Chamisa is "a tortoise on a lamppost" positioned by Zanu PF to distract the opposition. Mavedzenge

 @ Justice Alfred Mavedzenge

“A close confidant of opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, Justice Alfred Mavedzenge, has set Zimbabwe's political landscape abuzz with a damning and controversial article that raises serious questions about Chamisa's role in Zimbabwean politics.

In the article, Mavedzenge suggests that Chamisa is, in fact, a creation of ZANU-PF, positioning him as a strategic tool used by the ruling party to buy time for its renewal while simultaneously distracting the opposition's base with false promises of change. Mavedzenge likens Chamisa to a "tortoise on a lamppost," implying that the opposition leader was placed in the spotlight by ZANU-PF to keep the opposition divided and hopeful but ultimately ineffective.

The article has sent shockwaves through Chamisa's inner circle, with his loyalists, including spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere, political figures Ostallos Siziba and Skilled Rebhara, and party member Promise Mkwananzi, leading a swift and coordinated backlash. The strong reaction from Chamisa's camp signals an internal panic, with many seeing this revelation as a direct challenge to their leadership and credibility.

This article is the first in a series of planned revelations by Mavedzenge, and according to sources close to him, these upcoming pieces are expected to further dismantle Chamisa's political image. The implications of these claims, if proven to be true, could have devastating consequences for Chamisa's brand and his influence within Zimbabwe's opposition.

While Mavedzenge has refrained from providing full details at this stage, he has hinted at having substantial information to back his allegations. He expressed confidence that only politically astute supporters of the opposition would be able to see through the facade and understand the gravity of the situation.

The political storm brewing around Chamisa has the potential to reshape the Zimbabwean opposition landscape, leaving many wondering how the MDC Alliance leader will respond to these serious claims.

This explosive revelation raises more questions than answers, and it remains to be seen whether Mavedzenge's forthcoming articles will hold the weight to challenge the status quo in Zimbabwe's political scene.

As the situation develops, Zimbabweans will be watching closely, eager to see whether Chamisa's political journey is about to face a major turning point.”

Any one with half a brain who has followed Zimbabwe’s chaotic politics will not be surprised to hear “Chamisa is, in fact, a creation of ZANU-PF, positioning him as a strategic tool used by the ruling party to buy time for its renewal while simultaneously distracting the opposition's base with false promises of change”. There is a mountain of evidence that MDC/CCC was Zanu PF team B in all but name, playing for team A to win and to give it legitimacy.

MDC leaders failed to implement even one token reform to cut back Zanu PF’s carte blanche powers to rig elections in five years of the 2008 to 2013 GNU, when they had the golden opportunity to do so. Chamisa and company have been participating in flawed elections knowing fully well that Zanu PF was rigging and that participating would only give the regime legitimacy.

The very fact that MDC/CCC leaders have failed to implement even one token reform in 25 years, including 5 in the GNU, the number one task the opposition was elected to carry out, and yet millions of Zimbabweans are not even aware of it - speaks volumes of the Zimbabwe electorate. With such an ignorant, naive and gullible electorate, it is no surprise Zimbabwe is a failed state! 

"ED2030 is dead and buried" said Charamba. Nonsense! Not until Mnangagwa is himself dead and buried. W Mukori.

 Zimbabwe’s Catholic bishops have joined in the condemnation of the Zanu PF regime’s address the litany of political and economic problems affecting the lives of the ordinary people. They were particularly disappointed that the nation should be wasting time, energy and sweat on such matters as Mnangagwa’s ED2030 bandwagon for him to stay in power by hook and by crook beyond the stipulated 2028 two term limit.

“The bishops raised the issue of the debate around the presidential term of office. Whilst this is really within their remit to proffer views and ideas on the matter, what the government found a bit disturbing is the fact that the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference is pronouncing itself on a matter which is in fact dead and buried,” George Charamba, the presidential spokesman, told The Herald.

We live in a country where there is no rule of law and political leaders are notorious for indicating left and turn right. 

Zimbabwe is a failed state precisely because the country has failed to hold free, fair and credible elections and so has been stuck with this corrupt and tyrannical Zanu PF dictatorship for 45 years and counting. One of the other consequences of the failure to hold free and fair elections is that closing the door to peaceful and democratic change left the country with only one other option for change - violence. 

