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Heal Zimbabwe Trust (HZT), a local human rights organisation has condemned the denial of bail for over 70 members and supporters of the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) political party by the High Court in Harare on Wednesday.
Former Member of Parliament Jameson Timba, who took over as CCC interim leader after Nelson Chamisa quit in January, was arrested along with other party youth in Harare for holding an unauthorised gathering.
On Wednesday, 17 July, High Court Judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi dismissed an appeal filed by the 74 CCC activists against the denial of bail by Magistrate Ruth Moyo.
In total, 78 people were arrested at Timba’s House on 16 June but Timba’s son, Ndapuwa Shaun Timba, was granted US$100 bail.
Two of the accused were below the age of 18 years and were therefore released into the custody of their guardians, while another accused individual showed signs of potential mental health challenges.
In accordance with Section 26 of the Mental Health Act, the court ordered this person to remain in custody pending an examination by two doctors to assess their mental capacity.
In a statement, HZT called for the immediate release of the CCC activists, saying their detention has the signs of political persecution and we call for their release. Reads the statement:
<blockquote>
We note with concern the dismissal of the bail appeal for the 78 Citizen Coalition for Change supporters by the High Court in Harare today.
The 78 were arrested last month while commemorating the Day of the African Child in Avondale at former Senator Jameson Timba’s home.
</blockquote>
The right to bail is a fundamental right protected by Section 50(6) of the Constitution in our Bill of Rights and the continued denial of this fundamental right must be condemned by all well-meaning Zimbabweans.
<blockquote>
The United Nations General Assembly through its body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment (Resolution A/RES/43/173 of 9 December 1988), succinctly stated in Principle 38 that “a person detained on a criminal charge shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release pending trial”.
The expectation is that the right to liberty and security, a freedom protected by a host of international human rights instruments including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights is respected as the norm.
Our judiciary must be the refuge for all citizens whose rights are violated and not be seen as partaking in the suppression of the fundamental freedoms of ordinary citizens.
The case of 78 incarcerated opposition supporters has all the signs of political persecution and we call for their release.
We beseech all Zimbabweans to join and amplify the call for their release.
</blockquote>
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Heal Zimbabwe Trust, a human rights group, is upset because the High Court in Harare refused to give bail to 74 CCC activists. A former MP, Jameson Timba, and others were arrested for having a meeting without permission. The High Court denied their appeal for bail. Out of the 78 people arrested, one was granted bail and two were released because they were under 18. Another person is being held for a mental health check. The HZT is calling for the immediate release of the activists, saying their detention seems like political persecution. The group believes everyone has the right to bail and a fair trial. They want other Zimbabweans to join them in demanding the activists' release.

Rights Group Criticises High Court's Refusal To Grant Bail To 74 CCC Activists

Amnesty International has urged Zimbabwean authorities to immediately and unconditionally release over 70 opposition members which it said were detained solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights.
The detained individuals are members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, and they were arrested on June 16, 2024, while gathered at the home of the party’s interim leader, Jameson Timba.
Both the Magistrates Court and the High Court have denied them bail since their arrest.
Khanyo Farise, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/07/zimbabwe-authorities-must-immediately-release-detained-opposition-members/">said</a>:
<blockquote>
Zimbabwean authorities must immediately and unconditionally release the CCC opposition party members and drop all the charges against them. Their arbitrary, month-long detention is an outrage which must end now.
This lengthy, baseless detention plainly violates Zimbabwe’s Constitution and its international human rights obligations.
Authorities must end the crackdown on civic space and ensure everyone can freely speak and gather peacefully without fear of arrest or torture and other ill-treatment.
</blockquote>
On Wednesday, High Court Judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi dismissed an appeal filed by the CCC activists against the denial of bail by Magistrate Ruth Moyo.
The judge upheld the magistrate’s decision, resulting in the continued detention of the 74 CCC activists.
However, one accused individual, Maxwell Sande, who is below the age of 18 years, was released into the custody of his father, Cecil Sande.
The CCC activists are charged with holding an unlawful gathering to plan anti-government protests.
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Amnesty wants Zimbabwe to set free opposition members arrested for their rights. Over 70 CCC members were arrested in June 2024 at the party leader's home and have been denied bail. Amnesty says their long detention is wrong. Recently, a judge upheld their detention except for one under 18. The activists are accused of planning protests. Amnesty wants the crackdown to stop so people can speak and gather freely without fear. They want all charges dropped and the activists freed now.

