PROF A MUTAMBARA'S 2007 INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE!

Zimbabwe: Mutambara's 2007 independence message

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:15:00

 

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Arthur Mutambara

Fellow Zimbabweans, 18th April 1980 is an important day that marked the end of colonial and imperialist rule in our country. As we observe this great day in our national calendar, let us take this as an opportunity to reflect on the state of our nation and the challenges we face.

MDC President - Professor Arthur G.O Mutambara

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It is important that as Zimbabweans we come together and find solutions that can build our country into a peaceful, democratic and prosperous nation. 

We must proffer redemptive political and economic solutions in order to improve the quality of life for all Zimbabweans on a sustained and sustainable basis. At twenty seven years of age our country could do with some innovative and robust state crafting.

Setting the Record Straight

The starting point of any effective reflective process is clarity about the past. A page of history is worth ten volumes of logic. The people of Zimbabwe freed themselves from the yoke of colonialism.

Zimbabwean sons and daughters constituted the gallant ZIPRA and ZANLA fighters who, together with ordinary citizens, ushered in our independence. It was a revolution that bound worker and peasant, young and old, guerilla and collaborator, and urban and rural folks in the fight for national self-determination.

No single individual delivered us from bondage. It was a collective effort. Across the length and breath of this country and in neighbouring countries such as Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania, our sons and daughters came together, with a single purpose- to free Zimbabwe. For the record; Yes, Robert Mugabe was part of the liberation war effort. 

He was involved in the nationalist struggle. However, in that war he was a spineless coward who could not even fire a pistol. To this day he does not even know how to return a soldier's salute. Those who fought in that war can attest to this characterization.

He was the lucky coward of the liberation war. As matter of principle we have no problem with spineless wimps, neither do we fault lucky cowards. What becomes problematic is when such shameless morons then appropriate the entire liberation war legacy as theirs, to the exclusion of those who actually fought in that struggle. 

That is what offends us as Zimbabweans. We take strong exception to that. We fought for our country as a people and freed ourselves as a united collective. 

We want to put it on record today, on our Independence Day, that the people of Zimbabwe do not owe Robert Mugabe anything. We owe ourselves as a people. We were masters of our own destiny.

Furthermore, let us reflect on the basis and foundation of the liberation struggle. The war of liberation was an all-inclusive, anti-imperialist and anti-colonialist protracted armed struggle. 

The principles and values of that struggle included democracy, freedom, liberty, equality, universal suffrage, justice, equity, socio-economic justice, and prosperity.  When we look at the state of our nation today, the question is: Have we achieved these aspirations? The unequivocal response is NO.

Twenty seven years after independence, the people of Zimbabwe are not experiencing freedom, liberation or independence. Instead, starvation, unemployment, deplorable working conditions, unmitigated suffering, and unprecedented hopelessness now define our national psyche. 

We live in an undeclared state of emergency where our basic freedoms and liberties of assembly, speech, movement, and association are heavily curtailed by repressive legislation. Political rallies, marches and demonstrations are banned. 

Political activists and even ordinary citizens are abducted, tortured and killed with impunity. As we reflect on the meaning of our Independence Day, Gift Tandare, Itai Manyeruke and Edmore Chikomba join the list of courageous freedom fighters murdered by this evil Mugabe regime. 

The transformation of the police into a criminal sadistic brutal force is worse than anything we ever saw under the Smith regime. 

Zimbabweans live in a state of collective fear of violence, hunger, destitution, diseases and arrest. Basic and essential commodities are either unavailable or unaffordable. School fees, property rates, rentals and agricultural inputs are beyond reach. 

The crippling fuel crisis, erratic and inadequate power supply, destruction of commercial agriculture, food shortages, and lack of housing are devastating the population. 

Inflation has soared to record levels of over 2000%, unemployment is above 85%, while poverty levels are above 90%. Life expectancy is 34 years for women and 37 years for men. This cannot be the liberation, freedom or independence that Zimbabweans fought and died for.

We are the ZIPRA and ZANLA Fighters

The conclusion is pure and simple. Robert Mugabe and ZANU(PF) have failed the people of Zimbabwe. They have become a negation of the principles and values of the liberation war. Consequently, not only was Mugabe a mindless but lucky coward, he has become a despot running out of luck. 

The people of Zimbabwe are fed up. They cannot take it any more. On our Independence Day we refuse to be patronized by a sick old man who has become a negation of the liberation struggle. This man has become a sellout. He has soiled and desecrated his claim to liberation hero and land revolutionary status. 

