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Thanks
to
those
who
came
today:
Blessing
Harry,
Musa
Maphosa,
Philip
Maponga,
Patricia
Masamba
and
Tatenda
Tsumba.
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Meanwhile,
it
would
appear
Zimbabwe
is
under
siege
from
the
movers
and
pushers
of
the
ED
2030
agenda.
The
agenda
seeks
to
achieve
a
2-year
extension
to
the
term
of
President
Mnangagwa,
water
down
the
‘upholding
the
constitution’
role
of
the
military,
replace
direct
election
of
the
president
with
that
of
parliament,
and
get
rid
of
the
gender
commission
by
amending
the
constitution
be
it
by
way
of
referendum
or
via
the
current
parliament.
The
Mnangagwa
regime
would
rather
avoid
the
referendum
and
railroad
the
changes
through
the
ZANU
PF
dominated
parliament.
They
do
not
expect
any
resistance
from
the
compliant
and
compromised
Tshabangu
led
CCC
members
of
parliament.
However,
going
by
scenes
at
the
ongoing
tightly
controlled
ZANU
PF
led
consultation
process,
where
those
of
divergent
views
are
either
booed,
ridiculed,
silenced,
threatened,
and,
in
some
cases
abducted
and
tortured,
the
proposed
amendment
number
3
has
so
far
proven
not
only
controversial
but
divisive
and
toxic
as
it
lays
the
foundations
for
brutal
warfare
and
relentless
suppression
of
the
masses
with
impunity.
The
divisions
between
those
for
and
against
are
evident
within
the
ranks
of
the
ZANU
PF
party
right
from
the
presidium
down
to
ground
structures.
The
majority
of
the
Zimbabwe
voters
are
clearly
against
the
constitutional
changes,
which
fact
the
regime
is
very
much
aware
of.
Otherwise,
how
else
would
you
explain
the
onslaught
by
the
regime
on
the
people’s
freedoms
of
expression,
assembly,
association
as
witnessed
at
consultation
events
and
the
heavy
handed
approach
to
the
opposition,
around
the
proposed
amendment.
How
else
would
you
explain
the
hourly
barrage
of
slogans
and
promotional
music
on
national
radio
and
television
in
praise
and
support
of
the
proposed
amendment. In
one
of
the
promotional
adverts,
the
proponents
argue
that
it’s
not
a
new
term
or
extension
but
an
extension
of
the
progress
by
president
Mnangagwa.
However,
no
one
in
ZANU
PF
offers
any
explanation
as
to
why
they
think
the
progress
will
stop
with
Mnangagwa
bowing
out
at
the
end
of
his
2nd
5-year
term
or
why
ZANU
PF
or
the
whole
of
Zimbabwe,
it
would
appear,
cannot
produce
another
capable
leadership.
Then
one
begins
to
question
what
kind
of
progress
it
is
that
only
President
Mnangagwa
can
deliver
and
to
whose
benefit?
The
answer
lies
in
the
extractive
activities
by
the
first
family
which
has
seen
them
take
over
the
entire
gold-rich
Boterekwa
mountain
range,
and
elsewhere
around
the
country.
The
mountain
range
has
to
a
large
extent
been
destroyed,
whilst
the
garbage
infested
and
now
dilapidated
Shurungwi
town
(tarred
roads
now
gravel),
is
now
a
far
cry
from
its
old
self.
By
seeking
an
extension
of
his
term
of
office,
it
would
appear
Mnangagwa
and
those
around
him
are
buying
for
more
time,
to
plunder
national
resources
and
enrich
themselves
even
more.
That
is
their
‘progress’
and
to
their
benefit
at
the
expense
of
genuine
national
development
and
improvement
of
people’s
lives.
The
2030
agenda
can
only
be
evil
and
MUST
be
resisted!
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