@SimonGobvu@DougColtart@DavidColtart My mp voted for the bill when people in his consistency told him not to. He was only looking out for himself. These are the mps that Goug is talking about.
A national crisis arises when a municipal council acts superior to the central government, as demonstrated by the Harare City Council’s rejection of a government directive to lower parking fees.
This situation underscores why independent local governments may be unnecessary; institutional independence ultimately compromises policy coherence and national unity.
Conversely, in a unitary state like China, local governments operate purely as administrative arms of the central authority rather than independent political entities. Directives issued by the State Council apply universally, thereby eliminating the paralyzing legal standoffs and 'turf wars' observed in Zimbabwe. This ensures that national policies concerning infrastructure, economic relief, or tariff structures are executed immediately and without local friction.
Furthermore, Chinese local officials do not run on localized, defiant platforms because they are not locally elected. Instead, their career advancement is dictated by higher authorities through a strict performance matrix that prioritizes GDP growth, social stability, and absolute alignment with central mandates. Disobeying a central directive effectively terminates an official's political career, creating a powerful incentive for total cooperation with Beijing.
Consequently, we appeal to His Excellency to appoint a caretaker commission to oversee the administration of Harare.
@ThatcherMauto@edmnangagwa Why should he be given anything? Wasn't he working and being renumerated? He should be able to buy using his own resources and pension payout.
I Bekezela Maplanka here by declare that l strongly reject CAB3. We The Citizens demand all our resources wasted on this thing, to be paid back directly by those individuals involved not the state. We further demand Free and Fair elections in 2028.
@ProfJNMoyo Here are Edison Zvobgo’s most quoted lines *on the constitution*:
We do not need to change the constitution to accommodate a longer term. We need those in power to change their behavior to accommodate the constitution.”*
@ProfJNMoyo Here are Edison Zvobgo’s quotes
*1. On constitutionalism vs power*
*“We need a Zimbabwe where the constitution is not a flexible document to be altered at the whim of those seeking to prolong their stay in power, but a sacred covenant that is obeyed, upheld, and defended.”*
@PoliceZimbabwe Can you please start being a national institution not a zanu pf appendage. Jairos is filling the gap that you have left as a national institution.
#PauseForThought
Every year, sometimes twice a year, I look forward to going home to Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe is home. It is where my umbilical cord was buried. It is where my roots are. It is where, God willing, I hope to spend my twilight years.
In a few years' time, when I finally decide to return for good, I will pack my belongings, my work tools, my Partial Discharge detectors, Hipot testers, Tan Delta test sets, transformer testing equipment and all the other instruments that have been part of my working life, load them into a container and head home to be among my people.
But every time I visit, there is one thought that I can never completely silence.
What would happen if something went terribly wrong? When I'm driving through places like Zai Rimwe, Mutekedza or Mupatsi on my way to rural Njanja, I sometimes catch myself thinking about the unthinkable.
What if there was an accident out here?
Would someone be able to call an ambulance?
Would an ambulance come?
If the situation was serious, would there be access to an air ambulance?
If people were trapped in a vehicle, would the fire brigade arrive in time?
Where would the injured be taken?
Would the nearest hospital have the equipment, medicines and resources needed to save a life?
These are not political questions.
These are human questions.
They affect the wealthy businessman in a luxury vehicle just as much as they affect the pensioner travelling on a rural bus.
A million dollars in the boot of a Rolls-Royce means nothing when a person is trapped under twisted metal and every minute counts.
In those moments, status disappears.
Politics disappears.
Connections disappear.
All that matters is whether help is coming.
Whether the ambulance arrives.
Whether the rescue team arrives.
Whether the hospital can do what it was built to do.
Living in the UK has taught me many things. Life here is far from perfect, but one thing that gives people peace of mind is knowing that if tragedy strikes, a system exists. Ambulances, fire services, air ambulances and hospitals may not be flawless, but they are there. People know that when they dial for help, help is on its way.
That sense of security is priceless.
Healthcare and emergency services are not luxuries.
They are not political projects.
They are among the most important investments any nation can make because every single one of us is mortal.
No title, no office, no amount of wealth, no security detail and no political influence can prevent an accident, a stroke, a heart attack or a medical emergency.
Life can change in a second.
That is why I believe we should all be talking more about hospitals, ambulances, rescue services and emergency preparedness.
Not because we expect disaster.
But because we all hope to survive it if it comes.
This is not criticism.
It is concern.
It is the concern of a son of the soil who loves his country and wants the same peace of mind for Zimbabweans that people in many other countries take for granted.
Some things are worth putting ahead of everything else.
Saving lives is one of them.