Until the small hours of 15th November 2017 no Zanu PF leader would have agreed Zimbabwe would ever face a military coup. When Mugabe woke up that fateful morning looking up the business end of an AK47 Rifle; the unthinkable had just happened. 

The country is facing the same economic and political meltdown and, more significantly Mnangagwa has continued the practice of rigging elections and thus blocking any hope of peace political change. Zimbabwe is candidate for yet another violent change be it another military coup and/or violent street protests or worse. 

The possibility of the factional Zanu PF fighting escalating into a blood civil war cannot be ruled out. This is why the nation should have sort a lasting solution to our failed political system a long time ago and should be treating this matter with the urgency the matter demands. Countries like Sudan, Libya, etc. never believed the country would backslid into a civil war. We do not want this to happen here too. 

If something as serious as another military coup is on the cards, of course, Mnangagwa’s hope of extending his stay in office beyond 2028 will certainly be still on the cards too. ED2030 not dead and buried not until Mnangagwa himself is dead and buried for such is the Mnangagwa’s resolve to hang on to political power at any and all costs! 

Whilst the nation is demanding for due attention to be paid on the economic meltdown, political paralysis and the serious consequence that will result from the continued failures to deal with these problems. Those in positions of power and authority continued to focus on their insatiable power and loot. This is the nightmare we are facing and must deal with!

Geza revolution "is a people's project!" Not when it's after swapping dictators leaving dictatorship untouched. W Mukori

 In January 2025, Comrade Blessed Geza and four of his fellow war veterans, the 5 Amigos, publicly denounce President Mnangagwa and called on him to resign. They called his Vision 2030, to justify his stay in power beyond the two term limit in 2028, “Bulls***t. 

They have promise then nation they will send the signal when the people should comet on the streets on mass to demand Mnangagwa to resign. The nation has been waiting for the promised signal.

 

"Let me assure you that the liberating signal from Cde Geza is coming very soon," Comrade Knox Chivero, one of the 5 Amigos announced. "This is a people's project, not an individual's project. Organization and managerial competence are essential. The planning, execution, and aftermath management must be meticulous to achieve the best results with minimal cost."

“This is a people’s project, not an individual’s project!” Yeah right! If I had demanded a penny from these Zimbabwean leaders every time they said this, I would have a mountain of pennies!

When the nation was fighting the white colonial oppressors it was the people’s project. The nation was fighting for freedom, human rights, justice and and a share in the nation’s wealth. Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF cronies made it clear that if the party did not win the 1980 elections the bush war would continue. Of course, the people voted to end the war and with that vote kissed goodbye their right to a meaningful say in the governance of the country. 

In 1983, hardly three year after the nation voted to end the war, the nation was once again on a war footing. Zanu PF used the state machinery to launch the Gukurahundi Massacre whose primary purpose was to force PF Zapu, the only other political party to be a serious threat to Zanu PF’s hold on power, to give up its independence. The massacre stopped with the signing of the 1987 Zanu PF and PF Zapu Unity Accord which cleared the way for Zanu PF to impose the de facto one-party dictatorship which has ruled the country to this day.

Zanu PF conned povo to participate in the former white own farm seizures under the pretext the farms will be distributed to the “landless peasants”. Povo were deployed to harass the white farmers and their workers and even allowed to use gratuitous violence to drive the message home - Jambanja, as the violent activities were called. 

But once again as soon as the white farmer was forced off, the chefs moved in and povo were booted off the farms. Some of the chefs own as many as 16 farms each and Mnangagwa has just moved to grant them title deeds to these farms. The chefs paid nothing for the farms, indeed most of the white farmers were forced to leave all the assets crops, cattle, machinery, etc.; and now they are selling the farms making fortunes. 

Meanwhile the regime has stubbornly refused to let the landless peasants have title deeds to even the 20 to 30 square metres of land on which their mud huts stand. 

Ian Smith was advised of the economic benefits of giving title deeds to the peasants in the Tribal Trust Lands - it would give the holders the confidence to build better houses and improve the land by planting fruit trees, etc. Smith refused to give the title deeds for fear if he economically empower the blacks they would demand political empowerment too. 

Mugabe was given the same advice on giving title deeds to peasants and he too rejected it for the same political reason Smith did! So much for the Zanu PF rhetoric that the liberation war was to recover land stolen away from the blacks to give it to the landless peasants.

