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Before he became the world’s richest man, @elonmusk and his dad secretly flew into Zimbabwe and Zambia in the 90s enriched selves with emeralds while blacks were busy threatening each other than Mount Nyangani will kill you if you pick anything.

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Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Amend No.3 is a direct assault on democracy. Swapping popular votes for backroom deals & extending terms to 7 years strips citizen rights. Power belongs to the people! CC: @_AfricanUnion @SADC_News @SadcLawyers #SaveZimDemocracy #DefendTheVote

ZIMBABWEANS ARE NOW TAKING THE CONSTITUTION INTO THEIR OWN HANDS : ENTER A NEW PHASE OF CONSTITUTIONAL RESISTANCE : "IT WILL SIMPLY NOT HAPPEN." 02 June 2026, was not just another day in Parliament but it was the beginning of a new phase of resistance. As Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3) was tabled, retired generals and former senior civil servants delivered a blunt and historic warning. They did not speak in diplomatic language. They directly named President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the architect and primary beneficiary of this constitutional project. That matters. Because this is no longer opposition rhetoric but it is us the insiders, sons and daughters of the revolution, once again confirming that the process has been captured, manipulated and redirected away from the people. But the real shift is happening outside Parliament. Zimbabwean citizens are now stepping in where institutions have failed. In Chegutu West, MP Shacky Tarumbwa has been taken to court for attempting to support the term extension without consulting his constituency. In Nyanga, citizens have dragged MP Chido Sanyatwe to court for the same reason, acting without a mandate from the people. More and more cases are coming.Gwanda South, Redcliff the cases are spreading countrywide like a veld fire. This is the breakthrough. For the first time, the constitutional battle is no longer abstract. It is no longer just speeches, debates or political statements. It is now direct, legal and personal between citizens and their elected representatives. And this completely destroys the lie that CAB3 has widespread support. There has been no secret ballot in Parliament. No transparent process. What we are seeing is pressure, inducement and political choreography dressed up as consensus. These court challenges expose the truth. They force MPs to answer a simple question, Who do you represent, the people or political power ? The retired generals and senior civil servants understand this moment clearly. That is why they openly welcomed these legal actions and called the courts the last line of defence. They have effectively handed the baton to the citizens. And now the responsibility is ours together. Every constituency must act. If your MP is supporting CAB3 without consulting you, challenge them. If they claim to represent you, demand proof. If they ignore you, take them to court. This is not chaos. This is constitutional democracy working exactly as it should. This is how a nation defends itself without violence, without disorder but with precision and resolve. The message must now be clear across Zimbabwe We will not be spectators while our Constitution is rewritten. We will not accept decisions made without our consent. We will not allow Parliament to become a rubber stamp for personal political projects. This moment will define us. Members of Parliament must choose between history and immediate reward. Judges must choose between fear and duty and citizens must choose between silence and action. The retired generals and senior civil servants have already said it: “IT WILL SIMPLY NOT HAPPEN.” Now it is up to Zimbabweans to make sure it truly does not. File the cases. Mobilise your communities. Hold your MPs accountable. Defend the Constitution. BY RTD DIO SHEPHERD MPESWE @SajeniMapuranga @LynneStactia @matinyarare @MateteYoung @MviringiHosia @IsaacMakomichi @BlessedGeza

This application simply asks the High Court to declare that parliament, President & min of justice can't enact clauses 4,9 & 10 without a referendum as it seeks to repeal clauses that are entrenched. The doctrine of ripeness doesn't apply. Do not otherwise be misled.

