Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa’s close ally Gift “Ostallos” Siziba on Wednesday reportedly walked out on the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Florence Taruvinga as she was addressing workers at the Worker’s Day Commemorations at Gwanzura Stadium in the capital Harare.
According to <a href="https://x.com/ZiFMStereo/status/1785740407067804028">ZiFM Stereo</a>, Chamisa was invited to be a speaker, but he did not attend the event and was represented by Siziba.
Reports suggest that Chamisa and his allies are sceptical about the current ZCTU leadership, in particular the president, who is believed to be close to “the system”.
However, Siziba denied claims that they walked out on the ZCTU leadership, saying they did not anticipate that the crowd would follow them on their way out after they had completed their task at the event.
Siziba said they had to leave Gwanzura early as they had other commitments elsewhere.
In July 2023, the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) accused ZCTU of being captured by the State following the suspension of Obert Masaraure, the president of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ).
In a statement, CiZC said a small clique in the ZCTU leadership has been captured by the State as part of the post-coup government’s project to establish a one-party dictatorship.
That same month, ZCTU affiliates accused ZCTU leaders of misleading the International Labour Organisation (ILO) at a meeting in Switzerland over Zimbabwe’s bad human rights record.
They reportedly informed ILO that Zimbabwe no longer had a bad human rights record, resulting in Zimbabwe being struck off the list of 24 countries with a terrible human rights and labour injustice record.
During the trip to Geneva last month, Taruvinga, and ZCTU secretary-general Japhet Moyo flew out of Zimbabwe together with the government delegation led by Labour Minister Paul Mavima for the ILO meeting.
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Ostallos "Walks Out" On ZCTU President At Workers' Day Event

Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) organising secretary Amos Chibaya has dismissed reports that Nelson Chamisa’s followers were mobilising for a new political party.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200022797/cracks-emerge-in-chamisas-blue-movement">NewsDay</a> on Tuesday, 06 February, Chibaya said that a meeting held in Mutare over the weekend was not an inaugural mobilisation programme but had organised the meeting on behalf of CCC.
The meeting reportedly angered some Chamisa loyalists who alleged that they were not informed of the meeting.
Chibaya and former CCC deputy spokesperson Gift “Ostallos” Siziba addressed party supporters in Mutare during the weekend.
Other senior opposition figures who attended the meeting were former MPs Regai Tsunga and David Chimhini as well as Chikanga MP Lynette Karenyi-Kore. Said Chibaya:
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As the organiser of the party, l was meeting with our champions from Manicaland. I am the organiser of the party in charge of putting in place structures and making sure that there are programmes and activities for the party.
At the beginning of every year, l do a round of provincial citizens assembly (PCA) and that meeting which took place is called PCA which was called by the national organising champions, myself and addressed again by myself.
The president resigned, yes, but he is still working with the citizens of Zimbabwe to achieve democratic change in Zimbabwe.
I am the organiser. The organiser oversees the party programmes and activities. If you go to ZANU PF there is what is called a political commissar.
You cannot be left out if you are not the organiser or part of the organising committee.
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However, some of Chamisa’s loyalists are reported to be in the dark over his next move with the so-called inaugural mobilisation programme coming as a surprise.
Chamisa quit CCC late last month, saying the party had been infiltrated by ZANU PF after disputed interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu recalled dozens of the party’s MPs and councillors.
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Chibaya, Ostallos Meeting In Mutare Angers Chamisa Loyalists

