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<p>Deputy Minister for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Energy Mutodi has distanced himself from the vote of no confidence passed by the ZANU PF youth league against the national leadership.</p>
<p>In an interview with Newsday, Mutodi was asked why he thought he was the right person for the post of youth league leader. In response, he said:</p>
<blockquote><p>Let me make it clear that I am not behind the current developments in the youth league.</p>
<p>The youth league has independently given a vote-of-no-confidence in their leadership and ordinarily, there will be succession when that happens.</p>
<p>A lot has happened in the country, but there has not been much activity in the youth league. There is a general feeling that our youth league is cold and weak. Zanu PF is the ruling party, not the opposition. We have to take the lead.</p></blockquote>
<h4><strong>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/02/lack-of-consensus-fomented-govt-ructions-discord-mutodi/">Newsday</a></strong></h4>


Pindula News

Mutodi Distances Self From ZANU PF Youth League Squabbles

<p>One of the human rights lawyers representing MDC Alliance National Vice Chairperson, Tendai Biti, has said that the team will contest the magistrate’s ruling handed down earlier today.</p>
<p>Biti was convicted by magistrate Gloria Takundwa for contravening the Electoral Act for his claim on July 31, that MDC leader Nelson Chamisa had won the 2018 presidential polls. He was ordered to pay a $200 fine.</p>
<p>Communicating with journalist Violet Gonda, Nqobizitha Mlilo who is part of the team of lawyers representing Biti said the conviction will be appealed against for “purely legal, then political &amp; professional reasons.”</p>
<blockquote><p>“First, the conviction is wrong at law. There are reasonable prospects that another court will come to a different finding and reverse the conviction/sentence.</p>
<p>Secondly, Biti’s conviction raises a number of constitutional issues about the right to political activity. So politically, the judgment has to be contested. It changes politics as we know it.</p>
<p>Thirdly, Tendai Biti will not be able to practice law with a conviction. He will no longer be fit and proper. So, for professional reasons, the judgment will need to be strenuously challenged”</p></blockquote>
<p>Another lawyer, however, told Gonda that Biti would be able to practice law even with the conviction on his record. Said the lawyer, who was not named:</p>
<blockquote><p>It’s not a crime that results in him becoming a person who is not fit &amp; proper to be a legal practitioner. Biti will not be disbarred for this as he was not acting in his role as a legal practitioner.</p></blockquote>
<p>The lawyer cited <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/mandela-attorney-disqualification-1954-case/">a 1954 Mandela case</a> which stated that “<em>Conviction does not necessarily disqualify an attorney</em>.”</p>
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<p><em><strong>More: <a href="https://twitter.com/violetgonda/status/1097435171362619392">Violet Gonda on Twitter</a></strong></em></p>


Tendai Biti Lawyer Comments On Electoral Conviction

<p>President of the Democratic Alliance, Daniel Shumba said that the threat to go after doctors and lawyers issued by President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the weekend is an insult to the anticipated dialogue. <a href="https://twitter.com/shumba327/status/1097461624519172096" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Said</strong></a> Shumba:</p>
<blockquote><p>This a serious indictment on the President and an insult to the anticipated National Dialogue. You can not allow a President to threaten a nation with brutality. Cry my beloved Country. This is the totally wild west, a negation of the tenets of constitutionalism and rule of law.</p></blockquote>
<p>Mnangagwa last week invited all losing presidential candidates during the 2018 election for a meeting at State House to come up with a framework for dialogue.</p>
<p>However, eminent political figures such as MDC Alliance’s Nelson Chamisa and former Deputy President Joyce Mujuru did not turn up for the meeting.</p>
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Daniel Shumba Scolds Mnangagwa For Threatening Doctors And Lawyers

