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The ruling ZANU PF party’s <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Matabeleland_South_Province" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matabeleland South province</a> is pushing for the vetting of civil servants upon employment to determine their political affiliation.
The party’s executive made the resolution arguing that civil servants loyal to the party will not sabotage the government.
However, Bulawayo based political analyst Effie Ncube asserted that such a move would be unconstitutional. He said:
<blockquote>The constitution provides for a professional, independent and non-partisan public service that is not aligned to any political party.
Any calls to vet civil servants for political loyalty will be against the constitution and the law.
What the government can re-deploy are senior civil servants like permanent secretaries not teachers, nurses and the like.</blockquote>
ZANU PF’s provincial structures have been conducting preparatory meetings ahead of the party’s annual conference to be held in <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Goromonzi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goromonzi</a> next week.
The provinces are expected to endorse President <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a> as the party candidate in 2023 elections in a move reminiscent of former president Robert Mugabe’s days before he was toppled in a military coup in 2017.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2019/12/08/zanu-pf-mat-south-targets-civil-servants/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Standard</a></h4>

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ZANU PF Structures Resolve To Vet Civil Servants

Zimbabwe Liberation War Collaborators have been told they can’t get the same benefits as the War Vets but were promised new benefits, The Sunday Mail Reports.
Addressing collaborators who are said to be above 10 000 ED said the govt may not afford to compensate them but it would reward them.
<blockquote>We know that you wanted compensation, but if we go for compensation, no one will want to be left out. But once you are done with your vetting, we have a window of funds that we have arranged for you. There are three or so that have been set up.
We are going to fund these projects for you to empower yourselves. These funds are not for individuals, so you need to set up groups and identify what you can do. We will not forget what you did and we will reward you</blockquote>
War collaborators is another wing of people who played a tremendous role during the war.
More: <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/no-compensation-but-new-benefits-for-war-collaborators">The Sunday Mail </a>

No Grants For War Collaborators

Policies to improve people’s livelihood and grow the economy are expected to be discussed at the imminent Zanu PF’s congress according to Obert Mpofu Sunday Mail reports.
The publication quoted DR <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Obert_Mpofu">Obert Mpofu</a> who is part of the organisers and asked him about the main theme and aim for the congress DR Mpofu said:
<blockquote>….We understand the challenges facing the country in terms of prices of basic commodities.
As you aware, the President (Emmerson Mnangagwa) recently directed the return of subsidies. We are sensitive to the plight of our people that after this conference it will be all systems go, for the betterment of the life of our people.</blockquote>
DR Mpofu was speaking in reference to the party’s annual which kicks off this week. 7000 delegates are expected to attend and the 5-day event will start with a politburo meeting according to the publication.
More: <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/we-have-peoples-concerns-at-heart-zanu-pf">The Sunday Mail </a>

We Are Sensitive To The Plight Of Our People - Zanu PF

The opposition MDC does not consider <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Saviour_Kasukuwere" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saviour Kasukuwere</a> a threat to its support base as he is a creation of the ruling ZANU PF party.
MDC president Nelson Chamisa’s spokesperson <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nkululeko_Sibanda" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nkululeko Sibanda</a> refused to comment much on Kasukuwere’s “Tyson Wabantu” movement. Speaking To NewsDay on Friday, Sibanda said:
<blockquote>We don’t have to comment on that. Kasukuwere is former Zanu PF or Zanu PF, I think a comment from there would suffice. The MDC has had Kasukuwere as a political opponent. You know how we won elections when he was in politics. Why is that question even relevant?</blockquote>
Kasukuwere is a former ZANU PF bigwig and has been living in self-imposed exile in South Africa since the November 2017 military coup.
His movement, consisting of disgruntled former ZANU PF supporters, distributed flyers and T-shirts branded <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Saviour_Kasukuwere" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Tyson Wabantu”</a> in Bulawayo’s suburbs on Thursday.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/12/were-unfazed-by-kasukuwere-movement-mdc-zanu-pf/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