CCC deputy spokesperson Gift “Ostallos” Siziva has suggested that former Zengeza West MP, Job Sikhala, is ungrateful after he said the opposition party abandoned him during his incarceration at Chikurubu Maximum Security Prison for nearly 600 days.
Sikhala was freed on Tuesday, 30 January, after spending nearly 600 days of pre-trial detention for inciting public violence in Nyatsime in 2022.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/sikhala-blames-zim-opposition-leaders-for-abandoning-him/">SABC News</a> at his home in Chitungwiza, hours after his release, Sikhala said that only his family and close associates pushed for his freedom during his incarceration. He said:
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Neither of the current protagonists in the quarrel and conflict in the opposition ranks did absolutely nothing about me when I was in incarceration for the sake of my freedom.
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However, Siziva, who worked closely with former party leader Nelson Chamisa during campaigns ahead of the August 2023 general elections, said they visited Sikhala’s family several times and also donated cash as well as groceries for their upkeep. Said Siziva:
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We accompanied President Chamisa several times to the Chitown house during the campaign, the motorcade was diverted to pass there and even gave the family $ and the wife knows it.
After the presidential dinner, I personally was sent to deliver groceries there. Our diaspora teams communicated and supported the family with our knowledge, coordination and approval.
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Sikhala and his co-accused CCC activist Godfrey Karakadzayi Sithole were convicted on the 24th of January 2024 on charges of inciting public violence by Harare Magistrate Tafadzwa Miti.
Miti sentenced Sikhala to serve two years in prison, which she however wholly suspended on condition of good behaviour.
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Sikhala Is Ungrateful, We Supported His Family During His Incarceration - Ostallos

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has refuted claims that CCC candidate for Pelandaba-Tshabalala constituency in the 03 February 2024 by-elections Gift “Ostallos” Siziba was arrested while doing door-to-door campaigns in Bulawayo on Tuesday.
In a statement, the ZRP said Siziba was not arrested but was asked to account for his activities after they received complaints from members of the public. It reads:
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The ZRP dismisses social media postings alleging that Gift Ostallos Siziba was arrested by the Police while conducting door-to-door campaigns in Bulawayo on 09/01/24.
The Police only approached Gift Ostallos Siziba and his campaign team to account for what they were doing after receiving complaints from members of the public.
After that, Gift Ostallos Siziba was allowed to go. Therefore, the Police dismisses the social media postings with the contempt they deserve.
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Siziba will be up against Joseph Tshuma (ZANU PF), Abraham Nkomo (DOP), and Moreblessing Tembo (CCC) as he seeks to take back the seat he won in the August 2023 general elections.
Siziba, who is aligned with CCC leader Nelson Chamisa, was recalled from Parliament by Sengezo Tshabangu, a CCC activist who claims to be the party’s interim secretary-general under unclear circumstances.
Tshabangu claimed that Siziba, among dozens of other CCC MPs and councillors whom he recalled, had ceased to be a CCC member.
The February 3 by-elections will be held in six constituencies, that is, Mkoba North, Zvimba East, Chegutu West, Goromonzi South, Seke, and Pelandaba-Tshabalala.
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Ostallos Has Not Been Arrested - Police

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, led by Nelson Chamisa, has criticised <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/2023/11/30/zimbabwe-2024-national-budget-allocations-to-government-ministries-and-departments/">the 2024 National Budget</a> proposed by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube. They argue that the budget puts too much pressure on citizens who are already facing difficulties.
In his recent speech, Professor Mthuli Ncube <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/2023/12/01/zimbabwe-2024-national-budget-passport-vehicle-registration-toll-fees-raised-tax-for-soft-drinks/">suggested increasing taxes and introducing new ones.</a> The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Dr John Mangudya, defended the budget saying that due to the country’s limited access to credit, the government had to rely on generating revenue internally.
In a statement seen by Pindula News, CCC deputy Spokesperson, Gift Siziba, said the budget announced on Thursday last week was anti-poor as it places an excessive burden on citizens who are already suffering. He added:
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… the budget introduces several taxes that clearly demonstrate the regime in Harare’s anti-people stance and their lack of concern for the suffering of the masses. The Strategic Reserve Levy, toll fees, vehicle registration fees, passport fees, and the introduction of a sugar tax and wealth tax will increase the cost of living and doing business in the country.
We firmly believe that shelter is a basic human right and should not be subject to taxation. The budget’s decision to convert the COVID-19 and Cushioning allowance into pensionable emoluments will further reduce the real incomes of civil servants. The regime should have considered an upward review to compensate civil servants for the loss of income. 
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Siziba believes that the country’s taxation system is already too heavy, and the new budget will make it even worse. He said this would make public services, transportation, fuel, and business operations more expensive. As a result, people would have less money to spend and the country’s competitiveness will suffer. Siziba added that high taxes also lead to more informal jobs and less confidence in the economy. He emphasised that the wealth tax on properties will make it difficult for first-time homebuyers to afford homes.
Siziba’s concerns about the budget align with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Vision 2030 for Zimbabwe’s development. Vision 2030 is a development plan aimed at transforming Zimbabwe into an upper-middle-income economy by the year 2030. It focuses on key pillars such as economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. The budget’s excessive taxation and lack of measures for employment creation and support for the informal sector contradict the vision’s goals. 
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2024 National Budget Places Excessive Burden On Citizens Who Are Already Suffering - CCC

