War Veterans Call On Government To Take Action Rather Than Issue Threats To Citizens

Muswere
accused
the
opposition,
some
politicians,
and
certain
Civil
Society
Organisations
(CSOs)
of
attempting
to
“instigate
anarchy
and
despondency.”

However,
Mathibela
said
the
government
should
deal
with
national
issues
rather
than
threaten
imaginary
enemies.
He
said
(via CITE):

We
must
deal
with
national
issues.
A
security
threat
comes
as
a
result
of
an
uneven
playing
field
by
the
government,
where
it
partially
accepts
some
and
admits
others
as
friends
while
deeming
others
as
enemies.

As
long
as
there’s
that
kind
of
subtle
division,
unity
of
purpose
will
not
prevail.

Mathibela
said
war
veterans
are
not
doing
anything
subversive
by
demanding
accountability
from
the
government.
He
said:

Whatever
we
are
doing
is
open.
We
invite
all,
including
the
security
cluster,
to
attend
our
meetings
because
the
agenda
will
be
very
clear.
I
trained
for
many
years
in
security,
I
know
the
definition
of
subversion.

For
someone
who
is
not
pleased,
someone
who
feels
threatened,
he
or
she
will
deem
challenges
as
subversive.
I
think
that
is
a
misnomer.

We
are
not
threatening
the
government
of
this
country,
even
the
ruling
party
or
any
other
political
party
in
this
country.

All
we
are
saying
is
that
this
country
is
not
doing
well
economically,
politically,
and
socially,
and
we
want
to
be
part
of
the
solution.

We
have
even
come
up
with
some
solutions
to
collaborate
with
the
government.
We
wrote
many
letters.

I
recall
one
to
the
president
(Emmerson
Mnangagwa)
to
say
we
would
want
to
work
with
the
government.
We
were
not
responded
to.

In
the
statement
issued
yesterday,
Muswere
accused
unnamed
opposition
politicians
and
CSOs
of
attempting
to
foment
chaos
in
the
country
to
solicit
funds
from
foreign
donors
and
revive
their
waning
careers.
He
said:

…
as
Government
we
are
warning
perpetrators
of
these
serial
choreographed
theatrics
who
are
involved
in
subversive
activities
aimed
at
undermining
the
rule
of
law
that
their
days
are
numbered
and
that
their
lawless
plans
will
never
see
the
light
of
day.