There was chaos and pandemonium at the Pan-African Parliament meeting, which unceremoniously ended Monday, when the southerners demanded that the presidency be rotated.
“… When we got to the stadium we were there just as people attending the (independence) celebrations . And then, amazingly, we were told that we were going to be given some registration certificates to note that we are citizens from today ..."
“Our prayer is that the shops should also bank their money so that money can circulate within the economy as opposed to being a one way traffic,” stressed Mangudya, referring to accusations against some shop owners for keeping money so as to raise demand.
The much-awaited local currency, in denominations of $2 notes and coins, and a $5 note, hit most of the country’s commercial banks, with the public expected to start accessing the notes Tuesday.
“We are investigating about 30 high profile matters and most of them are ministers. But we are just waiting to get all the evidence. We cannot simply push the docket through without thoroughly investigating them otherwise it will result in acquittals," said Matanda-Moyo.
Zimbabwe Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa confirmed that a chartered plane left the country Monday with a high-powered delegation including Vice President Kembo Mohadi to facilitate the repatriation of the body.
The former Economic Development Minister says Mugabe was power hungry as he never tolerated any form of opposition during and after the country’s liberation struggle of the 1960s.
Protests over the deteriorating economic situation in the country have been blocked by the police in Harare, Bulawayo and Gweru.
The team is set to meet with political party leaders, officials of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, the media and other stakeholders.
But Kunaka denied the allegations saying he has more important issues to deal with that thinking of MDC T members who do not pose any threats to him.
The march is organized by Zimbabwe Devine Destiny Church while organisations such as Prayer Network of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Christian Alliance and Christian Voices will be expected to join the protest.
The 15-member team launched its march on the 15th of this month with plans to walk for 10 days advocating for better education in rural areas.
Transform Zimbabwe president Jacob Ngarivhume said the meeting also served as a platform to officially invite CODE members to join NERA in a massive demonstration scheduled for this Friday.
Zimbabweans in the diaspora have been encouraging each other to build their country despite the socio-economic problems currently gripping the Southern African nation.
“We are not sure what they will do but we remain on high alert as the situation is very tense,” Masaraure told Studio 7.
They are also demanding that the government should tackle the current cash crisis gripping Zimbabwe, among many other issues.
The national spokesperson for Joice Mujuru’s Zimbabwe People First party, Jealous Mawarire, has been summoned by the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s Law and Order Department over what he suspected to have something to do with twitter exchanges he had with Higher Education Minister Jonathan Moyo Tuesday.
The appointments have caused a lot of friction in the party with indications that vice president Thokozane Khupe is still not happy about the move.
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