Mugabe is now neither a freedom fighter nor a champion of African rights. He is now just an unimaginative dictator who brutalizes Africans and denies them basic human rights and economic opportunities. 

He now stands against everything that Herbert Chitepo, Jason Moyo, Josiah Tongogara, Nikita Mangena, Sheiba Tavarwisa and Jane Lungile Ngwenya ever stood for. Our true heroes have been betrayed. 

They must be turning in their graves. However, their spirits are with us in our opposition to this dictatorship. We are with them as we fight against tyranny, political oppression and economic subjugation. We are following in the tradition of the great freedom fighters of our liberation war.

We are the ZIPRA and ZANLA fighters!

A new vision and a redemptive strategy are required for our country. These are revolutionary times that demand soldiers and cadres. Zimbabwe must become the leading democracy in Africa characterized by people-centered social development and economic growth. Our GDP and per capita income should be in the top three in Africa. 

We want a society where human rights, individual freedoms, property rights, women's rights, workers' rights and economic rights are cherished and respected. We want a nation of prosperity, economic opportunities, affordable high quality public services, social justice, equity, and gender justice.

We want a country of business growth, productive commercial agriculture, innovative entrepreneurship, creative managers, and productive workers who are well paid.

The Case for State Crafters

Zimbabwe is at the crossroads where to advance forward requires nation builders, visionaries, statesmen and stateswomen; those skilled in the art of crafting states. Statecraft speaks to the expertise and wisdom in the effective management of public affairs. 

We refer here to leaders in the genre of Lee Quan Yew of Singapore, Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia, Nelson Mandela of South Africa, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia, Indira Gandhi of India, Angela Merkel of Germany, Ernesto Che Guevara in Cuba, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt. 

These were (are) men and women of immense talent, resolve, vision, and strategy. More importantly they were (are) masters of the art of execution and implementation. 

Nation builders are able to unite and mobilize people for a national cause. They channel national energy and synergy towards the growth and development of a country. 

Unfortunately, Robert Mugabe does not belong to this group of nation builders. Great and significant leaders go beyond the limited scope of Maslow's hierarchy of needs that ends with self-actualization. They thrive to self-transcend, go beyond self and leave a legacy. 

Presumably, Mugabe's favorite political text is that classic by Machiavelli, The Prince, where it is argued that the prince (leader) must pursue, obtain, and maintain power at any cost. 

However, Machiavelli also wrote a second book; The Discourses, where it is explained that the prince (leader) must also care about his legacy and judgment by history. 

This means the prince (leader) must be a state crafter. I guess our learned President has not read this insightful text, or if he did come across it, he never understood its import.  What a shame. 

The skills required for nation building are very different from those required to fight colonialism and imperialism. A new generation of leaders is required to take our country to the next level. 

The time has come to pass the baton from liberation struggle leaders to globalization savvy nation builders. The issues of technocratic capacity and technical solutions have never been more critical. 

Zimbabwe needs accomplished business practitioners, business thought leaders, management and economic thinkers, financial engineers, public policy thinkers, master entrepreneurs, technologists and scientists to drive our economy. 

Zimbabwe must become a globally competitive economy that rivals such nations like Singapore, Malaysia and Japan. We need creative dreamers and parallel thinkers who do not fear globalization, but rather thrive on chaos and uncertainty. Only freedom can allow our citizens to attain their full potential and take our nation forward.

Conclusion

When all is said and done, Zimbabwe's future will be determined by Zimbabweans. External players can assist and facilitate, but the buck stops with us. We cannot outsource our emancipation to foreigners. We shall be our own liberators. We shall be masters of our own destiny and complete the unfinished business of the liberation struggle.

All the progressive and democratic forces in the country must close ranks in pursuit of the collective national interest. Let us spurn ZANU(PF)'s divide and rule tactics. A united front inspired by a single candidate principle is a categorical imperative in every election (Presidential, Parliament, Senate, Council). 

Every vote must count against ZANU(PF). While this framework will energize the generality of our people, it will also have strategic national appeal to multitudes of progressive ZANU(PF) members and supporters. 

Let us continue with the spirit of cooperation in pursuit of a new constitutional and electoral law framework to ensure that our next elections are measurably free and fair. With a legitimate government (whose election is not contested) in place we can then embark on an economic journey to a peaceful, democratic and prosperous Zimbabwe.