MDC Not Bothered Over Launch Of 'Tyson Wabantu' Movement

The ruling ZANU PF party has poured scorn on the launch of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Saviour_Kasukuwere" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saviour Kasukuwere’s</a> political movement, “Tyson Wabantu” in Bulawayo on Thursday.
ZANU PF national spokesperson <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Simon_Khaya_Moyo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Simon Khaya Moyo</a> dismissed Kasukuwere as a dreamer and nonentity. Said Moyo:
<blockquote>The launch of the movement is insignificant and meaningless to us. He is representing nothing. That movement has no bearing on Zanu PF. We are a mass party which has a vast support base. We don’t lose sleep on that nonentity. He is just but a dreamer.</blockquote>
Kasukuwere is a former ZANU PF bigwig who now lives in self-imposed exile in South Africa.
His movement, consisting of disgruntled former ZANU PF supporters, distributed flyers and T-shirts branded <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Saviour_Kasukuwere" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Tyson Wabantu”</a> in Bulawayo’s suburbs.
<h4>More:<a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/12/were-unfazed-by-kasukuwere-movement-mdc-zanu-pf/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> NewsDay</a></h4>

Kasukuwere Is A Nonentity & Dreamer - ZANU PF Spokesperson

A former cabinet minister said the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD)</a> is made up of useless political leaders who have no following and are therefore of no consequence.
<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Tshinga_Dube" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tshinga Dube</a>, who at one point was the Minister for War Veterans Affairs, said President <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a> should engage in dialogue with the leader of the MDC, Nelson Chamisa.  Speaking at the launch of his book ‘Quiet the Zambezi Flows’ in Harare on Wednesday, Dube said:
<blockquote>Our leader ED and Chamisa should meet and discuss as the Kenyans did. POLAD has useless political leaders. People who have no following and of no consequence. People who just aspire for power.
It’s unlike Chamisa who is relevant because he is leading the majority (of opposition supporters) and has a big following just like us (Zanu PF).</blockquote>
POLAD was initiated by President Mnangagwa soon after the disputed 2018 presidential election and it is made up of the losing presidential candidates.
Considering that all the losing candidates apart from Chamisa (21 in number), won less than 7 per cent of the total votes, the MDC leader has refused to be part of the dialogue process, insisting on meeting Mnangagwa one-on-one.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/ex-minister-scorns-ed-talks-with-political-nobodies-says-real-dialogue-is-with-chamisa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Zimbabwe.com</a></h4>

Former Minister Urges ED To Dump POLAD & Engage Chamisa

The EU has taken to task ED’s government over the continued human rights abuses and the slow pace of reforms, the Independent reports. The meeting was held a fortnight ago and the agenda was the continued human right violation and the continuous harassment of opposition parties in Zimbabwe.
EU ambassador to Zimbabwe Tim Olkkonen spoke to the publication about the meeting and said:
<blockquote>We raised our concerns on the overall human rights situation, particularly in 2019. We had discussions on some of the issues which include the excessive use of force by the security forces. We had differences in how we interpreted these events. We raised the slowness of reforms and what we hoped to have seen a faster pace both on the economic and political side. We also discussed the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Transitional_Stabilisation_Programme">transitional stabilisation programme (TSP</a>); I think the TSP envisages a faster pace of reforms.
It was a good discussion, very substantial. We had a very substantial agenda. We discussed political issues, human rights which we needed to discuss at these meetings, governance and the progress on economic reforms. It was a long meeting which lasted about five hours which tells you about the interest and the level of detail we went into. Of cause we couldn’t agree on everything. But all in all it was an in-depth discussion that we had. We raised the Mothlanthe Commission report, the EU Electoral Observer Mission report where we have not seen a lot of movement in implementation</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2019/12/06/eu-takes-zim-govt-on-over-rights-abuses/">The Independent </a>