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy spokesperson Gift Siziba has accused ZANU PF of using abductions, torture and murder against opponents during elections.
Addressing the media on Wednesday, Siziba named several party activists who were allegedly murdered by ZANU PF members in the past twelve months.
Siziba was speaking days after a CCC activist, Tapfumaneyi Masaya, was allegedly abducted and murdered while conducting door-to-door campaigns for CCC’s Mabvuku Constituency by-election candidate Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi. NewZimbabwe.com quoted Siziba as saying:
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The recent murders of our change champions including Mboneni Ncube, [Nyasha] Zhambe in Gutu, Moreblessing Ali in Nyatsime and Tafadzwa Chitsunge in Glenview cast a dark cloud on our nation in the post-election environment.
There have been numerous cases of abduction and torture targeting our MPs and Councillors.
Takudzwa Ngadziore, the youngest MP was abducted in broad daylight by gun-toting men, former legislator James Chidhakwa was also abducted by these men who are walking scot-free.
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Womberaiishe Nhende was brutally attacked and all these people were injected with poison and are undergoing medical treatment.
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The failure of the regime to bring the perpetrators of these heinous crimes and the lawlessness that has visited our country is a cause for concern not just for our movement but the whole of Zimbabwe.
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Ncube was stabbed and killed at a CCC rally in Kwekwe in 2022, Ali was killed and her body mutilated in Nyatsime, also in 2022, while Chitsunge was stoned to death by suspected ZANU PF members in Glen View, Harare this year.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), however, said Chitsunge was run over by a truck. Added Siziba:
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Right now an election in Zimbabwe means two things, if you want life you are forced to vote for ZANU PF.
If you vote for the alternative, which is your choice, you are actually voting for death in the context of the by-election we held in Gutu.
Voting is no longer about political choice under Mnangagwa, it is no longer about bread and butter issues which is why Zimbabweans are being coerced to vote for ZANU PF.
It is actually coercion not voting, which is a problem we continue to face.
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By-elections will be held in more than 10 National Assembly constituencies after CCC activist Sengezo Tshabangu declared himself the party’s interim secretary general and initiated recalls of CCC representatives.
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Voting In Zimbabwe Now A Life Or Death Issue - CCC

CCC says it is taking action against, Sengezo Tshabangu, a former MDC-T and PDP member who claimed to have recalled several CCC MPs and councillors.
On 03 October 2023, Tshabangu wrote a letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda purportedly recalling 15 MPs saying they had ceased to be members of CCC.
He also wrote a letter to the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Winston Chitando, purporting to recall 17 councillors.
In a statement released on Wednesday, 04 October, CCC deputy spokesperson Gift “Ostallos” Siziba said Tshabangu is an imposter and a ZANU PF proxy. Reads the statement:
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It has come to the attention of the Citizens Coalition for Change that there are letters purportedly written by a person designating himself as interim secretary General circulating on social media claiming that the Citizens’ Movement has recalled named councillors and members of Parliament.
Members of the public are advised to disregard these with the contempt they deserve. The CCC party has neither recalled nor does it intend to recall any of its recently elected deployees.
The purported author of the two letters, Sengezo Tshabangu is not and has never been a member or official of the CCC party since its inception. His last known parties are MDC-T and PDP.
He is renowned for being the proxy of fielding fake CCC double candidates in Bulawayo and Matabeleland North.
The Citizens’ Movement is taking action against this impostor and all his contacts.
This deplorable behavior by ZANU PF is a response to their defeat in 2023 and rejection by Zimbabwe and a pathetic attempt to respond to the exercise of our freedom of association in not attending the official opening of parliament yesterday (03 October 2023).
Meanwhile, our deployees in local authorities and Parliament should continue to discharge their responsibilities as mandated by the electorate in the just-ended elections.
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CCC Vows To Take Action Against Sengezo Tshabangu

