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2024 Intake

On August 3, 2023, the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/2023/08/03/supreme-court-clears-12-ccc-candidates-to-contest-2023-elections/">Supreme Court overturned the High Court’s ruling</a> and cleared 12 Citizens <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Citizens%27_Coalition_for_Change/">Coalition for Change (CCC)</a> parliamentary candidates to contest in the upcoming 2023 elections. Prior to the ruling, there was widespread speculation and debate about the judiciary’s impartiality and political bias, with some suggesting that the ruling ZANU PF party had undue influence over the courts and the executive branch of government.
Now that the ruling has been issued, reactions have been mixed, with some celebrating the decision as a victory for democracy and justice, while others caution against premature celebration and warn that the ruling could be used to bolster ZANU PF’s claims of a fair and free election. Pindula News presents some of the reactions below.
ZANU PF expressed disappointment on Twitter over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the nullification of the nominations of the CCC parliamentary candidates. However, the party stated that they respect the court’s decision and that their government upholds the rule of law. Read the party’s posts:
<blockquote>
It’s a disappointing court outcome !! 
What’s now clear is that: 
eZEC sided with CCC on this case. 
Now the Courts have sided with CCC again. 
We are a political party which respects court judgements. 
Nothing changes, we will defeat the 12 CCC candidates in Bulawayo. 
Our courts are not captured. ZANU PF govt respects the rule of law, today’s Supreme Court judgement in favour of CCC is proof that our courts are not captured.
</blockquote>
According to Information Secretary <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nick_Mangwana/">Nick Mangwana</a>, the Supreme Court’s decision shows that Zimbabwe’s judiciary is professional and impartial. He said:
<blockquote>
We have a very professional and impartial Judiciary. We unfortunately also have those who believe they should never lose a case, even if the case is a dud. When they lose they scream “captured”. Same for elections. We have those who always scream, “rigged” when they lose. You can’t blame the referee every time you don’t win.
</blockquote>
Award-winning journalist <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Hopewell_Chin'ono/">Hopewell Chin’ono</a> cautioned the CCC against premature celebration, warning that ZANU PF may use the Supreme Court’s decision to their advantage in the future. Chin’ono suggested that ZANU PF is using the ruling to position the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) as a fair referee in their narrative to the world. He argued:
<blockquote>
The Zimbabwean opposition should not celebrate anything from the court judgement, they should only breath a sigh of relief. 
The tweet below from a ZANUPF handle shows you what this is about, ZANUPF is saying the courts are not captured, and this has positioned @ZECzim as a fair referee in ZANUPF’s narrative to the world since the opposition got a favourable affidavit from @ZECzim
President Mnangagwa and ZANUPF didn’t need these 12 seats, because there was never 12 seats uncontested, only 3 were uncontested, the others would have been contested by the likes of ZAPU. 
So in the eyes of ZANUPF this process has cleansed the courts and @ZECzim
When the inevitable Presidential result dispute and battle takes center stage, this case will be used and referred to ad nauseam as an example that the process was fair. 
They will say; “…the same court delivered judgement in your favor last month, the same @ZECzim 
sided with you on the Bulawayo 12.” There is a word for it, it is called choreography! 
Celebration is missing the point!
</blockquote>
Brighton Mutebuka disagreed with Hopewell Chin’ono, saying that the CCC and <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nelson_Chamisa/">Nelson Chamisa</a> should quietly celebrate that they are back on the ballot, despite knowing that the courts are captured. He criticized the unjust and unfounded criticism that was given as the reason for the disqualification of the CCC candidates and argued that such an approach helped the regime to escape censure while piling up pressure on the opposition. Mutebuka emphasized the need for solidarity among the opposition, which is badly beleaguered.
Former Information Minister, Professor <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jonathan_Moyo/">Jonathan Moyo</a> has congratulated the CCC candidates. He also congratulated Professor Welshman Ncube for the legal fight he put up. Moyo expressed concern over the unprecedented high number of court battles over disputes arising from the outcome of the Nomination Court on 21 June 2023 saying they have put the integrity of the 2023 harmonised general election itself into serious question. He said:
<blockquote>
… Meanwhile, the message and the truth that justice denied is justice delayed, remain. On this score, the 2023 election has made history for the wrong reasons. It’s a notorious fact that the unprecedented high number of court battles over disputes arising from the outcome of the Nomination Court on 21 June 2023 have not only taken too long to resolve, but with only 20 days to go before polling day, the long delay has also put the integrity of the 2023 harmonised general election itself into serious question, with postal voting now in clear and present jeopardy. All nominated candidates gazetted by @ZECzim on 30 June 2023 should have been allowed to get on with it from the date of the Government Gazette. Today’s Supreme Court decision no doubt makes this point and its ramifications more sharply,and its consequences invite urgent and very troubling questions about the justice or injustice of the decision of the same Supreme Court on the Saviour Kasukuwere’s case, only last week. Not only is justice delayed justice denied, but justice must not only be done, it must also be seen to be done. Today’s Supreme Court decision for which CCC and other parliamentary candidates in Bulawayo who won it deserve their celebrations and are to be congratulated without any reservations, does nevertheless leave uncomfortable and unsettling thoughts about the justice or injustice of the Kasukuwere case. It is for this troubling situation that the Constitutional Court has its work cut out, not least because section 23(3) of the Electoral Act, upon which the Kasukuwere case was decided is manifestly unconstitutional, particularly but not only in terms of sections 66 and 67 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, regarding the right to freedom of movement and residence, and the right to vote; which are both historic gains of the liberation struggle whose heroes Zimbabweans are commemorating this month, and on which a general election is taking place for the first time since independence in 1980!
</blockquote>
CCC national spokesperson, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Fadzayi_Mahere/">Fadzayi Mahere</a>, said there is nothing to celebrate adding that the candidates must have never been removed from the ballot in the first place. The legal expert said:
<blockquote>
We won’t stop demanding democracy #ForEveryone. The people of Bulawayo must never be deprived of the right to choose their leaders. We reject the imposition of Zanu PF in Bulawayo Province. We don’t celebrate because they should never have been removed in the first place!
</blockquote>
While some have celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the nullification of the nominations of the CCC parliamentary candidates, others have highlighted the ongoing incarceration of CCC’s MP for Zengeza West, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Job_Sikhala/">Job Sikhala</a>, and Transform Zimbabwe leader, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Ngarivhume/">Jacob Ngarivhume</a>, as a sign that the judiciary is captured. Despite the court’s ruling, some believe that the continued detention of Sikhala and Ngarivhume, without trial for over a year, undermines the credibility of the judiciary and the electoral process. The detention of these political leaders has been a subject of controversy, with some alleging that it is politically motivated. 
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Mixed Reactions As Supreme Court Clears 12 CCC Candidates To Contest 2023 Elections