EU Takes Zim Govt To Task Over Human Rights Abuses

ZRP has given MDC the green light to have their rally in Mutare’s Chisamba Grounds in Sakubva, Daily News reports. The rally was okayed with stern conditions according to the party’s Manicaland spokesperson, David Panganayi who spoke to the publication and said:
<blockquote>The police in <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Mutare">Mutare</a> have approved the party’s notice to hold a star rally to be addressed by the people’s president <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nelson_Chamisa">Nelson Chamisa</a> in terms of the new law, Mopa. We are excited by this development as you will know the president has not been allowed to address rallies or gather- ings across the country for what we know are not justifiable reasons.
While the approval has been verbally given, it has not been without its fair share of strict conditions synonymous with previous ones. Conditions like people coming to the rally will not be allowed to hoot or make noise deemed to be nuisance, as violating such may attract the regulating authority to withdraw the approval and stop the rally.</blockquote>
This will be the first rally that the MDC will hold ever since August when  ZRP issued prohibition notices to any of their applications.
More: <a href="https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2019/12/06/chamisa-s-mutare-rally-gets-green-light">The Daily News </a>

Chamisa Sakubva Rally Okayed By The Police, But With Strict Conditions

<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Simon_Khaya_Moyo">Simon Khaya Moyo</a> has said reports in the media saying Zanu PF registered itself as<a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/12/05/zanu-pf-original-notifies-zec-of-its-existence/"> Zanu PF Original at ZEC are nauseating and misleading,</a> the Chronicle reports.
SK, as he is affectionately known, released a statement condemning the Zanu PF original rumours and said:
<blockquote>The nauseating and misleading media reports that there is a party calling itself the ‘Zanu-PF Original’ is an insult to the values and ethos of our liberation struggle which ushered in our freedom and independence in 1980.Our sovereignty did not come on a silver platter. Thousands perished, hundreds were maimed, livestock was looted, and property destroyed.
The armed liberation struggle was led by the revolutionary Zanu-PF (Zanu Patriotic Front) party whose composition was the then Zanu and Zapu parties with their armed liberation armies, comprising Zanla and Zipra respectively. All negotiations were held under the banner of the Patriotic Front.The facts are clearly captured in the Unity Accord Agreement of 22 December 1987</blockquote>
SK’s remarks coincided with the launch of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Saviour_Kasukuwere">Saviour Kasukuwere</a>‘s campaign code-named #TysonWabantu
More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/zanu-pf-dismisses-g40-cabal-over-zanu-pf-original-reports/">The Chronicle</a>

Nauseating And Misleading - SK Dismisses The Zanu PF Original Reports

<blockquote>6 December 2019
PRESS RELEASE
The nauseating and misleading media reports that there is a party calling itself the “ZANU PF Original” is an insult to the values and ethos of our liberation struggle which ushered in our freedom and independence in 1980.
Our sovereignty did not come on a silver platter. Thousands perished, hundreds were maimed, livestock was looted and property destroyed.
The armed liberation struggle was led by the revolutionary ZANU PF (ZANU Patriotic Front) party whose composition was the then ZANU and ZAPU parties with their armed liberation armies comprising of ZANLA and ZIPRA respectively.
All negotiations were held under the banner of the Patriotic Front. The facts are clearly captured in the Unity Accord Agreement of 22 December 1987.
The so-called Zimbabwe African National Unity PF (Original) never existed and the announcement of its formation is a malignant dream driven by the G40 malcontents.
The ruling revolutionary ZANU PF party warns its leadership and membership to remain vigilant and protect the people’s Party from political wolves whose major pre-occupation is to create chaos, alarm, despondency and instability in our beloved Nation.
The formation of this outfit must be dismissed with the contempt it deserves.
Vigilance is the watchword. 
Ambassador S.K Moyo 
ZANU PF SPOKESPERSON</blockquote>