THE “JAVA AUDIO” IS NOT A LEAK BUT A POLITICAL INSTRUMENT : NO KINGMAKERS IN A REPUBLIC BY RTD DIO SHEPHERD MPESWE According to my assessment, the viral “Java audio” currently circulating in Zimbabwe’s public sphere is not a revelation but it is a calculated narrative instrument designed to shape perception and not to inform it. Much of what is presented in the recording is neither new nor investigative. It is a repackaging of conclusions long drawn by citizens who have closely observed Zimbabwe’s political and economic trajectory. If the core claims are already widely inferable, what then is the real purpose of the audio ? By blending widely known realities with selective assertions, the audio attempts to manufacture authority while subtly advancing a political script. Its credibility is deeply questionable. The audio is conveniently attributed to Passion Java and in a politically charged environment, such attribution is not incidental but it is a tactic to subtly create artificial legitimacy and accelerate public acceptance. More telling is the structure of the audio itself. Its length, coherence and thematic layering do not reflect a spontaneous exchange but rather a rehearsed and curated production. This is not a leak but it is messaging. I mean, when the Javas respond, they are messaging. The central claim that Kudakwashe Tagwirei is a “kingmaker” must be firmly rejected because Tagwirei does not exist as an independent political force. Tagwirei’s influence, while significant in financial terms, cannot be meaningfully separated from the authority of ED. The relationship between the two is neither incidental nor recent but it is foundational. Tagwirei operates in spaces whose ultimate control resides elsewhere. To elevate him as an independent center of power is to misunderstand or deliberately misrepresent the architecture of the power play at hand. His influence is inseparable from the authority of ED. Equally misleading are attempts to frame Tagwirei and Wicknell Chivhayo as competing centers of wealth and influence. These individuals perform different functions within the same system. Their roles are complementary, not competitive and are rooted in proximity to state power and not personal sovereignty. As Zimbabweans, we must resist the normalization of this dangerous idea that access to state resources and accumulation of wealth equates to political legitimacy. It does not. Zviganandas' activities, whether in procurement, national resource allocation or financial distribution, are better understood as complementary functions within a broader system anchored by political authority. Therefore the suggestion that one eclipses the other in influence or wealth obscures the more important point because all Zviganandas are instruments within a larger design. Even more suspicious is the audio itself. It is too polished, too convenient and too aligned with ongoing political narratives to be dismissed as a purported leak. It sounds staged because it is staged. It sounds intentional because it is intentional. This so called 'Jav audio' is not about the truth. It is about conditioning the public to accept a reconfiguration of power that bypasses both public accountability and our democratic norms as set out in the 2013 constitution. This project must be rejected in its entirety. Zimbabwe demands the restoration of constitutional order, the protection of its 2013 Constitution and the return of national assets to the people. No amount of manufactured narratives will substitute for legitimacy derived from the sovereign will of citizens. @SajeniMapuranga @advocatemahere @BlessedGeza @IsaacMakomichi @kerinamujati @kerinamujati @LynneStactia @matinyarare @MviringiHosia @noto2030 @HonMinSanyatwe @RUMBIEPROPERTIE @NgarivhumeJ