Political analyst <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Ibbo_Mandaza/">Ibbo D Mandaza</a> has criticised the continued incarceration of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Job_Sikhala/">Job Sikhala</a> and <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Ngarivhume/">Jacob Ngarivhume</a>, stating that it is not only a scandal but also an indictment on the Zimbabwean government led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. 
Sikhala has been in Chikurubi Maximum Prison since June 2022 without trial, facing charges of incitement of violence and obstruction of justice. Ngarivhume, leader of the opposition Transform Zimbabwe party, was convicted of incitement to public violence in April 2023 and sentenced to four years in jail for a tweet he posted in July 2020. In a Twitter post seen by Pindula News, Mandaza suggested that the ZANU PF government is worse than the colonial government led by Ian Douglas Smith. He said:
<blockquote>
That Job Sikhala and Jacob Ngarivhume are still under incarceration as political prisoners is not only a scandal of great proportions but an indictment on those who purport to be in charge of this country. Never thought we would do worse than the Rhodesian regime.
</blockquote>
Mandaza’s remarks come after Julius Malema, the leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/2023/05/02/julius-malema-speaks-on-jacob-ngarivhumes-imprisonment/">expressed shock</a> at <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/2023/04/28/jacob-ngarivhume-sentenced-to-four-years-in-jail/">Jacob Ngarivhume’s imprisonment</a> in Zimbabwe. He criticised the Zimbabwean government for jailing Ngarivhume for demanding accountability on how COVID-19 funds were used in 2020, stating that it is pathetic to imprison an activist for holding different political views.
Former cabinet minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jonathan_Moyo/">Jonathan Moyo</a> also claimed that Ngarivhume’s conviction and imprisonment signifies a regression of Zimbabwe’s judiciary system back to the Gukurahundi era, which was a period of political violence from 1983 to 1987. 
Zimbabwe has faced criticism for restricting political freedoms through arrests and harassment of opposition figures, journalists, and activists.
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Ibbo Mandaza Criticises Zimbabwe's Imprisonment Of Opposition Leaders

Jailed Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume has been denied bail pending appeal by the High Court.
Ngarivhume, an MDC Alliance principal during the 2018 elections, had applied for bail pending appeal on a conviction from a charge of Incitement. Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono <a href="https://twitter.com/daddyhope/status/1668991361217974273?s=20">tweeted</a>:
<blockquote>
Zimbabwean political prisoner, Jacob Ngarivhume has been denied bail pending appeal by Justice Benjamin Chikowero.
Ngarivhume had applied for bail pending appeal on a conviction from a charge of Incitement. It means that he remains in prison until his appeal is heard, which can take forever.
However he can apply for bail at the Supreme Court if the Supreme Court agrees that his case meets the threshold for doing so. Jacob Ngarivhume called for protests against Corruption in 2020.
He was arrested on 20 July 2020 and was convicted this year and sent to jail for 4 years with one year suspended.
</blockquote>
Ngarivhume was in April 2023 found guilty of inciting public violence; using his Twitter handle to call for the 31st July 2020 nationwide anti-government protests.
Despite claiming he did not own the alleged Twitter account, the former MDC Alliance principal was convicted and sentenced to four years imprisonment, with one year suspended conditionally.
In sentencing Ngarivhume, magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka said she took into consideration that Ngarivhume “is a first offender” adding that “a fine or suspended sentence would not deter further offenders, a sentence must be meaningful.
However, his lawyer, Lovemore Madhuku argued that the magistrate who convicted and sentenced his client erred in finding him guilty of an offence he had not committed.
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

High Court Rejects Jacob Ngarivhume's Bail Application

The High Court has reserved judgement in a matter jailed Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader, <a href="https://pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Ngarivhume">Jacob Ngarivhume</a> is seeking bail pending appeal against his conviction and sentencing.
Ngarivhume was in April 2023 found guilty of inciting public violence; using his Twitter handle to call for the 31st July 2020 nationwide anti-government protests.
Despite claiming he did not own the alleged Twitter account, the former MDC Alliance principal was convicted and sentenced to four years imprisonment, with one year suspended conditionally.
High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda reserved judgement indefinitely after hearing arguments by Ngarivhume through his lawyer, Lovemore Madhuku.
Madhuku argued that the magistrate who convicted and sentenced his client erred in finding him guilty of an offence he had not committed. <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/court-reserves-judgement-in-ngarivhume-freedom-bid/">He said</a>:
<blockquote>
This is the first time we have seen a politician being sent to jail for saying statements that allegedly incite the public.
The court in its ruling treated it as if he had actually committed public violence.
There are other factors which we believe were not taken into account.
We should not create a situation whereby we just jail politicians. In fact, it is on record that nothing happened, there was no violence on July 31 2020.
We pray that he pays half a million (bail), which is quite a substantial amount, to continue residing at the same address and not interfere with witnesses. There is no intention for him to abscond.
We believe that the High Court will certainly not uphold the conviction. We are very confident about that.
</blockquote>
In sentencing Ngarivhume, magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka said she took into consideration that Ngarivhume “is a first offender” adding that “a fine or suspended sentence would not deter further offenders, a sentence must be meaningful.
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

High Court Reserves Judgement In Ngarivhume's Appeal Against 4 Years Imprisonment

Jailed Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader Jacob Ngarivhume says his incarceration for incitement to public violence will not dissuade him from speaking out against corruption.
In late April this year, Ngarivhume, a former MDC Alliance principal, was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment, with 12 months conditionally set aside.
The charges emanated from a July 2020 tweet in which he called for a national shutdown in protest over poor leadership by the ZANU PF-led government.
In a letter from Harare Central Prison where he is serving the sentence, Ngarivhume urged Zimbabweans to register to vote and ensure that they vote against “oppressors”. He wrote:
<blockquote>
I would like to thank you all for your support following my unjust incarceration. We all know that the oppressor has one language injustice, bad faith, oppression and persecution.
By sending us to the worst prisons of the world he believes that he can silence us. He thinks that because of the gullible conditions we are living under we will quit.
No! That will never happen. We, born to freedom and justice, believing in the same, would rather die in these squalid prisons on our feet than live on our knees bowing to oppression and injustice.
Zimbabwe is our heritage and we have no other. I insist on my innocence. To call for anticorruption protests is no crime. And is provided for in the constitution of the country.
I have been placed in the worst part of the prison dormitories where I am discriminated against every day.
I am the only prisoner who has to see visitors in the sight and hearing of several prison security details.
As I am talking to my visitors the security details come so close behind me that it even embarrasses them. No other prisoner is treated like that.
I have learnt to live with that. I can last all the way to the end. All I need are your prayers so that God keeps me safe while I am here. The oppressor has one step too close to me.
Meanwhile, I urge you all to register to vote. Register in your numbers and go vote when the dates are announced soon.
Meanwhile, ZEC has embarked on voter inspection. Please let us all go and inspect the voters’ roll and check whether our names appear correctly in the voters’ roll.
Defend your vote! Defend your right to live, the $3800RTGS parallel market rate will starve.
Fight for the leveling of the electoral playing field! Without which we cannot win.
Keep standing for the truth, no matter the consequences. Good will always prevail over evil. It’s a matter of time!
God bless you all.
Jacob Ngarivhume
(In Chains)
</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

