Zanu PF Officials have continued to push the “ED 2030 Anenge Achipo” agenda despite Mnangagwa claiming he has no interest in extending term limits to stay president.
Owen Ncube, the Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs, said recently that Owen Ncube was filmed recently as he spoke to a gathering in the Midland speaking at a gathering in Midlands
Ma provinces ose ari 10 ari kuti aiwa dei vaMnaganagwa maramaba muripo kusvika 2030. nemaYouth wo akataura, nanamai wo vakataura.
Nesuwo kuno kuMidlands Province, nema war veterans edu vakataura kuti aiwa baba Mnangagwa pedzai bvasa ramakatanga.
Tazviona zvema dhamu, tazviona zvema bridge…. migwagwa. Kuno ka takuita ma solar. Kuno tane ma computer kumachonyonyo muzvikoro zvedu. Kuno kumachonyonyo taane magetsi. Ndozvatiri kuti baba varambe varipo.
In English:
All the 10 provinces have asked that Mnangagwa stays until 2030. The Youth [League] have asked for this and the Women’s [League] have also asked for this. Even here in the Midlands Province, and the War Veterans, we have also said that our Father Mnangagwa needs to finish the work he started.
We have seen dams and bridges constructed. We now have solar. We now have computers even here in remote areas. We have electricity in remote areas. So we want him to stay
President Mnangagwa has said at least twice that he has no interest extending stay beyond his constitutionally provisioned 2 terms. He is serving his last term which started in 2023 and will end in 2028.
Mnangagwa has said that he is a constitutionalist who believes in following the constitution to the letter.
Some quarters within Zanu PF, in the opposition and analysts have however said Mnangagwa is disingenuous in his claims. Some have said that it’s a well orchestrated effort to distract those campaigning against a third term while his supporters work to push for a change of the constitution to give him more terms in power.
Some have questioned why he has not castigated individuals pushing the “2030 Anenge Achipo” in public in order to stop the campaigns.
Others have however said that his own words about being constitutionalist who is not interested in changing the constitution to stay in power, can be used against him to ensure he leaves office in 2028.
Tango · 6 months ago
Mr 10% Guvamatanga On A Property Buying Spree.
Zimbabwe's controversial Ministry of Finance permanent secretary George Guvamatanga - who has previously struggled to explain how he made his money and its current source - has bought 12 houses in the adjacent upmarket suburbs of Sandton, Randburg, Fourways and mostly in the neighbouring affluent Dainfern Golf Estate in Johannesburg, South Africa, an investigation by NewsHawks has revealed.
This raises the spectre of unexplained wealth, failure to declare assets as required by government policy and possible corruption by a top government official who previously lied about how he made his money.
Established addresses of Guvamatanga’s 12 Johannesburg properties are: No. 973 Woodchester, Dainfern Gold Estate, worth R4.9 million, which Guvamatanga jointly owns with Hazvinei Chawatama; 19 Port De Bouc Avenue, Dainfern (R2.9 million); 708 Sandleford Close, Dainfern (R5.6 million); 13 Morena Crescent, Dainfern (R3 million); 13 Via Garibaldi Lane, Piccolo Italia Estate, Kengies (R1.6 million which is registered under Vimbai Guvamatanga); 26 Garibaldi Lane, Kengies (Kengies Ext. 14) (R1.5 million); 7 Dorstone Crescent, Maroeladal
Needwood Ext. 5, (R6.3 million) under Vimbai Guvamatanga and Evans Kudakwashe Mupandawana; Fourways Ext. 253340, sectional title SS Borgo De Felice (R1.3 million); Broadacres, sectional title SS Soho Junction – 628/2017 (R964 000); 435 Cork Avenue, Ferndale, under Mu****
Guvamatanga and Sharon Tsitsi Taenzanisa Guvamatanga (R720 000); Glenferness, sectional title (R850 000); and another Glenferness property, sectional title (R850 000).
Helter Skelter · 6 months ago
Ibasa ripi rinobhadhara zvekudai nhai? Kutenga dzimba kunge munhu ari kutenga madomasi.
~ · 6 months ago
He is definitely corrupt
Tango · 6 months ago
Thabo mbeku xenophobic denialist should read this'
Rhythm City’ star Bra Kop opens up about family rejection due to his Zimbabwean wife.
Renowned South African actor and former “Rhythm City star” Setlhabi Taunyane – also known as Bra Kop – has revealed painful personal struggles involving his family’s rejection of his wife due to her Zimbabwean roots.
