Columnist / Wilbert mukori
'Where has ZEC deviated from the law?' asked Muzanenhamo - in failing to deliver free elections
"People have different views and opinions. Where has ZEC deviated from the constitution. Point and then I can be held liable. To just say elections are not free and fair without facts and evidence of ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 342 | by Wilbert Mukori
Need new ballots to save elections, argue Mandaza - there is more at stake here than appeasing Chamisa
Here is a case of one whose spirit is willing to do the right thing but again and again the lack of intellectual capacity let them down. Dr Ibbo Mandaza was right, see Bulawayo 24 opinion, in saying t...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 20:44hrs | 4007 | by Wilbert Mukori
Is it too late to reprint ballots? - First answer: Is reprinting enough to turn flawed into free and elections?
IS IT TOO LATE TO RE-PRINT THE BALLOT PAPER AS CHIGUMBA SAYS? This is a good question but before answering it answer this question first: what wou...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:04hrs | 288 | by Wilbert Mukori
'SADC throw MDC petition in the dustbin,' reports Herald - bloated Chamisa balloon is deflating fast
The blatant cheating and wanton violence of 2008 elections have proven one thing beyond all doubt - that Zimbabwe cannot hold free, fair and credible elections without first doing something to take aw...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 16:11hrs | 1435 | by Wilbert Mukori
'We want proper voters' roll!' cried demo - desperate voice but feeble mind, heart breaking
"Thousands of Zimbabwean opposition supporters took to the streets of Harare on Wednesday demanding fair elections following alleged irregularities in the electoral roll ahead of the July 30 vote," re...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 10:05hrs | 626 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zimbabwe is going through a democratic process,' says Zanu PF apologist - via yet another rigged election
"Shiri imwe neimwe inemaririro ayo!" Every bird species has its own characteristic song! This is certainly true of Zanu PF propagandists and apologists! Some of the notable characteristic notes in the...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 09:56hrs | 456 | by Wilbert Mukori
Are you voting because the elections are free or hoping to win rigged elections
Indulge me just a few minutes of your time. Please! Thank you. Please pick one of the nine possible answers you believe represents you: a) You going to vote (those wh...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:23hrs | 113 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Boycotting elections is suicidal,' argue Daily News - nonsense, risking all on capricious winning a rigged election is
"A boycott from this month's harmonised elections as mooted by the MDC Alliance can only have an impact if it has the buy-in of all opposition parties," argued Daily News. "The Alliance is bitter...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 16:19hrs | 321 | by Wilbert Mukori
'ED and junta responsible 73% of the violence since 1980,' says Zhuwao - they must be held to account, Mugabe too
Patrick Zhuwao, former President Mugabe's nephew and now in self-imposed exile, has written an open letter to the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, accusing the British of supporting and sanitizing...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 16:11hrs | 965 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zanuism: belief Zanu PF is entitled to rule forever,' says Dr Manatsa - MDC is dogma's paid acolyte
If you have not read Dr Gus Manatsa's article "Zanuism, 'barrack democracy' threat to Zim's progress" in Bulawayo24 o...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 14:09hrs | 898 | by Wilbert Mukori
'I am used to these (bomb, etc.) attempts,' boasted ED - you have a thick skin, povo are ones dying like flies
"President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who survived a blast at a ruling Zanu-PF party rally on Saturday, suggested he was the target of the attack which left one of his vice-presidents wounded," reported AFP....Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 08:15hrs | 2102 | by Wilbert Mukori
'It took UK 600 years get free elections, Zimbabwe must wait,' argue MP Cross - crap, but music to ED's ears
"It pays in the end to get the best in the beginning!" ran the Eric Davis advert. To those who do not know or have forgotten; Eric Davis was a top-notch man's clothing shop in First Street, Harare. Ye...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 22:45hrs | 1088 | by Wilbert Mukori
'If you anger us, you will see us!' warns ED - nothing angers him more than losing elections, watch out!
