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<p>The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for the immediate and unconditional lifting of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. In a statement on October 25, 2023, to commemorate Anti-Sanctions Day, Mahamat expressed worry about the adverse effects of these sanctions on Zimbabwe’s socio-economic progress, especially during the global food and energy crises and the ongoing post-Covid-19 recovery efforts. He emphasized the need to lift the sanctions to support Zimbabwe’s development and recovery. Read the statement:</p>
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<p><em>The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat once again renews the longstanding AU demand for the immediate and unconditional lifting of sanctions imposed against institutions and individuals of the Republic of Zimbabwe, and in full support of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) position on the issue.</em></p>
<p><em>The Chairperson wishes to acknowledge subsequent engagement with the European Union through political dialogue, as encouraging. In this regard, the Chairperson encourages all parties to continue dialogue with the view to end all remaining sanctions against Zimbabwe.</em></p>
<p><em> The Chairperson, however, remains extremely concerned by the negative impact the sanctions continue to have on Zimbabwe’s socio-economic development amid the current global food and energy crises, including post Covid-19 recovery efforts.</em></p>
<p><em>The Chairperson reaffirms the continued commitment of the African Union to support the brotherly nation of Zimbabwe in mobilising efforts for the complete lifting of all remaining sanctions.</em></p>
<p><em>In this regard, the African Union associates itself with the statement made by President João Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola and current Chairperson of SADC on the subject.</em></p>
<figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-265586" class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_265586" style="width: 415px"><img alt="AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat" class="wp-image-265586" decoding="async" height="263" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px" src="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AU-Chairperson-Moussa-Fati-Mahamat-300x190.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AU-Chairperson-Moussa-Fati-Mahamat-300x190.jpg 300w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AU-Chairperson-Moussa-Fati-Mahamat-768x485.jpg 768w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AU-Chairperson-Moussa-Fati-Mahamat.jpg 997w" width="415"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-265586"><em><strong>AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat</strong></em></figcaption></figure></blockquote>
<p>Zimbabwe faced sanctions from Western powers, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, starting in the early 2000s. These sanctions were imposed in response to the fast-track land reform program, which resulted in the displacement of numerous white farmers. Since then, the sanctions have been regularly reviewed and renewed each year.</p>
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AU Demands Unconditional Lifting Of Sanctions Imposed Against Zimbabwe

<p>The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has criticised ZANU PF for alleged political indoctrination of learners amid reports that they are being forced to participate in the ruling party’s political events.</p>
<p>Earlier this week, hundreds of learners across the country missed lessons after they were reportedly forced to take part in anti-sanctions marches.</p>
<p>ARTUZ president Obert Masaraure said learners should be in class preparing for examinations and not being abused by politicians. Said Masaraure:</p>
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<p>The ruling party is disrupting learners when they are supposed to be preparing for examinations; this is the same government that is presiding over examination leaks and a serious education crisis.</p>
<p>It is sad to note that the learners being abused are the sons and daughters of working people.</p>
<p>The sons and daughters of the abusers are insulated in elite private schools and exotic learning centres.</p>
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<p>The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) claimed that ZANU PF directed schools in Harare to mobilise pupils to take part in ant-sanctions marches on 25 October.</p>
<p>However, speaking to <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200002614/zanu-pf-politicising-education"><span><strong>NewsDay</strong></span></a>, Primary and Secondary Education ministry spokesperson Taungana Ndoro denied that pupils were forced to march against sanctions. He said:</p>
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<p>We have not ordered anyone, but its common cause that civic education on the matter has taken root, and its beginning to strongly espouse Unesco`s definition that children should be educated to become clear-thinking and enlightened citizens who participate in their society’s decisions.</p>
<p>Therefore, as we embrace our curriculum, it follows that without coercion, schools are bent on voluntarily holding anti-sanction events and expressing the impact they have on their society.</p>
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"ZANU PF Abusing Children Of The Poor"