ZANU-PF Responds To The Launch Of ZANU-PF Original Party {Full Text}

<blockquote>Barely a week after China externally mediated on his health issues; Constantine Nyikadzino Dominic Guvheya Chiwenga was in the news boisterously announcing that there is no need for external mediation in Zimbabwe’s dialogue process as the country has the capacity to sculpt home-grown solutions to its problems.
Chiwenga was lashing out at the MDC for demanding an external mediator if Zimbabwe is to have a sincere, honest and credible dialogue process that should scaffold the country for growth and stability.
The MDC has been unstinting in its demand for a mutually agreed convener if the country is to have meaningful dialogue among the political players, not this charade; the monologue misnamed as a dialogue under the Emmerson Mnangagwa chaired Political Actors Dialogue platform.
And indeed they are actors, in the true sense of the word, judging by the thespian antics to legitimize that dry process replete with political nonentities.
Unbeknown to Chiwenga, he was contradicting himself by talking about local solutions for local problems. Chiwenga is a patient still smarting from an external medical mediation process involving the Chinese government, which government sneaked him back into the country unbeknown to his Zanu PF colleagues including ED himself.
Chiwenga first went to South Africa and India for medical treatment before his trip to China as he sought external intervention for his health complications.
And then he ironically comes back to lash out at the MDC’s call for external mediation, alleging that the country can solve its problems on its own.
Indeed, Jenerari, we must first seek local medical solutions to our ailments before we seek external mediation to our own health complications.
Any fruitful debate on external mediation must begin there.
I put it to you that your tiff with your wife actually needs external mediation, in line with the dictates of our own culture. Your matrimonial fall-out is a ripe zone for aunts and the sahwiras (family friends), themselves a form of external mediation.
Even in our culture, daring aunts would exhort external intervention from a brother if one was not potent enough, matrimonially.
Or does your new-found aversion to exogenous intercession have anything to do with the vibe that an audacious external mediator planted wild oats into your beloved Mary’s plush bosom? 
Maybe that is a story for another day!
You can’t come back from some medical sanctuary outside the country and start attacking our patriotic doctors, themselves a form of local medical solutions to local problems while in the same vein claiming to be a staunch advocate for home-grown solutions.
You don’t come back from China and start attacking external intervention, without even any hint of irony that your own treatment in China with Beijing’s help was a form of external mediation.
It all speaks to the reasoning levels of the good General. Or maybe the event of November 2017 was equally a coup of his own aptitude and reasoning capacity, assuming the aptitude was there in the first place.
The country could be on the verge of yet another drought with reports that the World Food Programme is looking for US$293 million to feed half the country’s population that is facing imminent starvation.
While the hunger and the prospects of yet another dry season are worrying, the arid and parched cerebral content level in the entirety of government, particularly in the Presidium is even more perturbing.
In the week that Lionel Messi clinched his sixth Ballon d’Or, the scarfed lot that foisted itself in the country’s cockpit should get similar recognition for the plumbing depths of their incompetence and inconsistency.
In the meantime, the nation braces to dish out ED’s Christmas present!
And there must be no external mediation when we give it to him!
Soon and very soon.</blockquote>

VP Chiwenga Is Being Hypocritical By Refusing External Mediation - Tamborinyoka {Full Text}

MDC Alliance MP for Dangamvura Chikanga constituency <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Prosper_Mutseyami" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prosper Mutseyami</a> and 111 others have sued Speaker of Parliament <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Mudenda" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jacob Mudenda</a>, Finance minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Mthuli_Ncube" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mthuli Ncube</a> and the Parliament of Zimbabwe at the High Court.
The legislators want the Court to compel the respondents to have their allowances reinstated following Mudenda’s decision to withhold them after they (MDC MPs) “disrespected” President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Said Mutseyami:
<blockquote>There is nothing in the Constitution or in the standing rules and order which require MPs to stand up when the president of Zimbabwe enters or leaves the Parliament chamber.
Applicants were also demonstrating against the country’s economic meltdown which the president is not addressing…hyperinflation, continued violation of human rights evidenced by a clampdown on freedom of assembly and association, labour rights, kidnappings and disappearances.</blockquote>
The MDC Alliance legislators remained seated when Mnangagwa was due to address a joint parliamentary sitting on October 1.
Mudenda responded by suspending the sitting allowances of the 112 MPs for allegedly disrespecting the President.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2019/12/06/mdc-mps-drag-mudenda-to-court" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily News</a></h4>

