Mnangagwa, Zvigananda starve anti-sanctions foot-soldiers

HARARE - Despite dishing out fleet of vehicles and indiscriminate amounts of revolving funding worth millions (including US$ cash) to some undeserving characters, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration and Zimbabwean tenderpreneurs have starved anti-sanctions removal lobby (and advocacy) group, Citizens Against Economic Sanctions (CAES) to an extent that its founder hires a scotch cart amongst Binga communities in order to preach gospel against American targeted punitive measures.

The CAESZ and other like-minded organisation received no dime from the individuals they are purporting to represent, with its membership and following dwindling to unprecedented levels.

Some drastically withdraw from camping at the American Embassy in Harare citing starvation and dwindling support from citizens including the targeted individuals.

Speaking during a press briefing in Harare this Tuesday, CAESZ executive director, Martin Zharare has pleaded with some individuals from ZANU-PF party, Sir Wicknell Chivhayo, Mnangagwa's advisor, Paul Tempter Tungwarara, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, among other individuals in helping them mobilising for more petitions until final submission of hard copies to Trump administration and United Nations headquarters.

"We are appealing to Sir Wicknell Chivhayo, Presidential advisor, Paul Tempter Tungwarara, Elder Kudakwashe Tagwirei, our revolutionary party, ZANU-PF and other like-minded comrades to rescue us from the current predicament in our quest to force America to remove sanctions," Zharare said.

"As CAES, we are happy that President Mnangagwa has enabled our organisation to be legally registered as a private voluntary organisation (PVO), hence this has given us an opportunity to further lobby for more petitions until Trump consider our request for immediate removal of the punitive economic measures against Zimbabwe," Zharare added.

"We appeal for assistance even from well-wishers to contribute towards this initiative because we have suffered enough. We ended up hiring scotch carts in Binga in our quest to spread out vision and mission against targeted sanctions in as far as Binga communities. We need everyone to understand that harming President Mnangagwa and some individuals simply means America is harming all of Zimbabwe citizens," Zharare claims.

The CAESZ stepped up its campaign for the removal of economic sanctions imposed by Western countries, which it claims are hindering the country's economic growth and development. The organization has been engaging with communities across Zimbabwe, spreading messages of resilience, unity and economic patriotism.

Zharare emphasised that sanctions are a significant barrier to Zimbabwe's development, preventing the country from reaching its full economic potential.

"These sanctions are a deliberate attempt to hinder Zimbabwe's economic growth, and we will do everything in our power to raise awareness and mobilize our people against them," he said.

The organization estimates that sanctions have cost Zimbabwe over $150 billion in lost economic opportunities.

Meanwhile, CAESZ has expressed its commitment to supporting the government's Vision 2030, which aims to transform Zimbabwe into an upper-middle-income economy by the end of the decade.

Zharare highlighted the government's progress in securing over $2.5 billion in infrastructure investments, but noted that sanctions continue to slow down the full implementation of economic projects.