<p>The government reportedly tricked villagers into travelling to Masvingo for an anti-sanctions march on Tuesday on the pretext that they were going to Bikita’s for the funeral of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s grandson, Yasha Mafidi Mnangagwa.</p>
<p>A disgruntled villager told <em>NewsDay</em> that they were informed that they will be ferried to Mafidi’s funeral and after 7 Oclock, were told that all the buses had left. She said:</p>
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<p>We were then told that we were to go to the anti-sanctions march and be part of the programme in Masvingo.</p>
<p>They should have given us food but we have been told that the food available is for people from this side.</p>
<p>They told us there is no food for us or T-shirts.</p>
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<p>Another lady, who said she was on hypertension medication, said there was plenty of food available but they were just unwilling to share.</p>
<p>She said they could have abandoned the march if they were close to their homes but they had no option other than to wait for the buses availed by the government. She said:</p>
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<p>We boarded the buses around 4 AM to travel to the funeral but we were later told that we should take part in the anti-sanctions march.</p>
<p>We have eaten nothing so far. We came to the local board and we waited there for hours.</p>
<p>When the buses arrived, we were instructed to board and were brought here and now we have been made to wait again. It’s unfair.</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, the opposition CCC has criticised ZANU PF for infringing on children’s right to education by force-marching them to march against sanctions. CCC said:</p>
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<p>Children have the right to be protected from all kinds of abuse including participating in political activities. We strongly condemn the abuse of children that we witnessed across the country on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Children were forced to participate in political activities, which is a gross violation of their rights.</p>
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<p>On Tuesday, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) condemned the politicisation of education after ZANU PF and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education reportedly assigned teachers to mobilise learners for anti-sanctions marches.</p>


Villagers Blocked From Travelling To ED Grandson's Funeral, Taken To Anti-sanctions March

<p>The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has condemned the politicisation of education after ZANU PF and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education reportedly assigned teachers to mobilise learners for anti-sanctions marches on Tuesday, 25 October.</p>
<p>In a statement, ZPP said it was regrettable that learners were made to abandon lessons and take part in the march at a time some of them are writing public examinations. ZPP said:</p>
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<p><em>ZPP reports that the ruling party ZANU PF has mobilised pupils from different schools in Harare to convene for an anti-sanctions march and exhibition at Moffat Primary School in Arcadia, Harare. </em></p>
<p><em>The activity is being engineered by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education.</em></p>
<p><em>Some teachers across the province have been assigned to mobilise pupils to do arts, particularly poetry, drama, and traditional dances during the anti-sanctions campaign.</em></p>
<p><em>This is in violation of Section 75 (a) of the Constitution which states that all citizens and permanent residents of Zimbabwe have a right to education.</em></p>
<p><em>This is also during the time students are sitting for their final examinations. ZPP condemns the politicisation of the education system.</em></p>
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ZANU PF Mobilised Schoolchildren For Anti-sanctions March - ZPP

<p>The MDC T outfit led by Thokozani Khupe has denounced sanctions imposed on 83 individuals and 37 institutes by the west, but also said people should not blame sanctions for their own failures, CITE Org reports.</p>
<p>This was contained in a statement that was released by the court resurrected MDC T 2014 structures commemorating the Zimbabwe Anti sanctions day which also said economic saboteurs must be brought to book.</p>
<p>The statement by the Khupe led party which was released by Tapiwa Mashakada, MDC-T Secretary for Finance and Economic Affairs reads in part:</p>
<blockquote><p>Whist we call for the unconditional removal of sanctions, we also urge the government to address policy missteps and corruption, whose net effect on the economy may exceed the economic impact of sanctions. Economic saboteurs must be brought to book.</p>
<p>As a pro-poor and labour backed party, the MDC-T laments the suffering of the people and workers who are bearing the brunt of sanctions.</p>
<p>The economy is partly hamstrung by sanctions due to restrictions faced by corresponding banks and difficulties in accessing new capital as Zidera gives the United States of America veto powers on the Boards of the main Multi-Lateral bodies such as the IMF and World Bank.”</p>
<p>Finally let us desist from blaming sanctions for our own acts of omission and commission.</p>
<p>In calling for the unconditional removal of sanctions we must be honest and accept that some of the economic policies implemented in the past stoked inflation, the budget deficit, currency and exchange rate volatility.  Let us fix the issues we control and not just mourn about sanctions.</p></blockquote>
<p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/zanu-pf-praises-thokozani-khupe/">the Zanu PF acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa while commemorating the second anti-sanctions day said praised the Khupe led outfit</a> and said they are denouncing sanctions and said Chamisa and his allies were unrepentant:</p>
<blockquote><p>We do have members of the opposition MDC who have recanted. Who have basically said we were wrong, we opposed the empowerment of our people and I think that in this regard Madam Khupe basically is now singing a different song on the issue of sanctions</p>
<p>She is now calling along with us for the unconditional removal of sanctions. But you get your Chamisa, your Biti, your Coltart. They remain unrepentant.</p></blockquote>
<p>More: <strong><a href="https://cite.org.zw/stop-blaming-sanctions-for-economic-collapse-khupe/">CITE</a></strong></p>


