🟣Yesterday, Robson Chere boarded a plane to go on a local trip. Before the plane could take off, state agents abducted him and three others from the plane, forced him into a room at the airport and tortured him for over 8 hours. This gruesome attack is a dark stain on what should be our democracy. It’s a brazen attack on the essence of what it means to be Zimbabwean - ie that you can be tortured until you’re blue just for demanding a better society. Do we accept this as normal?
We need new leaders.🇿🇼
RETWEET
This is the result of Zimbabwean secret service torture on teacher and trade unionist, Robert Chere, yesterday.
He was pulled off a plane by the secret service officers yesterday afternoon along with three other activists who were also tortured.
This is what the criminal cabal of Emmerson Mnangagwa does to citizens in civil society, the opposition, and the media.
Zimbabweans require help!
It is important for the international community and human rights organisations to closely monitor the situation in Zimbabwe and speak out against such violations.
The people of Zimbabwe deserve a safe and secure environment where they can express their opinions and engage in peaceful activism without fear of retribution.
veduwe kusvika namatai and crew vawanikwa hatina dzimwe nyaya dzatingataure. let's flood the time lines, repost for awareness when you see a post to do with this disappearance..
a repost can save a life
#freeNamatainow
🟣It’s only that mese makatsikwa huro naMy Son. When you’re not politicking, you know very well that Zimbabwe was meant to have invested seriously in alternative methods of power production. Solar farms would have gone a long way in reducing the import burden on the fiscus. Look at the solar investment in the clip below. The only thing stopping Zimbabwe from replicating this is poor leadership and looting.
BREAKING: The Kenyan Youths calls for the immediate resignation of President William Ruto vows to take their protest to the State House tomorrow unstoppable.
Freed by his words: A protester secures freedom for himself and his fellow demonstrator by articulating the reasons behind their protests, advocating for his and other Kenyans' rights, during the #RejectFinanceBill2024 protests.
Shot by @ElijahKanyi.
BREAKING: Parliament is on fire. Legacy media refusing to show footage. Mace has been grabbed and is being paraded out in the streets. MPs running around like chickens. Total chaos!
JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE
Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 days there. He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted airport during the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the UK.
This is the result of a global campaign that spanned grass-roots organisers, press freedom campaigners, legislators and leaders from across the political spectrum, all the way to the United Nations. This created the space for a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice, leading to a deal that has not yet been formally finalised. We will provide more information as soon as possible.
After more than five years in a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day, he will soon reunite with his wife Stella Assange, and their children, who have only known their father from behind bars.
WikiLeaks published groundbreaking stories of government corruption and human rights abuses, holding the powerful accountable for their actions. As editor-in-chief, Julian paid severely for these principles, and for the people's right to know.
As he returns to Australia, we thank all who stood by us, fought for us, and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom.
Julian's freedom is our freedom.
[More details to follow]
🟣Does @ParliamentZim still have a Public Accounts Committee or was it closed down by Tshabangu?
If it is there, when is it calling @wicknellchivayo and @ZECzim to clarify what “commissions” and “service fees” were paid arising from the 2023 election material tender?
We need new leaders.🇿🇼
🟣Don’t let those statements confuse you. This is what we know so far about the allegations if the agreements, treasury documents and invoices leaked into the public domain are authentic:
1. @RenFormcc entered into an agreement with Betterbrands on 13 February 2023. (Betterbrands allegedly subsequently partnered with Wicknell Chvhayo to implement this agreement as appears from alleged correspondence referred to below.)
2. The purpose of the agreement according to its preamble was for the parties to “work together” in establishing a proposal to ZEC for the supply of voter registration kits and election materials.
3. @RenFormcc would prepare a proposal for @ZECzim and be in charge of the overall “customer relationship and satisfaction.” (Clause 2.1)
4. @RenFormcc would set its market related price for the goods but Betterbrands would be entitled to add a mark up on this price variously described as “service fees” or “commissions.” An addendum to the agreement would be created setting out the pricing and additional “commissions.” (Clause 2.2)
5. Betterbrands would in turn “provide the necessary liaison effort with ZEC” to make sure the proposal matched all of ZEC’s requirements. In other words, Betterbrands would get ZEC to go through the draft proposal and tender documents to make sure there were no gaps. The stated goal was to produce “the most responsive (sic) proposal practicable.” This is tantamount to the entity requiring services being tendered for helping to draft the tender document to make sure it wins. Betterbrands would facilitate obtaining this “help” from ZEC and be paid a “commission” for this “service.” (Clause 2.4)
6. Betterbrands would also “support and participate” in any reviews, presentations and briefings relating to the “proposal effort.” (Clause 2.5)
7. According to a letter dated 24 April 2024 from Betterbrands, the fallout that has ensued flows from disagreement between Betterbrands and its “partner”, Wicknell Chivhayo regarding the payment of the “commissions” due to the company from @RenFormcc in terms of clause 2.2 of the agreement.
8. The said letter alleges that @RenFormcc cancelled the “commission payment agreement” it had with Betterbrands and instead agreed to pay the commissions to Intratek, a company allegedly owned and controlled by Wicknell Chivhayo.
9. Betterbrands got wind of the circumvention of its agreement and documentary proof that @ZimTreasury had paid @RenFormcc amounts that included their agreed “service fees and commissions.” The letter highlights one specific invoice as an example. The said invoice was initially set at US$2,6 million (the alleged original “market price”) but that was letter inflated to US$8,9 million - a 235% increment. The difference of US$6,3 million would then be the “commission.” It’s this amount that the Betterbrands and its partner Wicknell Chivhayo are fighting about.
10. These “commissions” appear to have been distributed by Wicknell Chivhayo who alleges that he is allocating various amounts to various public officials who ostensibly made things happen for the money to be paid.
11. As citizens, we hope that @ZACConline and @PoliceZimbabwe will investigate these allegations thoroughly in the interests of transparency and public accountability.
We need new leaders.🇿🇼
For the record, I've spoken with Ren-Form who
a) say they did have a contract with, and delivered to, ZEC.
b) describe Wicknell Chivayo as their agent, and said yes they paid him.