Together we shall achieve the second coming of our independence, liberation and freedom

There will be no Compromise, Retreat or Surrender

We Shall Overcome

The Struggle Continues Unabated
Arthur G.O. Mutambara
MDC President

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Tibvire apa

Vana Mutambara tibvirei apa, joinai MDC kwete zvematakanana zvamunoda kutiitira. Your words don't matter, what is important is what you do, kwete zvako zvekufurirana nanaNcube muchihumana.

Posted By John Sithole , London, UK : Apr 12 2007 04:57 PM

Iwe Arthur

Can you tell us how many presidents does MDC have? Do not confuse us. Give another name to you party and stop making noise. What reflection when people are suffering everyday. For your own information I stoppped attending these ZANU PF rallies so called independence celebrations in 1983. Now it's even worse because Mugabe has nothing to say, but blast Bush, Blair and those in diaspora. This year he will use this day to campaign for elections next year. Just wait until what I am saying is confirmed soon. Iwe you have no followers. Also you cannot have a rally, saka how can you reflect with people. You want people to be beaten up again and you are paid for a job well done. This time we will not come. Gift is dead. More people have died and you are still alive. We will not allow you to expose us. We will do it our own way. We will not come for the "independence day". We are abused day and night.

Posted By Abused Zimbo , Zim : Apr 12 2007 05:07 PM

MDC President??

Ok we heard you, but you personally should know that charity begins at home. As long as you don't re-join the original MDC that we all know, there might be no imminent peace in Zimbabwe. Why do you think you are a better President of MDC/Zimbabwe than Tsvangirayi? Are you not showing early symptoms of oppression and power hungry rather than national interest? You need to practice what you preach. Political aspirations are personal and you have the freedom to do what you want. For now why dont you support Tsvangirayi as the opposition presidential candidate. With your potential and age, your own time will come. You have said "Together we shall achieve the second coming of our independence, liberation and freedom." Let us know how you intend to achieve this.

Posted By Mbuya Rennie , Bristol, UK : Apr 12 2007 05:10 PM

Mbuya Rennie is right

I see this Mutambara guy clinging on to power forever...why cant he joing the real MDC. We surely have another Mugabe in this youngman. Kakapinda kanotozobva ne gidi

Posted By Ganyamuto , USA : Apr 12 2007 05:20 PM

Born a fighter!

Thank you for coming home away from the comforts of the so called Diaspora. You have chosen a path that we commend. Very few people in the Diaspora have that courage to come and mingle with us here and go to the rural areas, unless they are going for funeral, some of us no longer afford. We support you in the struggle you are doing your part.Your language is clear and so is your thinking. Internet activists and some dubious activists will never come home now that they saw how Zanu Pf can beat the hell out of anyone. To us here on the ground, Mutambara is here with us in the struggle, may God bless him. Some people can only shout from afar, huyaika mudashurwe naBb Dashurai zvirikuitiwa vamwe kuno, kwete kungotinyangadza nekugarira mainternet, iko kwenyu kukati magetsi haaendi kana mashaya shift motsvaga kubvisira shungu painternet. Go AGO, no retreat no surrender, you were born a fighter!

Posted By Bvumai Tapera , Masvingo : Apr 12 2007 05:20 PM

mutambara 2007 independence message

Arthur, before anyone can take you seriously, please sort yourselves out within mdc and speak with a united voice....i thought tsvangson was the mdc president.....stop this nonsense

Posted By jairos banyamulenge , baghdad, iraq : Apr 12 2007 05:22 PM

DR A. G. O Mutambara,

A very well written speech, just like the last one and just as before you are are still a 'mhata'. 'Didvide an conquer strategy' has enslaved nations, which you are doing your best to achieve by still leading a split opposition. I do ironically understand the dynamics of political democracy, and do encourage multiple opposition, because we don't want a one party state (one trick pony), in which in another tens years time will lead us into the same sitution as present (trying to boot your axe shaped head out of the State House just like we are trying to do with Matibili). Mutambara, "divide the vote loose the cause". Now fuck-off and on no uncertain terms return without a PHD of your choice! We don' want to...

Posted By ...join Muzorewa , in the State House. : Apr 12 2007 05:24 PM

The opposition should work together

Some people cannot come to terms with reality zvedi. I did not realise that one can be so thick as to fail to realise that Mbeki is actually engaging two MDCs and that in Zimbabwe we know that there are two MDCs. Anyway Zimbabweans are saddened by this situation and until there is a realisation that a united voice is the way to go, Mugabe will rule kusvika madhongi amera nyanga, Zimbabweans know that you cannot rule Zimbabwe mamiriro akaita zvinhu. But Mutambara wacho anotaura hake zvine musoro, isu tinongotarisa hedu takabviro nyarara. Tsvangirai tinomuda, Mutambara is a comrdae in arms, we're as an opposition!

