Opinion / Columnist
I was just praying for you, Cdes
07 Apr 2016 at 09:16hrs | Views
Dear Cabinet and Politburo members
COMRADES, today we have a meeting with those war veterans, some of whose misguided elements are willingly being used by our detractors to create havoc in our party.
This is high time discipline is restored among members of this affiliate organisation to our party.
Surely, how could they try to tell the people-chosen party leadership what to do and what not to do… and even talking about when the leadership should retire? Who are they? Even trying to demonstrate in Harare because some senior members of the party had demanded to know the source of their power? Small wonder they were beaten up!
I really don't know what makes some of these chaps think they are so special than any other citizen of this country. I am a war veteran myself, but at no time do I even think of myself as a first-class citizen and everyone else as second and possibly third class. This is exactly what we fought against in the war of liberation, but this is what misguided elements like Mutsvangwa are trying to bring back.
I am told that about 10 000 war vets would be attending the meeting. I don't really know how many they could be, but what I know is that there can no longer be more than 30 000 genuine war veterans in this country. So how can a mere 30 000 people hold a country of 13 million people to ransom simply because they fought in the war several years ago? They want to tell the party leadership what to do… in other words making puppets of the leadership? Do they know that the party leadership is elected by the people, not by war veterans, and is therefore only answerable to the people?
This we will not allow them to do. If it is about their welfare and some such trivial matters, I have no problems listening to them. What I would not allow myself to do is waste time listening to people that I know are speaking on behalf of the regime change forces. I have no time to waste!
What I can tell you, Cdes is that today would be Mutsvangwa's last day as chair of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association… he is a dangerous and highly divisive figure. How dare he even have the gall to chair a meeting with other rogue war veterans to pass a vote of no confidence against Cde Phelekezela? Very silly of him!
And I am told that the party youths have started taking back the farm that had been given to this Agrippa Mutambara chap who has sold out by resigning from the government because he would be comfortable with other sell-outs in this People First mischief.
This is the way to go. All those sell-outs should return the farms to the people… surely there is no way they can eat their cakes and still have them. No ways!
Last but not least, I notice that this white chap who was once vice president in Zambia was spewing a lot of rubbish recently… making disparaging remarks about us.
I am not worried at all. Like I have said time without number, the only good white man is a dead one! That Scott is only showing that he is a Rhodie through and through.
I am happy that the people of Zambia saw what a racist he still was and got rid of him before it was too late.
Kindest Regards
Yours Sincerely
ME
Truthy
As the cutthroat fights continue to rage in Zanu-PF and among war veterans, it is good to see that people are learning to tell each other nothing but the truth. Doesn't the Good Book say that the truth shall set you free?
We loved this one which came from Manicaland Minister for Provincial Affairs, Cde Mandiitawepi Chimene: "It is shocking to hear some people saying President Mugabe has overstayed in office, yet some of the people saying that have been in office since 1980. The same people have also overstayed their welcome and should be kicked out of the party. Some people are saying the Zanu-PF house is on fire with more people in line for firing, but who wants to continue having rubbish in their houses? It is funny that those fronting for President Mugabe's ouster are some of the major beneficiaries of his benevolence. Some have a well-known history of losing elections, but assume offices through appointments, but today they are demonising the same person. Some have a fleet of cars obtained from serving in government, but they are proving to be ungrateful. Some are staying in mansions because of President Mugabe, but today he is no longer capable to rule this country. We should be thankful. Some of you, both husband and wife were appointed ministers as well as Politburo members by President Mugabe, but you still continue back-stabbing him. You should accept the reality on the ground that you were fired from your positions and move on with life."
Falling apart
We don't know whether it is by sheer coincidence that when we start implementing our smash-and-grab policy that we call Indigenisation… threatening to close firms and foreign-owned business operations that try to resist the policy - with Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa (and Reserve Bank governor, John Mangudya) openly clashing with Indigenisation Minister, Patrick Zhuwao, over the safety of foreign-owned banks from this threat… suddenly the economy runs of out cash.
Since we do not have a currency of our own, maybe it is high time we resorted to our tried and tested smash and grab trick so that we indigenised the United States dollar as well. This is very, very easy. We simply put in place a law that says 51 percent of all greenbacks belongs to indigenous Zimbabweans… that way, there would be no way anyone would be able to play games with cash available on the market.
As a patriot, Dr CZ was disappointed when he over-heard someone saying that while we can print as much lies as we can in the State media about how well things are going in this country, one thing we surely can never be able to do is print the United States dollar.
Fish and bat!
"We should take a leaf from South Korea. As South Korea faced an economic crisis, BBC News on January 14, 1998 reported: ‘South Korea has exported the first shipment of 300 kilogrammes of gold collected in a public campaign to help the country out of its economic crisis.
"The nationwide campaign … began on January 5, and involved ordinary Koreans donating personal gold treasures, which have been melted down into ingots ready for sale on the international markets…" the official Sunday Mail said this week.
We hope someone reminds colleagues at the Glass & Mortar Building that it is impossible to try and pick similarities between a fish and a bat.
There is a world of difference between South Korea of then and Zimbabwe of today in that citizens of the former trusted their leaders while those of the latter do not.