<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-78911 size-full" decoding="async" height="1080" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-2.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-2.jpg 809w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-2-768x1025.jpg 768w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-2-767x1024.jpg 767w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-2-600x801.jpg 600w" width="809"/></p>
<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-78912 size-full" decoding="async" height="1080" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-3.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-3.jpg 809w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-3-768x1025.jpg 768w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-3-767x1024.jpg 767w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-3-600x801.jpg 600w" width="809"/></p>
<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-78913 size-full" decoding="async" height="314" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-4.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-4.jpg 600w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-and-Biti-4-300x157.jpg 300w" width="600"/></p>
<p>On Monday Harare magistrate Gloria Takundwa convicted MDC Alliance vice national chairperson and MP for Harare East constituency, Tendai Biti.</p>
<blockquote><p>Biti stood accused of violating the Electoral Act after he declared that Nelson Chamisa had won the 2018 presidential poll. In her ruling, Takunda said:</p>
<p>The accused announced that they (MDC-Alliance) had results that showed that the next president of Zimbabwe is Nelson Chamisa at which time ZEC had not finished collating results.</p>
<p>Evidence from the State’s four witnesses was not discredited. The accused in his testimony said he held a press conference to compel ZEC to quickly announce results. The intention of the Act is to prevent such behaviour exhibited by the accused which undermines the authority of ZEC.</p></blockquote>
<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-78956" decoding="async" height="756" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-3.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-3.jpg 1008w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-3-600x450.jpg 600w" width="1008"/></p>
<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-78957" decoding="async" height="525" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-2.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-2.jpg 1008w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-2-600x450.jpg 600w" width="700"/></p>
<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-78958" decoding="async" height="525" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court.jpg 1008w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-300x225.jpg 300w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-768x576.jpg 768w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chamisa-Biti-Magistrates-Court-600x450.jpg 600w" width="700"/></p>
<h4><strong>More: <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/2019/02/mdcs-tendai-biti-escapes-with-fine-over-false-election-result-declaration/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ZimLive.com</a></strong></h4>


PICTURES: Chamisa Stands By His Man, Biti

<p>President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday announced the retirement of four top military generals in what analysts consider a move calculated to ring-fence himself with loyalists from his Midlands province.</p>
<p>In a Monday statement, Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda announced the retirement of the four, Major Generals Martin Chedondo, Douglas Nyikayaramba, Anselem Sanyatwe and Air Vice Marshal Shebba Shumbayaonda. The statement read in part:</p>
<blockquote><p>The Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr D J M Sibanda, today announced the decision by His Excellency the President Emmerson Mnangagwa to retire and reassign senior military officers to diplomatic service in line with government’s critical global engagement and re-engagement strategy.</p></blockquote>
<p>Since taking over power in a military-backed coup in 2017, Mnangagwa has reportedly replaced top military and government officials with perceived loyalists.</p>
<p>A NewZimbabwe.com report says:</p>
<blockquote><p>Mnangagwa has already made key changes within the Air Force of Zimbabwe where Air Marshall Elson Moyo took over from the now Agriculture Minister Perrance Shiri after the coup.</p>
<p>General Philip Valerio Sibanda is now Commander Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Edzai Chimonyo was recalled from diplomatic service to take charge of the army, Isaac Moyo was brought back from South Africa where he was Zimbabwe’s envoy to take over as Central Intelligence Organisation chief.</p>
<p>Sibanda, Chimonyo, Elson Moyo and Isaac Moyo all hail from Mnangagwa’s home province of the Midlands and are believed to be closely related to the President.</p></blockquote>
<p>Renowned political scientist and academic, Professor Jonathan Moyo said:</p>
<blockquote><p>… Mnangagwa is using the absence of Chiwenga, whose health has reportedly deteriorated, to ring out system-wide changes in the military!</p>
<p>One need not be a rocket scientist to unpack the kindred of the dismissed generals, their links to the indisposed Chiwenga, that few countries would accept their credentials and that some human rights NGOs might ask ICC questions about them once they’re touchable out of Zimbabwe!</p></blockquote>
<h4><strong>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/mnangagwa-retires-mugabe-generals-in-bid-for-total-control/">NewZimbabwe.com</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfJNMoyo/status/1097379497886842880">Twitter</a></strong></h4>


Mnangagwa Retires Generals To 'Coup-proof' Himself, Takes Advantage Of Chiwenga's Absence - Report