Posted By Tichafa Gondo , USA : Apr 12 2007 05:33 PM

Of shameless cowards.....

"As matter of principle we have no problem with spineless wimps, neither do we fault lucky cowards. What becomes problematic is when such shameless morons..." Mutambara. Ma-cowards akawandisa kani iwe haasi Bob the dictator chete. We have spineless wimps who cannot even get to the airport vanoda kubvisirwa Bob vozouya voti tairwa taiva kubranch rekuCanada, London etc.

Posted By Chiduku Mutevedzi , : Apr 12 2007 05:42 PM

no title

is Mutambara's speciallity. Please do not bother us with your insulting speeches, if you were MDC this independence is time to gather not sctter the troops. Were is the mention of the fallen ativists of today...yes the real MDC lifes that have been lost. I dont want a history lesson and I dont apprciate you liking Anglela Merkels pussy, at he expence of a struggle. Now Athur G O and fuck-off, you look like a Matibili wanna be.

Posted By Divide and Rule , Mutambara : Apr 12 2007 05:50 PM

NO G.O Arthur

Muthambara, you are a Merchant of Vice tying to sell us a pound of our own flesh. We won't fight for because you are 'Divide and Rule' peddler with distinct Mugabe ambitions. NEVERTHELESS we will fight ...but not for you.

Posted By Divide Marwiro , Harare : Apr 12 2007 06:09 PM

Bvumai Tapera...

you are a foll beyond your years. Do no castigate the Diaspora because they are the brains,dollar and pound to aid Zimbabwes recovery. Dont fall into the a false sence of owining the next chimurenga just becuase you are in Zimbabwe. if you do so you might fall into the same dilema as we are now with Mugabe appointing barely educated War Veterens who have contributed to the mismanagement of the nation. Don't be surprised if the president in ten-twenty years time has a American/British accent (please no Aussie accent that's just gay). We well all fight in Dispora please donate to MDC for elections 2008. ps. Mutambabara go join the real MDC they have tea and buiscits if they are not on remand or in hospital.

Posted By Last Mapera , USA : Apr 12 2007 06:26 PM

Mutambaramhata

Hey Mutambara u beach, no one forced you to join MDC, go and start your own party. Tsvangi ndiye akatanga MDC asi iwe woda kujambira. Muchekadzafa

Posted By Mutambaramhata , : Apr 12 2007 07:03 PM

UNITE

ARTHUR,DIVIDED YOU FALL,UNITED YOU STAND!

Posted By MUVHETI , STOKE ON TRENT UK : Apr 12 2007 07:05 PM

What if

What if Mutambara is part of a Zanu pf plan to: 1. Eliminate all the forces within the real MDC that are perceived to be against a coalition government formed by ZANU PF and MDC. People like Tsvangirai, Chamisa, Madzore, etc have to be killed to realise that dream of a united party. 2. Eliminate all people in MDC who may oppose Mutambara as president of the real MDC.[So Mutambara may be climbing up the political ladder the same way Mugabe did i.e. eliminate potential "obstacles" and rise.]

Posted By N.B. Zaka , London, UK : Apr 12 2007 07:06 PM

no title

This is a well thought out and well written speech sir.Most importantly some of the things that you said and suggested constitute your opinion which you are entitled to however arguable. I beg to differ though when you say Mugabe was a 'spineless coward' in the liberation war. He wasnt! We all remember how he was detained for 10 years without trial. We also remember how he sneaked into Mozambique with bullets hovering above his head. Do you know that he could not even bury his son Nhamo when he died of celebrial malaria.If he is truely impotent as the rumour mill says, do you know where he lost his sterility? This is Mugabe of the old days, gallant, resilient and nationalistic.Lets give him credit for that. The problem that I have is with the Mugabe of today (ie since 1990). The one who doesnt want to go when it is apparent even to him that he has got nothing new to offer. The one who is intolerant of divergence of opinions and who is prepared to kill his own children inorder to survive. The Mugabe who is driven by a force which goes beyond the old, frail, wrinkled and tired looking face that we see everyday.The one whose strength is now deeply rooted in acts of plunder, murder, torcher and corruption. That is the Mugabe who has outlived his goodness and who should go now! But sir dont you think an independence speech should be a bit toned down. Give us your strategy, your plan and your tactics for ending this man's evil rule. THAT IS MATURITY. But until you do so, you are never going to be taken seriuosly and will soon fade into obvlivion.

