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Thanks
to
those
who
came
today:
Dickson
Chikwizo,
Delice
Gavazah,
Jonathan
Kariwo,
Chantelle
Manyande,
Philip
Maponga,
Trish
Matsikira,
Ziwanai
Mbanje,
Mellisa
Mbavarira,
Noble
Mwashita,
Geraldine
Takundwa,
Ephraim
Tapa
and
Tatenda
Tsumba.
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Zimbabwe
continues
to
grapple
with
unbridled
corruption,
particularly
within
the
circles
of
those
linked
to
the
State,
ZANU
PF
and
public
institutions.
This
also
includes
workers
of
these
bodies,
such
that
corruption
in
Zimbabwe
has
reached
endemic
levels.
The
sentencing
on
08/12/2025
of
Mike
Chimombe
and
co-accused,
Mpofu,
to
25
and
22
years
respectively
for
defrauding
the
state
of
USD
7.7
million
mirrors
Zimbabwe’s
rotten
moral
and
social
fabric
presided
over
by
ZANU
PF
and
President
Mnangagwa.The
crime
involved
the
accused
hatching
a
fictitious
company,
which
they
used
to
clandestinely
win
a
state
tender
and
claim
payments
for
doing
nothing.
This
reminds
us
of
the
USD
5
million
Gwanda
solar
project,
the
tender
of
which
was
awarded
to
Wicknell
Chivhayo
years
back,
with
nothing
being
delivered
to
this
date.
Given
that
corruption
permeates
throughout
the
governing
system,
it
is
no
wonder
that
the
captured
courts
found
him
innocent.
Today,
Wicknell
Chivhayo
is
known
for
gifting
socialites
with
cars
and
cash
in
an
apparent
campaign
for
ZANU
PF.
The
Chimombe
crime
was
conducted
in
a
climate
of
this
type
of
corruption,
and
one
wonders
how
many
such
cases
go
without
being
detected
or
cannot
simply
be
touched.
In
their
evidence,
the
state
as
represented
by
the
tender
authorities,
ZINARA
and
ZIMRA,
was
in
awe
of
the
sophistication
involved
as
they
could
not
distinguish
between
their
own
documents
and
those
fraudulently
provided
by
Chimombe
&
Co
on
their
way
to
win
the
tender
and
defraud
the
state.
This
underlines
the
fact
that
Zimbabwe
presides
over
a
system
of
corruption,
and
this
is
what’s
killing
the
country.
We
need
new
leaders
to
clean
up
the
mess
and
save
Zimbabwe.
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Events
and
Notices:
-
Next
Vigil
meeting
outside
the
Zimbabwe
Embassy. Saturday
20th December
from
2
–
5
pm.
We
meet
on
the
first
and
third
Saturdays
of
every
month.
On
other
Saturdays
the
virtual
Vigil
will
run. -
The
Restoration
of
Human
Rights
in
Zimbabwe
(ROHR) is
the
Vigil’s
partner
organisation
based
in
Zimbabwe.
ROHR
grew
out
of
the
need
for
the
Vigil
to
have
an
organisation
on
the
ground
in
Zimbabwe
which
reflected
the
Vigil’s
mission
statement
in
a
practical
way.
ROHR
in
the
UK
actively
fundraises
through
membership
subscriptions,
events,
sales
etc
to
support
the
activities
of
ROHR
in
Zimbabwe. -
The
Vigil’s
book
‘Zimbabwe
Emergency’ is
based
on
our
weekly
diaries.
It
records
how
events
in
Zimbabwe
have
unfolded
as
seen
by
the
diaspora
in
the
UK.
It
chronicles
the
economic
disintegration,
violence,
growing
oppression
and
political
manoeuvring
–
and
the
tragic
human
cost
involved. It
is
available
at
the
Vigil.
All
proceeds
go
to
the
Vigil
and
our
sister
organisation
the
Restoration
of
Human
Rights
in
Zimbabwe’s
work
in
Zimbabwe.
The
book
is
also
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from
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The
Vigil,
outside
the
Zimbabwe
Embassy,
429
Strand,
London
meets
regularly
on
Saturdays
from
14.00
to
17.00
to
protest
against
gross
violations
of
human
rights
in
Zimbabwe.
The
Vigil
which started
in
October
2002
will
continue
until
internationally-monitored,
free
and
fair
elections
are
held
in
Zimbabwe.