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@daddyhope @RobsonMashiri Where the president is chosen by parliament and not electorate, its not carte blanche for the executive as the president would serve at the whims of the parliament and the parliament becomes sovereign.

The real problem is that General Constantino Chiwenga allowed Emmerson Mnangagwa to remove the running mate clause through Constitutional Amendment No. 2 in 2021, @RobsonMashiri. Mnangagwa is a long-distance runner. He plans his moves carefully and, whether we like him or not, we have to acknowledge that. He knew exactly what he wanted before the 2023 election, which is why he supported the removal of the running mate clause. The running mate clause meant that a President and Vice President were elected together on the same ticket, making it impossible for the President to simply dismiss the Vice President. Similar systems have worked elsewhere in the region. Malawi is a good example. When President Bingu wa Mutharika died in office, constitutional provisions ensured that Vice President Joyce Banda succeeded him despite attempts to sideline her politically. Allowing the removal of the running mate clause was Chiwenga’s first major mistake. As a result, he now serves as Vice President entirely at the pleasure of Emmerson Mnangagwa. He is appointed, not elected. That means he can also be removed. If Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 becomes law, it will further consolidate Mnangagwa’s control over the succession process. In practical terms, Chiwenga could be dismissed and replaced by another Vice President, something that would have been far more difficult under the running mate system. That is why this Bill is not really about Chiwenga biding his time and waiting for his turn. It is about eliminating him as a serious constitutional contender for the presidency. Once the Bill becomes law, Mnangagwa will have even greater room to reshape the political landscape in his favour. He could remove Chiwenga and appoint someone else, and that possibility is precisely why the battle over Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 has become so significant for Chiwenga and his allies.

@daddyhope @RobsonMashiri The Drafters of COPAC were naive to leave a loop-hole that could be exploited by the ruling party that 2yrs is not a term. This is a pitfall even shrewed lawyers would find it a hard nut to crack.

@Lisachiseya1 @matinyarare @snowballOfficia @CMukungunugwa Matapi is under CCC administration,they run Harare City Council.

This is Dandora in Kenya. Comments.

@ProfJNMoyo Whenever there are calm seas, suddenly winds erupt to cause stormy seas. These are enemies of peace, deceitful, betrayal, confusion, evil, manipulation, chaos and distruction. Be wary when you see the tides, lest you are blown away.

The clearest evidence that Nelson Chamisa learnt nothing and forgot everything during his two-year hiatus, after he unceremoniously ran away from the leadership of his party in January 2024, is that he says he’s back in active politics to form and lead yet another “new” movement which he "shockingly claims will be similar to the 'liberation movement, that had no president and no constitution': Journalist: "And is this an announcement of the coming in of a new political party, or it's going to be a general movement; exactly what is this?" Nelson Chamisa: "I think I must help you. I said it's not a political party. It's a movement. It is, and a movement is like the liberation movement. Who was the president of the liberation movement? What was the constitution of the liberation movement?" [full video: x.com/NewsHawksLive/…]

@nickmangwana Even if you build in towns, they bring bulldozers to pull down your home. There is a reason why govt want this haphazard and disorderly land distribution to thrive.

“Sabhuku deals are not allowed because the Sabhuku doesn’t have the mandate to distribute or parcel out agricultural land….”

@matinyarare The school exists for the common good. He was supposed to take action at early stage of the school development, if there was any illegality, but chose not to do so. Its outlandish and unconscionable for him to stop children from attending school after the school is completed.

1/ Was due process followed by the school builder? 2. Was there public consultation? 3. Were the permissions from community leaders and ministry given to the school builder? 4. Did he take communal land and grazing land (public land) and privatize it to build a private school? This is an illegal sabuku deal if he did. 5. Where must the community graze their cattle now that there is a school in their grazing land? Grazing land impacts national herd building, rural cattle ownership, food security and the savings of communities which lie in their cattle. Our national herd has been declining due to privatization of grazing land through illegal sabuku deals. Yet grazing land has a higher public interest while privatization of communal lands is illegal. We have seen how this destroys lives and increases crime in South Africa. The issue must be taken to court bearing in mind that Murinye is a lawyer by training and he is the custodian of the Great Zimbabwe. If he is not strict, that whole area will turn into a township and the national heritage destroyed with it.

@nickmangwana You have to explain what nefarious activity you are referring to. The sole purpose of a public transport is to transport people.

Why do people tint their cars? Is it for the sleek look, UV protection, or privacy or other nefarious objectives? Public transporters and private vehicles have been banned from having tinted windows.

