Mnangagwa Wants to Ban Everything Except Hunger and Poverty
The MDC Youth Assembly notes with concern and disdain at the continued shrinking of democratic space as evidenced by the government’s impending decision to ban doctors and nurses trade unions from exercising their labour rights.

The recent new low by the illegitimate Emmerson Mnangagwa administration comes hot on the heels of the regime’s unconstitutional decision to ban MDC led mass demonstrations and the illegal arrest of ARTUZ members a week ago.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the cornered and clueless Mnangagwa administration intends to ban everything else in this country except hunger, poverty and corruption!

What is also now critical to note for citizens across the political chasm is that a new zone of convergence is now the fight for democratic space.

The shrinking of democratic space is the common denominator of the challenges that we are faced by as a people.

Doctors, nurses and teachers can no longer exercise their labour rights because the democratic space to do so is no more!

Lawyers and journalists are not spared either from this taunting political malady as they are harassed and arrested on course of executing their professional jobs.

Civil society and opposition have also been adversely affected by the shrinking of democratic space.

The advent and reincarnation of LOMA dressed in new wineskins disguised as MOPA threatens to wipe out any ounce of the remaining democratic space!

It is against this background that as an Assembly of young social democrats we call upon all citizens from every facet to converge on the battlefront for democratic space.

Stephen Sarkozy Chuma
MDC Youth Assembly National Spokesperson