VP CHIWENGA & THE MOMENT ZIMBABWE CANNOT IGNORE : OF A LEADER GUIDED BY PURPOSE & NOT DAZZLED BY POWER OR MONEY. BY RTD DIO SHEPHERD MPESWE Zimbabwe is living through a revealing political moment. In the space of a few days, two events have exposed the true character of the governing order. First came the lavish Tagwireis wedding, a glittering display of wealth, gifts & elite solidarity that stood in cruel contrast to the daily suffering of ordinary Zimbos. Then came the reports of Justice Minister Ziyambi coaching MPs on what to say, how to say it & how to submit to the ZANU PF party line as CAB3 is forced through Parliament. Taken together, these events say more than a thousand speeches could. They reveal a system that has grown comfortable with extravagance, intimidation & control. They reveal a ruling elite that no longer hides its contempt for constitutionalism & they reveal a governing culture in which power is increasingly used not to serve the nation but to protect the networks that feed off it. The extravagance at the Tagwirei wedding was not merely offensive in a struggling economy but it was revealing. At a time when ordinary Zimbos are grappling with a collapsed currency, stagnant wages, declining pensions & public services, millions of dollars were exchanged in gifts among politically connected elites. These are not just businessmen but they are beneficiaries of a state enabled patronage system built on inflated tenders, monopolised contracts & preferential access to national resources. What was on display was not success but it was the ED - enabled state capture in ceremonial form. CAB3 must be understood within this same framework. The attempt to extend presidential tenure, centralise power in Parliament & weaken institutional safeguards is not about governance reform. It is about securing continuity for a network that depends on control of the state for survival. The reported coercion of MPs being told they will not vote but that their mere presence will signal a YES vote for CAB3, is a direct assault on constitutionalism. Imagine this is how the President of Zimbabwe will be voted for in the future ? Just a mere drive to parliament building by your MP on the day in question will be a sufficient vote in support of the President of Zimbabwe ? This confirms that CAB3 is not being pursued through respect for the people or democratic persuasion but through command & control. Also, this is precisely where Chiwenga enters the picture as more than a factional rival. He has become, for many Zimbos, a symbol of something that has become rare in public life, discipline & restraint whilst walking & talking the language of accountability. Without doubt, whether by design or destiny, Chiwenga has emerged as the point of convergence for national sentiment. His absence from the Tagwirei wedding was not just noticeable but it was symbolic. Despite Chiwenga's discipline, consistency, military background, befitting conduct & posture as Vice President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, what matters most is the reputation he has shaped over the years, that of an individual with a deeper understanding of structure, duty, purpose & seriousness about the state. That background also helps explain why so many Zimbos have increasingly projected hope onto him. The public is not merely choosing between personalities. It is comparing two political cultures. On one side stands a leadership style that has normalised opacity, patronage & the use of state machinery for private gain. On the other stands, Chiwenga, a figure increasingly seen as less tolerant of corruption, more respectful of institutional discipline & more grounded in the idea that the state must exist for the people. Hence it is apparent that in a country battered by corruption & elite impunity, that difference matters profoundly. 1 of 2 @SajeniMapuranga @schikanza @advocatemahere @IsaacMakomichi @kerinamujati @LynneStactia @matinyarare @MviringiHosia @RUMBIEPROPERTIE

Saddened to hear Elliot Pfebve you’ve left us. Your commitment to democracy cause has remained the same, 29 years later. You never moved an inch, and your loyalty to the masses is still unwavering. Generations to come must learn of your warm retention of institutional memory

ZIYAMBI ZIYAMBI : THE MOUTHPIECE FOR ILLEGALITY & ARCHITECT OF CONSTITUTIONAL ABUSE : A TRUE MASTER OF LEGAL DECEIT BY RTD DIO SHEPHERD MPESWE Ziyambi Ziyambi has now removed all pretence, the Constitution of Zimbabwe is no longer about the people but about party power. When a Justice Minister openly declares that “party position” overrides constitutional principle, you are no longer dealing with governance. You are dealing with institutionalised abuse and state capture. Let’s call it what it is, a calculated assault on the 2013 Constitution. Buoyed by his manufactured two-thirds majority in parliament, ED is using Ziyambi to force through changes that have no public mandate. No referendum. No consultation. No transparency and now, no secret ballot for parliament as well because fear is his primary tool of control. @TogarepiP This is not law making. This is political coercion. The refusal to allow MPs a secret ballot is deliberate. It is meant to expose, intimidate and punish anyone who dares think independently. Parliament is being reduced to a theatre of compliance. Don't forget, looming over all of this are serious, unanswered questions about the reported US$200 million allegedly channelled to Ziyambi under “legal fees.” Zimbabweans are entitled to know, who was paid, for what purpose and how much more was deployed to neutralise resistance across the political and security landscape ? This is not reform. It is capture. From blocking citizens’ meetings, silencing dissent and now forcing MPs into submission, the entire CAB3 process has been about one thing only, power securing itself at any cost. As one frustrated citizen put it, "if everything is taken by force, then nothing truly belongs to Zimbabweans anymore." CAB3 marks the sad end of the Zimbabwe that many fought and died for. CAB3 is all about a system where Parliament no longer represents the people but the dictates of a political elite. Where constitutional change is not driven by national consensus but by fear and control. A Constitution rewritten through intimidation is not law, it is imposition & no amount of coerced parliamentary numbers can manufacture legitimacy where none exists. Zimbabwe is being asked to accept rule by directive, not rule of law. That must be rejected. Ends #Zimbabwe #ED2030 #ConstitutionalCrisis #ZimPolitics #RuleOfLaw #NoToConstitutionalAbuse @ProfMadhuku @advocatemahere @SajeniMapuranga @BlessedGeza