Amnesty International Calls For "Unconditional" Release Of Detained CCC Activists

High Court Judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi has dismissed an appeal filed by 74 opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, including former Member of Parliament Jameson Timba, against the denial of bail by Magistrate Ruth Moyo.
The judge upheld the magistrate’s decision, resulting in the continued detention of the 74 CCC activists.
However, one accused individual, Maxwell Sande, who is below the age of 18 years, was released into the custody of his father, Cecil Sande.
The CCC activists have been in detention since 16 June 2024 when they were arrested at Timba’s house in Avondale, Harare, and charged with holding an unlawful gathering to plan anti-government protests.
In his ruling delivered virtually, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi said:
<blockquote>
In the end, all having been said and done, my conclusion is that there was no misdirection in the court a quo overall assessment of the issues and its finding that the appellants were not proper candidates for admission to bail. 
As stated earlier the only appellant for whom the appeal can succeed is Maxwell Sande because of his age. 
That I may have determined the matter differently is a non-issue. What is material is that I didn’t find any misdirection in the decision of the magistrates court.
The discretion of the trial magistrate, which as demonstrated, she exercised quite judiciously must stand. It disbars me from interfering with her judgment…
The appeal against the refusal to admit appellants one (1)- forty-two (42) and forty-four (44) to seventy-five (75) to bail by the Magistrates’ Court sitting at Harare on 27 June 2024 be and is hereby dismissed in its entirety.
This is an appeal against the decision of the Magistrates’ Court sitting at Harare refusing all the seventy- four (74) appellants admission to bail. The decision was delivered on 27 June 2024.
The demographics of the appellants are interesting. They were not a random assembly. Instead, they hail from different but clearly defined clusters predominantly the suburbs of Chitungwiza, Epworth and Hatcliffe which account for almost three-quarters of the appellants.
Equally noteworthy is the fact that fifty-seven of the appellants are not formally employed and that over sixty of them are aged below forty years.
They are of the same political persuasion having all admitted their affiliation to a political outfit called the CCC.
</blockquote>
Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said it will “continue to explore legal options to assert the right to liberty” of the detained opposition activists.
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In simple words, the High Court has said no to letting 74 people out of jail, including a man named Jameson Timba. They were arrested for planning protests against the government. Only one person under 18 was released to his father. The judge agreed with the decision to keep the others in jail. Most of the people arrested are young, unemployed, and support a group called the CCC. The lawyers are still trying to help them. The group comes from different places in Zimbabwe like Chitungwiza, Epworth, and Hatcliffe.

High Court Dismisses Jameson Timba, 73 CCC Activists' Bail Appeal

CCC member and former senator Jameson Timba, along with his co-accused, were further remanded in custody when they appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning.
Their lawyer, Agency Gumbo, who is also the Member of Parliament for Hatcliffe Constituency (CCC) and Shadow Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, said their bail appeal in the High Court has been set down for Thursday, July 11, at 9 AM before Justice Lucy Mungwari.
Gumbo urged CCC supporters to come to the High Court in solidarity with the jailed party members.
Timba and 77 other CCC activists, most of them young people, were arrested on June 16 when the Zimbabwe Republic Police raided a private home in Avondale, Harare.
They were charged with participating in a gathering with the intent to promote violence, breaches of peace or bigotry, as well as disorderly conduct.
The lawyers for the activists told the media that the gathering was a barbecue at the home of Timba, to commemorate June 16, the Day of the African Child.
The CCC activists were denied bail, with a Harare magistrate ruling that the detainees were likely to commit similar offences if released. The activists were allegedly assaulted and tortured during their arrest and while in custody.
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Former senator Jameson Timba and 77 other CCC activists were arrested and charged for attending a barbecue to mark the Day of the African Child. They were denied bail and their lawyer, Agency Gumbo, has set an appeal for July 11. Gumbo is asking CCC supporters to come to the High Court to show support. The activists were allegedly beaten by the police during their arrest and in custody. The High Court will decide if they can be released on bail.

