to Twitter Saturday morning castigating the malicious campaign against Excelgate by some trolls. <a href="https://twitter.com/ibbo11455004/status/1208272506127339520" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">He wrote:</a>
<blockquote>Sad but malicious that some are trying to de campaign an academic product that is Excelgate by posting fake editing. Read the book to discover that there no such ‘shoddy’ passages</blockquote>

Suspected State Agents Produce 'Fake' Excelgate To 'Hide Critical Information'

ZANU PF Youth League Deputy Secretary <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Lewis_Matutu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lewis Matutu</a> said the envisaged Thabo Mbeki-mediated talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC leader Nelson Chamisa are welcome.
Speaking to the Daily News on Friday, Matutu said Mbeki is a respectable former statesman who has already played significant roles in the region. Said Matutu:
<blockquote>We respect former president Mbeki, given the various roles he has played in the region, including in Zimbabwe in 2008, so we welcome any initiative that is genuine.
Nobody has ever blocked the MDC leader from meeting with the president (Mnangagwa), so the idea of them coming together is not a bad idea at all.</blockquote>
Former South African President Mbeki visited the country on Monday before meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his rival, MDC leader Nelson Chamisa separately, members of the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD)</a>, and churches and civic organisations.
The internationally-recognised former statesman facilitated dialogue between Robert Mugabe and MDC leader <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Morgan_Tsvangirai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morgan Tsvangirai</a> (both late), resulting in the formation of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Government_of_National_Unity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a Government of National Unity (GNU)</a> in 2009.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2019/12/21/zanu-pf-youths-warm-up-to-ed-chamisa-dialogue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily News</a></h4>

ZANU PF Youths Welcome Anticipated ED, Chamisa Talks

The Electoral Resource Centre (ERC) said the 2023 harmonised elections will have a disputed outcome if no fundamental political, electoral and other key reforms are undertaken in the interim.
Addressing the media at the launch of the Election Reform Barometer in Harare on Thursday, ERC director, Tawanda Chimhini, said:
<blockquote>Zimbabwe has performed badly on issues to do with the independence of the electoral commission, transparency and accountability, conduct of our institutions, the role of traditional leaders and the role of the public.
If we continue going at the rate we are going right now and if we do not see any movement around these issues, chances are high that come 2023, we can literally write a Zimbabwe election report now where we highlight some of the issues that we have consistently raised as being problematic.</blockquote>
Zimbabwe has always had disputed elections since independence in 1980, with reports of violence and intimidation taking centre stage in every election.
The results of the last elections, held in 2018, were challenged in court by the opposition MDC and although the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Constitutional_Court_of_Zimbabwe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Constitutional Court</a> upheld the incumbent’s victory, the MDC has refused to accept the ruling, insisting that the elections were rigged.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/2023-elections-to-produce-another-disputed-result-erc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

Elections Watchdog Predicts A Disputed 2023 Electoral Outcome

MDC president Nelson Chamisa said the crisis of legitimacy and governance emanating from disputed elections is the elephant in the room that should be tackled during the envisaged dialogue between his party and ZANU PF.
Speaking to NewsDay on Thursday, Chamisa pointed to elections held in the 1980s, 1990s, and in the new Millennium whose outcomes were always disputed. He said:
<blockquote>The problem was there between Zanu and PF Zapu, it was there between Zanu PF and ZUM (led by Edgar Tekere), it was there between (the late former President Robert) Mugabe and (the late) president (Morgan) Tsvangirai and this problem is known even by my opposite number (Mnangagwa) and that must be dealt with and anything that doesn’t resolve that is simply a delayed disappointment and we can’t move away from fundamental issues.</blockquote>
Chamisa made the remarks following a visit to Zimbabwe by former South African President Thabo Mbeki earlier this week.
Mbeki was in the country ostensibly on a social visit and held separate meetings with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Chamisa, smaller opposition parties, churches, and civil society organisations.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/12/talks-are-for-mdc-zanu-pf-chamisa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

Chamisa: We Can't Shy Away From The Crisis of Legitimacy & Governance

MDC leader Nelson Chamisa said dialogue to resolve Zimbabwe’s crises should be between his party, ZANU PF, churches, labour, and civic society.
Speaking during an interview with NewsDay on Thursday, Chamisa dismissed the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD)</a> as a sideshow meant to settle some cheap political scores. He said:
<blockquote>The nature of the dialogue that is credible is dialogue that involves Zanu PF and the MDC and, of course, labour going forward to be consulted.
Churches, civic society also needs to play a role and needs to be done through credible facilitation and adjudication with Zimbabwe being the main player for a wholly Zimbabwean solution to Zimbabwean challenges.</blockquote>
Chamisa criticised agreements made in the past by the country’s political players, that is, the 1979 <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Lancaster_House_Agreement" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lancaster House Agreement</a>, the 1987 Unity Accord and the 2008 <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Global_Political_Agreement" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Global Political Agreement</a> as elitist since they involved only key (political) players.
He asserted that former South African President Thabo Mbeki, who was in the country earlier this week, and President Cyril Ramaphosa, as well as SADC, appreciates that the Zimbabwean problem is a political problem.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/12/talks-are-for-mdc-zanu-pf-chamisa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