MDC Alliance MPs Sue Mudenda Over Sitting Allowances

The Deputy Minister for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Energy_Mutodi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Energy Mutodi</a>, has blamed former ZANU PF bigwig, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Saviour_Kasukuwere" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saviour Kasukuwere</a>, for the shortage of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Mazoe_Orange_Crush" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mazoe Orange Crush</a> in the country.
Mutodi said Kasukuwere took over a once flourishing citrus farm in Mazowe and the farm is now lying idle. Writing on Twitter Mutodi said:
<blockquote>The nation is grappling with an acute shortage of orange fruit necessary to process Zimbabwe’s most popular family drink, Mazowe. Interestingly, Saviour Kasukuwere is one of the farmers who took over a once flourishing citrus farm in Mazowe. The farm is now lying idle.</blockquote>
In response, Kasukuwere told Mutodi that oranges are currently offseason hence, the shortage. The self-exiled former cabinet minister added that his farm is among the top 5 most productive farms in the province (Mashonaland Central).
Since the fast-trek land reform programme was implemented at the turn of the Millenium, Zimbabwe has grappled with shortages of food every year and observers have pinned this on the chaotic land redistribution exercise.

Mutodi Blames Kasukuwere For The Shortage Of Mazoe Orange Crush

Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa has urged exiled former ZANU PF Political Commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere to come back to Zimbabwe if he was serious about starting a political party.
His remarks come after a new party, <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/12/05/zanu-pf-original-notifies-zec-of-its-existence/">ZANU PF Original</a> recently notified the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)</a> of its existence through a letter authored by and signed by one Timothy Chimusoro, who is the National Coordinator of the party.
The party is believed to be headed by Kasukuwere who has recently declared his interest to run for president in the 2023 elections saying that he had his popularity in the country and region as a competitive advantage.
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"You’re A PC, Huuyai Paground," Mliswa Urges Kasukuwere To Come To Zimbabwe

Political analysts, among them, Ibbo Mandaza one of the Founding Trustees of the Non-Governmental Network, SAPES TRUST have said that it is not feasible for Mnangagwa to be in power beyond the constitutionally stated two terms, each with five years.
His remarks come after ZANU PF Secretary for Administration, Obert Mpofu had told Mnangagwa that Parliament can amend the constitution for him to have more than two terms. Mpofu had said:
<blockquote>Mr President, you can go beyond 2028 if you so wish because the issue of law can be taken care of in parliament.</blockquote>
While political analyst, Dr Tawanda Zinyama has warned that this “wishful thinking” will attract unnecessary anarchy as was the case in “the Great Lakes region in countries such as Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo”, Mandaza believes that Mnangagwa will be restricted not only by the Constitution. He said:
<blockquote>This is highly presumptuous given Mnangagwa’s age and the unknown in politics. This is political daydreaming.</blockquote>
When Mnangagwa came to power in 2017, taking over from Robert Mugabe who had ruled the country with a firm hand for nearly four decades, he pledged that he would, if revoted, be in power for only two terms.
More: <a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2019/12/06/tinkering-with-term-limits-inimical-to-democracy/">Zimbabwe Independent</a>

"This Is Political Daydreaming," As ZANU PF Plans Constitutional Amendment To Accommodate ED

United States House of Representatives Speaker, Nancy Pelosi on Thursday instructed the House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Jerrold Nadler to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival.
In a televised statement, Pelosi, said that Trump’s actions were a violation of principles and national values which were laid down by America’s founding fathers which she is going to religiously adhere to with confidence and humility. She said:
<blockquote> President leaves us no choice but to act.
The facts are uncontested. The president abused his power for his own personal political benefit at the expense of our national security by withholding military aid and a crucial Oval Office meeting in exchange for an announcement of an investigation into his political rival.</blockquote>
Pelosi made the remarks a day after the Judiciary Committee held a hearing in which three constitutional law experts called by Democratic politicians said Trump’s conduct constituted impeachable offences under the Constitution.
Trump is accused of having abused his power when he withheld $391 million in security aid to Ukraine to pressure Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate former USA Vice President, Joe Biden who is a top contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
Trump also wanted Ukraine to look into the discredited theory that Ukraine, not Russia, meddled in the 2016 US election.
More: <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/house-draft-impeachment-charges-trump-pelosi-191205141359346.html">Aljazeera</a>

"President Leaves Us No Choice But To Act," US House Speaker Nods To Trump Impeachment