It turns out that Blessed Geza was one of the chefs who was allocated a farm and the farm has since been taken away from him - a very common occurrence. 

As much as Geza would want people to believe his Geza revolution will put an end to the corruption and 45 years of bad governance. It will do no such thing because Geza and company are seeking to replace Mnangagwa with VP Chiwenga just as the 2017 military coup replace Mugabe with Mnangagwa. 

If Geza &Co. were serious about this revolution being a people’s project then it must dismantle the dictatorship and not just swap one dictator for another. The Jambanja call will be precedent by solid commitments to restore the individual freedoms and rights including the right to a meaningful vote and title deeds for the rural peasants. If is an outrage that 45 years after independence in this day and age, anyone should still be fighting for these things! 

Blessed Geza & Co. are Zanu PF through and through; they have all played they part in creating and retaining the Zanu PF dictatorship. They have all enjoyed the veto political power granted to war veterans although many have not enjoyed any of the looted wealth. The idea that they will now president over the dismantling of the dictatorship is naive, to say the least. 

Indeed, Geza & Co.’s insistence that Chiwenga will be the president of the proposed transition government underline the political reality here - they are not going to give up their veto power on who rules Zimbabwe. In a people’s project - the mandate to rule is derived from winning majority votes in a free, fair and credible election. No one is above the law and no one has veto power to overrule the people’s democratic mandate. No one!

We have failed ourselves as a nation and have paid dearly for it. Have we finally learned? W Mukori

 @ Comfort

“A Call for Strategic Action: Transforming Talk into Tangible Change

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” — Abraham Lincoln

Fellow Zimbabweans,

We have seen many groups rise with the goal of advocating for freedom, justice, and political reform in Zimbabwe. Yet, time and again, these groups become echo chambers—spaces where we endlessly discuss problems without moving toward structured, actionable solutions. While awareness is important, talking alone will not liberate us.

As a CEO who sits on multiple boards, I have learned that time is the most expensive currency. We cannot afford to waste it. With only an hour per month to strategize, we must be disciplined, focused, and solutions-driven. That is why I am proposing the formation of a Solutions-Based Think Tank—a structured, strategic vehicle designed not just to discuss Zimbabwe’s challenges but to apply real pressure for political reforms through actionable steps.

Recommendations for a Strategic Plan

1. Define a Clear Mission & Objectives

• The group must have a precise mission focused on strategizing solutions and applying pressure for political reform rather than just analyzing problems.

• Objectives should include policy influence, advocacy strategies, civic engagement, and legal/political actions.

2. Establish a Leadership & Accountability Structure

• A small, highly committed core team (not just loud voices) should lead the think tank.

• Members must commit to action-oriented participation—we need strategists, researchers, legal minds, economic experts, and activists willing to implement plans.

• Set clear deliverables and assign specific roles and responsibilities.

3. Time Management & Focus on Execution

• Meetings should be limited to 60 minutes per month with a strict agenda focused on solutions, implementation, and impact measurement.

• No repeated rehashing of problems—every session must build on the last and track progress.

4. Develop and Execute a Political Pressure Strategy

• Identify key pressure points (local and international) that can be leveraged for reform.

• Strategically engage media, policymakers, and international bodies to amplify demands.

• Establish a policy research team to present alternative governance solutions.

5. Leverage Economic & Social Influence

• The group must explore economic tools to influence political structures—how can Zimbabweans in the diaspora, business leaders, and global partners strategically create financial and trade-related pressure?

• Support grassroots civic engagement to educate and mobilize the masses effectively.

6. Develop Tangible, Measurable Milestones

• Set 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month benchmarks with measurable impact goals.

• Regularly review and adjust strategies based on effectiveness and political dynamics.

This is not the time for another group that endlessly debates problems. We must act, and we must act smart. If we sharpen our axe—if we prepare strategically and apply pressure effectively—our turn will come. But that turn must be earned through disciplined, solutions-driven leadership.

Let’s move beyond rhetoric and start building the vehicle that will drive real change.

Who among us is ready to commit to solutions?

Thank you for you timely contribution. I totally agree, we, Zimbabweans have become notorious for having one of the most corrupted chaotic government in the world. Why we have failed to do something about it for 45 years and counting beggars belief! You are offering a way out, thanking you.