President Emerson Mnangagwa, nicknamed "Ngwena" (Crocodile) is out doing what crocodile do best, shed a river of deceptive tears. "Let's show humility in Zanu PF and respect. Our respect and c...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 13:36hrs | 3850 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Chinese are helping ED rig elections!' Moyo reveals - it is now impossible to ignore this reality
Just a month before the 2013 elections, SADC leaders advised both Zanu PF and MDC leaders to postpone the elections to allow democratic reforms to be implemented. This was unwelcome advice because eac...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:10hrs | 3512 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Hold me to account for my pledges,' says ED - good, he pledged free and fair elections
The more I listens to President Emerson Mnangagwa the more I dislike the man. He is a corrupt, incompetent, vote rigging and murderous thugs who is out to con everyone that he has changed when he has ...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 08:16hrs | 786 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zimbabwe needs free elections, - Chamisa final admit - still cannot admit impediment is his greed
"It's a delayed match. The elections are a walkover. I will beat Mnangagwa hands down. The darkest hour is just before dawn," MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa declared, to thunderous...Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 07:41hrs | 2262 | by Wilbert Mukori
'There will always be corrupt leaders,' argue Maphosa - compare bruise to severed head, detail matters
There are many, many reasons why Zimbabwe is in this economic and political mess. One of those reasons has to be our, we the people, failure to appreciate the importance detail resulting in us making ...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 19:03hrs | 1584 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zanu PF is the only democratic party,' boast Mnangagwa - nonsense, have yet to hold free elections
The contemptuous arrogance of President Mnangagwa is soaring to new dizzying heights!"Mnangagwa says Zanu-PF is the only democratic party!" screamed the headline in Bulawayo24."PRESIDE...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 23:20hrs | 1165 | by Wilbert Mukori
Letter to Commonwealth SG: Zimbabwe's rejoining is on condition it holds free election
Dear Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Ms Patricia ScotlandWe hear your office is pursuing Zimbabwe’s request to re-join the Commonwealth. We humbly suggest that you should not do anyth...Published: 27 May 2018 at 18:16hrs | 380 | by Wilbert Mukori, Secretary General of Zimbabwe Social Democrats
'I am satisfied, elections are free and fair,' says MP Mliswa - just a loss cannon shooting from the hip!
Power is like a sharp knife, in the hands of skilled a surgeon, it will save lives but in the wrong hands, it will cause a lot of suffering and take away many, many innocent lives. Mr Temba Mliswa, th...Published: 26 May 2018 at 22:24hrs | 1736 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu PF minister reprimanded for admitting junta will never hand over power to Chamisa - for letting cat out of the bag
"Acting Information Minister Simon Khaya Moyo has lashed out at remarks attributed to Finance Deputy Minister Terence Mukupe in a local daily newspaper today," reported Bulawayo24."Mukupe was ...Published: 23 May 2018 at 16:07hrs | 3554 | by Wilbert Mukori
ZSD Press Statement - appeal to SADC observers to judge Zimbabwe elections truthfully and follow own advice
Executive Summary Our appeal to Zimbabwe election observers is simple: please judge whether these elections are free, fair and credible as you would wis...Published: 21 May 2018 at 21:56hrs | 848 | by Wilbert Mukori
2018 must, first and foremost, deliver free elections - forget ED's dogma saying otherwise
"Mhembwe rudzi inozvara mwana eneruzhumu!" (Each individual buck species has its own distinct marking!) so goes the Shona adage. Ever since President Mnangagwa took over from Robert Mugabe he has cert...Published: 19 May 2018 at 18:22hrs | 721 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zanu PF too fractured to win 2018,' Mandaza predicted - yet another feeble excuse for ignoring reforms
