Chirenje Mzukuru WeTongwe

🇿🇼 Ex-public servant (20+ yrs) turned UK public transport worker. Musician, celebrating Zimbabwean roots & culture. Still watching home with pride.

[Chirenje Mzukuru WeTongwe @Devro_Amplified]

CHARAMBA - MLISWA CLASH SIGNALS DEEPENING RIFT IN ZIMBABWE'S POWER DYNAMICS : AS AFFILIATES 4ED PARALLEL POWER PROBLEM UNDERMINE STATE AUTHORITY : YET SPOKESPERSONS MUST SPEAK : SECURITY ORGANS MUST SECURE : PROTOCOL OFFICERS MUST CONTROL PROTOCOL : MINISTERS MUST MINISTER : PARTY STRUCTURES MUST LEAD PARTY AFFAIRS.

BY RTD DIO MPESWE SHEPHERD

The recent exchange between George Charamba & Temba Mliswa has once again exposed the rise of parallel power centres that operate outside formal party and state structures, yet increasingly appear to wield greater influence than the offices they shadow. What should be a matter of institutional authority has become a contest of personalities, patronage and informal command.

Charamba, a veteran spokesperson known for his sharp defence of government positions, recently shared an old video of South African EFF leader Julius Malema warning President Cyril Ramaphosa against ignoring critics & Chapter 9 institutions while favouring unelected capitalists. The post was interpreted by Mliswa as a veiled critique of President Emmerson Mnangagwa & his inner circle. Mliswa then accused Charamba of disloyalty, called for his immediate dismissal & also threatened to expose a broader "cartel" that, according to him, is undermining President ED.

However, George Charamba���s long public service record cannot be erased by the noise of political opportunists. Personally & of recent, I have publicly clashed with George Charamba several times on X over the handling and substance of CAB3 by Government however it is difficult to deny that he represents a class of seasoned state professionals who understand the machinery of government, the discipline of protocol and the importance of institutional memory. It is sad when such high profile figures are treated as disposable whenever they become inconvenient to the ambitions of informal power brokers.

This is not new. Zimbabwe has seen this pattern before. In the last years of Robert Mugabe’s rule, the state was increasingly hijacked by a parallel political ecosystem in which the formal Presidency coexisted with a louder & more reckless inner circle. The result was disorder, quietly deepening factionalism and eventual collapse. Today, echoes of that same disease are visible again. The difference is that this time the parallel structure is more oiled in state loot & more polished in adamancy.

However the real danger lies in the erosion of clear lines of authority. When party structures are bypassed, when government offices are undermined by freelance political enforcers and when loyalty to the centre is measured not by competence but by proximity then the state begins to malfunction. Decisions are no longer made through formal processes but through informal whispers, patronage networks and the approval of individuals who hold no official mandate.

That is why the rise of figures like Temba Mliswa who is the apparent de facto spokesperson of the Precabe Politburo is so destructive. They create confusion about who speaks for the state, who advises the President and who actually governs. More seriously, they intimidate institutions into silence. Professionals are harassed into submission, while those who thrive on chaos are rewarded with access, influence and impunity.

It is very worrisome to hear that during the recent private visit by South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa's to ED's Precabe farm, Charamba reportedly arrived in his official capacity but was denied access to the meeting. This incident alone is indicative of the now rampant protocol and vetting failures which have since normalised convicted figures like Wicknell Chivayo to mingle freely with President ED & other dignitaries. 1 of 2
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[LynneM 💕💝💎 @LynneStactia]

Guys, I meant I was taking a break from posting the ConCourt papers against the MPs by the citizens. I am sure I have uploaded more than 60, and I still have 150 more to go!

[Change Radio @ChangeRadioZW]

Opposition MPs Blocked From Debating CAB 3 in Parliament

Unfortunately, I and Corban Madzivanyika may not get the opportunity to participate in today's CAB 3 debate. Ironically, I was the first Member to register to debate, yet my name is missing from the initial speakers' list.

If those who registered first can simply be removed, serious questions arise about the fairness and transparency of the process.

The people of Chiredzi Central deserve a voice on a constitutional matter of this magnitude. I remain ready to debate and defend the will of the people.

I'll rise on the point of order to raise my concern.

[Tongerai Rugare @TongeraiR]

ED has called upon his handlers of the Judiciary last night giving them instructions from the parallel cabinet on how to handle the applications by the Citizens against the MPs.

The cases will all be heard as one and the plan is either to summarily dismiss them or reserve judgment till the passing of CAB3.

@LynneStactia

[Retired Lt General Winston Sigauke Mapuranga @SajeniMapuranga]

"IF CAB3 IS THE PEOPLE'S BILL WHY ARE THEY AFRAID OF THE PEOPLE?"
I have spent decades in uniform studying the relationship between a government and its people. I have read military doctrine. I have studied the psychology of power. And I want to tell you something that every general knows but few politicians will admit.