Khupe Denounces Sanctions But Says We Shouldn't Blame Them For Our Errors

<p>SADC through its executive Secretary Dr. Stergomna Lawrence Tax has urged fellow Southern Africans to support Zimbabwe during its Anti Sanctions campaign slated for this coming Sunday, the 25th of October, the National Anti Sanctions day.</p>
<p>In the following video, Dr. Tax urges other countries to rally behind Zimbabwe in the anti-sanctions protests and she even said the government has implemented reforms that are slowly stabilizing the economy of Zimbabwe:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">“On <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/25October?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#25October</a> all the people of Southern Africa support their brothers &amp; sisters in Zimbabwe in their fight against economic sanctions.The sanctions have caused suffering among Zimbabweans &amp; continue to have far reaching effects on the entire SADC” ~ <a href="https://twitter.com/DrTaxs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrTaxs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZimSanctionsMustGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ZimSanctionsMustGo</a> <a href="https://t.co/V1jaT0eUyD">pic.twitter.com/V1jaT0eUyD</a></p>
<p>— Ministry of Information, Publicity &amp; Broadcasting (@InfoMinZW) <a href="https://twitter.com/InfoMinZW/status/1318841164808728578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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WATCH: SADC's Dr Tax Urges All Southern Afrikaners To Support Zimbabwe In Fighting Sanctions

<p>Southern African Development Community (SADC) executive secretary, Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax has said the regional bloc will launch a campaign ahead of Zimbabwe’s anti-sanctions day to try and compel western countries to remove sanctions against beleaguered Zimbabwe, The Sunday Mail reports.</p>
<p>According to the publication the campaign will see:</p>
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<p><span>The Sadc secretariat taking the fight to the global arena, to confront the United States and its Western allies. </span><span>In addition, Sadc ambassadors in various Western capitals have been directed to undertake intense lobbying on behalf of Zimbabwe in their host countries.</span></p>
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<p>Responding to questions about the campaign Dr Tax said:</p>
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<p><span>With this campaign, Sadc is engaging the nations that have imposed sanctions, in particular the United States of America and the European Union (EU), to put the lives of the Zimbabwean people first.</span></p>
<p><span>This year, Sadc will intensify engagements with the countries that have imposed the sanctions, and urge them to lift the measures.</span></p>
<p><span>Sadc firmly believes in the power of dialogue, which remains an integral component of Sadc’s efforts to call for the removal of sanctions. </span></p>
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<p>Dr Tax further explained the campaign and said SADC stands with the people of Zimbabwe in fighting the sanctions imposed on 37 entities and 83 individuals and said:</p>
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<p><span>The collective position of Sadc is that the sanctions have caused severe suffering for the citizens of Zimbabwe, impeding the country’s efforts to resuscitate the economy and improve the livelihoods of her people.</span></p>
<p><span>The severity of the impact of sanctions has been compounded by, among others, the Covid-19 global pandemic, as the continued existence of these coercive measures has significantly affected the country’s response capacity.</span></p>
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<p>Meanwhile, the government through the <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/a-virtual-gala-for-this-years-anti-sanctions-day/">information secretary has detailed the program line up for the anti-sanctions day</a> which will be a public holiday.</p>
<p>More: <strong><a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/fight-taken-to-global-arena">The Sunday News </a></strong></p>


Put The Lives Of The Zimbabwean People First - SADC's Dr Tax To The EU & The US

<p>SADC and AU reportedly sent delegates to rally behind the Zim government’s call for the removal of sanctions the Herald reports. Tanzania, Mozambique and the Pan African Parliament were the ones noted by the Herald to have sent solidarity messages to the govt of Zimbabwe.</p>
<blockquote><p>SADC Chairperson and Tanzanian President Dr John Magufuli’s solidarity message was read by Tanzania’s Charge de Affairs Brigadier Perez Alfonso, while Mozambican Ambassador to Zimbabwe,Mr Fancisco Cigarro, delivered a message on behalf diplomats from the SADC bloc.</p>
<p>The Pan-African Parliament also threw its weight behind Zimbabwe in a message read by its vice president Chief <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Fortune_Charumbira">Fortune Charumbira</a>.</p></blockquote>
<p>The event though poorly attended went well and the <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/10/25/watch-president-mnangagwa-in-hilarious-call-for-the-removal-of-sanctions/">president took the time to tell the west that he was not happy with the sanctions and he wanted them to go in an interesting way.</a></p>


SADC, AU Support Zim's Anti Sanctions Day - Report

<p>The Zimbabwean community in the UK yesterday join the country and SADC in calling for the removal of sanctions the Herald reports. The initiative which was lead by Zanu-PF UK branch delivered a petition to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office which read in part:</p>
<blockquote><p>The economic sanctions on Zimbabwe have been in place for nearly two decades and have only achieved tragic suffering and deaths of ordinary citizens in this small Southern Africa state of about 14 million people.</p>
<p>Ordinary Zimbabweans, particularly children, women and the elderly are profoundly vulnerable and suffering immensely as a result of these unfair, illegal punitive economic sanctions and restrictions on key sectors such as health provision, food manufacturing, agriculture produce to name but just a few</p></blockquote>
<p>The <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/10/25/anti-sanctions-march-in-pictures/">anti-sanctions day march back home in most cities</a> except <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/10/25/pictures-anti-sanctions-crowd-fill-rudhaka-stadium-in-marondera/">Marondera</a> was <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/10/25/watch-anti-sanctions-march-in-mutare-poorly-attended/">snubbed by the locals</a> for various reasons.</p>
<p>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/zimbabweans-petition-uk-over-sanctions/"><strong>The Herald </strong></a></p>


