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ED Spokesperson Labels Journalists "Insurgents" For Sharing Geza Content

1 week agoWed, 23 Apr 2025 13:28:56 GMT
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ED Spokesperson Labels Journalists "Insurgents" For Sharing Geza Content

A senior Zimbabwean government official, George Charamba, who serves as Deputy Chief Secretary for Presidential Communications, has warned journalists and media outlets against disseminating video messages by Blessed Geza.

Responding to an excerpt of Geza’s recent statement shared on the social media platform X by The NewsHawks, Charamba asserted that the act of republishing such content can only be done by people who are part of the “insurgency.”

Charamba warned journalists that those who circulate Geza’s messages are complicit in subversive activities. Said Charamba:

YOU HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY UNTRAINED OR PART OF INSURGENCY TO PUBLISH A MESSAGE LIKE THIS IN THE NAME OF JOURNALISM. WE TAKE LONG TO REACT BUT WHEN WE DO, TIME DIES FOR YOU!!!!

In his latest message, delivered via social media platforms on Tuesday night, which was deemed subversive by Charamba, Geza issued a warning to Zimbabweans for disregarding his call for a national shutdown intended to pressure President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down. He said:

Click here: Pindula WhatsApp Channel
wa.me/channel/0029Vb4GVea90x2nCSDImS1b

 

Kana tati izvo “shut down”, garai kumba. Garai kumba mose because munhu amuri kuteerera iyeye ndiye munhu atiri kuda kuti aende… Chatinokumbirisa kuti mugare kumba ndechekuti pakurwiswa kuchaitwa zvigananda izvi, zvimwe zvacho zvine ma bodyguard ane pfuti, zvimwe zvacho zvakatsvagirwa ma mercernary ane pfuti, panokwanisa kuitika exchange yepfuti mukaitwa crossfire.

(When we say ‘shut down,’ stay at home. All of you stay at home because the person you’re listening to is the one we want to leave… We ask you to stay home because during the attacks that will take place on these [Zvigananda], some of them have bodyguards with guns, others have hired mercenaries with guns. There could be an exchange of gunfire, and you might get caught in the crossfire.)

This is not the first instance in which Charamba has issued threats against local journalists for publishing content deemed unfavourable by the political establishment.

In 2023, Charamba threatened members of the press with imprisonment for reporting on corruption allegations involving individuals linked to Zimbabwe’s ruling elite, as exposed in Al Jazeera’s “Gold Mafia” documentary.

Using an account on X (formerly Twitter), which he has publicly acknowledged as his, Charamba issued a warning in a post that read:

FRIENDLY ADVICE TO ALL RECKLESS JOURNALISTS: Al Jazeera is not a court of law before whose claims impart privileges to defamatory utterances.

It is merely some weaponized channel. If you are reckless enough to repeat what its phoney documentary defamatorily says, hoping to plead: ‘I heard/saw it on Al Jazeera,’ you will be sorry for yourself. 

Do not for once think there is grit to act against defamatory and politically motivated journalism. Faceless Twitter names egging you on will not be a factor when brickbats come. Be warned.”

In his statement, the Presidential Spokesperson ominously referenced the incarceration of opposition parliamentarian Job Sikhala (who spent nearly two years in pre-trial detention), implicitly signalling how the government might deal with journalists who deviate from the official narrative in their coverage of sensitive matters.

Meanwhile, HStv journalist Blessed Mhlanga remains in pre-trial detention following his arrest on 24 February 2025 in Harare.

Mhlanga is being charged under Section 164 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, accused of transmitting data messages allegedly inciting violence and causing damage to property.

The charges are linked to a series of interviews he conducted with Blessed Geza, a war veteran and outspoken critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.

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28 Comments

Gushaz · 1 week ago
Dai Mwari anzwawo kuchema kwedu,nekutora mweya waED,asi Chiwenga asapinde hke
Mj · 1 week ago
Be warned
Anonymous · 1 week ago
That's why we don't watch dead bc. Geza is a zanupf comrade. You were belittled by Grace Mugabe kuitwa mainini chaivo. Time will tell, Jonathan moyo, kasukuwere mandi, zhawo and Mzembi used do exactly what you doing
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aviel · 1 week ago
it's jus a matter of time my man, tichazotaura nezvako wanovanda out of zim nekuda kwemabasa ako nevamwe vako. Mwari haadhakwe even Pharaoh vaitooma musoro more than mukuru wenyu uyo, you're just hiding the sun under a mushroom George
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Ediots · 1 week ago
p.s GC is a only a high ranking troll
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Ediots · 1 week ago
Vana Chari vanongoshama chete. They havent come up to a formidable foe yet-time. It's simple to see how a flip flopper can ever be on anyone's side.
Mudhibhisi · 1 week ago
Ndinoda kt mangwanani kuhurumende inozivikanwa nehúnyanzví pasi rese. Hurumende inoita basa sebasa. Hurumende yemakororo inoshandisa nzira dzakasiyana siyana kubira nyika yekwedu. Mamukasei makororo ehurumende yekwedu atakapiwa naiye Satani pachake.
Mudhibhisi · 1 week ago
Ndinoti chimukai kwayedza kare. Mukati makororo ehurumende mube zvicherwa, kuendese mabillions kunze kwenyika. Isu hedu tifambe mumakoronga nekufira muzvipatara zvisina kana bandage chairo
Gegeja · 1 week ago
journalist kana waGeza usatiudze chero kutaura nezve KuGeza.
Sir Bath · 1 week ago
ukaguta unoona sekuti zvirikwese
WiFi · 1 week ago
Izvozvi madzibaba veshanduko imba yabhombwa can we expect to hear that news from herald or ZBC no, so social media is good it inform us the other side of the story
h · 1 week ago
l am pretty sure that guy is the one masquerading as Vic Venom in the comments
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WiFi · 1 week ago
How can one make informed decisions when we hear one sided stories
Gaffer · 1 week ago
😂😂mdhara Geza vakazombotiti tengai data muone. We're people of action. Data rakato expire
Antman · 1 week ago
Kkk Zimbabwe and prison sam WhatsApp group
NGWENDEZA · 1 week ago
Ndezvako izvo
🤫 · 1 week ago
Since these monkeys came to power in 1980 we have been threatened every day of our life.We no longer care.Jojo tank must go jump into a lake or two if one cannot hold him.We are sick and tired of his rantings.
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WiFi · 1 week ago
Say that again
useless clown · 1 week ago
so the small clown boy george doesnt see the irony in that he also posts his useless sh!t on social media platforms ??!! LOLOLOL KKKK small clown boy george
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shut up · 1 week ago
shut up you clown boy George
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Botso · 1 week ago
Kusvika mati srry
Botso · 1 week ago
Kusvika mati sorry
yuop · 1 week ago
hameno vanoda kuitwa crossfire
walle · 1 week ago
threats threats threats
⚡VPGeneral ⚡ · 1 week ago
,mweya wank bvuma

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