The Chamisa HARD TALK Interview.

''With many sovereign states, with no system of law enforceable among them, with each state judging its grievances and ambitions according to the dictates of its own reason or desire - conflict, sometimes leading to war, is bound to occur." -Kenneth Waltz Wale Millers

The above quotable quote springs in the context of international politics serried or juxtaposition-ed to the recently biased interview conducted by Stephen Sackur, the popular presenter on current affairs BBC World News Hard Talk .In the context of International politics, states do act as individuals, by their very nature they are what Thomas Hobbes the great philosopher referred to as " Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short".
We have the case of a megalomaniac nation playing dirty politics in the best interests of its own selfish and obviously extravagant ends at the expense of the natives or citizens of Zimbabwe.We smell a rat from the direction of the Britain, there seem to be some vested interests by the stated nation, interests to influence the outcome of the impending elections in favor of the Zanu Pf government which they helped create by means they best know.

The media stance taken by Britons as a derivative of the visit by the MDC leadership speaks volumes if not tonnes of their unquenchable thirst to blackmail, bladder, to paint a gory and sordid picture of the government in waiting.The freedom of media and expression is a necessary and defining pillar of democracy but when it is presented in the form and formulae of a character assassination crusade meant to defile and contaminate the image and standing of a whole movement and government in waiting, it tastes sour and looks imaginary.

The media stance taken by Britons as a derivative of the visit by the MDC leadership speaks volumes if not tonnes of their unquenchable thirst to blackmail, bladder, to paint a gory and sordid picture of the government in waiting.The freedom of media and expression is a necessary and defining pillar of democracy but when it is presented in the form and formula of a character assassination crusade meant to defile and contaminate the image and standing of a whole movement and government in waiting, it tastes sour and looks imaginary. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-

Cde Treasure Basopo
The Students Commissar.

MASHAKADA THINK TANK
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ZANU PF appears to have been able to partially sort out the mess that it created during the land reform program. Definitely Command Agriculture has restored food security after almost 17 years of maize imports. However, 2 critical areas of Agrarian reforms remain and these are: the speedy compensation of former white commercial farmers and the issue of a proper land tenure system that can restore the land market and strenthen the national balance sheet. This is relation to the 17 million hectares acauired out the total of 40 million hectares which is the total country land stock.
On Manufacturing the key is to introduce export led growth by investing in agro-processing as compared to general industrialization where it will take time to gain competitiveness. Linked to this strategy will be the rescuscitation of the engineering , iron and steel steel subsector which has always been inextricably linked to Agriculture. In other words re-industrialization ought to be propelled by Agriculture,Agro-processing and engineering. In regard to Mining the key issues are transparency and value addition. This will unlock the full potential of Mining contribution to employment, exports and the fiscus. Tourism has always been a sector of low hanging fruits. It is affected by confidence and personal security issues. It is elastic to the country brand and tourism products that the country can show case. Zimbabwe's tourism facilities are out moded and out dated. Much needs to be done to spruce up everything including our infrastructure. Unfortunately there are no quick fixes. No govt can address all these structural issues in 7 months. For now I think the gvt should focus on the price hikes and the cash shortages because the 2 are connected. The 100 day program and its success will be measured on the basis of these 2. Indigenization reforms are good but serious investors may elect to wait for electionr fearing revisionism.

Off Politics, Chiefs told.

Article by Shorai Murwira 263 Chatt

Movement for Democratic Change has dismissed remarks by chiefs from Mashonaland East province that they will not allow someone who was a toddler during the liberation struggle to be President of Zimbabwe saying they back off political fights and respect the constitution.

Speaking during a recent Zanu PF meeting in Mashonaland East, Chief Musarurwa said they will not allow anyone who did not fight in the war of liberation to rule Zimbabwe. Said Chief Musarurwa

In an interview with 263Chat, MDC-T Presidential Spokesperson, Luke Tamborinyoka urged chiefs not to involve themselves in national politics or campaign for anyone saying it is against the dictates of the constitution.
“That is fundamentally wrong, chiefs should not be involved into these this or campaign for anyone, that is the constitution says,” said Tamborinyoka.
Tamborinyoka added that Zimbabweans have a problem of not following the requirements of the constitution, giving an example of military personnel who reportedly constitute 15 percent of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission board.
“We have a problem in this country, people do not follow the constitution, on the ZEC issue, soldiers should stay in the barracks that is their place not where they are now,” he said.