Zanu PF Members  In the UK Joined The Nation In Calling For The Removal Of Sanctions - Report

<p>On the same day that some Zimbabweans marched against trade and travel embargos imposed on Zimbabwe by the US and the EU, the US announced that it will be adding one more person to the list of persons who are targeted by the embargos.</p>
<p>The matter came to light after US state secretary for state, Mike Pompeo Tweeted:</p>
<blockquote><p>Today, I publicly designated<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Owen_Ncube"> Owen Ncube</a> for his involvement in a gross violation of human rights in Zimbabwe. State-sanctioned violence in Zimbabwe must end now and those responsible for human rights violations must be held accountable</p></blockquote>
<p>The government is yet to respond to this latest development. <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/03/08/sanctions-are-targeted-against-individuals-us-embassy-in-harare-insists/">A total of 141 entities and individuals are on the targeted sanctions</a> list for various reasons chief among them human rights violation crimes.</p>
<p>More: <strong><a href="https://www.zimlive.com/2019/10/26/state-security-minister-owen-mudha-ncube-placed-on-us-sanctions/">ZimLive </a></strong></p>


Owen Ncube To Be Put Under US Sanctions

<p>Speaking in an interview with The Chronicle, The Zimbabwe Confederation of Midwives have said they are 100% behind the anti-sanctions march as sanctions also affected maternal healthcare.</p>
<p>Speaking to the publication the ZICOM president said:</p>
<blockquote><p>We are gathering here for an annual general meeting as we seek to deliberate on a number of issues. One of the issues to be discussed is brain drain which has affected the profession.</p>
<p>We could be joining the anti-sanctions march tomorrow (yesterday) but we couldn’t cancel the conference. If removal of sanctions will make the economy bounce back and improve the health sector, we are fully behind the campaign and we will be eagerly waiting as midwives to save lives.</p></blockquote>
<p>The healthcare system was the first to fold due to the economic meltdown, with doctors having been on strike for a considerable time and <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2018/12/03/junior-doctors-at-public-hospitals-down-tools-again-citing-poor-working-conditions/">most major hospitals battling some problems</a> including using old machinery or not having adequate material to used to treat patients due to various reasons.</p>
<p>More: <strong><a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/midwives-declare-anti-sanctions-stance/">The Chronicle</a></strong></p>


Sanctions Affecting Maternal Healthcare - Midwives

<p>The VOA managed to speak to Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube who was at the Anti sanctions March yesterday and this is what he had to say about sanctions:</p>


WATCH: Sanctions Are Hindering Investors From Investing In Zimbabwe - Mthuli Ncube

<p>https://twitter.com/i/status/1187730091780067331</p>


WATCH: Anti-sanctions March In Mutare Poorly Attended

<p>Controversial South African pastor, Prophet Mb*ro (Paseka Motsoeneng), has joined SADC’s call for the lifting of economic restrictions imposed on Zimbabwe by the Western powers.</p>
<p>The pastor was pictured praying in the street among a group of followers, with reporters also present. According to <a href="https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/more-like-porn-than-religion-1062898" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>IOL News</em></a>, the South African clergyman in 2011 courted controversy when he allegedly removed demons by inserting his hands on his congregants’ v*gina.</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/Sipho_Stuurman/status/1187665816831049730?s=20</p>