Posted By Gertrude Kapenzi , Harare : Apr 12 2007 07:13 PM

Snakes

Grace Kwinjeh was badly beaten but Mutambara naNcube havana...i smell a rate. This two gentlemen are snakes watch out!

Posted By Panashe Tsigo , Cape Town : Apr 12 2007 07:15 PM

Arthur - Moyo???

Mutambara reminds me of Jonathan Moyo when he was Minister of Information. Every 8pm main news he would shit in our ears. The guys are learned, they know left from right but also flow with the wind. Opportunists, thats the word. Yes Arthur wants a free Zimbabwe, but he is definately doing it for amassing personal wealth. Why cant he respect Tsvangilie. Uyu siyanayi naye uyu

Posted By MDC Ndizvo , UK : Apr 12 2007 09:04 PM

Mutambara is the visionary

Mutambara is the only opposition politician who is setting a future agenda for Zimbabwe. He has clear views on the economy and on governance. He is the one who defined the current defiance campaign against Mugabe. He has called for unity of the opposition movement. He is a cut above the rest. Keep on doing what you are doing Arthur. You have much more support than what a lot of people realize.

Posted By Muhwandavaka Ngara , Michigan, USA : Apr 12 2007 09:05 PM

where is plan A,B,C,D

iwe mtambara siyana nesu, yu used to talk of plan A,B,C,D. whre are the plan? Iwe dzokera kuZanu kwawakabva

Posted By tichakunda , zim : Apr 12 2007 09:08 PM

Mutambara Sell-out

Who is this blithering goon who unashameadly calls himself MDC President? Stop this nonsense. The President;s speech will come. Do not confuse. U, Welshman and the bitch Priscilla are not being beaten/harassed. Why??? Because u are ZANU PF supporters masquerading as MDC with a view to confuse the electorate. PLEASE STOP THIS NONSENSE A.G.O. OR WHATEVER YOU CALL YOURSELF. YOUR PROPER TITLE IS " MDC PSEUDO SUPPORTER" TSVANGIRAYI IS PRESIDENT AND WE AWAIT HIS INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE.

Posted By SHUT UP AGO , HRE, ZIM : Apr 12 2007 09:37 PM

Help the youths

What have you done at your home area which people can count rather you go around buying youths beer. Can´t you see Kids travelling to Nhedziwa instead of Mutambara High. Why are you so blind Can´t you do something? Talk of the locals how are benefiting out of that so call mission? ,aren´t they people from Bocha. Wake up man. to me you are really useless. Be humble. Stop giving youths money for beer. Create something for them

Posted By Peter Nyama , UK : Apr 12 2007 10:18 PM

mutambara

mutambara haasi kumborohwa varume.Munofungeyi-wo nazvo.Dont get me wrong I am not one for the bashing business but why does it seem like when it comes to AGO sekuru Matibili seems to spare the rod.Zanu PF isinjonjo, tamba wakachenjera

Posted By zimbo , london uk : Apr 12 2007 10:42 PM

To Ngara and other fools

I cannot just understand how you guys think. How can Arthur talk of unity in the opposition yet he is at the helm of this problem. He is the one who has brought this problem by creating a pro-senate faction. I have always asked what benefits did pro-senate bring us. If he is visionary he should have seen that pro-senate will not yield any fruit. To one who says Shonas only want one party, I say you are wrong. Zim is not only about Shonas. What we need now is one opposition to remove Mugabe and after that we can do otherwise. I also do not see any problem with having one party with clear constitution - one person two terms that are 5 years long. By the way one party state in different from one opposition party. In a one party state other political cannot come up, but if we have one opposition party without declaring itself the only party other parties can come up later on. Arthur has nothing positive to offer, but confusion. Who says he came from diaspora? Arthur was out as a student on ZANU PF ticket. That is not diaspora according to me. He was on a mission - he is a Dr. now. Prove me wrong.