"The party of liberation (Zanu PF) lost its mass base in the 90s and it has never been able to recover it and will not recover it. It's a fair conclusion to make, that the party of liberation which is...Published: 18 May 2018 at 22:05hrs | 1793 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe has 'stable political environment,' says Zulu - rubbish, cannot even hold free elections
The Zanu PF propaganda machine is going into overdrive as it tries to give a positive spin out of nothing!"Fortunately, complementing his (President Mnangagwa) economic vision, the country's o...Published: 12 May 2018 at 22:18hrs | 1050 | by Wilbert Mukori
ED abandons free, fair and credible for gun-point 'peaceful' elections - another military assisted transition
VOTE ED! DELIVERING PEACEFUL ELECTIONS TO THE PEOPLE.So Zanu PF has given up on the promise for FREE, FAIR AND CREDIBLE ELECTIONS and settle for just pe...Published: 10 May 2018 at 12:03hrs | 3542 | by Wilbert Mukori
Opposition are failing 'to pile pressure' for reforms, says Deredza - expected, they are incompetent to the core
Thank you very much Viniel Deredza for you thought-provoking article, "Sanctions needed to achieve Zimbabwe reforms" ...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:41hrs | 180 | by Wilbert Mukori
MDC Alliance out to impress the British - Yeah, say why you 'failed to withdraw from flawed elections'
After the MDC failed to get even one democratic reform implemented in five years of the GNU, the party' s western donor deserted the MDC in droves and SADC leaders ignore the lot in disgust. The entir...Published: 07 May 2018 at 06:57hrs | 731 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Deploy SADC force to prevent violence,' says Mandaza - you insisted on elections, face the music
What is very disappointing here is the nation is looking to people like Ibbo Mandaza, the intellectuals, for guidance out of this mess but instead of pointing the way forward all they are getting here...Published: 05 May 2018 at 09:12hrs | 1488 | by Wilbert Mukori
Distraught refugees pouring into Zimbabwe - austere reminder of our own bad governance problem
Distraught! Here was this woman, probably in her early twenties but she already three times as old, whose hut had just burnt down with all she had in this world. She and her son were lucky to escape t...Published: 03 May 2018 at 18:10hrs | 1178 | by Wilbert Mukori
Free elections are not important in ED's 'Chinese model' - they don't want it, why should we!
Zimbabwe is already a de facto one-party state and it was none other than President Mnangagwa and his coup junta have been at the very heart of Zanu PF's looting, vote-rigging and political intrigue t...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 18:48hrs | 2678 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Since 1980 Mugabe and MPs were illegitimate,' admit Professor Moyo - cathartic effect of life in exile!
"I am back from College!" said one renowned Zimbabwean after serving time behind bars (name and committed crime withheld because there are not important). He may have said as a middle finger salute to...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 06:10hrs | 3660 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa's 'Zimbabwe is open for business!' vs Mukadota's 'Sadza hobo!' clarion calls!
"Sadza hoboo! Nyama hoboooo! Rimai!" (There is plenty of food! Plenty of beer! Work!) Is one of the late Safirio Madzikatire's best catch phrases. To those who do not know who Safirio Madzikat...Published: 29 Apr 2018 at 20:35hrs | 1647 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zimbabwe is open for business!' cried out Mnangagwa in Davos, SA, …now ZITF - still no investors, why
For the last 38 years Zimbabwe's economy has been in decline and yet year on year without failure our political leaders have said steadfastly refused to even acknowledge the decline and talked of econ...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 23:27hrs | 1626 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Lead by example,' says ED - Yeah right! Like you did these last 38 years
"The President said every Zimbabwean should feel obliged to build the country by leading by example in everything they do," reported State media.What example did you and your Zanu PF cronies s...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 07:16hrs | 668 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Elections are free if in compliance with constitution,' says Minister - so was 2013, why did we need coup!