Timba And CCC Activists' High Court Bail Appeal Set For 11 July

The Harare Magistrates’ Court on Friday, June 21, 2024, postponed its ruling until Tuesday, June 25, 2024, on the bail application by seventy-six (76) Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, including former party senator Jameson Timba, who will remain in remand prison over the weekend as a result.
The 76 activists were among 79 people arrested on Sunday, 16 June, at Timba’s house in Harare while commemorating the Day of the African Child.
The 79 are facing charges of participating in a gathering with the intent to promote violence, breaches of peace or bigotry as well as disorderly conduct.
The court granted US$100 bail to one of the accused individuals, Ndapuwa Shaun Timba, who is the son of former CCC senator Jameson Timba.
One of the accused persons was a 17-year-old minor, who the court remanded into the custody of their guardian.
Another accused individual showed signs of potential mental health challenges. In accordance with Section 26 of the Mental Health Act, the court ordered this person to remain in custody pending an examination by two doctors to assess their mental capacity.
The state is opposed to bail in respect of the remaining 76, who were all remanded in custody to Tuesday next week.
The state is alleging that the accused persons took part in an unsanctioned gathering on the 16th of June 2024, at around 2 PM at a house in Strathaven in Harare.
Prosecutors alleged the gathering was for an unlawful demonstration.
Police officers proceeded to the residence to investigate and on arrival, they enquired about the purpose of the gathering.
The accused persons allegedly became hostile and riotous and threw stones at the police and their vehicle, forcing them to call for reinforcements.
It is alleged that two police officers were injured during the melee and the police vehicle was also damaged. The accused persons were only arrested after the police resorted to tear smoke.
The group is being represented by lawyers Agency Gumbo, Lazurus Mbereko, Jeremiah Bamu and Webster Jiti.
The CCC members were allegedly tortured while in police custody, with a majority of them having visible scars.
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Court Postpones Bail Ruling On Jameson Timba, 75 CCC Activists Arrested On June 16

Shaun Timba, the son of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) “Chief Administrator”, Jameson Zvidzai Timba, was granted US$100 bail by the Harare Magistrates’ Court on Thursday following his arrest alongside 78 others at his father’s house on Sunday.
As reported by <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200028574/cccs-timbas-son-released-on-bail">NewsDay</a>, Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo ruled that Shaun was caught up in the alleged illegal gathering, which he was not part of, when he had gone there to deliver some gifts to his father.
Timba and 78 other CCC members were commemorating the Day of the Africa Child at his house in Avondale, Harare when they were tear-gassed and arrested by the police.
They are facing charges of participating in a gathering with the intent to promote violence, breaches of peace or bigotry as well as disorderly conduct.
The group is being represented by lawyers Agency Gumbo, Lazurus Mbereko, Jeremiah Bamu and Webster Jiti.
Their bail application continues this Friday at the Harare Magistrates’ Court.
The CCC members were allegedly tortured while in police custody, with a majority of them having visible scars.
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Shaun Timba Released On US$100 Bail

Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Southern Africa Khanyo Farisè has called for the release of more than 70 members of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party following a mass arrest on 16 June 2024.
The 78 CCC members, including interim party leader Jameson Timba, were arrested at Timba’s house where they were commemorating the International Day of the African Child. Said Farisè:
<blockquote>
The arrest and continued arbitrary detention of 77 opposition members who had peacefully gathered at a private residence is part of a disturbing pattern of repression against people exercising their rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression.
Zimbabwean authorities must immediately and unconditionally release these opposition members and drop all charges against them.
Authorities must also uphold Zimbabwe’s constitutional and international human rights obligations including the rights to peaceful assembly, liberty and freedom from torture and other ill-treatment.
Authorities must promptly, thoroughly, impartially, independently, transparently and effectively investigate allegations that some of those arrested were tortured while in police custody and bring to justice those suspected to be responsible. Authorities must also ensure those affected receive urgent medical attention.
</blockquote>
One of the individuals arrested was a nursing mother, and another was a 17-year-old minor who has since been released to the custody of his parent.
The group were held in custody for more than 48 hours without appearing before a competent court, which violates the law.
On 17 June, police charged the detainees with “gathering with intent to promote public violence and disorderly conduct.”
77 CCC activists remain in remand and their bail application will continue this Thursday, June 20.
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Amnesty International Demand Immediate Release Of Detained 77 CCC Activists

Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party senator, Jameson Timba, and 78 others who were challenging their placement on remand on the basis that they had been over-detained by the police had their application dismissed by the Court on Wednesday afternoon, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has said.
The 79 were arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Court facing charges of participating in a gathering with the intent to promote violence, breaches of peace or bigotry as well as disorderly conduct.
Allegations are that on 16 June 2024, at around 2 PM, police received information to the effect that an unsanctioned gathering was underway at a house in Strathaven, Avondale West, Harare.
According to prosecutors, the unsanctioned gathering was for an unlawful demonstration. 
Police officers proceeded to the residence to investigate and on arrival, they enquired about the purpose of the gathering.
The accused persons allegedly became hostile and riotous and threw stones at the police and their vehicle, forcing them to call for reinforcements.
Two police officers were injured during the melee and the police vehicle was also damaged.
The accused persons, who included a minor aged 17 years, were only arrested after the police resorted to tear smoke.
The teenager was remanded into the custody of his guardian. Another accused person who showed signs of being mentally challenged was dealt with in terms of section 26 of the Mental Health Act and will be in custody pending an examination by two doctors.
The Court ruled in favour of the State and the accused persons were placed on remand. The accused persons made a bail application which will continue this Thursday, June 20.
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Jameson Timba, 78 CCC Activists To Face Trial For Disorderly Conduct