Posted By Inspector Derek , Zim : Apr 12 2007 10:43 PM

Viva AGO

This is what is happening here, most people who can think will be able to work this out. Mugabe beat up the so called Tswangirai faction simply because they are made up of puppets. thats a fact. Its true Mutambara could have formed a new party, but he joined the Real MDC based on the MDC constition, he joined the guys whom he did not agree with in terms of senate votes for the simple reason that they had majority vote-its called democracy. Mutambara is generally hated by tribalist shonas(not all shonas) in the same way we black people do not like to see a fine black chick hooked up to a white guy. they hate the guy because he a very fine thinking shona guy who is being seen as someone hanging with the wrong tribe-the Ndebele people. some - mostly shallow shonas hate him for that. If I was in Mugabe's shoes I would have disliked tsvangirai much more than mutambara. Mutambara is nationalist...he basically stands for what Mugabe claims to stand for. Mutambara stands for zimbabweans...and he makes it clear its collective effort...not MDC or ZANU...its abt zimbabweans...we all feel part of it...and in that way we wanna raise and nurture our baby zimbabwe...we dont feel like outsiders like zanu makes us feel, or the tsvangirai madc wants to play it.....its not a secret that mdc was born out of shear oportunism and its backfired enough times, and its yet to backfire more. Mutambara does want unity...but not for the sake of unity to bow down beloe that smiling baffoon tsvangira...they are not even on thesame level....tsvangirai is simply "change" Mutambara is the "future"....Tsvangirai is another lucky man, getting whupped by the cops will never win you my vote or respect...I do feel sorry for him that he got whupped...but so what? I would like to apeal to fellow zimbabweans, lets vote for reason and stop hero worshipping individuals...Dont hate the man, hate his ideas...at the moment I think Mutambara is the top man, I however think that if there wasnt so much violence we would have witnessd the rise of other leaders maybe of mutambara clibre or even better...but as mutambara said....you need a different type of guy to risk getting his ass whupped and a guy who can help put bread on our tables, tsvangirai is the former. we should contunue celebrating independence, and lets not ever allow Mugabe to privatise it...we were i it together, and we still in it together.... One love I love you all Zimbabweans, nginithanda nonke, ndinorita mese...

Posted By Kwame Buthelezi , KwaZulu : Apr 12 2007 10:49 PM

shut it arthur

iwe arthur you are such a disillusioned cunt,we dont know u where was you in the begining of the strugle?i'm ghetto and common so is the most zimbabweans,all i can say is forget it,we aint backing you and your bastards,f**K you big time.

Posted By mbare harare , england : Apr 12 2007 10:49 PM

Mutambara's words

Many of you do not appreciate the great talent we have in Arthur Mutambara. Yes, I think it's a shame that there are two MDCs, but the blame for this cannot be sorely laid at Mutambara's door. Mutambara is the only politician I know of who seriously believes that Zimbabweans should aim for the highest and not settle for second best. Everyone else I have spoken to says "we are ONLY an African country", as if good things are not expected of African countries. This is the reason why I gave up active Zimbabwean politics. If we can all think high, and we can all think of harnessing technical skills and seriously progressing our country, we can realise the goal of being UP THERE with the likes of Singapore, Malaysia, etc. The problem is most of you do not have the vision that is required, the vision that will make some of us feel there is something to be excited about in a future Zimbabwe. Mutambara does. I hope now that a way can be found in which Tsvangirai, Mutambara and all progressive forces can work together to first of all drive this Brandaya bwidi Mugabe from State House, and secondly drive our country forward. We should all work towards putting Mugabe where he belongs: the dustbin of shame and disgrace!

Posted By Charan Muzaya , London, UK : Apr 12 2007 10:50 PM

kunyangara

mutambara if u think you will ever rule zimbabwe forget it. now we have kearnt how to identify manyasarannde. just by looking at you u look as ugly as matibili which means you are not zimbabwean. u are a spineless coward kuda kuita mucheka dzakafa. tsvangirai don,t allow this man back into your party you are being beaten and humiliated on your own. mutambara mazimhuno anopinda datya nemhuri yake vakafongora. go get plastic surgey done you scare us. unorovesa vana nebuka.

Posted By Beauty Kunaka , harare zimbabwe : Apr 12 2007 10:56 PM

i beg to differ

interlectualism does'nt guarantee good presidency,look at bob what has he done for our beloved zimbabwe with his array of degrees?all the people who are supporting that poxy motherf**er u need to get real.all my ghetto people know whats up!!

Posted By mbare harare , England : Apr 12 2007 11:12 PM

just another little point

please not that the vast majority of people who claim to be normal zimabbaweans against mutambara seem just to keen to use vulgar languange and insults. why?. is it because there is nothing logical and clever you can attack him on? I wonder. maybe such people are not necessarily constructive and they definately do not represent the vast majority of zimbabweans. They actually have a strong zanu pf mentality - note i did not say they support zanu pf. thats a culture / mentality we need to change. One love

Posted By Kwame Buthelezi , KwaZulu : Apr 12 2007 11:16 PM

Ahhh Mutambara!!!