Pastor Mb*ro Joins SADC's Anti-sanctions Calls

PICTURES: Govt 'Rewards' Anti-sanctions Marchers With Fried Chips, Pepsi

<blockquote><p>As the people’s movement, the MDC has resolved to have nothing to do with any marches that do not seek to address the bread and butter issues that are affecting the majority of Zimbabweans today.</p>
<p>The long-standing crisis in Zimbabwe has been caused by the lack of confidence by our country’s citizens in the current political leadership of the country.</p>
<p>This is a result of the culture of bad governance and illegitimacy that rose out of a disputed stolen presidential elections results.</p>
<p>Indeed, the lack of good governance, legitimate and accountable leadership as evidenced by rigged or stolen elections; State-sanctioned gross human rights violations; rampant corruption; police brutality; arbitrary arrests and persecution of opposition politicians and civil society activists; abductions and forced disappearances; abuse of food aid as a political weapon; suppression of rural communities; cartels or state capture; among other vices that military against the people of Zimbabwe.</p>
<p>Zimbabwe is where it is today, largely due to the fact the country is being led by selfish and corrupt leaders who have no popular electoral mandate from the majority of Zimbabwean voters.</p>
<p>At the core of the national collapse are a crisis of leadership, a crisis of governance and a crisis of legitimacy.</p>
<p>Put simply, we have an illegitimate leadership that will never put first the interests of the long-suffering people of Zimbabwe.</p>
<p>It is the MDC’s view as aptly summarized by our RELOAD strategy, that unless and until the critical issues of political legitimacy and outstanding comprehensive reforms are fully resolved, Zimbabwe will remain in the doldrums, doomed as a country, without any hope of socio-economic recovery whatsoever.</p>
<p>As a people’s movement, the MDC will work with all progressive forces and indeed the broader people of Zimbabwe to mobilise and collectively express themselves, democratically and peacefully in public, against an illegitimate government that stole the result of the 2018 presidential elections and is not accountable to the people of Zimbabwe; Selfish and corrupt leaders that have captured the State and keep looting the country’s coffers at the expense of the masses; A visionless and unpopular government that has failed to provide a decent life for the Zimbabwean citizenry; and State-sanctioned gross human rights abuses and violations such as the recent callous murder of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Hilton_Tafadzwa_Tamangani" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Hilton Tafadzwa Tamangani</strong></a> who will be laid to rest in Murehwa today.</p>
<p>MDC @ 20: Celebrating Courage, Growth and the People’s Victories.</p>
<p>Daniel Molokele<br/>
MDC National Spokesperson<br/>
Cell: 071 372 6552</p></blockquote>


MDC Statement On Anti-sanctions Day {Full Text}

<p>Bulawayo civil servants have been ordered by the govt to attend the anti-sanctions day march without fail as there will be a register for accountability purposes. This came to light as a picture to that effect went viral on social media.  The letter reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>INVITATION T0 THE ANTI SANCTIONS MARCH AT THE WHITE CITY STADIUM – 25 OCTOBER 2019</p>
<p>The above subject refers</p>
<p>Bulawayo will join the rest of the Nation in the Anti Sanctions March that will be held on the 25th of October 2019. On this day the whole of SADC will be in solidarity with Zimbabwe calling for the removal of illegal and unjustified sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by some Western Nations.</p>
<p>There will be three points from which the marches will generate from in Bulawayo towards the White City Stadium that is from Mpopoma robots, Pelandaba robots and Westcomm robots.<br/>
It is against this background that you and your members of staff are invited without fail to be part of this very important March. May you kindly favour this office with a list of your members of staff for ease of accountability by Friday the 18th of October 2019.</p>
<p>Your participation is anticipated,</p>
<p>K Ncube,</p></blockquote>
<p><img alt="" class="wp-image-134346 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="588" loading="lazy" src="https://t792ae.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Byo-anti-sanctions-march-168x300.jpeg" width="329"/></p>
<p>Source: <strong>Hopewell Chin’ono Twitter</strong></p>


PICTURE: Bulawayo Civil Servants Ordered To Attend Anti -Sanctions March Without Fail

<p>The video posted by an award-winning journalist <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Hopewell_Chin%27ono">Hopewell Chin’ono</a> shows the contrast between what the president tells his supporters vs what he tells the international audience.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The sanctions propaganda must be exposed for what it is, lies!<br/>
President Mnangagwa takes advantage of his supporters ignorance &amp; lies to them about sanctions yet when he speaks to an international audience on the same issues, he says something different.<br/>
Here is a good example! <a href="https://t.co/WPUCJd05tr">pic.twitter.com/WPUCJd05tr</a></p>
<p>— Hopewell Chin’ono (@daddyhope) <a href="https://twitter.com/daddyhope/status/1186940811293921280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Source: <strong>Twitter</strong></p>
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WATCH: The Sanctions Irony, What ED Tells Zimbabwe VS What He Tells The International Community

<p>The government of Zimbabwe has released the Anti-Sanctions Day program which noted that people will gather at 0600 hours of the 25th of October for commemorations scheduled to start at 0930 hours at the National Sports Stadium. See the program below.</p>
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PICTURE: Anti-Sanctions Day Program