<p>MDC Alliance National Vice Chairperson was today convicted of contravening the Electoral Act. He stood accused of announcing the presidential poll results of the July 2018 Elections.</p>
<p>The video below shows the allegedly incriminating electoral results announcement:</p>
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WATCH: Biti's Speech That Resulted In His Conviction Today

<blockquote><p>In a major shakeup, Mnangagwa has replaced his Army aide-de-camp, Col Never Makuyana, with his security and Airforce officers. Mnangagwa is using the absence of Chiwenga, whose health has reportedly deteriorated, to ring out system-wide changes in the military!</p>
<p>Major General Sanyatwe, former Presidential Guard commander and plotter in Nov 2017 coup and 1 August 2018 massacre, was sidelined under COMMAND AGRICULTURE; ahead of the release of the Motlanthe Report. Mnangagwa wants him away to Tanzania as Ambassador, but he’s resisting due to his poor English!</p>
<p>The incoming Commander of the notorious Presidential Guard (PG) is Brigadier General Fidelis Mhonda, whose brutal role in the 2008 Army atrocities drew widespread condemnation. He’s to be deputized by Col Makuyana, Mnangagwa’s ditched aide de-camp!</p></blockquote>
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FULL THREAD: Motlanthe Commission Report Influenced ED's Retirement Of 4 Generals - Prof. Moyo

<p><span class="link-complex-target">MDC vice national chairperson </span><span class="link-complex-target">Tendai has walked</span> out of the Harare Magistrates Court after magistrate Gloria Takundwa ignored prosecution pleas to jail him for up to a year. Biti will pay a $200 fine for announcing false election results, the magistrate has ruled.</p>
<p>Biti was convicted of contravening sections of the Electoral Act after he prematurely announced the 2018 Presidential Election results. He was facing two charges, one of announcing the results and one of declaring Nelson Chamisa as President.</p>
<p>Biti was represented by human rights lawyers, Beatrice Mtetwa and Alec Muchadehama. Muchadehama argued that Biti was not the only one who prematurely declared the results, Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana did the same.</p>
<p>He had pleaded not guilty to both counts that he was facing but was convicted none the less.</p>
<p>Harare magistrate Gloria Takundwa said that the address at the press conference constitutes the official announcement and it had an element to undermine ZEC.</p>
<p>She argued that Biti “presented his announcement as authentic and his actions had the potential to undermine the official announcement by ZEC. The intention of the Act is to prevent such behaviour exhibited by the accused which undermines the authority of ZEC.”</p>
<p>Prosecutor Murombedzi submitted that Biti should face a serious maximum prison term to send a signal to citizens who choose politics and think of running elections.</p>
<p>Section 66A of the Electoral Act which deals with unofficial announcement of results says “any person who purports to announce the result of an election as the true or official results;  or purports to declare any candidate to have been duly elected before an electoral officer, acting in accordance with this Act, has announced the result of that election or declared a candidate to have been duly elected in that election, as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.”</p>
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Tendai Biti To Pay $200 For Contravening Electoral Act

<p>The Deputy Minister for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Energy Mutodi said that lack of consensus in the government led to contradictory statements being issued during the January protests.</p>
<p>He said this in an interview with a Newsday reporter. Below is an excerpt of the interview between Newsday (ND) chief reporter Everson Mushava and Energy Mutodi (EM):</p>
<blockquote><p>ND: Recently, you claimed that there was mistrust in government. What exactly did you mean?</p>
<p>EM: When that was said, it was in response to the unpreparedness that we found ourselves in when there was an outbreak of protests in Harare and other towns.</p>
<p>There looked like there was no consensus as to how the protests had to be tackled.<br/>
There were reports that some in Zanu PF had supported the protests, albeit indirectly.<br/>
There were others who blamed the leadership for allowing President Emmerson Mnangagwa to announce the fuel price hikes, instead of delegating the responsible minister.</p>
<p>Then there are those groaning and speaking against the austerity measures being implemented by the Finance minister (Mthuli Ncube). So you can see all this complexity. It doesn’t show unity to some extent.</p></blockquote>
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We Disagreed On How To Deal With Protests - Mutodi