Jailed Jacob Ngarivhume Refuses To Be Silenced

On Monday, students from various tertiary institutions protested on social media against alleged ‘judicial capture’ and weaponisation of the law against opposition members.
The protest was sparked by the continued imprisonment of opposition CCC legislator <a href="https://wiki.pindula.co.zw/Job_Sikhala">Job Sikhala</a>, and students showed solidarity by painting graffiti in the capital calling for his release.
Zimbabwe Congress of Students Union President Boris Muguti said the protest aimed to send a message to the government. <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200011642/students-protest-over-judicial-capture">NewsDay</a> cited Muguti as saying:
<blockquote>
The primary agenda was to send a message to the regime in Harare and register our discontent against judicial capture. The message was successfully delivered.
Students were wearing black all over the country mourning the death of democracy and the rule of law in Zimbabwe. The campaign was also a way of expressing our solidarity with the incarcerated comrades Job Sikhala and Jacob Ngarivhume.
As barometers of class consciousness, we cannot afford to sit and watch while the regime continues closing the democratic space in the country.
</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Ngarivhume/">Jacob Ngarivhume</a> recently received a <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2023/05/01/jonathan-moyo-says-ngarivhumes-imprisonment-shows-zims-regression-to-gukurahundi-era/">four-year jail sentence</a> for inciting public violence but will serve only three years. Sikhala has been in remand prison since June last year on charges of obstructing justice, inciting violence, and disorderly behaviour.
Muguti criticised the government for using courts to persecute political opponents, claiming that it has reduced Zimbabwe to a circus.
Police were reportedly unaware of the protests.
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Students Protest 'Judicial Capture' And Weaponisation Against Opposition

Former Herald editor <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Caesar_Zvayi">Caesar Zvayi</a> has accused Team Pachedu of cyber-bullying magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/2023/04/28/jacob-ngarivhume-sentenced-to-four-years-in-jail">who sentenced</a> <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">opposition leader</a> <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Ngarivhume">Jacob Ngarivhume</a> last month.
Former MDC Alliance principal and <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">Transform Zimbabwe</a> leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, was sentenced to four years in jail for incitement of public violence charges. The charges stemmed from a July 2020 tweet in which Ngarivhume called for a <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">national shutdown</a> to protest the poor leadership of the ZANU PF-led government. He was convicted after a three-year trial and sentenced to an effective three years in jail, with 12 months conditionally set aside, by Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka.
Ngarivhume’s conviction and sentence have resulted in accusations that the government is persecuting political opponents before the upcoming <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">harmonised elections</a>, scheduled between 26 July and 26 August this year.
Zimbabwean human rights advocacy organization, Team Pachedu, posted photos of Magistrate Chakanyuka on social media, asking the public to “make her famous.” Said Team Pachedu:
<blockquote>
Meet Feresi Chakanyuka. She is the magistrate who convicted and sentenced Jacob Ngarivhume. She is the same magistrate who has been unjustly denying Job Sikhala bail. She is also the same magistrate behind the legal persecution of Marry Mubaiwa. Make her famous!
</blockquote>
Sikhala has been in prison since June 2022 and has been denied bail on multiple occasions for allegedly inciting public violence during the <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">funeral wake</a> of CCC activist <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Moreblessing_Ali">Moreblessing Ali</a>. Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Marry_Chiwenga">Marry Mubaiwa</a>, the former wife of Vice President <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Constantino_Chiwenga">Chiwenga</a>, has been in court for several years over various charges, including the <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">attempted murder</a> of the former <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">military boss</a>, which she claims are fabricated.
In response to Team Pachedu’s post, Caesar Zvayi said Team Pachedu must be “nipped in the bud” a phrase which means to stop or prevent something at an early stage before it can become a bigger problem or grow into something more serious. He said:
<blockquote>
This is a clear attempt to intimidate the judiciary. Her Worship Feresi is being persecuted before our eyes for prosecuting criminals. There is need for strong DETERRENCE. 
This Cyber-Bullying by these Selous Scout nostalgics MUST be nipped in the bud. For those who may not know the Selous Scouts’ motto was ‘PAMWE CHETE’, this ex-Rhodies- led outfit calls itself “PACHEDU”. Coincidence?
</blockquote>
Critics accuse the Zimbabwean government of controlling the <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">judiciary system</a>, using it to punish <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">political opponents</a> and championing the ruling party’s agenda. They argue that <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">political opponents</a> are targeted to discourage them from confronting the government.
These accusations have had a negative impact on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-engagement agenda. The lack of <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">judicial independence</a> has raised concerns among the international community, hindering <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">Zimbabwe</a>‘s efforts to improve relations with the West.
ZANU PF has denied accusations of judicial capture, maintaining that the judiciary is independent and operates without any political influence. 
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Team Pachedu Accused Of Bullying Magistrate Who Sentenced Ngarivhume

The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/2023/04/28/jacob-ngarivhume-sentenced-to-four-years-in-jail">conviction and imprisonment</a> of <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">opposition leader </a><a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Ngarivhume">Jacob Ngarivhume</a> last month have been widely criticised by individuals and organizations. 
Ngarivhume <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/2023/04/28/jacob-ngarivhume-sentenced-to-four-years-in-jail">was convicted of incitement to public violence and sentenced to four years in jail</a> for a tweet he posted in July 2020. Twelve months were conditionally suspended, with his case being seen as a threat to the constitutional rights of all <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">Zimbabweans</a>. In the 2020 tweet, Ngarivhume called for a national shutdown to protest against poor leadership by the ZANU PF-led government. Pindula News presents some of the responses to Ngarivhume’s conviction and imprisonment:
<a href="http://pindula.co.zw/Jonathan_Moyo">Jonathan Moyo</a>, a former Information Minister now in exile, claimed that the conviction and imprisonment of opposition leader <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Ngarivhume">Jacob Ngarivhume</a> signifies a <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/2023/05/01/jonathan-moyo-says-ngarivhumes-imprisonment-shows-zims-regression-to-gukurahundi-era">regression of Zimbabwe’s judiciary system</a> back to the Gukurahundi era. The Gukurahundi era was a period of political violence from 1983 to 1987. The Zimbabwean military killed an estimated 10 000 to 20 000 people, mostly ethnic Ndebele, under the pretext of suppressing a rebellion by armed dissidents and due to political tensions between ZANU-PF and PF-ZAPU parties.
Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has expressed shock upon learning of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Ngarivhume">Jacob Ngarivhume</a>‘s imprisonment in Zimbabwe. He said:
<blockquote>
I was shocked to hear that a Zimbabwean Government has jailed Jacob Ngarivhume @NgarivhumeJacob, for demanding accountability through picket lines on how Covid-19 funds were used in 2020 by kleptocratic politicians. Sending an activist to 4 years imprisonment for simply holding different political views is pathetic. Zimbabweans must learn to protect their own, particularly those who are the voice of the voiceless against the corrupt few. The truth will never be incarcerated; Africa we are one.
</blockquote>
Amnesty International has urged <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">Zimbabwean authorities</a> to revoke opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume’s conviction and sentencing. <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">Amnesty International</a>‘s Interim Deputy Director in Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, expressed concern over the growing crackdown on opposition voices and dissent by Zimbabwean authorities, calling for the quashing of Ngarivhume’s sentence and an end to the weaponisation of the law to target opposition figures and those who speak out against corruption.
Ngarivhume’s defense team leader, Professor <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Lovemore_Madhuku">Lovemore Madhuku</a>, plans to appeal both his conviction and sentencing at the <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">High Court</a> while also applying for bail pending appeal. The team is confident that the High Court will not uphold the conviction, and even if it does, the sentence of 36 months effective is considered outrageous.
Journalist <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Hopewell_Chin%27ono">Hopewell Chin’ono</a> believes Ngarivhume is being persecuted for fighting corruption. 
Former Petrotrade board chair Tinomudaishe Chinyoka expressed anger over the conviction of Jacob Ngarivhume, calling it a travesty and a low point for Zimbabwe. Chinyoka stated that Ngarivhume did not commit a crime, and his rights to <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">freedom of expression</a> and assembly were guaranteed by the Constitution. He criticised the sentencing of a man to four years in prison for a tweet and questioned the decision of the Public Prosecutor and Magistrate involved in the case, calling for accountability. Chinyoka, a ZANU PF official said: 
<blockquote>
I might not agree with Ngarivhume’s politics, but he did not commit any crime. Our constitution says he did not commit any crime. And, while there are many that will disagree with me, I hope that they can find one point on which we might all agree. It is this: that as Zimbabweans, we should all be ashamed to live in country where a man can go to prison for four years for a tweet.
</blockquote>
<a href="http://pindula.co.zw/Gift_Ostallos_Siziba">Gift Ostallos Siziba</a>, the deputy spokesperson of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) said:
<blockquote>
The conviction of Ngarivhume for calling for a peaceful demonstration as enshrined in our constitution is as shocking as it is revealing of the farcist nature of the Corrupt, unelectable and unpopular regime!
</blockquote>
Team Pachedu shared a video and claimed that ZANU-PF youths incited violence during the July 31 peaceful protests by wielding knives, axes, and sjamboks, yet no one was arrested. They suggested that these individuals were the culprits and not Jacob Ngarivhume.
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Reactions To Jacob Ngarivhume's Imprisonment

Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has expressed shock upon learning of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Ngarivhume">Jacob Ngarivhume</a>‘s imprisonment in Zimbabwe.
Ngarivhume, the leader of the opposition Transform Zimbabwe party, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/2023/04/28/jacob-ngarivhume-sentenced-to-four-years-in-jail">was last month convicted of incitement to public violence and sentenced to four years in jail</a> for a tweet he posted in July 2020. In the tweet, Ngarivhume called for a national shutdown to protest against poor leadership by the ZANU PF-led government.
In a Twitter post seen by Pindula News, Malema said Zimbabweans must learn to protect their people especially those fighting corruption. He said:
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I was shocked to hear that a Zimbabwean Government has jailed Jacob Ngarivhume @NgarivhumeJacob, for demanding accountability through picket lines on how Covid-19 funds were used in 2020 by kleptocratic politicians. Sending an activist to 4 years imprisonment for simply holding different political views is pathetic. Zimbabweans must learn to protect their own, particularly those who are the voice of the voiceless against the corrupt few. The truth will never be incarcerated; Africa we are one.
</blockquote>
Malema’s remarks come after <a href="http://pindula.co.zw/Jonathan_Moyo">Jonathan Moyo</a>, a former Information Minister now in exile, claimed that <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Ngarivhume">Jacob Ngarivhume</a>‘s conviction and imprisonment signifies a regression of Zimbabwe’s judiciary system back to the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Gukurahundi">Gukurahundi</a> era. The Gukurahundi era was a period of political violence from 1983 to 1987. The Zimbabwean military killed an estimated 10 000 to 20 000 people, mostly ethnic Ndebele, under the pretext of suppressing a rebellion by armed dissidents and due to political tensions between ZANU-PF and PF-ZAPU parties.
Both Zimbabwe and South Africa have constitutional guarantees of political freedoms such as <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">freedom of expression</a>, assembly, and association. However, Zimbabwe has been criticised for restricting these freedoms through arrests and harassment of <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">opposition figures</a>, journalists, and activists, while <a class="Markdown_link__9ACHA MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">South Africa</a> has a more open political space but faces concerns of political interference and corruption. The actual practice and implementation of political freedoms can differ based on the government’s approach to dissent and opposition.
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Julius Malema Speaks On Jacob Ngarivhume's Imprisonment

Amnesty International (AI) has urged Zimbabwean authorities to revoke the conviction and sentencing of opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, to 48 months imprisonment on charges of inciting public violence.
Ngarivhume was on Friday sentenced to four years in jail following his conviction the previous day of public violence incitement charges by Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka. However, 12 months were conditionally suspended.
Vongai Chikwanda, Amnesty International’s Interim Deputy Director in Southern Africa said Ngarivhume was simply exercising his freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
Chikwanda said Ngarivhume’s conviction demonstrates a growing crackdown against opposition voices and dissent by Zimbabwean authorities. Said Chikwanda:
<blockquote>
Jacob Ngarivhume faces four years in prison, of which a year is suspended, for organizing and leading a peaceful protest in July 2020 against corruption and denial of socio-economic rights to the people of Zimbabwe.
It is unthinkable that Jacob Ngarivhume has been sent to prison for exercising his constitutionally guaranteed rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
Authorities must quash this sentence. Ngarivhume’s sentencing is a cynical ploy to suppress dissent and it is an abuse of the justice system to intimidate and harass opposition voices.
Jacob Ngarivhume’s conviction and sentencing show a growing crackdown on opposition leaders, human rights defenders, activists, journalists and other critical dissenting voices through abuse of the legal system.
Authorities must stop weaponizing the law to target opposition figures or anyone who speaks out against corruption.
</blockquote>
Ngarivhume, a former MDC Alliance principal, was arrested after leading and organising the 31 July 2020 anti-corruption protests.
He was accused of inciting public violence by using his Twitter handle to convene the 31 July 2020 nationwide anti-corruption protests which were suppressed by security forces.
Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka convicted Ngarivhume on Thursday, 27 April 2023.
He was sentenced on Friday, 28 April to 48 months imprisonment, with 12 months suspended.
Ngarivhume will effectively serve 36 months in prison without the option of a fine.
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Amnesty International Says Ngarivhume's Conviction Should Be Quashed

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken Zimbabwe back to Rhodesian-era oppression following the conviction of political activist Jacob Ngarivhume on public violence incitement charges.
Chamisa said Ngarivhume’s conviction is a betrayal of the gains of the liberation struggle, namely freedom, choice, and justice.
Posting on Twitter, Chamisa lamented what he described as the weaponisation of the law to punish Government critics. He wrote:
<blockquote>
The Jacob Ngarivhume conviction is a reminder of what’s broken about Zimbabwe. The liberation struggle was about freedom, choice and justice.
It is ridiculous and scandalous that chambers of justice have been turned into chambers of politics and guillotines of justice.
The weaponization of the law against critics is a replica of the Rhodesian regime template of oppression. ED has taken us back to Rhodesian oppression.
It mustn’t be criminal to oppose those who abuse power and authority. Zimbabwe shall be free! We’re fixing all this. Get ready!
</blockquote>
Ngarivhume was on Friday sentenced to four years in jail following his conviction the previous day of public violence incitement charges.
He was convicted by Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka after a full trial that lasted almost three years.
Ngarivhume’s defence team led by Lovemore Madhuku said they are going to appeal both the sentence and conviction at the High Court.
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Mnangagwa Has Taken Zimbabwe Back To Rhodesian Oppression - Chamisa

Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume’s defence team has described his sentence as “outrageous” and vowed to appeal.
Ngarivhume was on Friday sentenced to four years in jail following his conviction the previous day of public violence incitement charges.
He was convicted by Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka after a full trial that lasted almost three years.
Ngarivhume’s defence team led by Lovemore Madhuku said they are going to appeal both the sentence and conviction at the High Court. He said:
<blockquote>
We have been given instructions to file an appeal… so we are filing an appeal on Tuesday and we are also applying for bail pending appeal.
So we expect our client to be out and be a free person in a week or so. We believe that the High Court will certainly not uphold the conviction.
That’s our belief, we are very confident about that and there is everything wrong with the conviction.
Even if the High Court upholds the conviction, we also believe the sentence of 36 months effective is outrageous by any calculation…
You cannot send a political leader to prison for three years for merely tweeting what you consider to be incitement.
Of course, a message must be sent out but this particular sentence is completely outrageous.
</blockquote>
The charges against Ngarivhume emanated from a July 2020 tweet in which he called for a national shutdown in protest over poor leadership by the ZANU PF-led government.
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Madhuku Says To Appeal "Outrageous" Sentence As Ngarivhume Is Jailed Four Years

Former MDC Alliance principal Jacob Ngarivhume was on Friday sentenced to four years in jail following his conviction the previous day of public violence incitement charges.
The charges emanated from a July 2020 tweet in which Ngarivhume, who is also Transform Zimbabwe leader, called for a national shutdown in protest over poor leadership by the ZANU PF-led government.
Ngarivhume was convicted by Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka after a full trial that lasted almost three years.
He was on Friday sentenced to 48 months imprisonment, with 12 months conditionally set aside. This means he will serve an effective three years in jail.
During the trial, Ngarivhume denied the accusations arguing that the Twitter handle allegedly used as the bases of his prosecution did not belong to him.
Even after his conviction on Thursday, Ngarivhume still maintained his innocence. <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/jacob-ngarivhume-convicted-over-2020-shutdown-tweet/">He said</a>:
<blockquote>
It’s unfortunate that they chose to convict me on an offence I did not commit.
It is like they are punishing me for being a politician. The State failed to prove that I own the alleged Twitter account and I told them it was not mine.
I do own a Twitter handle and I directed them to it, but they insisted that it was me without proof.
</blockquote>
Outspoken journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, who was also arrested in 2020 for alleged incitement to public violence but was acquitted by the High Court, said the Government has scored an own goal in convicting Ngarivhume. Said Chin’ono:
<blockquote>
Citizens remain calm. The regime is tying itself in knots and exposing itself to the world for what it is.
It might not care, but with time you will realize why this pain is necessary to achieve freedom.
I lived in prison with Jacob Ngarivhume, he will cope, and he was prepared for this the same way Job Sikhala is prepared for convictions.
What scares us is not prisons, weak people are scared of prisons.
What scares us is our determination to achieve freedom for all, and freedom will be achieved!
You can jail people, but you can never jail an idea!
Jailing someone because they called for a demonstration against corruption gives the answer that the world has been waiting for.
We are under a brutal regime that survives through corruption, so anyone who threatens its corrupt ways becomes an enemy and is thrown in prison.
Mandela stayed in prison for 27 years, and Mugabe stayed there for 11 years, prison doesn’t scare us.
It shows how the regime has run out of ideas, even Mugabe at his worst never behaves in this laughable manner.
So citizens remain calm, time and the world is on your side.
</blockquote>
Incitement to public violence is defined as the act of urging, encouraging, or advocating for the use of violence by members of the public against other individuals or groups. The offense carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
The Government has been accused of using the charge of incitement to public violence to suppress dissent and opposition.
Several political activists, journalists, and other individuals who speak out against ZANU PF or its policies have been arrested and charged with incitement to public violence.
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Jacob Ngarivhume Sentenced To Four Years In Jail

Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has said political activist Jacob Ngarivhume is being persecuted for fighting corruption.
Ngarivhume, who was represented by Professor Lovemore Madhuku, was convicted by Harare Magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka on Thursday on charges of inciting public violence after a full trial.
On Friday, Ngarivhume was sentenced to four years imprisonment by Chakanyuka but 12 months were conditionally suspended, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/zimlive/status/1651966094490456065">ZimLive</a>.
Posting on Facebook, Chin’ono said it was not only Ngarivhume who was on trial, but every Zimbabwean’s constitutional rights guaranteed by the Zimbabwean constitution was also on trial. He wrote:
<blockquote>
As Zimbabwean political activist Jacob Ngarivhume awaits his sentence this morning after being convicted yesterday for something underwritten in our constitution, we should all remember that Jacob is only a symbol.
What was on trial and is being sentenced today is everyone’s right to exercise YOUR constitutional rights guaranteed by the Zimbabwean constitution.
It is that very same constitution that was on trial and is being sentenced.
Consequent to understanding that reality should also make us know that selective solidarity shows that we are not yet ready to fight for everyone’s rights and the national cause, we are still fighting for personalities.
It means we are not yet ready to fight for OUR and EVERYONE’S freedom.
Stand tall Jacob knowing that your persecution is everyone’s persecution.
All those who are genuinely pursuing respect for the rule of law and constitutionalism stand with you.
Whatever sentence is delivered this morning, we will stand with you because fighting against corruption should never be criminalized!
We take comfort as ordinary citizens in seeing all the messages of solidarity from some bold opposition leaders who understand what this is about.
It is not about individuals being persecuted, it is about what those individuals are being persecuted for, our quest for freedom for all and a better society where we are governed by the law, not political orders.
Solidarity gives those being persecuted strength to carry on, they are not fighting for themselves, they are fighting for all of us.
Understanding that is the beginning of political wisdom which should reside in all of us.
</blockquote>
Incitement to public violence is defined as the act of urging, encouraging, or advocating for the use of violence by members of the public against other individuals or groups. The offense carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
The Government has been accused of using the charge of incitement to public violence to suppress dissent and opposition.
Several political activists, journalists, and other individuals who speak out against the ruling party or its policies have been arrested and charged with incitement to public violence.
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Ngarivhume Being Persecuted For Fighting Corruption - Chin'ono

Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader Jacob Ngarivhume was on Thursday convicted of incitement to public violence by a Harare magistrate.
Ngarivhume and journalist Hopewell Chin’ono were arrested in July 2020.
Speaking soon after the arrest of the duo, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said:
<blockquote>
The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms that Jacob Ngarivhume of Transform Zimbabwe and Hopewell Chin’ono have been arrested in connection with allegations of Contravening Section 187(1)(a) as read with section 37(1)(a)(i) of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act, Chapter 9:23, “incitement to participate in public violence’.
</blockquote>
Posting on Twitter this Thursay, Chin’ono said Ngarivhume will be sentenced on Friday. He said:
<blockquote>
Zimbabwean politician, Jacob Ngarivhume has been convicted of incitement this afternoon at the magistrates court. He will be sentenced tomorrow.
Ngarivhume was arrested on 20 July 2020 together with myself for allegedly inciting Zimbabweans to remove the Government.
The trumped charges were mere political persecution.
My lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa chose a different route to Ngarivhume’s lawyers by challenging the charges in the High Court where they were thrown out and labeled bogus.
</blockquote>
Ngarivhume was granted bail by High Court judge Justice Musithu in September after spending 43 days in remand prison.
He has been an outspoken critic of the Government and has called for greater democracy and accountability in Zimbabwe.
In August 2021, Ngarivhume was briefly arrested by police officers from Matapi Police Station in Mbare who then held two trucks that were to be used for clean-up campaign in the suburb.
Incitement to public violence is defined as the act of urging, encouraging, or advocating for the use of violence by members of the public against other individuals or groups. The offense carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
The Government has been accused of using the charge of incitement to public violence to suppress dissent and opposition.
Several political activists, journalists, and other individuals who speak out against the ruling party or its policies have been arrested and charged with incitement to public violence.
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Jacob Ngarivhume Convicted Of Incitement To Public Violence