When a government deploys security forces before a protest happens that government is not confident. That government is afraid.

Mnangagwa has repeatedly told this nation that Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 comes from the people. He has said the consultations were done. He has said Zimbabweans want this. He has said this is a people-driven process.

Then why I ask with the full weight of my years of service why is the Zimbabwe Republic Police issuing warnings before a single person has taken to the streets?

You do not warn people away from something they want.
You do not deploy officers in the CBD to protect a Bill that the people supposedly love.
You do not issue pre-emptive cautions against "inciting violence" when the streets are calm unless you know the streets will not remain calm once Parliament opens that debate.

The police statement has told us everything we needed to know. More than any press conference. More than any ZANU-PF rally. The security establishment itself has confirmed what constitutional lawyers, war veterans, church leaders, retired officers and ordinary Zimbabweans have been saying for months.

CAB3 does not have the people's mandate.If it did, there would be no need for warnings.If it did, there would be no need for a police presence in the CBD.If it did, the Government would be celebrating not preparing for confrontation.

I have commanded men in the field. I know the difference between a defensive formation and a confident advance. What we are watching right now is a defensive formation.

A government bracing for impact. A political leadership that knows what it is doing is unpopular and has chosen coercion over persuasion.
To my colleagues serving and retired

I say this your oath was to Zimbabwe and its people. Not to a constitutional amendment. Not to a political project. Not to a third term.
The Constitution is the supreme law. Section 328 is clear. What is being attempted is not reform it is entrenchment.
Zimbabwe Republic Police You were not trained to shield politicians from democratic accountability. You were trained to protect citizens. The citizens ARE the constitution. Protect them not the Bill.

And those of us who have given our lives to this country's security and sovereignty will not be silent while the foundation of our Republic is quietly dismantled surrounded by riot police.A people's bill needs no police escort.

Retired Lieutenant General Winston Sigauke Mapuranga.

[Geza Revolution @BlessedGeza]

Let's meet tomorrow, 4 June 2026, 2028HRS

[LynneM 💕💝💎 @LynneStactia]

Kure~Kure , Kure Kumusha 🤞🫶♥️🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿���

[President Anti 2030 /Tyora Zvigananda @noto2030]

Let no one be fooled money will never save Mnangagwa’s reign. He used financial muscle to push Tagwirei and his gang of thugs into the Central Committee. But remember this well money is powerless to illegally tamper with, undermine or replace our Constitution!
No to ED 2030

[ZimNewsUpdates @ZimNewsUpdates]

The @cdfzim convenor @BitiTendai says every MP from today must know history is watching and will remember , they must never sell out the struggle that saw gallant sons die for the rights they are about to reverse, if they accept to be bought !

[Sen Douglas Mwonzora @DMwonzora]

We thank the Almighty that poetic justice has been done when Madzibaba weShanduko was spectacularly aquitted. Time has come to hold individual police officers who act maliciously against innocent people to be held to account. He must sue them without mercy.

[Rutendo Matinyarare @matinyarare]

1/2 𝗠𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗚𝗪𝗔 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗧. 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧’𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗕𝟯 𝗜𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗.

The one mistake ED made was that, because he knew he was unpopular (a 50% President), he created parallel structures within ZANU PF to push his agenda and consolidate power. In doing so, he circumvented the party's structures, manipulated processes, and even sidelined the old guard.

Likewise, out of fear that the army expected him to honour his promise that Chiwenga would replace him, he purged sections of the military. Since then, nearly 50 high-ranking battle-hardened military leaders have died under oftentimes mysterious circumstances.

In an effort to circumvent government systems and processes, he created a Parallel Cabinet of advisers and businesspeople to whom he allocated tenders and entrusted with government work through his office.

In the process, this Parallel Cabinet became powerful and wealthy through tenders, public-private partnerships and appropriating government assets. As they enriched themselves and monopolised opportunities, they evolved into a cartel that shut out other businesses—including military-aligned businesses—from key sectors of the economy.

As a result, this clique around the President now uses handouts in the form of cars and money to co-opt remaining generals, key ZANU PF leaders, government officials, MPs, and influencers in order to cultivate support for an unpopular President and his CAB3 retirement plan.

However, despite lavishing kingmakers and protectors of the realm with gifts and patronage to co-opt them, the problem is that the CAB3sters refuse to empower them with the deals and business opportunities that made them [the CAB3sters] wealthy.

What this has created is a circle of powerful and influential people who facilitate for the President and his cartel to make money in exchange for handouts.
However, this relationship is merely transactional and individual based, hence it has not cultivated loyalty or any meaningful institutional backing.