<p>The MDC has vowed to go ahead with planned protests in order to force President Emmerson Mnangagwa to dialogue with Nelson Chamisa.</p>
<p>This was revealed by MDC national organising secretary Amos Chibaya on Saturday to party members in his Mkoba constituency. He said:</p>
<blockquote><p>Do not be afraid. Zimbabweans cannot continue to suffer because of politics. We cannot continue to chant slogans when our people are suffering due to this failed economy.</p>
<p>So, the position of the MDC is that despite all the threats to crush demonstrations by the regime, protests will continue. We will not be shaken. Mr Chamisa and Mr Mnangagwa must sit down for a moment of truth on each other and find a way forward on this crisis. The coming protests will be held, to send this message to Mr Mnangagwa.</p>
<p>I was a member of a team of people which led the crafting of this existing Constitution. I am, therefore, aware that section 59 allows us to stage demonstrations on any matter we will not be happy with.</p>
<p>So no one can intimidate us from enjoying that right. The people of Zimbabwe must not be instilled with fear that they will be targeted if they come to the streets. So the position is that we are going ahead with the demonstrations on a date to be announced.</p></blockquote>
<p>Meanwhile, Mnangagwa on Saturday sent a chilling warning to future protestors, that he will not hesitate to deploy soldiers again as what happened on August 1 2018, and in January 2019.</p>
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MDC Plan Massive Demo To Force Mnangagwa Into Dialogue With Chamisa

<p>Deputy Minister for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Energy Mutodi said that the British government is confused when it comes to dealing with Zimbabwe.</p>
<p>He blamed the British for influencing the European Union to consider extending the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.</p>
<p>In an interview on Sunday, Mutodi said:</p>
<blockquote><p>The government is fully aware who is influencing the EU.</p>
<p>Far from the demonstrations and the alleged human rights abuses, the EU is under pressure from Britain to maintain sanctions against Zimbabwe.</p>
<p>The British government under Theresa May has shown confusion as to who to support in Zimbabwe between the government and the opposition.</p>
<p>They started well with ambassador (Catriona) Laing, but now with the coming of the new ambassador, the British are singing a new tune and have been issuing retrogressive statements.</p>
<p>However, we are clear as a government that we will not tolerate those who don’t tolerate us; we will not reciprocate with love, where there is no love.</p>
<p>We will work with Russia and China for our economic success.</p></blockquote>
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The British Govt Is Confused, A Bad Influence On The EU - Deputy Information Minister

<p>President Mnangagwa is set to appoint the Minister of State for Harare Metropolitan province this week.</p>
<p>Harare did not have a Minister of State since last year when President Mnangagwa appointed his new Cabinet. Mirriam Chikukwa was the last Minister of State for Harare.</p>
<p>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/harare-minister-named-this-week/">Herald</a></p>


Mnangagwa To Appoint Minister of State for Harare Metropolitan Province

<p>Founder and leader of United Family International church, Emmanuel Makandiwa, has warned President Mnangagwa of possible foreign intervention if the government attacks civilians again.</p>
<p>Makawandiwa was speaking to his congregants in a sermon today.</p>
<p>Said Makandiwa:</p>
<blockquote><p>If this happens for the third time, it will not be good. We don’t want anything that will provoke the bees (military) from outside. It won’t be our army against civilians. This time they will get an equal opponent, and it is going to be army against army. We don’t want that to happen because where we are now, there’s still a chance.</p></blockquote>
<p>Makandiwa is one of the emergent leaders of Pentecostal churches that have grown in Zimbabwe over the past two decades. The others being Uerbert  Angel, Passion Java, Walter Magaya and T Freddy.</p>
<p><em><strong>More: </strong></em><a href="http://techmag.tv/makandiwa-warns-gvt-of-foreign-army-intervention/"><em><strong>TechMag.tv</strong></em></a></p>