The leader of the opposition Transform Zimbabwe party, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Ngarivhume">Jacob Ngarivhume</a>, has announced his intentions to contest the 2023 presidential election.
In 2018, Ngarivhume backed Nelson Chamisaa’s candidature as he was a member of the MDC Alliance.
In a post on Twitter this Thursday, Ngarivhume said his campaign is about pushing back “tyranny” and “fighting corruption with action”. Below is Ngarivhume’s Twitter thread:
<blockquote>
I’ve decided to run for president!!! This campaign is about standing up to tyranny and fighting corruption with action.
We will not defeat ZANU PF by playing by their rules!!!
To the fringe voices with a burning desire for action, let’s do this together. In me, you have an ally.
We are going to fight for @JobSikhala1’s release and hold those who’ve persecuted him accountable for violating the Bill of Rights!
We are going after @edmnangagwa’s record, past and present. The man tried to defraud the nation during a global pandemic. The Drax scandal was approved by his office. This is not a small issue!
We have over 40000 police officers in this country. There is no reason to pray for a peaceful election.
[ZRP] will do its job as set out in the constitution to protect ALL citizens. We will expose those who are abusing their positions to prop up the regime.
We will urgently fight for new [ZEC] commissioners. This is the only way to restore public confidence in the commission.
The justice system has failed. There is a reason. Someone is to blame for the state our judiciary is in.
Our prisons are full of innocent people deprived of their freedom by corrupt judges. This is about to end!
Our nation is deep in debt yet those in government are giving each other bonuses!!!
Using the freedom of information Act we are going to find out what they’ve been doing with our money!!!
They can try to burn the books but the truth will come out!
The 2023 elections will not be another opportunity to legitimize criminals. Those who are running for office must have clean hands and a clean record!!!
It’s time for citizens to make the rules!!!
</blockquote>

Jacob Ngarivhume To Run For President Of Zimbabwe

Jacob Ngarivhume who leads the opposition Transform Zimbabwe has apologised for a Twitter post which claimed that his niece died after surgeons at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals mistakenly cut her intestines during a C-section.
His apology came after the medical institution had issued a statement dismissing the politician’s claims. Ngarivhume said:
<blockquote>
I need to set the record straight. My remarks on the incident involving my late niece were misleading in that they the put the blame entirely on Pari. That was not my intention.
I was simply highlighting the challenges we are facing with our healthcare system, whether private or public. The doctors at Pari did the best they could under the circumstances but it was very evident they did not have the resources needed to save my niece’s life.
I’m grateful for all the messages that have poured in during this difficult time. And many people have used this opportunity to share their own experiences with our public institutions.
I am not ashamed to say I was wrong. My remarks should have been more clear for that I apologize to the hard-working men and women at Pari who do all they can to save lives under difficult circumstances.
</blockquote>
His apology attracted backlash from commentators who accused him of deliberately lying to tarnish the image of the government.
In his initial Twitter post, Ngarivhume said:
<blockquote>
For the past week I have been helping my sister look after her daughter. She passed on yesterday. She was 34. She died after going through a C-section operation to deliver her third baby at Pari. The doctors made a mistake and cut her intestines. She then developed an infection.
They took her for a second operation to correct the error this didn’t work. A 3rd procedure was planned to clean her up but sadly she suffered a cardiac arrest and died.
During her care she was put on an obsolete ventilator in the ICU at Pari. This country has gone to the dogs. 
Very sorry. Our healthcare system is under enormous pressures from a lack of resources, equipment, training. Sadly such stories will continue playing out until something changes.
</blockquote>
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Jacob Ngarivhume Apologises For Tweet On His Niece's Death At Parirenyatwa

Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume, who is a former MDC Alliance principal, has implored Zimbabweans to speak out against what he calls the complete disregard of the constitution by the ruling elites.
In a post on his Facebook page, Ngarivhume decried the alleged persecution of 16 CCC members including two legislators, Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, by the State. Wrote Nharivhume:
<blockquote>
<h2>Why it is now or never for Zimbabwe</h2>
By Jacob Ngarivhume
We called for a week of protests against the unjust political detention of Job Sikhala, Godfrey Sithole and 15 others who are languishing in Chikurubi Max prison for over two months now. 
Most of them were in fact victims of brutal Zanu Pf violence against know leaders and activists of CCC in Chitungwiza and Nyatsime following the murder of Moreblessing Ali by known Zanu Pf leaders. 
I have visited most of them in prison and have listened to their harrowing stories. Their homes were destroyed by fire, property burnt and their families were left homeless. The police instead came and arrested them and now they are locked up. 
There is clear coordination here. Zanu Pf provokes and beats up mourners, they escalate by burning down homes, as opposition activists and leaders flee, the police step in.
They arrest the victims and their leaders, in this case, Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole. They don’t investigate, they arrest and then begin their investigations whilst they are locked up. 
The police hand them over to a compromised judiciary system, which takes orders from the state. They are denied bail and spend months in prison. 
Once you’re in the hands of the corrupt magistrates and other judiciary officials, the wheels of justice turn slowly. 
The constitution is clear, bail is a constitutional right. But alas, in Zimbabwe it is not if you’re a member of the opposition.
I have gone through that as an opposition leader, I am still in the courts and have learnt to live without my passport, reporting to the police once every week and appearing in court every fortnight for the last two years!
Meanwhile, as Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole and 15 others are languishing in detention, a Zanu Pf official loots millions of US dollars in some Cottco scam in Gokwe.
He is arrested, spends one night in prison and the following day is granted bail! End of story! Mayor Wadyajena is freed. You ask why they tell you bail is a constitutional right! 
Fellow citizens this is where we need to step in and bring order! We need to ask ourselves what will happen to this country if we don’t rise up and say enough is enough! 
I am not calling for violence, no not at all. What I am calling for is a citizen’s response to the complete disregard of the constitution by the ruling elites.
We have a duty to speak out, act and say this is wrong! This will be done in the confines of the law and the provisions of the supreme law of the land.
Above all this clarion call for action is peaceful and the aim is to make sure that we build a better nation that respects citizens’ rights. 
If we choose to ignore this moment, we are killing the future. Make no mistake, if a revolution does not stand with its persecuted it won’t win.
If an army does not fight to protect the injured and maimed during battles, it won’t win a single war! 
It is our duty to stand up and call the judiciary to order, the police to order and indeed the corrupt elites to order. 
Let me repeat, this is not a call to violent behaviour no, but a call to action, peaceful action. 
Let us set our differences aside, don’t see yourself too big as CCC, don’t see yourself too powerful Zanu Pf, let’s just come together as citizens to say something is not right here. Let’s correct it together! 
Whoever you’re, whoever you support, you need an impartial and fair judiciary system, a respectful police services system, and an executive that respects the separation of powers. 
These are the ideals our fathers went to war for and were prepared to die for. Our generation must be at least ready to defend what they died or were prepared to die for. 
I thank you, God bless you all and God bless Zimbabwe
</blockquote>

Why It Is Now Or Never For Zimbabwe - Ngarivhume [Full Text]