A new political party, ZANU-PF Original, has been launched, with the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)</a> being notified of its existence through a letter authored by a party official.
The letter to ZEC was signed by one Timothy Chimusoro, who is the National Coordinator of the party. In the letter, Chimusoro requests ZEC to have the party included in all election-related communication. Below is the letter:
<blockquote>04 December 2019 
The Chairperson 
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission 
Mrs Justice P.M. Chigumba 
1 Nelson Mandela Avenue 
Corner Kaguvi Street &amp; Jason Moyo Avenue Private Bag 7782 
Causeway 
Harare
Dear Madam
RE: NOTIFICATION OF EXISTENCE OP ZIMBABWE AFRICAN NATIONAL UNITY PATRIOTIC FRONT ORIGINAL (ZANU PF ORIGINAL) PARTY
The Zanu PF Original Party is hereby notifying the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission of the existence of Zimbabwe African National Unity Patriotic Front Original (Zanu PF Original) Party.
We wish our organisation Zimbabwe African National Unity Patriotic Front Original (Zanu PF Original) Party be included on ZEC’s stakeholder database and mailing list for notification for updates and meeting notifications arise.
For more information contact the undersigned.
Yours sincerely
National Coordinator 
Zanu PF Original 
Mr Timothy Chimusoro 
Cell: +263 712 222 032</blockquote>
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ZANU PF Original Party Notifies ZEC Of Its Existence

Former Tourism Minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Walter_Mzembi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Walter Mzembi</a> has dismissed reports that he will deputise former Local Government minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Saviour_Kasukuwere" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saviour Kasukuwere</a> in a new political party to contest the 2023 elections.
Posting on the microblogging site, Twitter, Mzembi, who is said to be in South Africa, wrote:
<blockquote>I applaud every effort to democratise our country and wish @Hon_Kasukuwere well in his efforts, for the record I am not his Deputy in the #tysonwabantu nor in any structure.
I will pronounce myself in due course on Zimpolitics and my vision going forward.</blockquote>
Kasukuwere has begun a movement which is highly visible on social media – #Tyson WaBantu – as a launch-pad for his 2023 presidential bid.

Mzembi: I'm Not Saviour Kasukuwere's Deputy

ZANU PF youths have been accused of terrorising business people in Harare by demanding donations for the ruling party’s People Conference which is slated for next week in Goromonzi.
About 7000 delegates are expected to grace the event with the party saying that preparations are going according to plan. A businessman who spoke to the Daily News on condition of anonymity revealed that the youths were demanding money from business people. He said:
<blockquote>We thought this ended with Mugabe when such demands were common, especially when there were rallies, national hero funerals, his annual birthday, but the culture is back now.
“The youths want me to contribute money, which they say is for transport and logistical costs. I wouldn’t mind if it was a genuine request but there is an element of demand.</blockquote>
This was confirmed by another businessman who expressed sadness over the development which he said was happening when things were hard for everyone.
The allegations were dismissed as false by Zanu PF Bulawayo’s fundraising committee spokesperson, Khumbulani Mpofu that the party was targeting its traditional donors admitting however that raisingtargeted $500 000 was utopian.
Business people used willingly fund the ruling party’s events to safeguard their business interests but the rapidly deteriorating economy forced many to assume a retreating role as they are also struggling to keep their businesses afloat.
More: <a href="https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2019/12/05/zanu-pf-youths-torment-local-businesspeople">Daily News</a>

"We Thought This Ended With Mugabe," As ZANU PF Youths Terrorise Business People

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President Emmerson Mnangagwa broke tradition when he addressed the 334th Zanu pf politburo at the beginning of deliberations in Harare on Wednesday.
He began by welcoming the Vice President Constantino Chiwenga who attended his first politburo meeting since his return from China where he was receiving treatment for about four months.
Mnangagwa told the meeting that the party was ready for the People’s conference to be held in Goromonzi next week adding that preparations were going according to plan.
He added that his association with communities around the country gave him an informed view of what the citizens need.
The president also thanked China for the medical assistance given to Chiwenga.
More: <a href="https://www.zbc.co.zw/watch-pres-mnangagwa-breaks-tradition-as-vp-chiwenga-attends-first-politburo-meeting/">ZBC News</a>
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ED Breaks Tradition As Chiwenga Attends Politburo For The First Time