<p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/HeraldZimbabwe/status/1186634029703020544" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Herald reports</em></a> that the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Paul_Mavima" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Paul Mavima</strong></a> has advised schools and officials involved in examination processes as well as candidates that all Advanced and Ordinary school examinations scheduled for Friday 25 October are going on as scheduled.</p>
<p>Mavima’s statement follows the leaking of a letter written by Secretary in the Ministry, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Tumisang_Thabela" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Tumisang Thabela</strong></a>, to the Provincial Education Director Harare Metropolitan Province, one Kateera, <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/10/22/govt-orders-teachers-pupils-to-attend-anti-sanctions-march/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">requesting him to facilitate the release of 2 304 learners and teachers for the anti-sanctions march on the same day.</a></p>
<p>Several reports had indicted that public school examinations scheduled for Friday, 25 October 2019 have been postponed.</p>


O & A' Level Exams To Go Ahead On Anti-sanctions Day

<p>At the launch of the National Day of Prayer, initiated by the First Lady, Auxllia Mnangagwa, curches said that Zimbabwe will see investors coming in as soon as sanctions imposed on the country by Western powers are lifted.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">After the unlocking of the country, sanctions have gone investors arrive – the church has spoken. <a href="https://t.co/ILVyUaYeij">pic.twitter.com/ILVyUaYeij</a></p>
<p>— Heart and Soul TV Radio (@HStvZim) <a href="https://twitter.com/HStvZim/status/1186342761764737028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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WATCH: "Investors Coming After Removal Of Sanctions," Church Speaks

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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks" lang="en">Labour, Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) founder, Linda Masarira-Kaingidza has said that her party is standing in solidarity with the government and SADC in pushing for the removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. Posting on Twitter, she said:</p>
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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks" lang="en"><strong>As Africa is standing in Zimbabwe, <a class="link-complex" data-user-name="LEAD_2019" href="https://twitter.com/LEAD_2019/" rel="noopener user noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span class="link-complex-target">LEAD_2019</span></a> is standing in solidarity with SADC heads of state calling for the lifting of sanctions. If the current situation continues to prevail we are doomed as a people. Sanctions have disabled the macroeconomic environment. <a class="link-complex" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2325October" rel="hashtag noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="hash">#</span><span class="link-complex-target">25October</span></a></strong></p>
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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks" lang="en"><strong>Sanctions corrodes FDI confidence, deteriorates terms of trade, increases international business risk premium. • Sanctions make the production possibility capacity or frontier shift inside to the left leading to economic quagmire, recession, rising unemployment. <a class="link-complex" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2325October" rel="hashtag noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="hash">#</span><span class="link-complex-target">25October</span></a></strong></p>
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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text txt-size-variable--18 margin-b--10 with-linebreaks padding-t--10" lang="en"><strong>Unemployment causes loss of income. Loss of income leads to falling living standards and rising mortality rates. All this affects the livelihoods and future of the youth in Zimbabwe. Government of Zimbabwe call for a national emergency against sanctions. <a class="link-complex" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2325October" rel="hashtag noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="hash">#</span><span class="link-complex-target">25October</span></a></strong></p>
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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks" lang="en"><strong>Sanctions which were deployed by a national emergency by the American President are *war* and *defense* measures that can be escalated to a *military invasion* by an instruction by the same President if the Americans do not neutralize that threat that they believe Zimbabwe </strong><strong>poses to their national, economic and security interest. This has already happened in a number of countries in South America, Serbia, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Somalia. LEAD is teaching citizens to love their nation &amp; each other &amp; to unite as the first step to fight sanctions.</strong></p>
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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks" lang="en"><strong>Zimbabweans should unite as countrymen who understand that we need each other to progress. We can’t fix Zimbabwe’s problems if we are divided. We are organizing people into community &amp; social organizations to address the problems we have that allow sanctions to be effective.</strong></p>
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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks" lang="en"><strong>We are calling on all progressive political parties and civic organisations to work with us as we seek to define, establish and build a shared national interest, identity and vision to galvanize us to work towards a transformative developmental state.</strong></p>
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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks" lang="en"><strong>We need to address previous pains and divisions that polarized us to build reconciliation through traditional and spiritual means using our traditional leaders, elders and not politicians. To create trust, responsibility and accountability for each other and our nation.</strong></p>
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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks" lang="en"><strong>Our efforts should be focused on collectively investing, innovating, exporting, importing, solving problems, building, mining, farming, saving and producing together to build the nation. With that we must stand together as a nation to create noise and inform the world </strong><strong>that the US, her European allies, have imposed economic war, sabotage &amp; destabilization that is killing people, displacing millions, destroying the economy &amp; making people suffer so as to agitate them to change the government undemocratically.</strong></p>
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<div class="js-card-container"><strong>We are lobbying and conducting public engagements to create enough global awareness about these sanctions and the fact that they are violating 16mil Zimbabwean social, cultural and economic *human rights* for American and western economic interests.</strong></div>
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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks" lang="en"><strong>If push comes to shove we shall go and camp outside US Embassy. As a concerned alternative party in Zimbabwe, we are in the process of forming partnerships with other countries who are sanctioned by the west.</strong></p>
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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks" lang="en"><strong>We are forging a drive for African political, economic and social unity because sanctions will be used to continue to subjugate African countries for strategic resources as they run out across the world and Africa increases control.</strong></p>
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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks" lang="en"><strong>If we succeed in doing this. We will have the glue to make every Zimbabwean feel like they are a part of building Zimbabwe and a part of each other. Each Zimbabwean from civil servants, man on the street, worker, business man would feel like a contributor to building our home.</strong></p>
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<p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks" lang="en"><strong>That way we create a new value system, sense of belonging &amp; ownership that makes it difficult for people to steal, corrupt or sabotage what they have built together. For those who don’t have the sense of ownership, they will be pressured by the cultural change of collective..</strong></p>
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<p lang="en"><strong>More: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/lilomatic/status/1186455929744777216"><strong>Linda Masarira-Kaingidza</strong></a></p>
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FULL THREAD: "If Push Comes To Shove, We Shall Camp Outside US Embassy," Opposition Party On Sanctions "