In an emotional interview on the King David Studio podcast, Bra Kop, who has been married for over 17 years, revealed the xenophobic attitudes that have cast a shadow over his relationship and family life.
Bra Kop recounted how his family never truly accepted his wife because of her nationality, highlighting the deep-seated prejudices that still persist in many communities.
“My family never really accepted my wife,” he said.
“I just heard two days ago, that one of my cousins in Diepkloof was buried two weeks ago and no one phoned me.”
The couple has been married for over 17 years, but Bra Kop admitted that the tension has been a constant throughout their relationship.
“It has not changed because I am married to ‘Lekwere-kwere’,” a word in South Africa used to describe foreigners, which is considered xenophobic and offensive.
The actor spoke with emotion about how the exclusion from family events has become the norm, saying “I have learned to live with that”.
The xenophobia, according to Bra Kop, extends beyond just his family. He said that once someone is abandoned by their family, the discrimination grows, even outside family circles.
“It starts with the family, but once you are abandoned by your family, this thing grows bigger, even outside the family.”
Despite the hardships, Bra Kop’s love story with his wife is one filled with destiny and affection. He shared the story of their first meeting, recalling how he saw her one day and felt an instant connection.
“One day I went to buy Magwinya and saw this woman running. My heart went ‘boom boom,’ and I ran after her, and I said ‘sorry sis, mangikumoshela isikhathi, ngifuna ukukhuluma nawe athi hhayi ngijahile, ngithi please thatha nayi iphone number yami, ngifuna ukukhuluma nawe please.” (sorry ma’am, sorry for wasting your time, can I talk to you, she then said ‘I am in a rush’ and I said please take my number, I really want to talk to you).
He also added she was the one that phoned him a few days later.
Bra Kop’s reflections also touched on his broader beliefs in Pan-Africanism and Black Consciousness, which influenced his outlook on love.
Growing up, he envisioned marrying a woman from Zimbabwe or Ghana, driven by his deep sense of African identity. However, he faced rejection from potential partners in Ghana and Jamaica before meeting his future wife in South Africa. IOL
Tango · 6 months ago
Zanu-PF Faces Growing Divisions Amid Concerns Over Mnangagwa’s Succession.
Harare, Zimbabwe – The Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) has warned that the ruling Zanu-PF party is facing its most precarious moment since the 2008 general elections due to internal factional conflicts and doubts about President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s plans to step down in 2028.
While Mnangagwa has publicly committed to leaving office at the end of his second term in 2028, concerns are rising among critics and political observers about efforts from some of his loyalists to extend his presidency to 2030. This division has sparked two primary factions within Zanu-PF: one pushing for the extension of Mnangagwa’s rule, and another urging him to respect the constitutional term limit.
A report from ZDI, titled “Entering the Foggy Zone: Transition and Succession,” sheds light on this escalating factional tension within Zanu-PF. Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has spoken out against the glorification of individual leaders, emphasizing the need to prioritize national values over personal ambition. His remarks are seen as an indirect challenge to Mnangagwa’s leadership, revealing deeper fractures within the party.
The ZDI report draws comparisons to Zanu-PF’s vulnerable position during the 2008 elections, a period marked by internal disunity and significant electoral challenges. “Elite disunity over succession issues suggests that Zanu-PF is at its most precarious since 2008, especially after the 2023 elections, which were widely criticized by SADC, the AU, and the EU for manipulation,” the report says.
Drawing on historical analysis of authoritarian regimes, ZDI highlights that internal splits between hard-liners and reformers often play a key role in political transitions. The report suggests that Zimbabwe’s current political climate, with Zanu-PF fragmented over Mnangagwa’s succession, could be laying the groundwork for potential democratic shifts.
Despite these internal struggles, Zanu-PF continues to maintain control through the suppression of opposition parties. The report points to the destruction of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and the controversial recalls of opposition MPs as part of Zanu-PF’s strategy to weaken credible threats to its rule. Sengezo Tshabangu, who has declared himself CCC secretary-general, has been instrumental in further fracturing the opposition, the report notes.
The ZDI report also emphasizes the significant role the military continues to play in shaping Zimbabwe’s political transitions. “The military has historically been a pivotal force in Zimbabwe’s political transitions, and it remains a key player in determining Mnangagwa’s successor,” the report asserts.
As Zimbabwe moves closer to the end of Mnangagwa’s presidency, the growing factionalism within Zanu-PF will likely have a critical impact on the party’s future and the broader political landscape of the country.