War Veterans minister, Tshinga Dube, said the public spats among top government officials have shocked and confused him, as Zanu PF factionalism continues to play out in the open.
Dube’s remarks come as there is seemingly no love lost between Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo and President Robert Mugabe’s spokesman, George Charamba.
“That’s a million dollar question my friend that I cannot answer or comment on until I talk to those two people,” Dube said.
“I thought I understood how Zanu PF worked, but this has confused me.”
Dube’s remarks came after Charamba savaged Moyo in a column he reportedly writes under the pseudonym, Nathaniel Manheru in State-controlled media. Moyo also gave as much as he got, describing Charamba as a “useful idiot”, a jibe he has used before.
Charamba seemed to be doing Vice-President Mnangagwa’s bidding, telling Moyo to stay out of succession debates.
Last year, Charamba warned that Mugabe was about to descend heavily on the G40 faction, saying the grouping was being given a long rope to hang itself.
This comes as critics are questioning whether Mugabe is still calling the shots or whether he has faith in his deputies.
The President is interspersing his annual holiday with official engagements and observers say this shows he has little faith in his deputies, Vice-Presidents Phelekezela Mphoko and Mnangagwa, as he could have easily assigned them those duties and remained on holiday.
Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association secretary-general, Victor Matemadanda, told NewsDay that in light of the circus that has consumed Zanu PF and government since the beginning of January, the former freedom fighters felt vindicated in their earlier call for Mugabe to step down.
“Mugabe is old and while he can be physically present, he is always mentally absent, he should not be allowed to run this country,” he said.
Matemadanda said the public fights were all being caused by Mugabe.
“We worked with Mugabe when he was young, he was a man who did not brook this nonsense, which is going on even after he warned members of his party not to abuse Twitter, he is the reason that his own Vice-Presidents are not even respected locally by his own ministers because he has lost touch,” he said.
“The people of Zimbabwe should wake up from this mirage and confront the real evil. They should go into the streets and demonstrate against massive corruption happening in Zanu PF. Moyo must go to court and face the music.”
MDC-T spokesperson, Obert Gutu said the President decided to go to Mali was clear testimony that he was the be all and end all in Zanu PF and government and he maintained a tight leash on all activities even in his absence.
“Robert Mugabe is Zanu PF and Zanu PF is Robert Mugabe. Sadly, in his scheme of things, Robert Mugabe is Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe is Robert Mugabe. This is a one-man dictatorship,” he said.
“Mugabe is obsessed with political power as an end in itself.”
Gutu said Mnangagwa and Mphoko were only ceremonial figureheads with no real power to make any decisions or represent Mugabe at international level.
“His Vice-Presidents are merely ceremonial figureheads with no executive authority. The buck always starts and stops with Mugabe himself. When he is not in the country, Cabinet doesn’t sit and no major executive decision is made by any Cabinet minister. The man is a fully-fledged dictator. Mugabe will make the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un green with envy,” he said.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman, Jacob Mafume said Mugabe has totally lost power, as proven by the Nigerian movie script playing out in his government.
“To say Mugabe has power is a joke … It is now a full Nigerian movie, where government ministers talk about coffee mugs instead of hungry and jobless people,” he said.
Zimbabwe People First were quick to agree, saying the Mali trip vindicated former Vice-President Joice Mujuru’s public pronouncements that only Mugabe knows what’s happening in his government.
“It is not surprising for a man, who believes that he alone is the man in Zimbabwe and that he has no confidence in both Mnangagwa and Mphoko,” party spokesman, Jealousy Mawarire said.
“This confirms that Zimbabwe is a dictatorship and it also puts away the idea of complicity they put on Mujuru, Mugabe alone knows what is happening and Mugabe alone is culpable for all the problems we are facing because he is a system.”
When Mugabe met Chinese President Xi Jinping, while on leave, Charamba said it would not have made sense to fly a deputy from Zimbabwe to China when Mugabe was already in that country. – Newsday
Ambitious ‘Lizard’ Mnangagwa will never rule Zimbabwe
by Israel Dube
Zimbabwe is a Zezuru/Korekore paradise. It is fine for ambitious Mnangagwa and his Lacoste faction to flirt with the idea of taking over power in Zimbabwe but that will remain a pipe dream.
Mugabe and Mnangagwa have never been good buddies since the later’s first attempt to take power through the failed Tsholotsho Declaration. His elevation to the position of Vice President was nothing but elimination by promotion. This strategy has worked like magic for the Zezuru/ Korekore alliance operating under the moniker name G40.
It was as if someone was saying, ‘is this what you want as president?’ Ngwena the Lacoste has been exposed. The guy is very far from being presidential material. Latest events attest to a spineless and an overated lizard.