Presidential spokesperson George Charamba has warned CCC spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi and his deputy Gift “Ostallos” Siziba against what he calls “casting aspersions” on Roman Catholic Church priest Father Fidelis Mukonori.
Mkwananzi and Siziba criticised Mukonori for suggesting that CCC leader Nelson Chamisa should concede defeat in the 23 August 2023 presidential race and talk to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
In response, Charamba said the two should show respect to Mukonori as he is a seasoned negotiator, saying they (in apparent reference to the “System”) know Chamisa more than Mkwananzi and Siziba. Wrote Charamba on Twitter:
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Anyone with some modicum of political understanding knows that good politics is founded on basic respect for the Church and its counselling and prophetic role in the affairs of our Nation.
To have little boys like the fugitive Mkwananzi and Ostallos casting aspersions on a cleric with the standing of Father Fidelis Mukonori, smacks of despicable pretentiousness and downright ignorance of our history and contemporary affairs.
Just a cursory reading of our Liberation Struggle would have cautioned these two impressionable and excitable youngsters against such gratuitous insults.
Father Mukonori’s role in our Liberation Struggle and in key peace initiatives before and after our Independence is a matter of public record.
These included missions to Liberation Movements at the height of our Struggle, well before these two youngsters were born.
It is that historical and historic role that earned him his brokering role during the 2017 Operation.
While these two youngsters, incited by their equally youngster leader may be forgiven for not living or reading history, they cannot be excused for miscomprehending times and events they lived through. Or for cheaply abusing them for political expediency.
However angry Father Mukonori’s advice may make them, Chamisa knows that, as before, he stands to rue his excitable response to poll defeat and, again as before, will spend the coming five long years desperately knocking on many doors for accommodation by the winner, Dr ED Mnangagwa! We happen to know a little more about him than ever does these two youngsters!
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Chamisa has rejected the outcome of the presidential election and demanded fresh polls supervised by SADC.
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Charamba Warns Mkwananzi And Siziba Against Vilifying Father Fidelis Mukonori

The opposition CCC has condemned what it considers the “persecution and illegal arrest” of its councillors and Members of Parliament since the 23 August Harmonised Elections.
This follows the arrest of Sunningdale MP Maureen Kademaunga, CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Siziba, Harare Deputy Mayor Kudzai Kadzombe and CCC’s Chirumanzu South candidate Patrick Cheza.
CCC Spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi is in hiding after police said he was wanted for allegedly defaulting in court over a public violence charge from 2020.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/zimbabwe-headed-into-dark-cloud-of-uncertainty-says-ccc-after-arrest-of-three-leaders-barely-two-weeks-after-mnangagwas-inauguration/">NewZimbabwe.com</a>, Siziba, who is expected to appear in court this Friday for allegedly inciting violence at a football match on Sunday, said Zimbabwe is moving towards a period of uncertainty. He said:
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The recent attacks, persecution and illegal arrest of our Councillors and MPs is a clear sign that the regime is petrified.
We just came out of an election, and our people are being punished for rejecting ZANU PF on the ballot.
No victor would punish his people, no father would beat up his kids after winning a lotto.
It is self-evident that our country is going back into a dark cloud of illegitimacy, stagnation and uncertainty.
The closure of democratic space and attack on dissenting voices will soon show its ugly face on the economy.
A disputed and discredited election cannot produce legitimate leadership.
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Journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin’ono on Thursday said the arrest of CCC MPs is a brazen attempt by ZANU PF to whittle down the opposition’s numbers in Parliament and attain a two-thirds majority to enable the ruling party to push for constitutional amendments.
He said ZANU PF is planning to arrest “as many CCC MPs as possible” and then call for by-elections which it will rig to achieve a two-thirds majority necessary for constitutional amendments.
Chin’ono warned CCC MPs to avoid saying things that will get the government to craft “false charges” against them.
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Zimbabwe Going Back Into A Dark Cloud Of Illegitimacy - CCC