Today same company Hopewell Chin’ono demanded the opposition must accept its money, is implicated in (its employees’) murder of a worker at Mutsvangwa’s Manhize steel plant. Was @daddyhope not endangering people to a company owned by the First Lady ? rb.gy/8316dj

The last of today's instalment. I am reliably informed that Hopewell also has a very close personal relationship with ED's wife, the First Lady. It is an open secret that she is an ex-intelligence operative. What is the nature of that relationship & how does one credibly oppose Agenda 2030 while patronising the wife of that very leader? How does he safeguard the sensitive intel he gets from opposition leaders like Biti in his dealings with her? Why is his default MO driving wedges between opposition leaders rather than bringing them together, exploiting his proximity to them to post what they disclose to him in secret to toxify their relations? The only person that benefits from Hopewell's relentless anti-Chamisa crusade is ED, as he is effectively left with no credible political opponent on the ground while pursuing Agenda 2030. Let's say everything he says about Chamisa is correct. The point still remains that there was a sham election which affected all voters, including non-Chamisa supporters. Is there any reason why Hopewell, with his large following, could not have agitated with the same zeal he showed against Chamisa's leadership - but this time in support of a SADC mandated fresh election while castigating Chigumba & ED for the sham election? Where is the filter, restraint or outrage? You support a coup without reservations & do PR for it & yet express unrelenting outrage for the claimed absence of a mere party constitution? Is there consistency there? What is the objective reason for the uneven approach? You can't say on one hand you lead a relentless delegitimisation crusade against an opposition leader competing in an uneven field which results in his party collapsing, & on the other you compel him to join forces with the very culprits responsible for his party's collapse & enabling Agenda 2030 & criticise him for refusing to be abused. It's gross irrationality, perverse & rank madness!

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THE KING MUNHUMUTAPA RE-INVENTION : CAB3 & THE RISE OF A PRIVATE STATE : AS ED COMMITS ESCALATING ECONOMIC ABUSES TO SECURE ABSOLUTE POWER & EVADE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR LIFE. BY RTD DIO SHEPHERD MPESWE It has since become apparent that significant financial resources are being mobilised outside formal state systems in support of CAB3 & other national programmes. While the media, the people & Parliament continue to scrutinise limited official revenues, substantial revenue inflows linked to gold, fuel & inflated tenders appear to remain beyond transparent oversight. This raises serious concerns about accountability & the integrity of national institutions. There comes a point when silence ceases to be caution & becomes complicity. Zimbos are once again being asked to accept the unacceptable as the unexplained circulation of vast sums of hard currency, while the responsible ministries deny authorising such disbursements, yet the nation is left with more questions than answers. How does hard currency move in such quantities without official sanction ? Who is behind these transactions ? Under what law, under what authority & in whose interest are millions of dollars being distributed outside the formal framework of the State ? At the same time, the country continues to witness disturbing reports of secretive flights, bulk gold movements and reciprocal cash consignments that operate beyond public oversight. Zimbos, this is not merely irregular but it is a grave indictment of a system that has allowed secrecy to flourish where transparency should prevail. Ordinary Zimbos are being crushed by rising prices, stagnant incomes and deepening hardship. Yet a privileged few appear to move wealth through hidden channels, insulated from scrutiny and untouched by accountability. This widening gap between the suffering of the people and the opacity of those in power is not only offensive but it is dangerous. Zim cannot survive on denials. It cannot be governed through shadowy arrangements, secretive movements and the quiet normalisation of illegality. If the government did not authorise these flows, then we must demand to know who did it because if those responsible believe they are beyond the reach of scrutiny, then they are mistaken. Zim belongs to its people, not to hidden networks, not to private interests and not to those who operate as though the law does not apply to them. The time for evasions is over. The time for accountability is now. Moreso, recent remarks by President ED, especially his statement that a king is not obliged to disclose his movements to his subjects, are deeply troubling. Zm is a constitutional republic, not a monarchy. Such sentiments, when expressed at the highest level of leadership, risk eroding the foundational principles of both democratic & people first governance. Equally concerning are references to the so called “Munhumutapa Empire” and proposals for a new State House framed within this context. These ideas have no constitutional basis, no institutional endorsement and no legitimacy within Zim’s governance framework. What is apparent is that the tender for the new state house is already awarded and at inflated costs as well but all at the expense of the masses of Zim. Also we note with concern Mnangagwa’s assertion upon his return from his secretive trips abroad that the CAB3 consultation process was peaceful and inclusive. This characterization and ED's buoyant mood stands in stark contrast to widely observed events on the ground and undermines public confidence in the CAB3 process as it points to a conspiracy towards a predetermined outcome The security services, as custodians of national stability, carry a constitutional duty not only to defend the State but to ensure that governance remains aligned with the interests of the people because Zim’s vast natural resources must translate into improved living conditions for its citizens. @advocatemahere @ibbosnr @ConvoWithTrevor @IanSmiththe3rd