Jameson Timba, the Chief Administrators of a faction of the opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) party and 78 others were arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, June 18, facing charges of participating in a gathering with the intent to promote violence, breaches of peace or bigotry and disorderly conduct.
Allegations are that on 16 June 2024, at around 2 PM, police received information to the effect that an unsanctioned gathering was underway at house number 6 Downie Road Strathaven, Avondale West, Harare.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the unsanctioned gathering was for an unlawful demonstration.
Police officers proceeded to the residence to investigate and on arrival, they enquired about the purpose of the gathering.
The accused persons allegedly became hostile and riotous and threw stones at the police and their vehicle.
Prosecutors say the police officers had to call for reinforcements. Two police officers were injured and the police vehicle was also damaged.
The accused persons, who included a minor aged 17 years, were only arrested after the police resorted to tear smoke.
The teenager was remanded into the custody of his guardian. Another accused person who showed signs of being mentally challenged was dealt with in terms of section 26 of the Mental Health Act and will be in custody pending an examination by two doctors.
The accused persons challenged their initial remand on the basis that they had been over-detained by the police.
The State opposed the application and the ruling is set for this Wednesday, 19 July, at 11:15 AM.
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In a statement, CCC said Timba and the other party activists are being persecuted for representing the authentic opposition in Zimbabwe. The party added:
<blockquote>
Anyone who represents the authentic opposition in Zimbabwe is subjected to torture, abuse, harassment, and persecution, while those who align with the regime are treated favourably.
</blockquote>
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Jameson Timba, 78 Others Appear In Court Over Illegal Gathering, Disorderly Conduct

More than 20 people were seriously injured when police officers descended on a gathering of more than 70 opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party activists at the home of party leader Jameson Timba in Harare on Sunday afternoon.
Police said the CCC activists were holding an unsanctioned gathering in contravention of the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act.
<a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200028455/police-in-violent-crackdown-against-ccc-20-seriously-injured">NewsDay</a> reported sources as saying at least three of the activists require attention from orthopaedic doctors, while more than five fractured their hands in the melee.
79 people, including Timba and his son, were arrested. The people were separately put in cells at different police stations, with 58 young activists placed at Harare Central Police Station, while more than 20 were detained at Avondale Police Station.
The activists’ lawyer Agency Gumbo claimed that more than 20 party supporters were injured. He said:
<blockquote>
We have more than 20 people that have been confirmed injured by doctors, but the injuries are not severe.
We have people like Jameson Timba, who has a bit of semi-serious injuries because he had a swollen elbow which he got after being beaten by riot police.
We had our doctors come. The doctors looked at them, but obviously because of detention, we can only then be able to have proper X-rays done on them after they are released tomorrow [Tuesday].
</blockquote>
Gumbo said when police officers pounced on Timba’s house, they ordered party activists to jump into a swimming pool. He said:
<blockquote>
The police arrived at a private residence, at Senator Timba’s residence. When the riot entered, they started asking people to jump into the swimming pool.
This was done regardless of what they had in their pockets, with some having cellphones in their pockets. Everyone was just commanded to jump into the swimming pool.
</blockquote>
Some party officials and loyalists had to bring blankets for their colleagues to reduce the impact of the cold night in cells. Said Gumbo:
<blockquote>
So that is what was happening. When they arrived at the holding cells, everyone was wet because they had been forced to jump into the pool, which is unethical.
The police arrived and threw tear gas, after that they fired guns in the air.
After that, they bundled everyone and said jump into the swimming pool. We made sure they had blankets.
Of course, that was detention but when we did interviews we made sure everyone had blankets and slept in a proper holding cell. But the people were brutalised.
</blockquote>
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi on Monday confirmed the arrest of Timba and the other opposition activists. He said:
<blockquote>
I can confirm that 70 suspects were arrested at Jameson Timba’s house in Harare for conducting an unsanctioned gathering.
During the arrests, they became violent and started throwing stones at the police officers. Reinforcements were later called in.
</blockquote>
According to Gumbo, the CCC activists were attending a private meeting to commemorate the June 16 Youth Day at Timba’s house.
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Several CCC Activists Injured As Police Break Up Youth Day Event