Everyone now knows that he is crude and plain, has no grass-root support, is unelectable, lacks oratory skills, lacks character, colour and charisma. Without these elements you are a non-entity in politics. If it is political hand holding, he needs a very firm one. Clearly the success of his presidential bid depends on the mercy of the appointing power or internal electorate, which he clearly does not have. After all it would not be long before he is disappointed from Vice Presidency.
A small section of angry war veterans who are loyal supporters of Mnangagwa’s cause denigrate Mugabe at every opportunity available while his noisy lap dog, Energy Mutodi does not hesitate to bite the very hand of the appointing authority that should anoint his master. In the process, spilling the juicy contents of the “Mug Declaration” into public domain. Hayi bo! The left hand should not see what the right hand is doing.
If he is to go it alone he will have to summon all his eliminationist skills to send Mugabe and a few others to Heroes Acre. That is the only option available to him. But the question is does he have the courage to declare Mugabe a national hero?
Otherwise all political strategic positions and levers of power are held and jealously guarded by the Zezuru/Korekore alliance. Since 1980 the Zezuru in collaboration with their surrogates, the Korekore, having been ably assisted by the British, have dominated everything and anything that has economic and political power in Zimbabwe and have empowered themselves over the years to dominate Zimbabwe to the exclusion of other ethnic groups.
The President of Zimbabwe is a Zezuru. The capital City (Harare) is situated in the Zezuru controlled area and carries a Zezuru name. The head of the Zimbabwe defence Forces is General Constantine Chiwenga formaly Dominic Chinenge is a Zezuru and almost half of the top commanders with the rank of Colonel and above in the ZDF are Zezurus, 60% of the boots are Karanga. The head of the Central Intelligence Organisation Major General Happyton Bonyongwe is Zezuru, almost half of intelligence officers with the rank of Provincial Intelligence Officer and above are Zezurus, 60% of the boots are Karangas. The head of the Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri is a Zezuru and half of the police commanders with rank of Assistant Commissioner and above are Zezuru, 60% boots are Karanga.
The head of the Air Force of Zimbabwe Air Marshal Perence Shiri is the first cousin of President Robert Mugabe. Both are using Karanga surnames to hide their identities. Half of the commanders with the rank of Group Captain and above are Zezuru, 60% boots are Karanga. The head of the Prisons of Zimbabwe Major General Paradzai Zimondi is Zezuru. Almost half of the commanders with the rank of Colonel and above are Zezuru, 60% boots are Karanga.
Chief Justice of Zimbabwe, Godfrey Chidyausiku is Zezuru and the Judge President George Chiweshe is Zezuru and almost half of the judges are Zezuru/ Korekore. Nearly half of the cabinet of Zimbabwe since 1980 has been composed of Zezuru/ Korekore and half of the permanent secretaries are Zezuru and Korekore.
All Ambassadors in major countries in the world are headed by Zezuru/ Korekore. The Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede is Zezuru. The Chairperson for Zimbabwe Electoral Commission who is also Secretary for Judicial Services Commission Ms Rita Makarau is a Zezuru, while Chairperson for Public Services Commission Mariyawanda Nzuwa is a zezuru, the Commissioner General for Taxes Gershom Pasi is Zezuru, half of the Chief Executives of strategic Parastatals and banks are Zezuru and Korekore.
The Chairman for Zimbabwe Football Association is Philip Chiyangwa is a Zezuru. All strategic positions in the government and private sector are held by Zezuru or Korekore and half of Zanupf Politburo and strategic positions are held by Zezuru in case a non Zezuru/ Korekore is appointed to hold a strategic position a Zezuru or Korekore who is more powerful than him is appointed as deputy and will bypass the boss and report directly to President Robert Mugabe. The Zezuru/ Korekore have 4 provinces out of 10. Does the double fool Emmerson Mnangagwa thinks all this happened by coincidence? The ambitious Lizard cannot see what is happening everyday in front of his eyes and does not know that Zimbabwe is a paradise for Zezuru and Korekore tribes.
Matebeleland is breaking away from this forced marriage and re-establish her statehood that was lost on 3 November 1893. Give Matabeleland 20 years and come through our border with Zimbabwe at Eguqeni border post in Qwe Qwe or Umgandani border post in Masvingo and see the huge and amazing difference since breaking away from Zimbabwe. Never mind who takes over from the Genocidaire President Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe shall remain a failed state.
Siyaphambili !
Sizalithatha elingelethu noma kanjani.
Izenzo Kungemazwi!
Israel Dube
MLO Secretary for Information and Public Affairs
IT’S MAN EAT MAN PARTY! IT’S BETTER THAN A MAN EAT NOTHING PARTY ( former Kenyan Pres Mooi)
The fighting in Zanu PF is unstoppable!