Well,Zimbabweans will make the biggest mistake if they ever vote for Mutambara. To be honest with you all, I used to think that now we have someone with brains we actually have a leader... oh no, this one is worse. First, he does not seem to know Zimbabwean history at all. How can a full professor like him label Mugabe a spineless coward, when Mugabe is feared by the whole western world, not just because of actually fighting the liberation war with guns, but also as a powerful intellectual? Then Mutambara also says people like Tongogara, Chitepo, etc were all great believers in freedom more than Mugabe. It is a well-known fact that Tongogara believed that once we get independence, the whites should be given 24hrs to leave the country - he did not believe in reconciliation, and in fact, it is rumored that this is the reason why white regimes preferred Mugabe over the rest. If Mutambara was an educated person, he would be going after Britain for reneging on their promise. I am glad that most MDC supporters do not like this imposter. It is just as well; we in Zanu-PF do not want him either. Before long, we will be asking: Who is Mutambara?

Posted By Murozvi263 , : Apr 12 2007 11:26 PM

AGO

I think AGO is not the best person to preach about unit. AGO akaita kuti MDC ive ne two factions by accepting to be the president of the pro-senate faction (from nowhere). He devided the opposition at a time when we needed it most. Arthur wakaresva sahwira. kana vana Ncube nana Priscilla vaiona kuti they have to break away sei vakashaya leader within themselves and give a different part name? How can you join a faction which could not find a part leader within themselves yet they dream of being leaders of the country. Vanhu valkatadza kuita leaders of a part dreaming to lead Zim zvakaoma, chero sekuru Matibili vakafara nazvo. Vana Job Sikala vakaona kuti havagoni kuve ma leaders hence kuti AGO iwe huya kuno uzotitungamirira. Iwe AGO from zero to president wakazviona kuti. You have added confussion to the opposition by creating your 'presidence'. I think that was the worse political mistake you made. Dai wakapa rakowo zita re part mhani. Iwe ipapa even ZANU chaiyo yakaona kuti your faction is not a threat at all ndisaka musirikurohwa. Kambe Matibili angakuroverei iwe wakabatsira pa plan yake ye devide and rule. AGO ndikakubata hameno shuwa. Iwe zvibvunze kuti Grace Kwinje anorohwa zvese nana mbuya Holland asi iwe inonzi enda zvako. Its because uriumwe wavo get away manhi. Ipapa svame svame na Thabo Mbeki who is also inderictly benefiting from the current economic problems we have. Iwe kudiwa kwako na Matibili kureva kuti murivamwe. I think you are just like Jonathan Moyo, G. Gono and the Mahoso type of person. You may have good ideas but you made a blander by deviding the struggle yakatangwa kare nevamwe. VIVA TSVANGILE!! pasi namatibili na ago

Posted By Matibili , Harare, Zimbabwe : Apr 13 2007 12:23 AM

Mutambara

I think and believe AGO made a mistake by joining one faction;I believe he should have made them one before accepting any position,now he looks like he had preplanned ambitions of becoming a leader but lets unite guyz and kick the chatungas out of office.

Posted By taneta musango , toronto canada : Apr 13 2007 12:31 AM

Opposition dzedu dzakavora

Zimbabweans one thing yu must know ndezvekuti Mtambara nanaNcube chikwata cheZanu.Opposition yedu inofanira kutsvaga support kumamhisha ikoko ichitengera chembere mbeu nefertilizer.Izvi zvekuramba vachichema otherwise ivo zvakare vanhu vari power hungry.Mdc yana Mutambara iripo kukanganisa Zvinhu chete.Mugabe akaisa maStudents leaders ake kuma UZ ikoko.This guy aive ari paBindura ayituka Mugabe zvakapenga but nhasi ndiye ave kudya naye.Same nana Mutambara.Ngavashandise mari dzavarungu kutengera vanhu zvinhe musoro kwete kuramba vachimhanya kuLondon sezvinonzi ndiko kunoitirwa maelection acho.Mdc inoda vanhu vakuru vanoziva politics chaiyo kwete zvemahure avo ava vana Misihairambwi nana Khupe.Chokwadi vana Madhuku vacho kuNca vakatochinja constituion kuti varambe vachitonga.Ndevamwe vari kutsvaga mari.If yu look American politics opposition leader akatadza kubudisa ruling party anosiyira mumwe but thats the opposite in Africa.Tsvangirai arikudavo kuramba achitonga.So opposition dzedu dzirukuti rasisa chaizvo.Mwana vaTsvangirai musikana ari kuno MuSydney [pavarsity. Pliz opposition gadzirisai unity kwamuri otherwise mahumbwe ari kuitika aya.M

