Stanslaus Madhende

OPEN LETTER TO MR NELSON CHAMISA By Rex Midzi Dear Nelson I enjoy reading plays very much particularly those written in the Elizabethan into the Jacobean era, so i plucked out a qoute from one of the plays i like ; William Shakespeare wrote in Much Ado About Nothing : "Silence is the perfectest herald of joy. But for sorrow, it is a traitor." Act II Scene 1 I return to it now because it captures precisely what I wish to say to you, Mr. Chamisa. I am a Zimbabwean that is where my mandate and status is derived from That fact alone entitles me to speak you have twice declared your intention to lead this nation in 2018, and again in 2023 That makes you a public actor with public obligations. My voice on your conduct is not an imposition. It is a right and I shall exercise it with no fear In the 2023 election, I did something that still sits uneasily with me. In protest, I split my ballot. I voted for a ZANU-PF councillor. I voted for a ZANU-PF MP. And then, for President, I voted for YOU IMIMI va Chamisa in other words ndakaita BHORA MUSANGO I did so in part because you yourself told us that MPs did not matter that we should focus our presidential vote on you, on Nelson Chamisa. I listened. I voted accordingly albeit i must admit also in protest to what i disagreed with in my own party ZANU PF regardless it is my vote that I chose to give you I write this knowing what it costs there is a constituency of your supporters who are deeply uncouth who will read this letter and descend with insults before they finish the second paragraph. That is not their failing alone. It is yours. A leader shapes the culture of those who follow him. When your supporters are emboldened to silence dissent through abuse, the buck stops with you Hear me , I am not writing to wound you. I am writing because I believe leaders must account to those who gave them their mandate. Zimbabwe has suffered long under men who treated the electorate as a cheering section. You have always positioned yourself as different Prove it ! It therefore bewilders me genuinely bewilders me that men like Air Marshal Henry Muchena (Retired) and other Retired Generals, men who served under the very system you oppose, have found the moral courage to speak publicly in opposition to CAB 3. Just yesterday 6 Zanu Pf members and war vets challenged CAB 3 in the Constitutional Court These are ZANU-PF stalwarts. Yet you, who asked his voters to believe that you are the future of this country, have been conspicuously silent. How does one explain that? You cannot retreat behind the excuse that you left politics when you departed the CCC. You announced your return. You are back. But more fundamentally you never had the right to simply walk away People voted for you. They voted for the things you told them you would protect. When your enemy came for those things, you did not fight. You blamed the enemy for fighting. Mr. Chamisa, the very nature of an enemy is to fight you. That is what enemies do. What a leader does is stand And now, since last Friday, the entire country has had a front-row seat to something deeply troubling. The audio leaks. The things you said about Mr. Timba. Whatever the context, whatever the provocation you must apologise for those words An apology is not weakness. It is the mark of a man who understands that leadership is a public trust, not a personal privilege The other recordings that followed have only deepened the silence that surrounds you. And it is that silence, Mr. Chamisa, that Shakespeare warned us about. Silence, in joy, is grace. But in sorrow in a moment when your people are watching, waiting, and deserve answers silence is a traitor. Explain yourself to the people. Not because your enemies demand it. But because the Zimbabweans who voted for you deserve nothing less. Rex M.E Midzi The National Dog 🐕 Harare, Zimbabwe

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s trip to Zimbabwe was not announced by either government. In attempts to explain it after the curious event, the South African presidency says it was a “working visit to discuss issues of mutual and bilateral interests.” Zimbabwe’s state broadcaster describes it as a “private visit.” Whatever it was, Ramaphosa appears to have had an urgent message to deliver to Harare around Mnangagwa’s succession and his Zanu PF party’s plans to amend the constitution and extend his term beyond constitutional limits

Yes. I have asked Chamisa about that audio. He has addressed it. His response connects Hopewell to Ben Muneri of "Hot Plate" fame, Jealousy Mawarire & Hopewell's ambition to become Harare Mayor via Douglas Mwonzora (at the time in question). Hopewell allegedly stunned ED & his wife by demanding to be a Mayor of Harare for his "services." It will be highlighted how he allegedly sought to achieve this. Now, if this is accurate, if you see CDF & other so-called constitution defence platforms suddenly imploding, it will make sense. You must decide how feasible it is to own homes in Harare, London & Joburg. You must also decide how credible it is to maintain relations across all political figures of note in Zim, Chamisa, Biti, Sikhala, ED, Mai ED, Chigumba, Chiwenga etc. Is it really credible for Hopewell to be blind to Tshabangu's shenanigans given his level of exposure? One minute you join Chamisa's fundraising team, the next Job Sikhala's? The next you support Biti. While you are at it, please check George Charamba's timeline about Hopewell's alleged visit to State House. Once you are done, add shadowy figures like Ali Naka & Jealousy Mawarire. What do you know about them? We shall also visit the small matter of the alleged £50k Barclays loan & forensically examine how feasible a major UK bank can issue such a loan to a 20 something year old woth a Zim passport who has recently arrived in the UK & has got no collateral. If you open your eyes wide enough, we could end up getting Zim back!