@daddyhope How would Pres Mugabe elevated DR Amai to the echelon of power without approval of ZANU. PF Congress? To do so would be a violation of their Party Consititution. Pres Mugabe was a principled man who followed black letter of the law.

I think the fear of Grace Mugabe becoming the next president was created by Mnangagwa’s camp to taint Mugabe and infuriate the citizens. There was no plan for Grace Mugabe to take over; Mugabe had a successor, and it was Sidney Sekeramayi. The army knew it, Mnangagwa knew it!

@daddyhope The family has a right to decide where they want to bury their relative, irrespective of the departed status. The govt can only assist. A person cannot be a property of the state, ECL was not a state prisoner.

President Hakainde Hichilema and his government have filed a court application suing the wife and children of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu to stop his burial in South Africa, scheduled for tomorrow. The Zambian government insists that he must be buried in Zambia, arguing that the burial of a former president is a matter of public interest and governed by state protocol. In what is now a desperate attempt to have the body of the former president returned to Lusaka, the government maintains that such a burial must follow official procedures. The family argues that Hichilema is being hypocritical, having previously withdrawn Lungu’s benefits citing the law, and that no law mandates a president be buried in Zambia or at a ceremony presided over by a sitting president. Those close to the family say there is talk of desperation to access the body for so-called rituals—an embarrassing accusation that is now tainting Zambia’s image. The South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, sent his Foreign Minister, Ronald Lamola, to Lusaka to convey a message to President Hichilema that South African law forbids the government from intervening. Sources within the South African government said President Hichilema asked the minister if anything could be done, and was told that there was nothing President Ramaphosa could do, as South African institutions are independent and not subject to presidential directives. The same drama happened in Zimbabwe when former President Robert Mugabe left a similar instruction that he did not want to be buried at the country’s Heroes Acre. To his credit, the Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa did not stop Mugabe’s burial at his village. Again, accusations of wanting the body for ritual purposes were raised, and Mugabe’s wife stood her ground. There was an attempt to exhume his body using the captured judiciary, but it has not been done.

@MpongoGp @daddyhope Whose infrastructure, at what pyric cost?

@daddyhope Guys ,i have a rare question .Had Apartheid continued ,where will Africa be today in terms of infrastructure ?

They want to fire someone, but the principal is afraid. The advisors are pushing him, but the principal asked, “Muno muziva mushe here imi? Munozo mugona here?”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@matinyarare Imagine the Mthwakazis aided by SA to seek autonomy in Zimbabwe. Will that be justifiable?

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟮 𝗚𝗢𝗠𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗦 𝗠𝟮𝟯 𝗥𝗘𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗦 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗥𝗔𝗡. 𝗪𝗛𝗬? Why would Congolese citizens be celebrating the capture of their city by M23 rebels? It’s because the issue of Congo is more complicated than we have been made to believe. #M23areCongolese.

@daddyhope @Leokoni Among all the countries in the Commonwealth & universe, you picked Zimbabwe as the worst perpetrator of human fights. Some individuals undermine their own arguments by being cowards &refusing to confront real issues confronting the world today.

Dear @Leokoni I think the ZANUPF regime will be readmitted into the Commonwealth because we now live in a world where morals, rules, and human rights do not matter anymore. Both Britain (and America) are prioritising their national interests before universal rights for people from elsewhere. If it aligns with Britain’s interests for Mnangagwa’s regime to return to the Commonwealth, despite over 75 political prisoners languishing in jail and numerous documented abuses, readmission will happen. Zimbabweans, too, seem generally self-centred and selfish to stand up for each other. The lack of public outrage and discourse over Jameson Timba and more than 65 political prisoners still in jail shows a collective selfishness. Many of our people are focusing on the personal benefits of readmission rather than the plight of their fellow citizens. Fighting for freedom in Zimbabwe is often a thankless pursuit, many really don’t care about what people like Job Sikhala have gone through, that is why they are often insulted and joked about. If we do not care about our own people being persecuted while fighting for us, why should Britain or the Commonwealth uphold principles of good governance on our behalf? I am convinced that Mnangagwa’s regime will be readmitted. However, this will undermine the credibility of the Commonwealth, making it as irrelevant and a laughing stock as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has become. Institutions like these no longer prioritise the needs of ordinary people as they used to do in the past. They have become tools for political and business elites, abandoning moral principles, rules, and the rule of law in favour of self interest. Remember that Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime is a product of a military coup supported, sanitised and endorsed by the British establishment, so if Britain could live with a military coup, what harm would it see from bringing its product under its fold? Here is the Commonwealth Harare declaration for you to read, based on this document, Mnangagwa’s regime wouldn’t qualify, but as you shall see, even the Commonwealth is no longer what it used to be when this declaration was made, ironically in Harare👉🏿 thecommonwealth.org/harare-declara…

@advocatemahere If amnesia was a person. Similar protests and those armed in military fatigue sprawled the streets of Harare, including the opposition, and backed the current regime. Some people thrive in crisis.

