Thursday, August 30, 2018

Mnangagwa: Iron fist In a velvet glove



Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa won the election result court challenge against opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, MDC Aliiance.Since the elections were non-violent, but not free and fair, the violence erupted after the public questioned the result. We were optimistic, but should we remain optimistic while incumbents retain power. Levitsky and Way’s “four arenas of contestation”: 1. The electoral arena; 2. Legislative arena; 3. The judicial arena; 4.the media arena. Mnangagwa’s new regime has proven to be in control of all four arenas of contestation during this election period. When Mugabe got in power we had a transitional period which proved to be misleading. Now we know transition does mean democracy and Zanu–PF is a non-democratic hegemony. Mnangagwa is an iron fist in a velvet glove. The US sanctions of top Znau-PF members, including Mnangagwa is applauded.


 
By Jeff Kurai Chakanyuka

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

The Struggle Continues






This is the person responsible for the Gukurahundi massacres, the puppet of Constantino Chiwenga, the human rights violator, the murderer, the illegitimate president and the devil himself. The people of Zimbabwe should reject and overthrow this #EDiot and claim their votes back. The people of Zimbabwe must unite against this corrupt regime.




By Jeff Kurai Chakanyuka

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Lesbian and Gay Rights

The former president Robert Mugabe once said, " homosexuals are worse than pigs and dogs and they are not African". Since the independence of Zimbabwe, lesbian and gay rights in Zimbabwe have been thrown out the window by the government and by law, illegal. Homosexuals have been living in fear of the government and the public of being identified and has led to most of them not getting the health advice they need and hence the spread the HIV. Even if the old regime has a new leader, Mnagagwa made it clear that, "in our constitution it is banned and it is my duty to obey the constitution".  The international community should condemn Zimbabwe for Lesbian and gay rights abuses.






By Jeff Kurai Chakanyuka

Friday, August 24, 2018

Zimbabwe Election Violence

It was heart-breaking to see violence erupt in Zimbabwe after a peaceful election. The deploying of soldiers (Zimbabwe National Army) to go and neutralize peaceful opposition gatherings and intimidate civilians which led to loss of 7 lives was unacceptable. Furthermore, the president and other top officials on record, claimed not to know about all this and pointing fingers to the opposition leadership despite Mnangagwa himself being linked to the 1980's Gukurahundi genocide. People like Mnangagwa and his Lacoste buddies don't deserve to be leaders. #zanuhatichada #youthofzimbabwe

By Jeff Kurai Chakanyuka

Court Hearing


Vote rigging and voter intimidation has been Zanu-PF's tools to win the elections. It will be shocking news to hear that the opposition leader Nelson Chamisa wins the court appeal in the state owned constitutional court. The judiciary system has been aligned to the ruling party with some of the top judges being Zanu-PF members themselves. We hope the judges will follow the footsteps of Kenya were the judges rejected vote rigging and demanded rerun election.

 
By Jeff Kurai Chakanyuka

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Zimbabwe Election Hearing

It never rains but pours for Zimbabwe. The military involvement in 2017 coup and the post-election violence in July that claimed 7 lives have ignited fear when we thought it had gone with Mugabe. The outcome of the much awaited decision of the presidential election appeal is a true measurement of whether the judiciary system has divorced from the corruption that Mugabe cultivated and natured. And as for Mnangagwa, there is lack of clear and cogent evidence that the government have fundamentally changed the political environment. The international community should reject any miscarriage of justice from this court hearing.
 
By Jeff Kurai Chakanyuka

Zimbabwean authorities must drop all charges against journalist Elizabeth Mashiri, stop arbitrarily arresting journalists, and allow them to...