"It Will Not Be Good," Makandiwa Warns Mnangagwa

<p>In an interview, MDC-Alliance senoir politician Tendai Biti referred to a journalist interviewing him as pathetic and a “Zanu-PF commissar masquerading as a journalist”.</p>
<p>The comment resulted in a local publication, Mail and Telegraph, accusing Biti of making punching bags out of journalists.</p>
<p>You can watch the “pathetic” snippet  and the full video below:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Watch why <a href="https://twitter.com/BitiTendai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BitiTendai</a> was right. Matibiri a Junta Journalist had the nerve to insinuate that attack on Bitis family &amp; arrest was justified.She falsely accused Biti of having called mass action without proof.She was leading questions &amp; tried to trap Biti to attack the judiciary <a href="https://t.co/wTaIPfyjZJ">pic.twitter.com/wTaIPfyjZJ</a></p>
<p>— zimbabwereporters (@zimreporters) <a href="https://twitter.com/zimreporters/status/1097108165882245120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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WATCH: "You're Pathetic!", Tendai Biti Video That Made Journalists Unhappy

<div dir="auto">President Mnangagwa revealed Minister of Defence Oppah Muchinguri is currently undergoing treatment for the injuries that she sustained during the Bulawayo bomb incident last year.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Speaking at a thank you rally in Mwenenzi on Saturday Mnangagwa said Muchinguri had to go for a checkup and could not attend the event. Said Mnangagwa:</div>
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<div dir="auto">You may  ask why some of our senior politburo member are not here, we have our national chairwoman Mrs Muchinguri-Kashiri. When the Bulawayo incident happened, when a bomb was thrown Mrs (Marble) Chinomona and Vice President Kembo Mohadi injured. Mrs Muchinguri is not here because she went for a checkup on the injuries that she sustained in  Bulawayo.</div>
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Muchinguri Undergoing Treatment For Bomb Attack Injuries

<p>MDC president Nelson Chamisa has castigated President Emmerson Mnangagwa over his remarks on Saturday in Mwenezi when he boasted that he was bashing those opposed to him.</p>
<p>Writing on microblogging site Twitter on Sunday afternoon, Chamisa said:</p>
<blockquote><p>If anyone ever doubted the source of the orgy of violence against Zimbabweans, this video is your answer. How can a party leader in a country take such sadistic pleasure in the beating up of his fellow countrymen that he is supposed to be protecting? Is this the New Dispensation?</p></blockquote>
<p>https://twitter.com/nelsonchamisa/status/1097088649936674816</p>


Chamisa Castigates Mnangagwa For 'Sadistic Pleasure In Beating Up Countrymen'

<p>A former United Nations under-secretary-general, Kandeh Yumkella, has called on business executives to consider running for parliament. He said this while addressing delegates at the CEO Africa Roundtable being held in Victoria Falls.</p>
<p>Yumkella, who is running for president in Sierra Leone, said that if there are no right people in Parliament, the Legislature will simply become an extension of the Executive. He said:</p>
<blockquote><p>Stand up and be counted. Someone was asking for more politicians, right, in the Parliament, please go into Parliament, let us have more businessmen in the Parliament.</p>
<p>You can be in Parliament and run your business, don’t worry. I don’t know about here, you can be a consultant too, you can continue your practice.</p>
<p>If you don’t have the right people in Parliament, the government will misbehave big time. Parliament becomes an extension of the Executive.</p></blockquote>
<p>This comes when the Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda bemoaned the shallowness of Zimbabwe’s parliamentarians.</p>
<h4><strong>More: <a href="https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2019/02/17/business-people-urged-to-run-for-parly">Daily News</a></strong></h4>


Business Executives Urged To Get Into Politics

<p>Mail and Telegraph reports President Mnangagwa is set to host a second session of dialogue with 2018 presidential candidates at State House in Harare on Friday.</p>
<p>Early this month, Mnangagwa held talks with fellow 2018 Presidential election candidates. The main opposition candidate, and leader of the MDC Alliance, Nelson Chamisa snubbed the event. Chamisa’s spokesperson, Nkululeko Sibanda told Mail and Telegraph he was unaware if an invite had been sent by close of business day to his party, but promised to give a position.</p>
<p>Other political parties who requested not be named confirmed that they had been invited, and February 22 set as the provisional date for talks.</p>
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Mnangagwa To Host Second Dialogue Session On 22 February