Jameson Timba, the leader of a Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) faction reportedly loyal to the party’s former president Nelson Chamisa has been arrested.
Timba is the Chief administrator of a CCC faction whose members are said to be close to Chamisa who quit the party in January this year alleging infiltration by the ZANU PF-led government.
According to lawyer Agency Gumbo, Timba, his son and more than 40 youths were attending a private June 16 Youth Day meeting on Sunday at his residence in Avondale, Harare, when they were arrested. Said Gumbo:
<blockquote>
Hon Timba and the youths were severely beaten and injured. Timba and 20 others are presently detained at Avondale Police whilst the other group has been taken to Harare Central Police Station. We demand the immediate release of our champions. They violated no law. Their arrest is a human rights issue!
</blockquote>
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrests to <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200028423/police-confirm-timba-70-ccc-activists-arrest">NewsDay</a>. He said:
<blockquote>
I can confirm that 70 suspects were arrested at Jameson Timba’s house in Harare for conducting an unsanctioned gathering.
During the arrests, they became violent and started throwing stones at the police officers. Reinforcements were later called in.
</blockquote>
Youth Day is a national holiday in South Africa which falls on June 16. Youth Day is in commemoration of the contribution that young people made to the struggle for freedom in South Africa.
On June 16, 1976, schoolchildren marched in a protest that began the Soweto Uprising. The uprising was a major event in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Youth Day is also known as Soweto Day.
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Jameson Timba, More Than 40 CCC Youths Arrested

A faction of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Jameson Timba suffered a major setback in Parliament on Tuesday after the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda revoked its appointment of portfolio point persons made in February.
<a href="https://www.zimlive.com/mudenda-rescinds-appointment-of-chamisa-aligned-mps-to-committees/">ZimLive</a> reported that Timba, who claims to be the CCC Chief Administrator, wrote to Mudenda naming Chipinge South MP Clifford Hlatwayo as CCC’s leader of the house with Nomathemba Ndlovu, the proportional representation MP for Matabeleland South, as the Chief Whip.
On Tuesday, Mudenda told MPs he made a mistake by acting on Timba’s letter. He then invited a rival faction led by Welshman Ncube and Sengezo Tshabangu to submit its list of leaders in parliament. He said:
<blockquote>
On Thursday, February 15, 2024, I made an announcement in the House on the appointment of several members of the CCC party to various portfolios in parliament.
The announcement was based on a letter authored by one Mr Jameson Timba, purporting to be the interim leader of the CCC party.
On reflection, I should not have acted upon that letter as facts now thereof before me show that Jameson Timba had no locus standi to represent a party in such a manner as I will outline below.
Jameson Timba was recalled from the Senate by the CCC party on November 7, 2023, the party which he purported to represent as the acting leader and administrator.
Jameson Timba challenged the recall in the High Court under case number HCH 6684/23 with other former members of the CCC party and lost the court case.
He was also among the former members of the CCC party whom the High Court barred on December 9, 2023, from contesting the February 3, 2024, by-elections under the CCC party following Sengezo Tshabangu’s application to block them from participating in the polls under the CCC banner.
Considering that Jameson Timba had been recalled by the same CCC party he was purporting to represent and that he was also banned by the courts from contesting under the banner of the same CCC party, his communication to parliament and the appointments made thereafter, are therefore null and void.
Accordingly, I am rescinding the announcement on February 15, 2024, and referring the matter back to the CCC party to make the appropriate appointments.
</blockquote>
The other CCC MPs who were assigned to various committees were Hamauswa Shakespear (Deputy Chief Whip); Chalton Hwende (Public Accounts); Joanah Mamombe (Environment &amp; Climate); Lesley Mhangwa (Energy &amp; Power Development); Daniel Molokele (Health and Child Care); Caston Matewu (Information); Minenhle Gumede (Higher Education) and Surrender Kapoikulu (ICT).
Timba reportedly leads a CCC faction loyal to the party’s former leader, Nelson Chamisa who quit the party in January claiming infiltration.
The other faction, which is recognised by the State, was formerly led by Tshabangu, who has recognised Welshman Ncube as the new CCC leader.
Ncube will likely secure government recognition as the Leader of the Opposition, an official title that would come with perks, and also receive CCC’s share of funds from the State under the Political Parties (Finance) Act.
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Mudenda Revokes Appointment Of Chamisa-aligned MPs To Parliament Committees