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that the ZANU PF’S 18th People’s Conference is essential to the government as it is expected to provide policy direction.
The conference is slated for the 11th to the 14th this month at Goromonzi High School, Mashonaland East and is themed “Modernise, Mechanise and Grow the Economy towards Vision 2030.
Speaking about the event which is expected to be attended by over 7000 delegates, Mnangagwa said:
<blockquote>Our conference must proffer the appropriate policy direction to Government and outline achievable goals. We will not tolerate armchair leaders. The culture of the Second Republic is servant leadership. Those who are not prepared to fold their sleeves and work for the party, bad luck. We must remain a listening party.</blockquote>
His remarks echo those of the Defence Minister, Oppah Muchinguri whois also the party chairperson who recently claimed that the conference will deliberate on bread and butter issuers.
Meanwhile, government critics view the event as a waste of money and time saying that nothing new will come out of it even when it is held when the country is facing a myriad of challenges.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/conference-to-guide-govt-president/">The Herald</a>

President Mnangagwa Says The ZANU PF Conference Shall Give Direction To Govt

Zimbabwe’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sibusiso Moyo has urged Western countries to be patient with Zimbabwe as the Southern African country continues implementing reforms.
Moyo warned them against “prematurely” expecting tangible results from the reforms saying that was dangerous. He said:
<blockquote>A year is not a long time to effect the scale of reform to which we have committed ourselves. Forcing the depth and pace of such reform —especially in the ‘perfect storm’ context to which I have already referred and without any of the international support which normally underpins such massive economic restructuring would be extremely unwise: and our Western friends should think long and hard about the possible consequences of their impatience.</blockquote>
Zimbabwe has been on the reform path for a year now with some observers saying that the pace at which reforms are being implemented was discouraging.
The reforms are expected to transform the country into a more democratic society and a more stable economy.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/be-patient-with-us-sb-moyo-tells-diplomats/">The Herald</a>

"Think Long And Hard About Consequences Of Your Impatience," SB Moyo Tells Western Countries

The Information Deputy Minister, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Energy_Mutodi">Energy Mutodi</a> issued a stern warning apparently directed to Chamisa and other opposition parties who are pushing for the ruling party’s president President ED Mnangagwa, Newsday reports.
Mutodi reportedly in a statement aimed at Chamisa and other opposition parties who are up for what they call “the final push” said:
<blockquote>If anyone wants to take the law into their own hands and engage in such activities so as to discredit the government, the law will take its course and criminals will be jailed, even if they are leaders of political parties or whatever.</blockquote>
Opposition parties <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/12/01/we-cant-breathe-march-or-gather-mdc-following-alleged-police-gunfire/">mainly the MDC for the past few months have not been able to hold a public gathering</a> as the police issue them with prohibition notices citing different reasons.
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/12/govt-threatens-chamisa-arrest/">Newsday</a>

Govt Threatens To Arrest Chamisa And Other Opposition Leaders Pushing For The Ouster Of ED From Power - Report

Vice president Constantino chiwenga has emphasised the importance of dialogue amongst Zimbabweans saying that a peaceful environment was conducive for development.
While introducing President Mnangagwa at a meeting held between the country’s Presidium and members of the Inter-Denominational Council of Churches at State House on Monday, Chiwenga said:
<blockquote>Let me, therefore, reiterate His Excellency’s view that as Zimbabweans we are capable of finding enduring solutions to our own challenges. As such, home-grown solutions are to be pursued than international mediation that other parties are trying to pursue.
“Hatiende kunotsvaga nyamukuta kunext door. Vana nyamukuta vedu tinavo muno.” (We don’t go to our neighbours to seek midwives. We have our own midwives here. 
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His remarks come as the opposition MDC led by Nelson Chamisa has snubbed the POLAD, a dialogue platform where President Mnangagwa and the majority of 2018 presidential candidates are having discussions.
Chamisa demands a foreign mediator and also demands that Mnangagwa’s legitimacy be put on the dialogue agenda and these demands have been rejected by ZANU PF.
ZANU PF says anyone who wants dialogue is free to join POLAD adding that no conditionalities must be attached.
<a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/vp-chiwenga-rejects-external-mediation/">More: The Chronicle</a>