Jacob Ngarivhume, the leader of Transform Zimbabwe (TZ), said that opposition political parties should form a broad alliance to stand a chance of defeating ZANU PF in the 2023 elections.
Speaking on Monday on This Morning on Asakhe, a CITE online programme hosted on Twitter Space, Ngarivhume, however, said alliances should be entered into by parties that share similar values. He said:
<blockquote>
If you don’t pull your resources together, if you don’t come together if you work in silos, it doesn’t help when you are dealing with a dictatorship, especially an entrenched dictatorship like we have in ZANU-PF.
So, we absolutely feel and believe that we need to come together with other players and ensure that we approach elections from an aggregated point of view. So we absolutely believe in alliances.
But of course, it’s not just about believing in alliances and getting in alliances. You have to make sure that you get into an alliance with people who think like you, with whom you share similar values and with who you also feel that you have the best chance to succeed
You don’t just want to get into an alliance for the sake of it, you want to make sure that once you get into an alliance, you succeed and we are very much aware that we need such an arrangement in Zimbabwe.
</blockquote>
Ngarivhume was one of the signatories to the MDC Alliance ahead of the 2018 harmonised elections but pulled out after the polls.
He said TZ’s decision to withdraw from the alliance was driven by the need to strengthen their young political party.
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We Absolutely Believe In Alliances - Ngarivhume

The ZANU PF Harare Province Youth League on Friday morning embarked on a clean-up campaign exercise at Mbare Flats in Harare a few days after police arrested Jacob Ngarivhume, an opposition leader, for cleaning the same area.
Ngarivhume, the leader of Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) party, and a former MDC Alliance principal, was arrested during a clean-up campaign in the same area on Tuesday.
His arrest came after the Officer Commanding Mbare District Chief Superintendent J. Mafoko barred the 31 July Movement from clearing filth in probably Harare’s dirtiest suburb.
But today, the Harare provincial youth executive members, led by their chairman Emmanuel Mahachi, who was accompanied by his deputy Golden Mavesera, Kudakwashe Masamvi secretary for Administration, Andrew Makahamadze, among others, conducted a clean-up exercise without any hindrance. <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/zanu-pf-yputh-league-in-mbare-clean-up-campaign/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Herald</a> quoted Mahachi as saying:
<blockquote>A lot of uncollected rubbish was piling up in Mbare vending sites. We decided to mobilise our fellow cadres and clean our city.
As the Youth League, we have decided that we will have a clean-up campaign every Friday of the week so that we keep the environment clean. As you are aware, there is a hive of activities, so we need to at least clean the area on a weekly basis.
We have mobilised a number of youths and the Mbare Flats residents to make sure we clean the environment. The area was prone to a cholera outbreak, but we have said, let’s clean up the flats, this is our home.</blockquote>
Meanwhile, in his letter addressed to the 31 July Movement coordinator, one Muridzo and dated 1 May 2021, Chief Superintendent Mafoko said:
<blockquote>Your notification letter to carry out a cleanup campaign between Matapi and Matererini Flats on 04 May 2021 and at the Vegetable Market on 07 May 2021 starting at 1000hrs to 1400 hours has been noted.
You are being advised that your application is not approved. This has been necessitated by the fact that the last time you held your campaign, you ended up politicizing the event by flashing banners with political information.
In view of the above, may you leave the cleaning exercise to the City of Harare to deal with.</blockquote>

Politicisation Of Mbare Rubbish: ZANU PF Seize Ngarivhume's Initiative

Transform Zimbabwe leader, <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/05/04/ngarivhume-picked-by-police-during-clean-up-in-mbare/">Jacob Ngarivhume was Tuesday arrested during a clean up in Mbare,</a> Harare, and no charges have been laid against him yet.
Police officers who picked him just said they were ordered to pick him if he was seen picking litter from the streets.
We present below some reactions that followed Ngarivhume’s arrest.
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<blockquote>_This means it’s actually the Zimbabwean people who have a serious problem. How do we allow this nonsense? That drunk staggering police officer sums up the quality of police we have. I insist the problem is not what we think is, our police._</blockquote>
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<blockquote>_We deserve the suffering sometimes. We normalize the http://abnormal. My heart bleeds._</blockquote>
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<div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5">_Yeah, it rather is… The politics will always be at play, but the people of Mbare also need to be responsible with their environment, they can always clean up after themselves without it getting politicized. I’m just saying._</div>
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<div>More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a></div>
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Reactions To Ngarivhume's Arrest During  Mbare Clean Up

Opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader, Jacob Ngarivhume was Tuesday picked by police officers during a clean up in Mbare suburb, Harare.
Police offices who picked him said they had orders to pick him if he was seen in the streets picking litter. MDC Alliance vice-chairperson, Job Sikhla, posted on Twitter:
<blockquote>Ngarivhumbe has been picked by the police and is currently at Matapi Police Station in Mbare. 
NO charges have been pressed against him. They are only claiming that they have been instructed to pick him if he is seen picking litter in the streets of Mbare.</blockquote>
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights confirmed the incident saying their lawyers were already seized with the case. Said the lawyers:
<blockquote>Our lawyers <a dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/mudashoko" role="link">@mudashoko</a>  <a dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/PaidaSaurombe" role="link">@PaidaSaurombe</a> &amp; Harrison Nkomo are reacting to offer legal assistance to <a dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/NgarivhumeJacob" role="link">@NgarivhumeJacob</a> arrested by <a dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/PoliceZimbabwe" role="link">@PoliceZimbabwe</a> in Mbare suburb today while he was conducting a clean up in one of Harare’s oldest suburb.</blockquote>
Police recently warned Ngarivhume against conducting the clean-up but did not give reasons as to why he was not supposed to clean.
This comes as the Ministry of Local Government And Public Works has launched a refuse collection programme in Harare.
The Deputy Minister of Local Government And Public Works, Honourable Marian Chombo spoke on the programme saying they have engaged the local government authority. She said:
<blockquote>As a ministry, we have engaged council and they were citing their challenges. So, we said devolution funds allocated to the local authority should be used for such kind of service.</blockquote>
The issue of uncollected garbage has become a serious concern in Harare amid fears of a health hazard with uncollected refuse piling up near the popular Mbare Musika vegetable market.
Illegal dumping sites have become an eyesore in most parts of the capital city amid allegations that the local and central government are using service delivery and or lack of it thereof for political mileage.
More: <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/accelerated-refuse-collection-programme-begins-in-mbare/">ZBC News</a>

Ngarivhume Picked By Police During Clean Up In Mbare

Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader Jacob Ngarivhume says when President Emmerson Mnangagwa took office in 2017 following a military coup, Zimbabweans were willing to overlook everything that he had done and give him a second chance.
Ngarivhume claims Mnangagwa’s failure to embrace change and usher in a people-centred government proves that “a leopard never changes its spots”. Ngarivhume said on Twitter:
<blockquote>When @edmnangagwa was imposed on Zimbabwe by the army, Zimbabweans were willing to overlook everything this man has ever done- from Gukurahundi to diamond smuggling in war-torn DRC. But he has proven that a leopard never changes its spots.</blockquote>
The former MDC Alliance principal said Mnangagwa is morally bankrupt as shown by the incarceration of Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbira, two young opposition activists, for two months over minor alleged offences. Added Ngarivhume:
<blockquote>He is morally bankrupt- there is no good in him. For 60 days he has locked away @JoanaMamombe and @ceechimbiri2. Taking someone’s freedom away is an action only reserved for serious offences.
Now he is systematically dismantling the constitution. Good leaders don’t do this. They strengthen the constitution to protect the people from evil.
To top this off his government has purchased an $18mil USD helicopter during a pandemic and an education crisis. There is no place for this sort of callous insensitivity in government. It’s time for us to have a serious conversation as citizens.</blockquote>