Hi @DMwonzora how are you. 1. Assuming you genuinely present this as a genuine and not as an escape route of a botched consultancy, the main reason why CAB3 brought in cannot be cured by referendum. 2. All along when you were accusing @nelsonchamisa of not challenging the delimitation report I thought you were genuine. 3. The principle of universal suffrage has got one starting point, that is population census. You do not rig population census and recorrect yourself without going back to drawing board. 4. By calling for referendum you are directly stating and calling for principles in s155(1). 5. You cannot call for referendum without agreed electoral population figure. 6. In other words all what is in CAB3 cannot happen. Simple and straight forward

STREET PROTESTER ABANDONED BY JAMESON TIMBA This is Hon. Job Sikhala’s cousin who was slapped with false charges of incitement to violence. He was arrested on trumped up charges backed by Hopewell Chin’ono who misled the legal narrative on his case, leading to his conviction.

Dear Lance Guma. Whether 48 hours or seconds, nothing will change my position. Verifications were done. Is it a secret that for years you’ve been promoting these damaging views of this dangerous scammer with so many victims, Hopewell Rugoho-Chin’ono ?

In the late 90s, I spent a lot of prayer time with millionaires & at least one billionaire, Strive Masiyiwa, who I used to play piano for. None of them ever called themselves God/Mukuru weMazuva. 30 years later a convicted fraudster is being praised as such. Miswai!

#CAB3 - An Update - "A Tale Of The Inexorable March Towards A Bloody Showdown!" Here is where we are with #CAB3. ED will proceed to railroad or shove it down the throats of outraged Zimbos. There has been a brief lull, but all challenges that involve working with state institutions to challenge it will inevitably fail after following the usual script / choreography. ED is anticipating that his biggest threat will come from Chiwenga & sections of the military. He is prepared to confront & dismantle that threat regardless of the risk this poses to national stability. The risk of a chillingly bloody outcome is thus real & potentially imminent. At present, there is no realistic constitutional path for Chiwenga to challenge ED in ZANU PF or institutionally at state level. That is by design, not accident. ED's tried & tested script is to render all constitutional routes unviable to force his opponents to operate outside of the constitution so that he can then easily nab them using the very instruments of the Constitution, which he himself routinely butchers for his own political ends. ED can thus realistically only be defeated through out manoeuvring him in both areas of contestation, which is easier said than done. A combination of patronage, relentless political culls, erosion of social norms & kompromat have made it easier not only to capture state institutions & retain control, but to also leave them weak, divided & unlikely to muster the wherewithal to depose him. We are at a stage where he now appears not to be fussed by the pretence of following protocols - meaning that political theatre / choreography has now worn him out. Yet lessons from history suggest that - such levels of arrogance tend to walk in tandem with moments of the greatest peril, for it is through arrogance that oversights, miscalculations & myths of invincibility crystallise & open windows of potential exploitation for wily opponents. As analysed in a previous instalment, it will be relatively easier for ED to get #CAB3 over the line - as the mechanics are in place institutionally, than to navigate the huge political storms that will dominate the political horizon between the immediate aftermath of its passage and 2030. There is no other outcome than a bloody showdown between ED & Chiwenga. We are inexorably marching towards that dastardly outcome. Admittedly, it's dragged out but, no make bones about it, it shall arrive in spectacular fashion!