<p>An anti-sanctions march pencilled for Friday this week will cost the Zimbabwean government US$4 million dollars, a report claims.</p>
<p>Marches will be held in all of the country’s 10 provinces and will involve cabinet ministers and top civil servants as well as tens of thousands of ordinary people. A top bureaucrat who spoke to <em>NewsDay</em> is quoted as saying:</p>
<blockquote><p>The event will not consume less than $4 million in transport costs, food and loss of production costs given that no business will happen in most government offices on the day. Ministers, top civil servants and security personnel will be deployed for the event.</p></blockquote>
<p>The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has thrown its weight behind the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Government_of_Zimbabwe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>government of Zimbabwe</strong></a> for the Anti-sanctions march.</p>
<p>However, political commentators have argued that the sanctions will not be revoked since the people targeted have continued to violate citizens’ fundamental human rights with impunity.</p>
<h4><strong>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/10/anti-sanctions-march-to-gobble-4m/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></strong></h4>


Anti-sanctions March To Cost US$4 Million - Report

<p>The biggest opposition party, the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/MDC_Alliance">MDC Alliance</a> has notified ZRP of its intention to hold the demo a day before the planned SADC Anti Sanctions day ZimMorning Post revealed.</p>
<p>This was revealed by the MDC Secretary-General who spoke to the publication and said:</p>
<blockquote><p>…We are calling on Zimbabweans to come out and exercise their constitutional rights against the economic collapse, the erosion of workers’ salaries and the increase in cost of living.</p>
<p>When we went to the police we, gathered that there was no organisation that had applied to demonstrate on October 24 or October 25. We are not aware of anything, save for Press stories indicating that there is what is being called an anti-sanctions demonstration</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/08/19/sadc-proclaims-october-25-zimbabwe-anti-sanctions-day/">25 October was declared the anti-sanctions day</a> where SADC leaders will perform activities to call for the removal of sanctions. The last time the MDC tried to demonstrate <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/08/16/full-text-police-issue-prohibition-notice-against-mdcs-16-august-demo/">ZRP issued prohibition notices to their planned demos</a> all over the country.</p>
<p>More: <strong><a href="https://zimmorningpost.com/mdc-plots-ambush-demo-a-day-before-anti-sanctions-march/">ZimMorning Post</a></strong></p>