VP Chiwenga Speaks On Dialogue And MDC Demands For Chamisa To Meet ED

The United States of America Embassy in Harare has claimed that in 2019 alone, the Western state contributed $334.4 million to the people of Zimbabwe. It also claimed that since 1980 when Zimbabwe got independence, the USA has given $3.2 billion to Zimbabwe. See below.
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The figures indicated by the USA are not the same as those which the Finance Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube  revealed whilst making a presentation of the <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/11/14/download-the-2020-national-budget-speech-pdf/">2020 Budget Statement</a>.
He said that the USA aid to Zimbabwe outweighed those of other states including China, <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/11/29/i-give-you-5-chickens-you-say-i-gave-you-2-china-on-mthuli-ncubes-wrong-aid-figures/">a claim China has since refuted.</a> See the list below to see the alleged contribution of each state to Zimbabwe as per the Finance Minister.
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More: <a href="https://twitter.com/usembassyharare/status/1200308878837243905">US Embassy Harare</a>

"USA Assistance To Zimbabwe In 2019 Is $334.4M," Mthuli Ncube Has A Different Figure

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that every society has institutions which govern the conduct of residents. He added that failure to adhere to rules and regulations stipulated by them would result in anarchy.
Mnangagwa, without mentioning names, also said that those rejecting the outcome of the elections were also disobeying God who wants order.
Watch the video below for more.
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More: <a href="https://twitter.com/HStvZim/status/1201912821728055296">Heart and Soul TV</a>

"Chamisa Is Disobeying God By Rejecting Results Of The 2018 Elections," - ED

<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/MDC_Alliance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MDC Alliance</a> Members of Parliament could be in trouble for disrespecting or showing contempt to the President following the appointment of Parliament’s Committee on Rules and Orders Committee (SROC) to look into their conduct.
A raft of amendments has also been proposed to SROC, with the new Standing Order Number 86 stating that legislators are required to observe utmost dignity and decorum during the President’s address.
MDC Senate chief whip, Lilian Timveos, confirmed receiving the proposed amendments and vowed that her party will challenge them if need be, at the court. She said:
<blockquote>We are still to sit as a caucus and we have a meeting coming soon to debate those changes, but definitely we will fight to the bitter end.
And the Constitution is our yardstick, if they pass it we go to court. We can’t allow the regime to infringe on our rights. Never!</blockquote>
MDC legislators have been boycotting sittings that were attended by President <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a>.
During the presentation of the 2019 national budget in November 2018, the MPs remained seated when Mnangagwa entered Parliament and riot police moved in to forcibly eject them with several MPs left nursing injuries.
<h4>More:<a href="https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2019/12/03/mdc-legislators-facing-jail-threat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Daily News</a></h4>

MDC MPs Face Heavy Penalties If Parliament Passes New Rules

Three <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC</a>) officials face expulsion from the institution after an investigation disclosed that they were working with the civil society and opposition parties in the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_2018_Harmonised_Elections" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2018 harmonised elections</a>, a Zim Morning Post report claims.
The officials were reportedly feeding the opposition with information on what was happening in ZEC in a bid to prevent the rigging of the elections. The publication quotes its source as saying:
<blockquote>The opposition was well informed and always on point in various issues prior to the elections, amid suspicion of the existence of a mole or moles within the system.
Once due process is done, the report on internal investigations will be transmitted to the ZEC chairperson, who is likely to order a disciplinary hearing of the three.</blockquote>
The 2018 elections produced a disputed outcome, with MDC leader Nelson Chamisa petitioning the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Constitutional_Court_of_Zimbabwe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Constitutional Courts</a> to overturn the presidential results which he claimed were “cooked” by ZEC.
Despite the Court finding Chamisa’s “evidence” of rigging inadmissible, the MDC leader rejected the ruling, insisting on negotiations with the declared winner, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
<h4>More: <a href="https://zimmorningpost.com/shake-up-looms-at-zec/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zim Morning Post</a></h4>

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