Chamisa: Mbeki, Ramaphosa, SADC Appreciates That Zimbabwe Has A Political Problem

Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, who was in Zimbabwe early this week on a mission to facilitate dialogue between President Emerson Mnangagwa and MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, is reading <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Excelgate_Book" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Excelgate</a>, a book that purports to show how the 2018 presidential election results were manipulated to favour the ruling ZANU PF party.
Excelgate was authored by former ZANU PF politburo member and cabinet minister Professor <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jonathan_Moyo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jonathan Moyo</a>.
In the book, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Ibbo_Mandaza" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ibbo Mandaza</a>, in his foreword, claims that a server which was designed to record the results electronically was severed illegally and irregularly and then replaced with an Excel spreadsheet into which data was manually and fraudulently entered.
Moyo also alleges that the unadulterated election results indicated that Chamisa had won the elections by a landslide, garnering 66% of the vote, while Mnangagwa received just under 33%.
Mandaza told The Independent that Mbeki was given a copy of Excelgate through Advocate Mojanku Gumbi, a human rights lawyer who accompanied Mbeki to Harare and served as Mbeki’s special adviser during his time at the President of South Africa.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2019/12/20/mbeki-reads-book-nailing-zanu-pf/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Independent</a></h4>

Mbeki Given A Copy Of Excelgate, A Book Detailing How ZANU PF 'Stole' 2018 Election Victory

President <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a> recently moved to consolidate his grip on power while weakening his highly ambitious deputy, Vice President Chiwenga, The Independent reports.
During the recently-held <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_African_National_Union_-_Patriotic_Front" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zanu PF</a> annual conference, the party endorsed Mnangagwa as its candidate for the 2023 elections when his first five-year term has just started. A government official who spoke to the publication said:
<blockquote>Mnangagwa made giant strides in his consolidation bid by getting a mandate from Zanu PF and effecting constitutional changes through the cabinet. He is now clearly in the driving seat because he has managed to isolate Chiwenga.
He has taken full advantage of Chiwenga’s illness to decimate his camp. It has been a long road of consolidation and this week was a major milestone alongside the earlier disruption of Chiwenga’s critical military support base.
The constitutional changes are significant in that the vice-presidents will serve at the pleasure of the President, even post-2023. There will be no running mate, meaning the VPs will be appointees. An appointee is weak and cannot openly challenge the appointer because of the risk of being dropped from office.</blockquote>
On Tuesday, the cabinet approved the Constitutional Amendment Bill of 2019 which will empower the president-elect to appoint two vice-presidents, while repealing the provision of running mates.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2019/12/20/mnangagwa-consolidates-power-shuts-out-chiwenga/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Independent</a></h4>

Mnangagwa Bolsters Position, Nullifies Chiwenga - REPORT

The leader of the opposition MDC, Nelson Chamisa has said that his party’s views on dialogue have not changed.
He assured supporters on Twitter saying that the MDC will never join the political parties dialogue (POLAD) initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Chamisa tweeted:
<blockquote>Zimbabwe is in a deep crisis. Only true &amp; holistic reform will bring about real change. Dialogue must be genuine. Will take no part in POLAD.Our views on the much-desired dialogue remain unchanged. We seek true change for the people of Zimbabwe. We will never betray your trust!</blockquote>
His remarks come when <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/12/17/former-sa-president-thabo-mbeki-meets-ed-chamisa-in-harare/">the arrival in the country of former South Africa president, Thabo Mbeki</a> was viewed as the beginning of the dialogue process amongst political parties and other stakeholders in the country.
Mbeki revives memories of the Government of National Unity which came to being a decade ago after he mediated between the ZANU PF and two MDC formations.
Chamisa spoke recently saying that <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/12/17/full-thread-our-political-impasse-cannot-continue-chamisa-speaks-after-meeting-mbeki/">the impasse existing between the ruling ZANU PF and his party was no longer sustainable</a> adding that dialogue was essential for the transformation of the country.
The standoff dates back to 2018 when the MDC accused ZANU PF of rigging elections.
More: <a href="https://twitter.com/nelsonchamisa/status/1207883863399247873">Nelson Chamisa</a>

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