<p>President Emmerson Mnangagwa told villagers to screen visitors and inform their leaders if they see a stranger in their communities.</p>
<p>He said this while addressing thousands of ZANU PF supporters who had congregated for a rally in Mwenezi on Saturday. Said Mnangagwa:</p>
<blockquote><p>In this village, you know each other, in this district, you know each other. If anyone that you do not know comes, tell your leader.</p>
<p>Tell your headman that there is a visitor so that we can know why they visited. Whether they come in the night or during the day, your leaders should know that there is a visitor.</p>
<p>That is peace keeping, if you let strangers come here, they will disturb your peace. We must be clever because our enemies are not resting, they are fighting us.</p>
<p>… Those who we fought during the liberation struggle, the whites, they are still fighting so they can claim power again. They have certain people and organisations they are working with.</p>
<p>Those groups and individuals are moving around the country influencing and leading people to be violent.</p></blockquote>
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Mnangagwa Tells Villagers To Scrutinise Visitors In Their Communities

<p>MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe rejected the temptation to attack MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa for snubbing a meeting called by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for all losing presidential candidates in the 2018 poll.</p>
<p>In an interview with The Herald Senior Reporter Tendai Mugabe, Khupe was asked her view on parties that chose not to attend the meeting. She responded:</p>
<blockquote><p>An invitation is exactly that, one can choose to accept or decline. Our belief is that it is one’s democratic right to accept or decline an invitation.</p>
<p>The issue of proffering a reason is a matter of choice, informed by your social background. As a Kalanga woman, I was socialised to deal with invitations in a particular way. It would, however, be unfair for me to detect my social understanding and customs on others.</p>
<p>On my part, if I am invited to a wedding or meeting, usually there is an RSVP. I do respond so that my host or hostess can plan properly. I won’t impose my belief on others who may have their reasons for their actions.</p></blockquote>
<p>Chamisa was among the 2018 presidential candidates who avoided meeting Mnangagwa at State House. Another notable candidate who did not attend the meeting was Joice Mujuru.</p>
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Khupe Refuses To Attack Chamisa For Snubbing Mnangagwa's 'Dialogue' Meeting

<p>At his “Thank You” rally in Mwenezi yesterday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa told rural villagers to not allow people unknown to the communities visit them.</p>
<p>Mnangagwa said such unknown visitors disrupt communities and are sent by the enemy.</p>
<p>Said Mnangagwa<em> (translated from Shona)</em>:</p>
<blockquote><p>“if you just let people that you don’t know come to your area, they will disrupt how you live here. Because there’s no rural community that can say they don’t know each other. So, let’s stay alert because the enemy has not rested. They are still fighting us and trying to sneak on us, but we can see them. We will beat them mercilessly, and even right now we are beating them mercilessly. “</p></blockquote>
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WATCH: Mnangagwa Warns Villagers To Not Let Unknown Visitors Into Communities

<p>MDC Veterans Activists Association deputy treasurer-general, Edwin Dzambara has been suspended by the party’s organ for challenging the MDC president Nelson Chamisa’ authority.</p>
<p>Sunday News claims to have in its possession a letter written to Dzambara notifying him of his suspension after he appeared on ZBCtv denigrating Chamisa. Part of the letter reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>Dear Mr E Dzambara, be informed forthwith that the National Executive of VAA has suspended you (Mr Edwin Dzambara) from your deputy treasurer’s post of the same, for denigrating the MDC VAA patron, who doubles as the MDC party president, Advocate Nelson Chamisa, for reasons best known to yourself.</p>
<p>Yesterday, the 15th you instantly, appeared (with known rebels, anti-MDC people, among them a Webber Chinyadza) on ZTV castigating the MDC president and the MDC party without a justifiable cause.</p>
<p>To protect the organisation, VAA has, therefore, relieved you, instantly, of your VAA post as its DTG.</p>
<p>With immediate effect, disciplinary hearing proceedings are underway on the said charges, and you will be given a fair chance to be heard and to explain/ defend yourself at a date to be informed.</p></blockquote>
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MDC Veterans Suspends Official For 'Denigrating' Chamisa