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE BY RTD DIO SHEPHERD MPESWE Your Excellency, I write to you not in anger but in solemn reflection, mindful of the weight of your office & the responsibility it carries before both the living & those who came before us. Between the Zambezi & the Limpopo, God placed a people & endowed them with what many nations can only dream of, vast mineral wealth, fertile land, rich biodiversity, cultures & languages found nowhere else on earth. This was not by chance or accident of geography. It was God ordained inheritance, deliberate, abundant & sufficient for every Zimbo. Those who came before us, our ancestors, may not have possessed the tools or knowledge to fully exploit the resources beneath their feet. They may not have understood the full commercial value of what lay beneath their soil. Yet they understood something fundamental, that the land belonged to its people & that it must be protected & passed on to future generations. Mr President, our forebears fulfilled that duty. They preserved. They handed over. Today, that responsibility rests with us & most directly, with you as President. Your Excellency, the presence of gold, diamonds, lithium & other resources in Zim is not a measure of modern leadership. It is our starting point. It is the ledger balance we inherited. Leadership is measured not by what exists beneath the soil but by what is built above it & by how effectively natural wealth is transformed into shared prosperity, dignity & opportunity for all Zimbos. Where this transformation of livelihoods does not occur, one question naturally arises, Mr President. Are we stewarding this inheritance or merely consuming it and recklessly so ? This is not simply an economic concern. It is a moral one Mr President. To lead Zim is to hold a sacred trust, to safeguard resources that are not personal, to exercise power that is not private & to always act in the interest of both present and future generations. Mr President, the instruments of the state, its land, its institutions, its security apparatus, exist to protect & uplift the people not to distance them from the benefits of their own inheritance. It is in this spirit of stewardship that I respectfully turn to a current topical matter of profound national importance, the Constitution of Zim. The Constitution is not a political tool. It is a covenant between the state & its citizens. It embodies the collective will, aspirations & safeguards of the people. Any attempt to alter its fundamental provisions particularly those that shape the exercise & limits of executive power must be approached with the utmost care, transparency & legitimacy. Your Excellency, upon your inauguration, you reminded the nation of a principle both simple & profound, you said, “The voice of the people is the voice of God.” Those words were not merely ceremonial. They were a commitment. If the voice of the people is indeed the voice of God, then any significant constitutional change must be anchored in that voice, clearly, directly & unequivocally expressed through a secret ballot. Mr President, to proceed otherwise risks weakening not only the Constitution but the very moral authority upon which leadership stands. Zim’s strength does not lie only in its resources but in the legitimacy of its institutions & the trust of its people. That trust is preserved when citizens are not merely governed but heard regularly, especially on matters that define their nation’s future. Your Excellency, history is not only a record of decisions made but of responsibilities upheld or neglected. The stewardship of this nation, its resources, its laws & its young democratic foundations, will ultimately be measured against the standard of whether it served the many, the downtrodden or benefited the few, whether it preserved inheritance or diminished it. The ball is still in your court your Excellency ! @edmnangagwa @CyrilRamaphosa @advocatemahere