Posted By Aussie , AussieLand : Apr 13 2007 12:34 AM

AUTHUR MATIBILI

authur matibili go fuck ur self robert matibili your brother sent u to destabilize MDC go fuck each other malawi just trying to aproach the political scene like your brother form your own party howcome urwe wega who was in good condition pakarohwa vamwe uri mu CIO trying to gain credibility nekunyepedzera kusungwa nasa nasa yekudii i am sure wakanyora speech iyi uri kumwedzi not another ugly presidential candidate pliz that alone will make u loose votes

Posted By mhofu , harare : Apr 13 2007 12:40 AM

Arthur Mutambara

I do agree with Arthur on the fact that he recognizes the effort put forth by the independence freedom fighters. But to belittle the leaders of that liberation movement and call them spineless cowards is to miss the point and distorting the facts. In Tekere's book, a lifetime of struggle, he categorically states that he, together with Mugabe received military training when they fled to Mozambique. This was before the Chimoio massacre. A good leader needs to stand by the truth to safeguard his/her integrity. It is a fact that Mugabe and other nationalists spearheaded the liberation struggle. That is one thing you cannot take away from Mugabe/ Matibili. We can however argue that he has presided over the worst economy in Zimbabwe. Mutambara and the opposition can only represent the next generation of leaders who can, as he mentioned in his speech, spearhead Zimbabwe into industrialization and economic prosperity. Mutambara, in his acceptance speech as the Pro Senate MDC leader, he praised Mugabe saying, and I quote, "We stand on the shoulders of the founding fathers of this nation; such as Nikita Mangena, Josiah Tongogara, Herbert Chitepo, Leopold Takawira, Joshua Nkomo, and Robert Mugabe. Oh yes, the pre-1980 Robert Mugabe is part of the revolutionary tradition that defines us". Yet today he ridicules him as a spineless coward. This FLIP FLOP makes me wonder if Mutambara stands by his words or blows by the wind.

Posted By Wilberforce Majaji , Detroit, MIchigan : Apr 13 2007 02:03 AM

Zimbos are just good at kushora chete

Guys hondo iyi its not between Mutambara and Tsangirai its about fighting Bob. If all diasporians wanted change so bad we would all organise to register to vote and those with legal papers fly to Zimbo to vote But only a few will even risk their comfort in the diaspora to do that. So if diasporians can not risk that lets encourage Tsvangirayi and Mutambara with our words because face it Mutambara is not desperate to stay in zim he can dump this politics and go have a good life with his family in the diaspora.

Posted By , : Apr 13 2007 02:55 AM

Zanu PF Paying people to post on Internet rooms and forums like this

Guys Zanu PF is paying people based in the diaspora and back at home to post dividing posts on chat rooms. Here are the chareteristics of Zanu Pf paid posters 1 Always post bad comments to belittle Tsvangirai or Mutambara and usually be the first to post so as to set the pace of that thread 2 Use vulgar language and the person does not have any real factual contribution 3 Create division among the discussions so that either Tsvangirai or Arthur at the end of the thread are bad and so forth Be aware and editor please ensure that posts that kill constructive discussions are removed because Zanu PF is even infiltrating on the internet as well Pamberi ne united opposition

Posted By , : Apr 13 2007 03:34 AM

mboko

mtambara imboko finish!!!!!!!!!

Posted By harare , zim : Apr 13 2007 08:45 AM

MR

Mutambara munhu wedu

Posted By Robert Mugabe , HARARE ZIMBABWE : Apr 13 2007 09:06 AM

mutambara

Pamberi na AGO!!!!!!!! Hapana munhu anorambidzwa kujoina kana kuita prisident just support munhu wauri kuda chete and let us be constructive we waste our time noku tuka munhu who is fighting a monster takaitaseiko? if you are not happy naye just leave him alone.IF WE CONTINUE LIKE THIS HANDIONE TICHIMUBVISA MATIBILI WE MUST URGE OUR LEADERS TO BE UNITED KUBVA KWATIRI KUMA GRASSROOT SO THAT WE CAN CONFRONT MATIBILI NE ONE VOICE IZVI ZVOKUTI MORGAN AKASHATA MUTAMBARA AKASHATA HAZVIBETSERE MAOOKO MAVIRI BRINGS BETTER RESULTS AS COMPARED TO ONE MYSELF I WOULD SUPPORT ANY ONE ARIKUDA KUBVISA MATIBILI CHETE WHO IS A PROBLEM CHETE.

Posted By GRINGO , HRE : Apr 13 2007 09:28 AM

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