A faction of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) linked to the party’s former leader Nelson Chamisa on Friday, 24 May, announced a 16-member shadow Cabinet.
The announcement was made by the party’s chief administrator Jameson Timba who assumed the leadership role of the CCC after Chamisa abruptly quit the party in late January this year claiming the opposition outfit had been hijacked by ZANU PF.
Speaking during a press briefing in Harare yesterday, Timba said the CCC shadow cabinet was a product of the Citizens National Assembly. He said (via <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200027386/ccc-names-shadow-cabinet">NewsDay</a>):
<blockquote>
The Citizens National Assembly saw it wise that the key pillars and the agendas of our voices in Parliament are to push for electoral and political reforms in the country so that once we address the fundamental problem that this country is facing, the symptomatic social and economic problems are to be attended to.
The country is facing a crisis of governance borne out of a cycle of disputed elections. This has led to a crisis of confidence where the people of Zimbabwe do not trust those who have put themselves in the seat of governance.
</blockquote>
He stated that by appointing a more streamlined 16-member shadow cabinet, the CCC demonstrated its commitment to maintaining a lean government when it attains power, thereby avoiding wasting national resources on a bloated cabinet. Said Timba:
<blockquote>
The core belief of the CCC is that we must have a small government so that resources are channelled where they are required as you are aware the current ZANU PF is made up of 25 ministries and we believe that government is too big. Our alternative government is a reflection of our positions vis a vis the current government.
</blockquote>
Some of the CCC Members of Parliament (MPs) who were appointed to the shadow Cabinet are Shakespear Hamauswa (Defence &amp; Liberation Veterans Affairs), Joanah Mamombe (Environment, Climate, Tourism, Hospitality &amp; Wildlife Management), and Daniel Molokele (Health &amp; Child Care).
The shadow cabinet is a crucial feature of the Westminster system of government and consists of a senior group of opposition spokespeople.
Normally, each member of the shadow cabinet mirrors or “shadows” the positions of individual members in the government’s cabinet.
While shadow ministers have no executive power, they scrutinise the policies and actions of the government, offer alternative policies and act as a counterbalance to the ruling party.
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CCC Names 16-member Shadow Cabinet

Jameson Timba and Amos Chibaya, close allies of former CCC leader Nelson Chamisa, are apparently vying for control of the yet-to-be-launched political party known as the “Blue Movement”, which is associated with Chamisa.
According to  <a href="https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-241188.html">Bulawayo24</a>, Timba and Chibaya disagree on critical elements of the planned party’s organizational structure, particularly concerning the criteria for selecting cluster leaders.
This situation arises as Chibaya, along with Prince Dubeko Sibanda and Gift Ostalos Siziba, have reportedly confided in their trusted lieutenants about their aspirations to deputise Chamisa.  Chibaya believes he is the most suitable candidate for the role.
Bulawayo24 reported a source as saying that while Timba supports a democratic approach to selecting cluster leaders, Chibaya prefers a system of appointment, where leaders are handpicked rather than elected. Said the source:
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Timba and Chibaya are embroiled in a heated dispute regarding the selection of cluster leaders and other key positions within Chamisa’s prospective party.
Timba insists on transparency and inclusivity in the leadership selection process, believing that democracy should be upheld at every level of the new party structure.
Chibaya’s stance leans towards a more centralized approach, where individuals close to Chamisa would be favoured for key positions, thus consolidating control within the inner circle.
</blockquote>
The Blue Movement is not a formal political party but rather a symbol or concept embraced by Chamisa and his supporters after they abandoned CCC.
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Jameson Timba, Chibaya Fight Over Chamisa's Blue Movement | Report