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This man, Madzibaba Veshanduko, real name Godfrey Karembera, has sacrificed so much for the democratic cause in Zimbabwe, and has suffered so much. He has been in prison since October 2025, and today he is slowly becoming a forgotten figure in the public discourse of our politics, especially opposition politics.
And what is this man’s crime? Printing flyers allegedly carrying the words “No to Corruption.”
Prison is a very painful thing and place to be. I was there myself, three times as a political prisoner, and I can tell those who have never experienced it that prison breaks the human spirit. The only thing that keeps you alive mentally is hearing prison officers tell you that people outside are speaking your name, rallying around you, demanding your freedom, remembering your sacrifice. The one thing that destroys a prisoner is hearing those same officers tell you that people have forgotten about you.
Every morning, between 6 and 7 a.m., the prison cell gates open. You go outside to bathe in the open, that is if there is water at all. You would have spent the night squeezed into a filthy cell built for eight to 12 people, but carrying around 45 human beings. There is no space to stretch, no dignity, no privacy, no humanity.
When one side of your body becomes numb and painful from sleeping on concrete, you cannot even turn around because there is simply no room. You are packed in there like sardines. That is the life this man is living every single day.
You go out and are given what is supposed to be food, but it is rubbish. Around 11 a.m., they give you sadza and boiled vegetables without even cooking oil, just salt. Around 1 p.m., they call you for supper. Then at 3 p.m., you are locked back into that overcrowded cage until the next morning at 7 a.m.
From 3 in the afternoon until sunrise, you are trapped inside that suffocating cell. If you are not mentally strong, prison will destroy you. If you do not have a strong family support structure, prison will crush you completely.
I was telling someone recently that I am one of the very few political prisoners in Zimbabwe who did not need a GoFundMe or public fundraising campaign whilst in prison because I had a very strong family support structure behind me. But this man is the breadwinner in his family, he is the family structure. He is the one who provided for his home. He was taken away while fighting for all of us, and today he suffers in silence.
And let us tell the truth today, whether it hurts people or not. This man has been let down. Completely let down.
Because of personality cult politics in Zimbabwe, many clowns will defend the silence of their political leaders. Talking about this man's plight keeps his name in the public consciousness, but the leaders are quiet. The truth must be spoken plainly. This man has been abandoned by many of the same people who once celebrated him when he was useful to their politics. Today, even opposition leaders barely mention his name anymore. He has become a forgotten man.
And that is why ordinary citizens are no longer willing to put their heads on the chopping block for politics the way many did. People are watching carefully. They can see how political charlatans use citizens as foot soldiers, but when those citizens land in prison, they are dumped and forgotten.
This man came out to demonstrate during the Geza days. That was his “crime”. He answered a call because he believed Zimbabwe deserved better. But because he did not answer the call from a particular person due to personality politics, he has been let to rot. People have looked away. It is as if in Zimbabwe the struggle for freedom belongs to a few political individuals, and if you fight outside their shadow, your suffering no longer matters.
That poisonous mindset is exactly why Zimbabwe remains a political and moral disaster today. It is why good people rot in prison while opportunists ignore their plight. It is why ZANUPF continues to rule with ease. We are not politically conscious enough to understand a very simple principle, when someone sacrifices their freedom for the people, you stand with them regardless of who they are or which faction they belong to.
When they are arrested, you should defend them.
When they are hungry, you feed them.
When they are broken, you comfort them.
When they are forgotten, you remind the nation of their sacrifice.
A society that cannot understand something so basic is a society condemned to permanent oppression. And until Zimbabweans learn this lesson, ZANUPF will continue ruling this country until kingdom come.
Today, Madzibaba Veshanduko is in my thoughts. Today I reflect on his sacrifice, his pain, his suffering, and his courage. History must record that this man paid a heavy price while many who shouted slogans from safe places moved on with their lives and forgot him.
I also want to applaud people like Freeman Chari, who have continued to remind us of this man’s suffering and who have consistently reminded society that when one person suffers while fighting for our collective struggle, that suffering should become the suffering of all of us.
That is what solidarity means. It means we do not abandon people once prison gates close behind them. It means we stand with their families, we support their children, we check on their welfare, and we make life a little more bearable for them while they endure the brutality of incarceration on behalf of all of us.
A struggle cannot survive if those who sacrifice the most are forgotten the fastest. A nation that abandons its prisoners of conscience abandons its own humanity.
@nickmangwana@nssazw Nothing useful to be gained by the informal sector players except that the fat cats will now be having access to an enlarged feeding trough. Nothing for the poor but all for the already rich.
The question I have is when will the law take its course against the person known to have stolen @DougColtart cell phone?
Why is it that despite clear photographic and video evidence of the crime and the criminal being made available the criminal responsible for the theft has neither been arrested nor arraigned in court?