Mnangagwa Morally Bankrupt, No Good In Him - Ngarivhume

Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) president Jacob Ngarivhume said he was briefly arrested by police on Saturday during a cleanup campaign in Mbare.
In a social media post, the 31 July 2020 anti-corruption protest organiser claimed police officers from Matapi Police Station held the two trucks that were to be used for clean-up. The officers later allowed the programme to go ahead. Said Nagrivhume:
<blockquote>Got arrested at Matapi Police for the clean-up. However, I refused to go to the station. Then they telling me that we can go ahead with the cleanup but they holding the two tippers we hired. We’re left with only the front-end loader. What a bizarre nation we leave in.
… This clean-up was done with a budget of less than US$1000, and fantastic people volunteering their time. As a people, we have a great responsibility on our shoulders. Transformation will only happen when people lead.</blockquote>
Below are pictures shared by Ngarivhume from the clean-up campaign:
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'Ngarivhume Arrested During Mbare Cleanup Campaign'

Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume has said he will join forces with MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa in the following weeks to call for the much-needed reforms.
Ngarivhume who recently said he was not reviving his party because he felt Nelson Chamisa needed support said:
<blockquote>Had a conversation with Advocate Nelson Chamisa. I’m very excited about combining effort in the coming weeks to build a broad consensus to push the reforms agenda and double down on the anti corruption fight in this critical period, where accountability is absolutely imperative.</blockquote>
Ngarivhume was last year arrested and detained for over a month for calling for people to demonstrate against president Mnangagwa’s maladministration.
Meanwhile, a former <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/watch-pr-firms-false-front-oppositions-wont-work-with-biden-former-us-official-to-zimbabwe/">US official Todd Moss has said Zimbabwe</a> needs to up its game when it comes to implementing the much-needed reforms. Moss said PR firms, lobbyists, and false fronted oppositions were counterproductive and such acts will probably make the international community shut doors on Zimbabwe.
Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/NgarivhumeJacob/status/1354677195717935104">Jacob Ngarivhume</a>

Ngarivhume To Collaborate With Chamisa In Calling For Reforms

Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume has said he will join forces with MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa in the following weeks to call for the much-needed reforms.
Ngarivhume who recently said he was not reviving his party because he felt Nelson Chamisa needed support said:
<blockquote>Had a conversation with Advocate Nelson Chamisa. I’m very excited about combining effort in the coming weeks to build a broad consensus to push the reforms agenda and double down on the anti corruption fight in this critical period, where accountability is absolutely imperative.</blockquote>
Ngarivhume was last year arrested and detained for over a month for calling for people to demonstrate against president Mnangagwa’s maladministration.
Meanwhile, a former <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/01/27/watch-pr-firms-false-front-oppositions-wont-work-with-biden-former-us-official-to-zimbabwe/">US official Todd Moss has said Zimbabwe</a> needs to up its game when it comes to implementing the much-needed reforms. Moss said PR firms, lobbyists, and false fronted oppositions were counterproductive and such acts will probably make the international community shut doors on Zimbabwe.
Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/NgarivhumeJacob/status/1354677195717935104">Jacob Ngarivhume</a>

Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume has said he has been asked questions why he is not reviving his party. In response, Ngarivhume said Nelson Chamisa leads the biggest opposition party for now and he needs to be supported.
Tweeted Ngarivhume:
<blockquote>Some people are asking me to revive Transform Zimbabwe- the political party I lead. But I believe now is the the for a new kind of mature politics. <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/nelsonchamisa" role="link">@nelsonchamisa </a>leads the largest opposition party. By virtue of that he deserves our support.
The MDC-A is the voice of the people on the international stage and it’s time the world heard from us. <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/timetoact?src=hashtag_click" role="link">#timetoact</a></blockquote>
Ngarivhume also advised the MDC Alliance to engage Zimbabweans and push for reforms before the next presidential elections:
<blockquote>My hope is that the MDC-A’s leadership may begin to engage the people of Zimbabwe and guide the process for reforms working with regional and international partners to take head-on the abuses in our country.</blockquote>
Ngarivhume headlined last year for mobilizing people to demonstrate against {resident Mnangagwa’s maladministration. He was arrested together with Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and stayed in prison for 45 days charged with inciting public violence.
Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/NgarivhumeJacob/status/1351577512116064256">Jacob Ngarivhume Twitter </a>

Chamisa Deserves Our Support - Ngarivhume Speaks On Not Reviving His Political Party

Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume who has been on a tour around the country pointing out scenarios, things, and issues that are amiss has urged parents to withdraw their children from schools because he says the teachers are not there and there is no one to discipline the children which are now behaving in a not so desirable manner.
In the following video Ngarivume is heard saying he toured many schools in Harare and he is not happy with what he saw:
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Commenting on a viral video of a nasty classroom fight last week, <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/10/16/close-schools-till-teachers-return-to-work-zctu/">ZCTU urged the government to close schools</a> till the ongoing teacher’s strike is over.

WATCH: Withdraw Your Children From Schools - Jacob Ngarivhume After Touring Schools

Jailed Transform Zimbabwe president Jacob Ngarivhume’s wife, Nyasha Ngarivhume, said life has been tough for her and their children since her husband’s arrest and subsequent detention.
Ngarivhume was arrested on 20 July on charges of inciting public violence for called for the foiled 31 July anti-corruption protests and has not tasted freedom since.
Mai Ngarivhume however, finds comfort in her belief that her husband is innocent. She said:
<blockquote>It has not been easy. The road has been rocky. The burden has been heavy knowing that your husband is in prison and you believe that he is innocent.
He has not done anything wrong. He is now in chains for the hope of Zimbabwe. So, we keep the faith.
The children are missing their dad. They always tell me to pass their greetings to him and how much they missed him. They are, however, proud of their dad.</blockquote>
One of Ngarivhume’s lawyers, Moses Nkomo of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights told NewZimbabwe.com that his client remains in high spirits despite his incarceration for over a month.
Ngarivhume is “a guest of the State” at the notorious, heavily fortified Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison where hardcore convicted criminals serve their sentences
His bail appeal will be handed down next Tuesday by High Court judge Justice Siyabona Paul Musithu.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/ngarivhumes-wife-nyasha-speaks-on-hubbys-lengthy-incarceration/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

Ngarivhume's Wife Speaks On Husband's Long Detention

An MDC Alliance official, Prince Dubeko Sibanda has been arrested and dragged to court after he allegedly distributed face masks branded #ZANUPFMUSTGO in Bulawayo.
The state says they two masks which had been distributed to two Pick n’ Pay, Hyper Supermarket workers on 2 August were recovered and can be presented as proof.
Prince Sibanda Dubeko is an MDC Alliance legislator for Binga North Post.
He joins scores of government critics who have been arrested so far since the detained opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume convened the foiled anti-government protests he had slated for the 31st of July.
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