A CCC faction that is led by Jameson Timba has scoffed at pronouncements made by another faction that Welshman Ncube is now the party’s acting president.
In a statement issued this Wednesday, the CCC’s communications department headed by Promise Mkwananzi said the members of the faction led by Ncube are not bona fide CCC members as they derive their authority from the MDC Alliance’s Congress in Gweru of 2019 which was nullified by the courts.
The statement said CCC was formed in 2022 and has no link with MDC Alliance. It also said CCC has no Standing Committee, but its highest policy-making body is the Citizens National Assembly (CNA). Reads the statement:
<blockquote>
CCC Leadership &amp; Court Update
The CCC has taken note of the desperate, malicious and fallacious claims by Welshman Ncube to the effect that he is now the Acting President of the party.
He claims to derive his “authority” from a defunct Standing Committee elected at a supreme court nullified Congress of the MDC of 2019.
Professor Ncube and Tendai Biti the Co-Vice Presidents of MDCA and Jacob Mafume are lawyers and should know better that they cannot claim legitimacy from a process that the Supreme Court nullified. You cannot put something on nothing and expect it to stand
The CCC want to categorically state that Prof. Welshman Ncube is not its Acting President and that he and his lot are caught in a time warp.
The lot is merely advancing a factional and divisive agenda aimed at disrupting the peace and progress of the Citizens movement.
The Citizens Coalition for Change was founded on January 24, 2022, as a new formation and legal entity, separate in structure, formulation and leadership from the MDC and/or MDC Alliance.
It is these fundamental distinctions between the CCC and the MDC-A which isolated these factional and divisive characters from the citizens’ project.
It must be stated for completeness that both Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube have not been active members in good standing of the CCC having only attended not more than two of the 25 CNA meetings held to date.
The highest policy-making body of the Citizens Coalition for Change is the Citizens National Assembly (CNA) which is constituted of representatives from all the sixty-three districts in Zimbabwe plus Harare and Bulawayo.
The management of the party has always been through its bureaus, namely, Administration, Organising, Elections, Communications, International Relations, legal, Welfare, Youth and Women.
The Administration Bureau now led by Senator Jameson Timba and composed of all Bureau Chiefs plus ten Provincial representatives is in charge of the party following the resignation of the Change Champion In Chief.
There is no Standing Committee in the structure and anatomy of the CCC. The mandate of the Bureau of Administration and its leadership is derived from the Citizens National Assembly (CNA) as given on January 30, 2024.
We have taken note of the desperate and futile attempts at a reincarnation by the failed MDC-N and the PDP through public statements by Tendai Biti, Jacob Mafume and Welshman Ncube who now seek to claim paternity and leadership of the CCC.
It has now become clear to any reasonable person that these gentlemen and their cohorts have always been a part of the coordinated attack on the Citizens’ movement through the numerous recalls.
Their agenda is to reverse the democratic will of Zimbabweans across the country. And, as clearly articulated by Prof. Welshman Ncube, these are the handlers of Sengezo Tshabangu.
The apparent attacks directed at the CCC have been to the benefit of ZANU PF, which now holds a 2/3 majority in the Lower House.
This demonstrates beyond a shadow of a doubt that Welshman Ncube et al have become enemies of the citizens’ aspirations for democracy and prosperity in Zimbabwe.
We wish to assure the Citizens of Zimbabwe and all progressive forces that the leadership of CCC will defend the people’s project from the machinations of these characters.
They will not stop our march to freedom, democracy, prosperity and the transition to NEW POLITICS.
Further, our CCC Leadership, the CNA and all party deployees in Parliament and Councils are undeterred and remain focused on addressing the plight of citizens amidst a growing economic meltdown in the country.
In the meantime, citizens are advised that the Supreme Court will tomorrow, the 22nd of February 2024 at 9:30 am, sit to determine an appeal filed by our deployees against the decision of the High Court per Justice Mutevedzi which dismissed their application in October 2023.
The said application was filed challenging the authority of the imposter, Sengezo Tshabangu to effect recalls of CCC Members of Parliament.
Citizens are encouraged to come out in solidarity with their elected representatives and the party.
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Welshman Ncube And His Colleagues Are Not CCC Members - Mkwananzi

Thokozani Khupe’s spokesperson Khalipani Phugeni has dismissed <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/08/03/mwonzora-komichi-are-now-just-ordinary-members-of-the-defunct-party-mdc-alliance-on-mdc-t-not-meeting-the-supreme-court-deadline/">Jameson Timba’s remarks that Khupe has ceased to the MDC T 2014 structures leader</a> since she could not meet the deadline given by the court to hold an extraordinary congress, Newsday reports.
While responding to questions from Newsday about the MDC T  2014 structures term of office expiring, Phugeni said there is no such thing and there was no urgent chamber application dismissed:
<blockquote>There is no such thing. No urgent application was dismissed and Dr Khupe is the acting president by operation of the constitution and the Supreme Court acknowledged that. The judgment did not expire, what didn’t happen is only the extra-ordinary congress.
Everything else about that judgment is still in place. It didn’t expire, maybe until somebody goes to court and seeks a declaratory order to that effect, it did not expire. The extra-ordinary congress that did not happen, we are before the court now requesting for a variation of that judgment.</blockquote>
However, MDC Alliance has said the judgement expired and the court dismissed MDC T’s urgent application but agreed the matter will be heard before 3 judges soon. Komichi and Mwonzora have not yet commented on the issue
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/">Newsday</a>

