tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937946029621043741.post6056124558306342906..comments2024-03-28T17:10:25.587-07:00Comments on Zimbabwe Light: How many more rigged elections and murders will it take to convince Madhuku Zimbabwe is NOT a democracy. By P GuramatunhuZimbabwe Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660690160173744190noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937946029621043741.post-79053776852675030422017-01-22T10:36:19.747-08:002017-01-22T10:36:19.747-08:00This was confirmed by Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) ...This was confirmed by Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) interim chairperson for Masvingo, Claudius Makova, who said regardless of the fact that on the actual voting day there was "a semblance of tranquillity", the by-election could not be viewed as "free, fair and credible by any stretch of the imagination".<br /><br />It sickens me to hear that! Zim PF were warned, if they did not figure this out for themselves (which will not be a surprise given these are not the cleverest lot on the block), that Zanu PF will rig the elections and everyone MUST boycott elections until meaningful reforms are implemented! By taking part in the elections regardless of the warning, Zim PF have legitimized the elections!<br />Nomusa Garikaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964205157943684601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937946029621043741.post-16871869894431600862017-01-22T09:11:13.795-08:002017-01-22T09:11:13.795-08:00"We are saying this so that newspapers do not..."We are saying this so that newspapers do not create confusion where there is none. In 2014, we elected our president,” said Minister Chombo.<br /><br />"We said then that all those who want to be president should raise their hands. Everyone rushed to lift the president's, saying ‘we want Mugabe, he is the one we want to be president of the party'”.<br /><br />No one has ever “elected” President Mugabe in all his political life and Minister Chombo must respect facts. President Mugabe has always coerced everyone to make sure only his name was in the hat and instead of an election there was a coronation. He has done the same thing for those below him so that at the end of the day congress ended up rubber stamping his wishes. The booting out of Joice Mujuru and many others from the party was one such dirty trick to deny the party members a meaningful say. <br /><br />President Mugabe is a megalomania, he loves power and no wonder he has committed all manner of evil just to name a few. The nation is sick and tired of his corrupt and tyrannical rule. The pressure for him to go will only increase and he will go. <br />Nomusa Garikaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964205157943684601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937946029621043741.post-33100291871371216702017-01-22T08:34:14.718-08:002017-01-22T08:34:14.718-08:00“The situation in Bikita West is cause for concern...“The situation in Bikita West is cause for concern as the rights of the electorate are being flagrantly violated. The constituency has reported threat to life, physical violence, partisan food distribution, vote-buying, deployment of soldiers, unwarranted voter assistance and intimidation by traditional leaders. There are disturbing reports where the right to personal security of a candidate has been violated,” reported Zimbabwe Peace Project.<br /><br />How many more reports will it take to finally convince the people of Zimbabwe that enough is enough and implement the reforms?<br />Nomusa Garikaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964205157943684601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937946029621043741.post-10593366477602377692017-01-22T05:57:49.716-08:002017-01-22T05:57:49.716-08:00President Trump is Mr Know-It-All and give some on...President Trump is Mr Know-It-All and give some one like that executive powers and you know you are in serious trouble!Zimbabwe Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660690160173744190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937946029621043741.post-50036227012994867822017-01-22T05:32:56.521-08:002017-01-22T05:32:56.521-08:00@ ZUNDE
In 2008 Zanu PF was able to turn Tsvangir...@ ZUNDE<br /><br />In 2008 Zanu PF was able to turn Tsvangirai's 73% to 47% after six weeks of recounting. Since then Zanu PF has polished up on its vote rigging as we saw in the 2013 elections, MDC have the numbers but they counted for nothing as Zanu PF blatantly rigged the vote. <br /><br />SADC leaders warned MDC not to take part in the elections until the reforms are implemented but, of course, Tsvangirai would not listen. Even Senator David Coltart has since admitted in his book that boycotting the 2013 elections was the obvious thing to do. <br /><br />“The worst aspect for me about the failure to agree a coalition was that both MDCs couldn’t now do the obvious – withdraw from the elections,” explained Senator Coltart.<br /><br />“The electoral process was so flawed, so illegal, that the only logical step was to withdraw, which would compel SADC to hold Zanu PF to account. But such was the distrust between the MDC-T and MDC-N that neither could withdraw for fear that the other would remain in the elections, winning seats and giving the process credibility.”