.@ProfJNMoyo wants me to explain to him in detail why I say #NoToCAB3. I don’t really have time to engage him individually, but if there’s sufficient interest from all of you, I’ll find time.
So if we can get 1k RTs, I’ll do a series of posts/videos explaining each issue. Deal?
"Bata mbada sembada muzita rechikara. Bata mbudzi sembudzi muzita reusavi. Hama dzangu ndapota zvinhu hazvimbodyidzane " That was the first time I heard Khiama Boys. That morning in 1990, I had been sent to buy bread at Gudoshava's. At the time Sekuru Gudoshava was experimenting with starting his own bakery at Nyahombe.
He also had a shed sandwiched between the wood fired ovens and the bottle store. This is where early birds or maybe alcoholics from the village would hang out while Mbuya Mai Clever and Mbuya Mai Tafara, his two wives, would be cleaning the bottle store.
As I was hanging out with Tafara on the edges of the shed waiting for the first tray to come out of the oven, I saw Mdara Njuzu from Village 2 coming out of the back door holding a zangata of chibuku. A few of his red-eyed & sleep-deprived pals were already congregated on one corner of the shed waiting for him.
Dude blew onto the top of the zangata splitting through the Chibuku foam like Moses at the Red Sea. He then took some long gulps before passing the container to one of his pals. He shivered for a few seconds before belching like a farting zebra, at the end of it wiping the remnants of the beer from his moustashe with the inside of his palm.
I watched as he paused for a bit, maybe processing the beauty of the beer world before suddenly he leaping like a ruvhunambwa. He started drawing hieroglyphics with his chapped feet in a wild attempt to reproduce a then-popular dance called skokotcha. He was in his own world.
For a moment, my world morphed into Njuzu's world as I and other revellers started clapping in rhythm as he spiralled from corner to corner gyrating in anti-newtonian fluidity that captivated all of us.
I woke up from my daze after a tap on my shoulder. That was Mbuya Mai Tafara handing me the hot loaf "Mhanya kumba chingwa chichiri kupisa!"
Khiama boys became one of my favorite bands. I followed them religiously. While Macheso had the leading vocals on most of the songs, the distinctive low voice vocals of Madzibaba were always in tow, regulating Macheso's and pulling him back whenever he were about to be carried away.
6 years later I had the privilege of attending their live show at Madondo kwaGutu. That was before the split.
Coincidentally, I later shared a house with Nicholas Zacharia's late son Simbarashe in 2005-6. At the time he was the Khiama Boys band manager. I did attend a few shows but at the time I could tell there was a real void. Khiama without Macheso was not the same.
Madzibaba soldiered on. He gave us so many memories. He is a legend. RIP
I have reviewed the ZANU PF Constitution (both the 2014 and 2022 versions) thoroughly and can state the following with authority:
1. The letter from Chris Mutsvangwa purporting to announce changes to the ZANU PF Politburo is invalid. It claims the decision to relieve Obert Mpofu of his office as ZANU PF Secretary-General was taken under Article 9, sections 65 and 67. Article 9 concerns Politburo functions generally and does not confer authority for the First Secretary to reassign office-holders. Section 65 addresses the functions of the Secretary for Economic Development and Empowerment; section 67 addresses the functions of the Secretary for Healthcare of the Child and the Elderley. Neither provision authorizes the personnel change Mutsvangwa communicates. For that reason, the letter does not effect a lawful change of office.
2. Article 9, section 63 establishes the office of Secretary for Media, Information and Publicity. Mutsvangwa’s letter is signed as “Secretary for Information and Publicity and Party Spokesperson.” That composite title, used to arrogate spokesperson authority, does not exist in the Constitution. A communication signed by a non‑existent constitutional office-holder has no legal effect.
3. Even if Mutsvangwa’s title were a typographical error, the office created under section 63 is not the designated spokesperson of the First Secretary. Therefore the letter does not purport to communicate the authoritative position of the First Secretary. There is no letter in existence which purports to have been written by the ZANU PF First Secretary.
4. Nothing in the ZANU PF Constitution vests the First Secretary with the unilateral power to make the reassignments announced. Section 54 is clear on this as it sets out the full remit of his powers. In fact, in terms of section 49 the power to appoint heads is exercised during Congress and not anytime thereafter. A power not enshrined in the Constitution cannot lawfully be exercised.
Accordingly, if the position is maintained that the First Secretary lacks authority to reassign Mpofu et al, and that position is not accepted, a dispute arises mandating resolution. In the meantime, it’s back to original settings.
Whilst I’ve cited provisions from the 2022 version, the conclusion to be retained is maintained even if we use the 2014 version.
There was a time when Mnangagwa was left alone! He looked miserably secluded! Even his own friends no longer wanted to associate with him, because they were afraid of being bundled in the political whirlwind!
After he was rescued, then boom Zvigananda are now in charge, getting all the privileges of public media and praises!
Those who rescued him are now useless!