MDC Plans To Demonstrate A Day Before The Anti Sanctions Day - Report

<p>The opposition MDC led by advocate Nelson Chamisa has called upon the Southern African Development Community t speak against violation of human rights by the administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.</p>
<p><span class="_5afx">The party posted on Facebook saying:</span></p>
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<strong>SADC must speak up on this persistent brutality against innocent Zimbabweans by the so-called new dispensation.</strong><br/>
<strong><a class="_58cn" data-ft='{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}' href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/zimbabwehumanrights?source=feed_text&amp;epa=HASHTAG&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARD_Ad5H01li4pONjaXolyHMj3lP478ly3mIywZWbE93WARGKO_vWT-AAHDbmTXJgbi0M8UKZqj79MbRNwoJJqnyymHbRHFv6i55lqNjBej1t4Gq54QXev3ten7dXK6K1EEpcz9hSjMKSRyntzndgMjf646hl8QsbtRZn4Ig4LexNUBt5C55oubMDpltvDElrNJzABQLUDLUvJSGsTbToOdre1c7eHZPyPRmd2qdntRx6YIZWUNvIwZXqPeMDlaYF62lCAXznJuMsXxdQBh1jG4Lng1o73F4f2fP_HDszixmFv_3h1waSC9GR3Z2WY3z3H_AFZ7XrFbKaPqwLnQHsZ6CjQ&amp;__tn__=%2ANK-R"><span class="_5afx"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz">#</span><span class="_58cm">ZimbabweHumanRights</span></span></a></strong></p></blockquote>
<p>The call comes when the SADC has stood with Zimbabwe in calling for the removal of the sanctions imposed on the Southern African country by the USA, the UK, the EU and other Western states over alleged human rights abuses.</p>
<p>The opposition party argues that the SADC which is vocal on the removal of sanctions must also raise its voice when the government is harassing its people.</p>
<p><strong>More: </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/zimbabwemdc/photos/a.350683411645993/2427959823918331/?type=3&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARD_Ad5H01li4pONjaXolyHMj3lP478ly3mIywZWbE93WARGKO_vWT-AAHDbmTXJgbi0M8UKZqj79MbRNwoJJqnyymHbRHFv6i55lqNjBej1t4Gq54QXev3ten7dXK6K1EEpcz9hSjMKSRyntzndgMjf646hl8QsbtRZn4Ig4LexNUBt5C55oubMDpltvDElrNJzABQLUDLUvJSGsTbToOdre1c7eHZPyPRmd2qdntRx6YIZWUNvIwZXqPeMDlaYF62lCAXznJuMsXxdQBh1jG4Lng1o73F4f2fP_HDszixmFv_3h1waSC9GR3Z2WY3z3H_AFZ7XrFbKaPqwLnQHsZ6CjQ&amp;__tn__=-R"><strong>MDC Alliance</strong></a></p>


MDC Urges SADC To Speak Against "Govt Brutality On Citizens"

<p>South Africa’s parliament on Thursday 17 October urged members of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) to support a motion calling for an immediate lifting of economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. The motion was tabled to the PAP by Amos Masondo, chairperson of the South African National Council of Provinces, or upper house of parliament. We present the motion in full text below.</p>
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FULL TEXT: South Africa Calls For Removal Of Sanctions Imposed On Zimbabwe

<p>An Anti-Sanctions Musical Gala by various artists will be held at the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/National_Sports_Stadium" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>National Sports Stadium</strong></a> on October 25 as part of events for the SADC-sponsored Anti-Sanctions Solidarity March.</p>
<p>This was revealed by the Minister of Information and Publicity, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Monica_Mutsvangwa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Monica Mutsvanga</strong></a> while addressing reporters during a post-cabinet media briefing on Tuesday. She said:</p>
<blockquote><p>The proceedings at the National Sports Stadium will culminate in the staging of the Anti-Sanctions Musical Gala by various artistes.</p>
<p>Similar events shall also be held in all provincial capitals and district centres throughout the country.</p></blockquote>
<p>Preceding the gala is a march towards the National Sports Stadium, where Government, business, religious leaders, the academia, civil society groups will call for the removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.</p>
<h4><strong>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/36th-cabinet-meeting-decisions-matrix/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></strong></h4>


Anti-Sanctions Musical Gala Set For National Sports Stadium

<p>The president of splinter MDC, Dr Thokozani Khupe has called for the removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe saying they were choking efforts to resuscitate the economy.</p>
<p>The United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European Union imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe on the turn of the millennium over alleged Human Rights Abuses.</p>
<p>Khupe speaks when Zimbabwe and her SADC counterparts declared<a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/08/19/sadc-proclaims-october-25-zimbabwe-anti-sanctions-day/"> 25 October an Anti-Sanctions Day.</a></p>
<p>Meanwhile, the USA, EU and UK are <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/10/04/its-no-secret-weve-a-problematic-relationship-with-zimbabwe-us-envoy/">adamant that the sanctions were imposed on individuals</a> within the ruling ZANU PF and a few entities not on Zimbabwe as a country.</p>
<p>Watch the video below for Khupe’s views.</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/nickmangwana/status/1184131034226548739</p>


WATCH: Thokozani Khupe's Message On 25 October Anti-Sanctions Campaign

<p>The First Lady of Zimbabwe, Auxillia Mnangagwa has urged female war veterans to join the anti-sanctions campaign.</p>
<p>Addressing female former freedom fighters from Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South provinces, Mrs Mnangagwa said:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>You are important to us for you liberated this country. However, the war is not over yet, we have another war on the 25th (of October) where we will be fighting against sanctions.</strong></p>
<p><strong>We want the sanctions imposed on our country to be removed. They have caused untold suffering. We also want to thank SADC for standing with us in this fight.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>She added that people should not be partisan about sanctions since they affect every citizen. Meanwhile, USA and other Western states including the UK, and the European Union insist that sanctions are targeted on certain individuals and entities.</p>
<p><strong>More: </strong><a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/first-lady-engages-female-war-vets/"><strong>The Herald</strong></a></p>
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