The Judgement Did Not Expire - MDC T Responds To Claims That Khupe Ceased To Be The President Of The Court Resurrected MDC T

The leader of the opposition MDC Alliance, Nelson Chamisa has embarked on a “meet the structures” interface premised at getting feedback from grassroots.
Chamisa’s presidential affairs secretary, Jameson Timba confirmed the development adding Chamisa himself was in Mbare, Chitungwiza and Mabvuku from Friday to Sunday meeting party members. He said:
<blockquote>The president (Chamisa) has been about meeting the people, listening to their challenges and offering direction. If you remember our plan and strategy was to have action, to confront the evils of corruption and poverty caused by the Zanu PF government. We were supposed to have gone across the country and dealt with these things by May, but the plans were scuttled by COVID-19.</blockquote>
The development is in line with the party’s strategic plan announced last year which shall also see the party working to increase its rural support base which is currently insignificant.
This also comes amid a leadership crisis in the MDC that has resulted in the division of the party into two factions -one led by Chamisa and the other by Thokozani Khupe.
The MDC Alliance has since started recruiting new members in preparation of the 2023 elections.
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/">NewsDay</a>

Chamisa In "Meet The Structures" Interface

<blockquote>25 November 2019
The Chief Elections Officer 
Zimbabwe Elections Commission 
Mahachi Quantum House 
No I Nelson Mandela Avenue 
Harare
Dear Sir
RE: PHANTOM NOTIFICATION OF A POLITICAL PARTY (MDC ZIMBABWE) 
We have been made aware that some individuals purporting to be members have written to you purporting to notify you of their existence as MDC Zimbabwe headquartered in Gweru.
We have also been made aware of a letter purportedly coming from yourselves in response to their notification wherein you have acknowledged and indeed accepted them as part of your stakeholders. May we kindly have your confirmation of this.
If it is indeed your letter we object to the content of your letter and conduct for the following reasons:
<ol>
<li>Firstly, as a key stakeholder represented in Parliament and known to you, we were not 
given an opportunity to express ourselves on the validity of the claim by any of the said individuals. May we remind you that you are a public officer in charge of a public institution and as such, you should conduct yourself within the bounds of the Constitution and in particular the requirements of administrative justice.</li>
<li>Secondly, our Party name (Movement for Democratic Change), logo and insignia including any variants are registered patents. The said persons have no authority to use our name or have any claim to it whatsoever.</li>
</ol>
As such we hold the firm view that the purported registration is null and void and should be withdrawn. We, therefore, expect you to notify the said individuals of our position and expect your offices to act accordingly in terms of the law.
Yours faithfully,
Hon Jameson Timba 
Acting Secretary-General</blockquote>

MDC Protests To ZEC Over Recognition On Another MDC Party {Full Text}

The MDC led by Nelson Chamisa has protested to the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)</a> after the electoral body recognised a new party calling itself MDC Zimbabwe.
MDC acting secretary-general <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jameson_Timba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jameson Timba</a> registered the party’s displeasure in a letter on Monday addressed to ZEC Chief Elections Officer <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Utloile_Silaigwana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Utloile Silaigwana</a>. Wrote Timba:
<blockquote>Firstly, as a key stakeholder represented in Parliament and known to you, we were not given an opportunity to express ourselves on the validity of the claim by any of the said individuals.
May we remind you that you are a public officer in charge of a public institution and as such, you should conduct yourself within the bounds of the constitution and in particular the requirements of administrative justice.</blockquote>
ZEC recently announced that it had received a notification of existence from a party called the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Zimbabwe which is headquartered in Gweru.
The bona fide MDC is worried that the new party will confuse voters during voting, moreso with another MDC (MDC-T) led by Thokozani Khupe have caused confusion in the 2018 polls.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/2019/11/26/mdc-protests-zec-recognition-of-new-political-party-with-its-name/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZimLive</a></h4>

MDC Engages ZEC Over Recognition Of New Party Using Its Name

Speaking at MDC Alliance’s final rally dubbed “The Crossover To Victory Rally”, Nelson Chamisa’s chief election agent Jameson Timba said there was an attempt on the life of Tendai Biti.
Timba said Biti’s car was hit by a vehicle without number plates which the opposition sees as an assassination attempt. Biti escaped unharmed and managed to attend the MDC Alliance’s final rally held at Freedom Square today.

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