CCC Member of Parliament Gift “Ostallos” Siziba (Tshabalala-Pelandaba), was arrested on Wednesday on allegations of inciting the football violence that led to the abandonment of the league match between Dynamos and Highlanders at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday.
Siziba, who is also CCC’s deputy spokesperson, was later released and ordered to appear in court on Friday.
Police did not state how Siziba, a Highlanders supporter, instigated the violence.
However, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday after the match had been abandoned, Siziba claimed he was at Barbourfields and captioned his picture, clad in Bosso regalia, with the words “We fear fokol”.
In a statement, CCC dismissed the allegations against Siziba, saying they were “false”. It said:
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Our MP for Pelandaba Tshabalala, [Gift Siziba], was arrested today on false allegations of inciting violence. Although he was later released, he has been summoned to court on Friday. 
The regime has intensified its crackdown against our members after a shambolic, disorganized, rigged and fraudulent election. This continued persecution must stop.
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Siziba’s arrest came a day after another CCC MP, Maureen Kademaunga, who is the MP for Sunningdale, was arrested on charges of attempted murder and malicious damage to property.
The charges were later dropped in court on Wednesday after Kademaunga had spent a night in a police cell.
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Police Arrest CCC MP, Gift Siziba, Over Barbourfields Stadium Violence

CCC has said the swearing-in of its parliamentarians on Thursday, 07 September, is not an endorsement of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
The Nelson Chamisa-led party has 103 MPs in the National Assembly and 27 Senators who were sworn in at the new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden.
CCC is demanding a fresh election supervised by SADC and the African Union and earlier reports had indicated that the party intended to boycott the swearing-in ceremony in protest over alleged vote rigging.
In an interview with <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200016328/weve-not-endorsed-ed-ccc-mps">NewsDay </a>on Thursday, CCC deputy spokesperson Gift “Ostallos” Siziba said their attendance was not an endorsement of ZANU PF’s win. Said Siziba:
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This is not an endorsement of ZANU PF’s alleged win, but just protocol. We cannot endorse electoral theft.
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The composition of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe (2023-2028) is as follows:
National Assembly
ZANUPF: 176 MPs.
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<li>136 direct election.</li>
<li>33 women’s quota.</li>
<li>7 youth quota.</li>
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CCC: 103 MPs.
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<li>73 direct election.</li>
<li>27 women’s quota.</li>
<li>3 youth quota.</li>
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Senate
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<li>ZANUPF: 33.</li>
<li>CCC: 27.</li>
<li>18 Chiefs.</li>
<li>2 representing People With Disabilities.</li>
</ul>
Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) postponed the Gutu West constituency election following the death of one of the duly nominated candidates, Christopher Mutonhori Rwodzi, a few weeks before the 23 August 2023 Harmonised Elections.
ZEC said a nomination court will be established at a later date, as advised by the Commission, for nominations to take place for a by-election in respect of Gutu West constituency.
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Swearing-in Of CCC MPs Not An Endorsement Of ED, Says Siziba

The Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) said it will not share the names of members who were nominated during the ongoing Consensus Candidate Selection process to protect them from victimisation by ZANU PF, especially in rural areas.
CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Siziba told journalists on Thursday that after the party’s nomination process, a vetting process was conducted which will be followed by manifesto presentations.
He said the presentations are set for this Saturday and Sunday, with CCC’s final list of council and parliament candidates set to be announced soon. <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/rural-folks-shying-away-from-chamisas-ccc-says-partys-deputy-spokesperson-as-candidate-selection-process-concludes/">Said Siziba</a>:
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We are dealing with a brutally callous, indifferent regime that is in panic and one of its manner of manipulation is the harvest of fear, the use of fear against those who differ with the state or President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.
It is without doubt that citizens have subscribed to the citizen’s movement and are ready to represent the party from various angles however one of the challenges we have faced during this process is this harvest of fear particularly in the countryside.
It is because of that strategic necessity that we have not publicly released the names of those that have been nominated in the countryside because ZANU PF has deployed violence as a tool to try to influence our people to withdraw from nominations and the process.
Remember the election has not been declared, and the nomination court has not been sat. We have agreed to protect our people.
You know in Zaka one of our candidates was abducted and tortured.
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Elections in Zimbabwe in the past two decades have been characterised by politically motivated violence.
Opposition party members and supporters have been targeted by ruling ZANU PF party supporters and security forces.
This has led to concerns about the fairness and transparency of elections in the country.
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CCC Won't Reveal Names Of Nominees In Rural Areas  - Siziba