"Muromo hauzarirwi nerwizi!" (To big mouth, there is no such thing as flooded river he cannot wade cross!) So, goes the Shona adage. Ever since the November 2017 coup President Mnangagwa and h...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 08:47hrs | 340 | by Wilbert Mukori
'I heard your cry for freedom!' says Mnangagwa - how patronising; never had a voice, thanks to you
The white colonists controlled the country's radio and TV and most of the print media, the white regime constantly harassed the few newspapers and magazines that catering for black, so the only voices...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:20hrs | 898 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chinyande, there is no 'new era of democracy' in Zimbabwe - not when ED is blatantly rigging election
Anyone who thanks President Mnangagwa and his November coup posse for deposing the dictator Mugabe only do so out of short sightedness, foolishness or both! It is the Joint Operation Command (JOC) –...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 19:33hrs | 1856 | by Wilbert Mukori
UK ask ED free elections 'commitments must be made real' - all too little too late
"Zimbabweans must feel confident they can vote for the party of their choice," said British Ambassador to Zimbabwe.That is music to every peace-loving Zimbabwean who have waited a lifetime for...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 21:34hrs | 2607 | by Wilbert Mukori
ED, I have something to tell you, you will never hold free elections - too tough for a seasoned thug
"I got something to tell you I got something to say I'm gonna put this dream in motion Never let nothing stand in my way When the going gets touch The tough get going!"Billy Ocean, a...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 06:56hrs | 2283 | by Wilbert Mukori
Charamba fails to explain why China mega deals came to naught - no business with thugs
When President Mnangagwa and his junta seized power in the military coup last November they those it was all going to be plain sailing from there on. It all looked deceptively easy, at least the first...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 20:36hrs | 2295 | by Wilbert Mukori
UK push for Zimbabwe debt write-off in exchange for reform commitment not delivery - not altruism
The British government's approach on Zimbabwe continues to be out of synch with the rest of the international community and, most worryingly, contrary to what is in the best interest of the people of ...Published: 08 Apr 2018 at 09:22hrs | 447 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chinese mega deals 'to leapfrog Zimbabwe's development' - or to sugar coat bitter pill of disappointment
"Chinese mega deals will help Zimbabwe develop, 'leapfrogging 18 years of isolation!" screamed the headlines!Why has China allowed Zimbabwe to fall behind by 18 years, to start with? After all...Published: 07 Apr 2018 at 06:45hrs | 875 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa 'hears but does not understand,' as Prophet Isaiah would say - his ears are waxed over by greed
One does not have to be a believer to learn from the Bible. Here is one great lesson for us all. "Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even wha...Published: 07 Apr 2018 at 01:19hrs | 1681 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chinese mega deals 'to leapfrog Zimbabwe's development' - or to sugar coat bitter pill of disappointment
"Chinese mega deals will help Zimbabwe develop, 'leapfrogging 18 years of isolation!" screamed the headlines!Why has China allowed Zimbabwe to fall behind by 18 years, to start with? After all...Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 07:01hrs | 507 | by Wilbert Mukori
ED apologist accuses US senators of 'anti - abolitionist' mentality - hats fits ED perfectly
Dear Obi Egbuna Jr, You are a Zanu PF apologist who has written some nonsensical articles in defence of the regime in the past but this time you have real gone over and beyond the call of duty...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 19:57hrs | 435 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Mnangagwa is playing CHESS to Chamisa's DAFT,' says Gara - ED has his Achilles' heel too
"Rine manyanga hariputirwi!" (No matter how well one tries to hide the truth, it will always come out!) so goes the Shona adage. Ever since the last November coup President Mnangagwa has tried so hard...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 07:50hrs | 2037 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zim 'elections are done' before ballots are cast - after 38 years, it is incumbent on us to end the madness
Much as President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Junta regime would like the nation and the world at large to believe the 2018 Zimbabwe elections are a normal contestation; anyone with half a brain can se...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 22:18hrs | 1971 | by Wilbert Mukori
EU and SADC observers must judge elections on basis of GPA, not wishy-washy MDC, reforms
Why Zimbabwe failed to get even one democratic reform implemented after the five years of the 2008 to 2013 Government of National Unity (GNU) will remain one of the most shameful period in the country...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 16:30hrs | 2403 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Africa is vibrant and prosperous,' says Ramaphosa - not true, a head in clouds Nero moment
It is a great disappointment when, seemingly level-headed people, are appointed into high and they lose their heads. The act of elevating them into high office makes them lose their heads in the cloud...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 06:52hrs | 989 | by Wilbert Mukori
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