<br /><br />We all know that not even one reform was implemented since the rigged 2013 elections. We all know if Zanu PF can cook up 73% to 47% uniting the opposition will nice but it will not stop the cooking up of results or stop Zanu PF denying the opposition supporters the vote as happened in 2013. <br /><br />If the people of Zimbabwe take part in the 2018 elections KNOWING the elections will be rigged there is nothing SADC or anyone can do to stop the elections going ahead and SADC will have no choice but to accept the results just as they did in 2013. <br /><br />Can ZUNDE assure the nation the 2018 elections will be FREE, FAIR AND CREDIBLE? Zimbabwe Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660690160173744190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937946029621043741.post-52878749961299235402017-01-22T05:07:03.872-08:002017-01-22T05:07:03.872-08:00If he is going to challenge Mugabe with no reforms...If he is going to challenge Mugabe with no reforms in place then there is nothing else to be said other than he is just as foolish as all the other opposition politicians who have all fallen into Mugabe's trap. Here is another mouse who is finding the promise of holding high office so irresistible he cannot see the trap until it is too late. <br /><br />Zimbabwe is in this political and economic mess because our political leaders are as naive as they are greedy; they know elections are rigged but their desire for power is so compelling they cannot stop and do the obvious and common sense thing first implement the reforms so Zanu PF cannot rig the elections. Zimbabwe Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660690160173744190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937946029621043741.post-88880922816461883842017-01-22T04:45:13.060-08:002017-01-22T04:45:13.060-08:00@Rainforest
MDC did not lose the 2013 elections b...@Rainforest<br /><br />MDC did not lose the 2013 elections because the opposition was divided. They lost because Mugabe was able to blatantly rig the vote. SADC advised MDC not to take part in the 2013 elections without implementing the reforms first but Tsvangirai would not listen. <br /><br />Not even one reform has been implemented and you talking of taking part in the 2018 elections. Zanu PF will rigged the vote and whether the opposition are united "come rain come sun shine" it will be irrelevant! Do not say you were not warned!Zimbabwe Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660690160173744190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937946029621043741.post-75515319096165909552017-01-22T04:27:21.877-08:002017-01-22T04:27:21.877-08:00Get your facts right!
It was none other than Arc...Get your facts right! <br /><br />It was none other than Archbishop Desmond Tutu who raised the alarm of tampering with the count when Mugabe failed to announce the result after three days and demanded that pressure should be brought to bear on Mugabe. It was none other than Tsvangirai who dismissed the warning and suggest that people must wait. <br /><br />After a week and still no result, Tsvangirai finally cooped on that there was something fishy but it was too late, he did not do anything and the world did not want to take a lead. <br /><br />In April 2008, before Zanu PF had announced the election results, Tsvangirai was already negotiating with Zanu PF on the formation of a GNU. So it was not SADC but MDC who had wanted a GNU from the word go. <br /><br />The fact that not even one reform was implemented during the five years of the GNU was not SADC's fault but MDC. <br /><br />If Zimbabwe had Gambia's Barrow and and not the blundering Tsvangirai we would not be in this mess!Zimbabwe Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660690160173744190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937946029621043741.post-72522698838007435672017-01-21T19:11:58.315-08:002017-01-21T19:11:58.315-08:00“Recent press reports to the effect that the crumb...“Recent press reports to the effect that the crumbling and faction - ridden Zanu PF political party has acquired 365 brand new Ford Ranger SUV motor vehicles vindicate what we in the MDC have always been saying i.e. that the Zanu PF regime is illegally and fraudulently raiding financial and material resources from various State corporations such as ZESA Holdings, ZINARA, ZUPCO and NSSA in order to fund the operations of the ruling party,” said Obert Gutu.<br /><br />True enough MDC has been complaining about Zanu PF corruption, especially since the party was trounced in the 2013 elections and has been fighting for the spotlight. What is telling is that the party has done nothing to end the corruption. It had the golden opportunity to implement the democratic reforms which would have ended all vote rigging and corruption, they failed to get even one reform implemented because they had joined in the looting.<br /><br />MDC are a waste of time!<br />Nomusa Garikaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964205157943684601noreply@blogger.com