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has scoffed at the president of the Chiefs Council of Zimbabwe Chief Fortune Charumbira’s claims that the opposition party has a hand in sexual assault allegations levelled against him by his 27-year-old niece.
On Wednesday, CCC deputy spokesperson Gift “Ostallos” Siziba told <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200010448/sex-assault-charumbira-victims-family-speak-out">NewsDay</a> that the party is against all forms of violence against women. Said Siziba:
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How does CCC get involved in this case? We condemn any form of abuse and violence against women.
If there was an abuse of power, Charumbira, just like any other citizen, should face the wrath of the law.
In other democratically progressive countries, Charumbira would have resigned both from PAP and Chiefs’ Council, but because we are in Zimbabwe, he is still a free man.
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Chief Fortune Charumbira, who is also the president of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), is accused of sexually assaulting his married niece.
The victim, who is a teacher at a school in Masvingo, reported the matter at Masvingo Central Police Station under RRB 5457646 on Saturday last week.
According to leaked chats seen by NewsDay, Charumbira accused the victim of “maliciously” filing the charges against him and conniving with CCC. He said in the leaked chats:
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I know you are working on documentation to go to Canada and run away from Zimbabwe after messing up my name with lies.
Do not run away. Ndakatosviba kare (my name was long soiled), let’s meet in court.
As a result of this attack on me, there is a lot of information between you, sekuru Foki and Gari which I know.
Ndavurawa image pasi rose nenhema kuti (My image has been tarnished worldwide through allegations that) I touched (your) private parts etc kidnapped etc. Whoom! Mwari ndewedu tese (God is for us all).
Vana (The likes of) Takanayi and other CCC members had several meetings with you to push this agenda.
I did not think you would agree to falsehoods against me to please them.
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According to a leaked police memorandum, Charumbira allegedly sexually assaulted the complainant on two separate occasions.
He allegedly fondled the complainant’s breasts, kissed her without her consent, and groped her private parts.
The alleged assault took place at Rainbow Towers Hotel on 31 March this year and on 02 April at Crown Plaza Hotel, respectively.
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CCC Not Involved In Chief Charumbira Indecent Assault Case - Ostallos

Citizens’ Coalition for Change’s “Change Champion in Chief” Nelson Chamisa on Friday handed out food packages to underprivileged people as well as jailed Zengeza West Job Sikhala’s family and the “Nyatsime 16”.
According to Gift “Ostallos” Siziba, the party’s deputy spokesperson, the food hampers were proceeds of the 2022 Presidential Charity dinner. He posted on Twitter:
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Today President Chamisa handed over food hampers to the less privileged, people living with disabilities, and the elderly.
These are the proceeds of the 2022 Presidential Charity dinner which was held last week.
The Presidency does this as a gesture of love and solidarity.
… Today President @nelsonchamisa sent Christmas hampers to Hon Job Sikhala family and the Nyatsime 16.
We spent our day with these progressive Citizens as part of our practice of solidarity.
Thank you, Zimbabwe for the love and support. One day we shall be free. Together we can!
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Chamisa also confirmed the development via his Twitter account. He wrote:
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Christmas time is about loving, giving and sharing. We had such a special and wonderful time today as we distributed hampers to the elderly and deserving in society.
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Chamisa Sends Christmas Hampers To Job Sikhala's Family