It is not only the citizens of Zimbabwe who do not trust their leadership, but the leadership itself does not even trust itself!
cznotebook@yahoo.co.uk
COMRADES, today we have a meeting with those war veterans, some of whose misguided elements are willingly being used by our detractors to create havoc in our party.
This is high time discipline is restored among members of this affiliate organisation to our party.
Surely, how could they try to tell the people-chosen party leadership what to do and what not to do… and even talking about when the leadership should retire? Who are they? Even trying to demonstrate in Harare because some senior members of the party had demanded to know the source of their power? Small wonder they were beaten up!
I really don't know what makes some of these chaps think they are so special than any other citizen of this country. I am a war veteran myself, but at no time do I even think of myself as a first-class citizen and everyone else as second and possibly third class. This is exactly what we fought against in the war of liberation, but this is what misguided elements like Mutsvangwa are trying to bring back.
I am told that about 10 000 war vets would be attending the meeting. I don't really know how many they could be, but what I know is that there can no longer be more than 30 000 genuine war veterans in this country. So how can a mere 30 000 people hold a country of 13 million people to ransom simply because they fought in the war several years ago? They want to tell the party leadership what to do… in other words making puppets of the leadership? Do they know that the party leadership is elected by the people, not by war veterans, and is therefore only answerable to the people?
This we will not allow them to do. If it is about their welfare and some such trivial matters, I have no problems listening to them. What I would not allow myself to do is waste time listening to people that I know are speaking on behalf of the regime change forces. I have no time to waste!
What I can tell you, Cdes is that today would be Mutsvangwa's last day as chair of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association… he is a dangerous and highly divisive figure. How dare he even have the gall to chair a meeting with other rogue war veterans to pass a vote of no confidence against Cde Phelekezela? Very silly of him!
And I am told that the party youths have started taking back the farm that had been given to this Agrippa Mutambara chap who has sold out by resigning from the government because he would be comfortable with other sell-outs in this People First mischief.
This is the way to go. All those sell-outs should return the farms to the people… surely there is no way they can eat their cakes and still have them. No ways!
Last but not least, I notice that this white chap who was once vice president in Zambia was spewing a lot of rubbish recently… making disparaging remarks about us.
I am not worried at all. Like I have said time without number, the only good white man is a dead one! That Scott is only showing that he is a Rhodie through and through.
Kindest Regards
Yours Sincerely
ME
Truthy
As the cutthroat fights continue to rage in Zanu-PF and among war veterans, it is good to see that people are learning to tell each other nothing but the truth. Doesn't the Good Book say that the truth shall set you free?
We loved this one which came from Manicaland Minister for Provincial Affairs, Cde Mandiitawepi Chimene: "It is shocking to hear some people saying President Mugabe has overstayed in office, yet some of the people saying that have been in office since 1980. The same people have also overstayed their welcome and should be kicked out of the party. Some people are saying the Zanu-PF house is on fire with more people in line for firing, but who wants to continue having rubbish in their houses? It is funny that those fronting for President Mugabe's ouster are some of the major beneficiaries of his benevolence. Some have a well-known history of losing elections, but assume offices through appointments, but today they are demonising the same person. Some have a fleet of cars obtained from serving in government, but they are proving to be ungrateful. Some are staying in mansions because of President Mugabe, but today he is no longer capable to rule this country. We should be thankful. Some of you, both husband and wife were appointed ministers as well as Politburo members by President Mugabe, but you still continue back-stabbing him. You should accept the reality on the ground that you were fired from your positions and move on with life."
Falling apart
We don't know whether it is by sheer coincidence that when we start implementing our smash-and-grab policy that we call Indigenisation… threatening to close firms and foreign-owned business operations that try to resist the policy - with Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa (and Reserve Bank governor, John Mangudya) openly clashing with Indigenisation Minister, Patrick Zhuwao, over the safety of foreign-owned banks from this threat… suddenly the economy runs of out cash.
Since we do not have a currency of our own, maybe it is high time we resorted to our tried and tested smash and grab trick so that we indigenised the United States dollar as well. This is very, very easy. We simply put in place a law that says 51 percent of all greenbacks belongs to indigenous Zimbabweans… that way, there would be no way anyone would be able to play games with cash available on the market.
As a patriot, Dr CZ was disappointed when he over-heard someone saying that while we can print as much lies as we can in the State media about how well things are going in this country, one thing we surely can never be able to do is print the United States dollar.
Fish and bat!
"We should take a leaf from South Korea. As South Korea faced an economic crisis, BBC News on January 14, 1998 reported: ‘South Korea has exported the first shipment of 300 kilogrammes of gold collected in a public campaign to help the country out of its economic crisis.
"The nationwide campaign … began on January 5, and involved ordinary Koreans donating personal gold treasures, which have been melted down into ingots ready for sale on the international markets…" the official Sunday Mail said this week.
We hope someone reminds colleagues at the Glass & Mortar Building that it is impossible to try and pick similarities between a fish and a bat.
There is a world of difference between South Korea of then and Zimbabwe of today in that citizens of the former trusted their leaders while those of the latter do not.
It is not only the citizens of Zimbabwe who do not trust their leadership, but the leadership itself does not even trust itself!
cznotebook@yahoo.co.uk
Source - fingaz
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