🔸Good day African leaders, There is nothing wrong with congratulating election winners on a different continent but is anyone paying attention to the crisis on our doorstep? Why must we wait for someone else to set our agenda? Why do we recoil from being in the forefront of solving our problems? Why are we always waiting to be led? Why do we allow problems to foment until they’re too big to control? Where is the leadership of Africa by Africans? #Mozambique

@Zwelinzima1 If you think coping and pasting other people's theories is education, think again. Those believed to be uneducated are the most innovative, creative, and adventurous . The results speak for themselves.

Preach Brother Preach! Someone will listen eventually! The youth whose future is being stolen will rise one day

@johnmcdonnellMP @johnpringdns People needs are not universal but vary. Why putting everyone in the same basket. Only those in the bottom of our society are asked to join universal credit, where they are stigmatised.

This is extremely worrying. We need a speedy inquiry to clarify what is happening as this could mean many of the poorest are losing all support. @johnpringdns

@daddyhope Democracy is ruthless. The so-called institutions can be undemocratic. It's called tyranny of the majority. It blurrs the eye from common sense. What is the panacea if institutions ignore the obvious?

Beleaguered American President Joe Biden says he is not leaving the presidential race, where he will face Donald Trump. It is public knowledge that I don’t like Donald Trump, but if Biden doesn’t leave the race, Donald Trump will be America’s next president. Biden is old, unwell, and not fit for public office anymore, so I won’t blame Americans when they choose Trump, who is also old but still physically okay. The prospect of another Trump presidency is enough to give anyone the jitters, but it is what it is!

@daddyhope Eventually, Cyril will resign, leaving the country in the hands of DA. This is the worst sellout of its kind. The ANC lakes backbone to take the bull by its horns since the liberation struggle. Much of the heavy load was lifted by the front line states.

The DA wants the whole Government🤣🤣🤣

@ProfJNMoyo MK party is worse than DA. Their agenda is unAfrican. They are a bunch of egocentrics whose agenda is non than tribalistic and xenophobic. That ideology defies of ubuntu and Pan Africanism, the likes of Mandela fought for.

South Africa's new 'sellout GNU' government: The people's vote spoke loudly and clearly, but Cyril Ramaphosa's ANC did not hear or understand what the people said!

@daddyhope The only feasible outcome with enduring government is the coalition of ANC, MK, and EEF but without Ramaphosa as head of State. That will appease the likes of Zuma and Malema.

ZANUPF is upset by the ANC’s huge election disaster because the ANC supported ZANUPF in its misguided actions in Zimbabwe including the rigging of elections. The worst nightmare for ZANUPF is an ANC/DA coalition with a DA foreign minister, that thought is giving ZANUPF violent bouts of political diarrhoea. I said in April that this election was not just about South Africa, it was about the region too, and the result will have far-reaching repercussions in Zimbabwe and beyond because of South Africa’s position not only in SADC but the continent as the biggest and most sophisticated African economy. ZANUPF prefers the ANC to go into coalition with its former colleagues and not with the DA or smaller parties that would demand the South African government push for the rule of law and cleaner elections in the region. It has nothing to do with ideology but self-preservation, knowing that it invested in the ANC and won’t get returns if the ANC partners with political parties that will demand a rule based SADC when governing and who will only govern in South Africa’s national interest. Everyone hopes that South Africa will get a government that governs in the national interest and not one that pursues selfish and parochial interests that serve only a few, corruptly. A good and ethical South African government is beneficial for SADC and Africa. A corrupt South African government will take the region down with it, as bribe-based rule will allow the abuse of state institutions across the region. That instills the fear of God in ZANUPF because it has used that sort of governance to survive, hence its campaign to shape the type of government that should emerge from these election results. Every sensible person wishes for South Africa to succeed because if it succeeds, the whole region succeeds too. If it fails, we all fail.

@nickmangwana I wonder how one can think clearly after that whirlwind?

Those Jekenisheni swirls can make one dizzy. Some will even go into trances and “see things”. That can explain that bizarre presser, yesterday.