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says its MPs are free to take the US$40 000 housing loans from parliament, but they must repay them.
CCC leader Nelson Chamisa previously declared that the loans were a bribe and warned his MPs not to “drink from the poisoned chalice” as they will face the wrath of voters.
On Wednesday, deputy CCC spokesman Gift Ostallos Siziba announced the compromise deal after appearing at a news conference with some of the MPs led by CCC Chief Whip in Parliament Prosper Mutseyami. Said Siziba:
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There had been a misunderstanding over the loans, but the MPs have clarified that it was in fact they who led the push for housing loans and secured the concession in the supplementary budget in September. There can be no question of them not repaying the loans.
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Mutseyami told journalists that the loans “cannot bribe or derail our cause,” appearing to directly contradict Chamisa. Said Mutseyami:
<blockquote>
The suggestion in some quarters that loans are donations is not correct. In the midterm supplementary budget of September 2022, a provision was made for a housing or vehicle loan of US$40 000. This loan was understood as a genuine part of the MPs’ welfare.
The loan is therefore not a surprise executive instrument but one that went through the due process of appropriation as is provided in the constitution.
It is not a discretionary issue or an executive gratuitous gesture like the grants given to ministers and deputy ministers.
</blockquote>
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesman George Charamba on Wednesday said that the disbursement of the loans was being done by alphabetic order.
He claimed CCC deputy leader Tendai Biti was the first to get the disbursement as his surname places him top. He said:
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Did you know that by today, 100 MPs had been paid? Or was that payment by alphabetic order?
Meaning the first to be paid was Biti Tendai. With Chikwinya Settlement (Mbizo MP) among the top 10 to be settled! Which explains why Biti was funerally quiet.
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Defiant CCC MPs Force Chamisa Into Loans Compromise

Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, the Citizens Coalitions for Change (CCC), has called for a peace pledge that should be adhered to by all stakeholders before the country holds elections next year.
This follows a resurgence in cases of politically motivated violence across the country since the 26 March by-elections.
CCC deputy spokesperson Gift “Ostallos” Siziba on Monday told <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200002872/ccc-proposes-national-peace-pledge">NewsDay</a> that the peace pledge will go a long way in creating a peaceful environment during the general elections. Siziba said:
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Our president Nelson Chamisa is proposing a national peace pledge targeting different stakeholders who will be involved in electoral processes. We are targeting everyone including observers and electoral watchdogs.
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However, ZANU PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said CCC must first concede defeat in the 2018 presidential election before talking about peace pledges. He said:
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As ZANU PF, we have always loved peace. On CCC’s suggestions of a national peace pledge, I don’t think we will be part of it unless they concede defeat in the 2018 Presidential elections — that is the only sticking point. They should just concede defeat.
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CCC leader Nelson Chamisa, who was the MDC Alliance presidential candidate in the 2018 elections, has steadfastly refused to accept his defeat, claiming that the election was rigged in ZANU PF’s favour.
Even after the Constitutional Court bench unanimously ruled there was no evidence of rigging, Chamisa has refused to recognise President Emmerson Mnangagwa as legitimate.

CCC Proposes National Peace Pledge To Curb Political Violence

CCC has scoffed at claims by former Masvingo Urban MP Tongai Matutu that the MDC asked for economic sanctions to be imposed on Zimbabwe fully aware that they will bring suffering to ordinary people.
In a statement he shared on his Twitter page on Friday, Matutu claimed that he and other members of the opposition had made various visits to America to plead for the renewal of the sanctions.
He further claimed that Western countries gave MDC officials millions of dollars for inviting the sanctions.
However, speaking to <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/ex-mdc-official-competing-with-mnangagwas-bootlickers-says-chamisas-ccc-after-sensational-claims-opposition-crafted-us-eu-sanctions-on-zim/">NewZimbabwe.com</a>, CCC deputy spokesperson, Gift “Ostallos” Siziba accused Matutu of lying through his teeth in order to get a slot at ZANU PF’s feeding trough.
Siziba asserted that CCC members will never be victims of a revised history of the democratic struggle. He said:
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This is expected from excitable characters trying to deepen their dirty hands in the gravy train and eating trough of the regime in Harare, but as a matter of fact, the history of the opposition is well known and well documented in terms of who did what, where and how.
We cannot be victims of revisionism, as a way to try and weaponise that revision to advance very naive and petty political objections to try and compete with the bootlickers of Mnangagwa in Harare.
The intention and script of ZANU PF to try and directly link CCC and MDC despite that the movements are different in form, character and content is something that does not surprise but is expected of the regime and their different players whose intentions are to bootlick their way into the looting trough.
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Matutu was appointed the Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Deputy Minister during the Government of National Unity (GNU) by the then Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
He first left Tsvangirai for then party secretary-general Tendai Biti’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2014, before making a comeback in 2016.
He left the MDC again in 2020 and joined ZANU PF after claiming that the opposition had lost direction.

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