<p>President Emmerson Mnangagwa pulled a crowd of several thousands of people at the Mwenezi Thank You rally held earlier today. The rallies have been organised for Mnangagwa to thank Zanu-PF supporters for voting the party into government in the July 2018 elections.</p>
<p>At the rally, Mnangagwa called for peace in Zimbabwe but threatened that those that cause disturbances will be dealt with accordingly.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>“</strong>The violence we are witnessing now is what MDC Alliance was referring to ‘pavaiti tichadira jecha musadza’. As Zanu-PF we will continue to preach peace to develop our country. In Harare and Bulawayo the violent protesters were blocking people from going to work. We said we don’t want violence. We deployed the army to restore peace and order. There is now peace,”</p></blockquote>
<p>Mnangagwa also said that the government is compiling the list of NGOs who supposedly worked with MDC Alliance in causing the January disturbances:</p>
<blockquote><p>We have violent disturbances organised by MDC Alliance and some NGOs. We are compiling the list of those NGOs. They looked and damaged property especially in Bulawayo. They burnt police vehicles and killed police officers,</p></blockquote>
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PICTURES: Mnangagwa Pulls Several Thousands At Mwenezi Thank You Rally

<p>Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has made a complaint against Zanu-PF legislator Dexter Nduna.</p>
<p>Mliswa wrote a letter to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) requesting that they investigate the Chegutu West legislator following death threats. He said the security of his person and that of his family is now at risk following Nduna’s death threats. Below is Mliswa’s full letter below:</p>
<blockquote><p>RE: LETTER OF CONCERN AND REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION INTO VERBAL THREATS MADE AGAINST ME BY HON. DEXTER NDUNA</p>
<p>The above refers</p>
<p>My name is Temba Peter Mliswa, a citizen of Zimbabwe and Independent Member of Parliament for Norton Constituency. I write to you in terms of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. section 243. which provides that the functions of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission include</p>
<p>1. To receive and consider complaints from the public and to take such action in regard to the complaints as it considers appropriate.</p>
<p>2. Protect people against abuse of power and maladministration by the State and public institutions and by officials of those institutions.</p>
<p>3. Investigate the conduct of any authority or person, suspected of violating any of the hurnan rights provided in the Constitution’s Declaration of Rights. 4. Take necessary actions to assist victims of human rights violations to receive justice</p>
<p>I make the following complaint regarding a verbal threat made against me by Hon. Dexter Nduna, Member of Parliament for Chegutu West Constituency, and request the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission to investigate these abuses and secure appropriate redress:</p>
<p>During a Mines and Mining Development Parliamentary Portfolio Committee meeting in the Senate Chambers at the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Hon Dexter Nduna made personal ominous verbal threats against me of which video and audio evidence is available.</p>
<p>1. “Ndine vamwe vanhu vandakauraya vandisingazive” which translated into English means, ‘I have killed some people I do not even know’</p>
<p>2. “I will deal with you outside” (Parliament)</p>
<p>As a result of these threats, the security of my person and that of my family is now at risk, my right to freedom of movement and expression have been seriously compromised.</p>
<p>I therefore look forward to your urgent response in this regard.</p>
<p>Yours sincerely</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Hon. Temba P. Mliswa</strong></span></p>
<p>Member of Parliament &amp; Chairperson, Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Mines &amp; Mining Development</p></blockquote>


