MRP introduces Beitbridge West Member of Parliament candidate

Mthwakazi Republic Party has unveiled its Beitbridge West MP Candidate for 2018 elections as Brighton Ithuteng Sibanda AKA vho Maladzhi who was born on the 30th of July 1981.

Brighton Ithuteng Sibanda is a hardworking and committed comrade towards the Mthwakazi agenda, MRP and his VESO community where he comes from. Both of his parents were ex-ZIPRA combats, he is the first born son of the late Jonathan "Mirror" and Jane Sibanda, his mother was one of the Manama High pupils who were taken fr0m school to join the Struggle to liberate Zimbabwe.

"His father served in the police office before his departure on earth. Brighton comes from Beitbridge West, Mpande Village under Chief Staudze in ward 12, and His late grandfather Rodger Sibanda was a Village Head, who took after his father Khwerana, who succeeded his father Maladzhi, who belongs to the bigger family of Makushu," said the party in a statement.

"Brighton Ithuteng Sibanda did his education at St Vincent Primary School in Ruwa near Harare Zimbabwe, Ross Camp Primary School in Bulawayo Mthwakazi, Mpande Primary School in Beitbridge Mthwakazi and Kwalu Secondary School in Beitbridge Mthwakazi. After finishing his secondary education Brighton went to Bulawayo where he did his tertiary education, Brighton worked for different organisations in Bulawayo as a Messenger, an Accounts Clerk, Bookkeeper, Administrator, Credit Controller and Credit Officer. He has vast experience in accounting and credit control administration fields. Brighton is married to Hlubi and are blessed with 3 children, Rendani (boy) 11years, Lufuno (girl) 8 years and one year old Rokunda (boy)."

He said Brighton started political activism in 2008, and participated actively in the election campaigning team for Simba Makoni's Mavambo Kusile Down project.

"He was the founding President of ZIMCRY (Zimbabwe Congress of Responsible Youths) that was formed in 2009. In 2010, Brighton Join ZAPU where he served firstly as the District Youth Front Chairperson for Entumbane- Makhandeni District before he was elected ZAPU Provincial Youth Front Vice Chairperson for Bulawayo Province. In 2015 Brighton joined Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) He said I quote "I Join MRP after I carrying out a thorough research about Mthwakazi and studying of political trends in Zimbabwe, reading of the 1979 grand plan and the code xxx and also after a vigorous discussion with MRP leadership on how the Venda and Sotho community fits in the Mthwakazi Struggle," said the party.

"To me it was like music in my ears, and I found out that my people from the Venda and Sotho community have a brighter future in the context of Mthwakazi than that of Zimbabwe. That propelled me to join the Mthwakazi Struggle." Currently Brighton Ithuteng Sibanda is a National Executive Council (NEC) member and he holds the portfolio of a Treasurer General in MRP. Brighton is so passionate when it comes to Mthwakazi Struggle and has been arrested in two different occasions in Lupane and on the 31st of December 2017, where he was one of the eight MRP members who were bitten, arrested and detained for peacefully demonstrating against Emmerson Mnangagwa at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). In all of the arrests he was found innocent and with no cases to answer. Besides being a politician Brighton Ithuteng Sibanda is also a Minister of the word of God."

The party said Brighton is ready to defend Beitbrige West constituency from the oppressive government administration system of Harare, to ensure that there is sustainable development, jobs and promotion of the usage of local languages such as Venda and Sotho and to preserve their cultural heritage.