The powerful men doing the facilitating are no longer content with handouts alone; THEY WANT MORE — access to the deals and opportunities that made the CAB3sters wealthy — and they know that getting there means getting rid of the cartel around President that is gluttonously closing everyone else out.

It’s obvious too for them to see that the time to strike is now, because at 87 years old, the President is in visible decline and may soon die or become politically redundant.

Moreover, given his lack of popularity, the growing resistance to CAB3, and what many perceive as his weak institutional support within ZANU PF, government, and the army, they increasingly see him and his Parallel Cabinet as the past. This is why they are beginning to align themselves with what they view as the future.

Everyone with influence and power also realises that Mnangagwa represents the sunset, and they are now waiting for the dawn. This inevitably means that CAB3 has become an open tomb that only those who are not perceptive will choose to be entombed in.

Even though there may still appear to be support for the President, the warning from retired generals to parliamentarians—that they should consider CAB3 and our constitution with a view to tomorrow—has altered the calculation. It is wiser to align with the future than to be buried alongside the old man and his CAB3.

Mnangagwa is the past, and the future is rising in the form of a younger, stronger, 69-year-old former general who is offering the possibility of renewal and, more importantly, a redistribution of opportunities in a rising Zimbabwe.

Chiwenga is backed by an army he led in Mozambique, the Congo, Angola, Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, and Somalia. Through these missions, he trained, mentored, and promoted many of the leaders who remain within that army today. Many passed through military institutions he helped establish, while others gathered intelligence and defended the nation on secret missions that remain

[LynneM 💕💝💎 @LynneStactia]

🔹The people of Norton have taken Richard Tsvangirai to court for attempting to stay in parliament beyond the term limit without the people’s mandate. See link:

https://t.co/bkrRNxDZCi

[LynneM 💕💝💎 @LynneStactia]

🔹 The people of the Hurungwe East constituency have taken MP Chenjerai Kangausaru to court for attempting to stay in parliament beyond the term limit without the people’s mandate. For more information, click the link. below 👇🏾:

https://t.co/vF3F6Z2p7j

[Zimbabwean-Xhosa 🇿🇼 🇲🇿 @SandileMakeba]

Mnangagwa had only one task to correct Mugabe's mistakes but instead, he has made Mugabe a hero.

[LynneM 💕💝💎 @LynneStactia]

🔹The people of Harare South have taken Trymore Kapula to court for attempting to stay in parliament beyond the term limit without the people’s mandate. For more information, click the link below 👇🏾:

https://t.co/H0dVB0wvL2

[Hon. Darlington Chigumbu🇿🇼 @chigumbu_]

Today, we go to Parliament to debate CAB3.

Some will debate with money in their socks. Others will rise with the people in their hearts and the future in their hands.

As for me, I know where I stand.
I stand with the citizens.
I stand with democracy.
I stand against 2030.
I am ready to speak. I am ready to fight. I am ready to represent you well.

#NoTo2030.

[LynneM 💕💝💎 @LynneStactia]

Folks, we’ve received messages asking for the number of MPs taken to court by their constituencies. The answer is Zimbabwe has 210 constituencies so please stay tuned for your own. Thanks everyone, God bless Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 ❤️🫶🙏🏽

[Prince Dubeko Sibanda @DubekoSibanda]

In 2017, he failed to grab the goodwill that he had across the political divide to build the country. In 2026, he has become a burden to the class that got him into office. He has become a national security threat. ED must fall!

[Hon Gift Mambipiri @GiftGivaldo]

On CAB 3

I am a representative of the people of Kadoma. I was elected to represent them, not to surrender their sovereignty.

In our community conversations, - at after church meetings, during interactions at funerals and weddings, in engagements with parents at school functions, In the streets, and even at our local gym - the message from the citizens is clear:

“Mwanangu, panyaya yeBumbiro, tambai nezvimwe; chitupa hachiwachigwi!”

For these reasons and many other, and in fidelity to the people of Kadoma and the Constitution of Zimbabwe, I CANNOT support this Bill.

Saka nhasi kutogwa naro chaizvo…

[Zimbabwean-Xhosa 🇿🇼 🇲🇿 @SandileMakeba]

We the people of Insiza South constituency, have taken our MP, Cde Sithole to court for participating in the CAB3 process today in parliament without consulting us the voters on public hearing. We did not elect Cde Sithole to pursue his personal interests but to represent us.

[LynneM 💕💝💎 @LynneStactia]

🔹The people of Chipinge Central have taken MP Raymore Machingura to court for attempting to stay in parliament beyond the term limit without the people’s mandate ! See link below for more details:

https://t.co/JyYfsF8uZm