Mliswa Reports Nduna To ZHRC Following Death Threat

<p>President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been criticised on Twitter for mourning victims of a terrorist attack in India.</p>
<p>He sent his condolences to the families of the victims of the Kashmir bomb attack. Mnangagwa’s twitter followers criticised him for not according the same attention to the victims and families of the Battlefield Mine Disaster. Below is a screenshot of some of the responses to Mnangagwa’s tweet:</p>
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<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-78578" decoding="async" height="1024" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Team-Pachedu-576x1024.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Team-Pachedu-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Team-Pachedu-169x300.jpg 169w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Team-Pachedu-600x1068.jpg 600w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Team-Pachedu.jpg 607w" width="576"/></p>
<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-78604" decoding="async" height="1024" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-576x1024.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-169x300.jpg 169w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-600x1068.jpg 600w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses.jpg 607w" width="576"/><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-78605" decoding="async" height="1024" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-2-576x1024.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-2-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-2-169x300.jpg 169w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-2-600x1068.jpg 600w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-2.jpg 607w" width="576"/></p>
<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-78606" decoding="async" height="1024" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-3-576x1024.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-3-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-3-169x300.jpg 169w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-3-600x1068.jpg 600w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-3.jpg 607w" width="576"/></p>
<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-78608" decoding="async" height="1024" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-4-576x1024.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-4-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-4-169x300.jpg 169w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-4-600x1068.jpg 600w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-4.jpg 607w" width="576"/></p>
<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-78609" decoding="async" height="1024" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-5-576x1024.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-5-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-5-169x300.jpg 169w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-5-600x1068.jpg 600w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-5.jpg 607w" width="576"/><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-78610" decoding="async" height="1024" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-6-576x1024.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-6-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-6-169x300.jpg 169w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-6-600x1068.jpg 600w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mnangagwa-Responses-6.jpg 607w" width="576"/></p>
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UPDATED: Mnangagwa Criticised For Mourning Indian Terror Attack Victims, Neglecting Trapped Miners

<p>President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent his condolences to the families of the victims of the Kashmir bomb attack.</p>
<p>In a tweet, Mnangagwa said Zimbabweans stand in solidarity with the people of India. Said Mnangagwa:</p>
<blockquote><p>Following the deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir, I would like to send our deepest condolences to our friends in India, and in particular to all the victims and their families. The people of Zimbabwe stand firmly in solidarity with the people of India.</p></blockquote>
<p class="story-body__introduction">At least 40 Indian paramilitary police have been killed in a bomb attack by militants on their convoy in Indian-administered Kashmir. Police told the BBC that a car filled with explosives had rammed a bus carrying the troops to Srinagar. Pakistan-based Islamist group Jaish-e-Mohammad said it was behind the attack. It is the deadliest militant attack on Indian forces in Kashmir since the insurgency against Indian rule began in 1989.</p>
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Mnangagwa Mourns Terrorist Attack Victims In Kashmir, India

<p>Speaking at the Morgan Tsvangirai memorial lecture, Nelson Chamisa said he was told by the late MDC founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai to lead the party.</p>
<p>He said Tsvangirai wanted him to achieve his vision of unity. Chamisa said he was tasked to bring back Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube into the party. He said he was reluctant to take up the post because he knew Thokozani Khupe would resist. Said Chamisa:</p>
<blockquote><p>I told the leadership that before Tsvangirai passed on, he told me to lead the MDC to achieve his vision of unity. My job is to ensure I provide a vision. A vision is for a few and provision for many. What is the vision? This year is our year of congress. We are deepening our democracy and democratically electing our leadership. We want to show we are not Zanu PF, but a party of the people that is going to lead. We are going to congress in honour of the legacy of Morgan Tsvangirai. On January 5 (2018), before he went to seek medication, he called me. Luke (Tamborinyoka) was there. His wife (Elizabeth Macheka) was there and many others. He said to me: ‘Chamisa, I am going, so I am leaving you in charge. I want you to bring Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti back into the party. I said I have heard you, but the job you want to give me, this will cause problems if you leave me in charge. I said to him, ‘please, appoint Mudzuri to act while you are away, then I will do the work that you have asked me when you come back, but Tsvangirai asked me why I was refusing and I said if (Thokozani) Khupe hears this, she will faint.</p></blockquote>
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