Treasure Basopo, a Zimbabwe University student leader also condemned chiefs’ remarks which he said do not have a place in an electoral democracy.
“Well, those utterances by chiefs are highly predictable they have no space in an electoral democracy where constitutional ism and the rule of law are the guiding doctrines to the full blooming of our young democracy. Those utterances leaves everything to be desired on war verterans who attempt and are threatening to diminish, dismiss and depreciate the sacrosanctness of the people`s voice which the president ED Mnangagwa referred to as the voice of God.

“Gerontological and ageism have no space in conducive environment for democracy, its for the people to decide and make their choice, as per their desires, any attempt to liquidate the people`s choice and desire is treasonous, its also a gross act of insubordination and irresponsibility of the highest order by anyone( the chief who said so) who uttered those word of intolerance and intimidation to electoral outcome,” said Basopo.

“The chief who said that is debilitating negative energy on the efforts by the president and cabinet to fight for a free and fair election and subsequently is scaring away investors, that should be rebuked,” added Bassopo.

Chief Musarurwa’s remarks were targeted at MDC-T Acting President, Nelson Chamisa who was recently endorsed to take over the reigns of the labor backed movement following the death of Morgan Tsvangirai.
Chamisa is likely to represent the MDC-Alliance and will battle it out against the Zanu PF candidate, Emmerson Mnangagwa in the 2018 Presidential election.

Article by Shorai Murwira, a journalist based in Harare.

The indefinite suspension of Nyagura !!! thank you President Mnangagwa.


On a chilly morning, in the northern suburbs of Harare in Mt Pleasant, I woke up to some shockingly good news of the suspension of University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Vice Chancellor (VC) Levi Nyagura. Not as a gesture of an evil celebration of the fall of a man, but the birth and restoration of constitutionalism, administrative justice and rule of law in the body politic.

Grace Mugabe being conferred a controversial doctorate by her husband Mr Mugabe during a graduation ceremony at UZ

Following the unprecedented, 2017 November 20 mass students’ demonstration against both Nyagura and Mugabe, the petitioning to Zimbabwe Anti Corruption by UZ sociology department, the letter by Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) to authorities, the handing of a letter to President Mnangagwa`s office by myself and various contributions from students, lecturers and intellectuals , WE as students, would like to thank ZACC, President Mnangagwa, Vice President Chiwenga and the entire cabinet for efforts to listen to the plight of students from the University of Zimbabwe by disassociating UZ from the person of Nyagura who had causes serious levels of despondency and fall of academic standards due to his propensity for nepotism, corruption and prebendalism.

To Professor Amon Murwira, we also welcome you to the new post with wide open arms in the new office due to your fetish and passion to restore sanity among universities evidenced by the peeling off of all incompetent staff members as you have demonstrated by starting with the man in question.

Zimbabwean education system has been on stake due to visible, open and clear unprofessional contact in the academic system, the case of UZ and Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC). The impacts of compromising the sacrosanctness of academic legitimacy are far reaching and do not affect the old, but the young and the future for confidence and trust is corroded at an international level thereby making our education uncompetitive. The rule of law equally will be white elephants in an event where a mere Vice Chancellor can dilly dally, riff raff or shilly sh-ally with national laws and get away with it.

Despite these good strides, we also wish to have the government more tolerant to the students` voice and give them space to demonstrate and petition as enshrined in the national constitution, the events at National University of Science and Technology (NUST) leave a lot to be desired, we abhore violence on students and an intolerant police force, we wish to be heard!!!

The struggle continues, victoria ascete`, A luta` continua

The Students` Commissar

Cde Treasure Basopo

Zimbabwe National Students Union.

University students remind Munangagwa.

Cde Basopo adressing UZ students during Mugabe must go demonstration.Ft left, Chrispen Mahachi, centre Cde Basopo, right Cde Mvurume

The University of Zimbabwe students' body and the entire students community around the country wish to make a follow up with the newly appointed President Emmerson Dambudzo  Munangagwa and his government on the issue of a scandalous and bogus degree donated to Grace Mugabe by G40 cabal through their proxy, University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor Levi Nyagura.

This issue never come  as a surprise or a virgin concern but a continuation of the November 20 mass students' demonstration which was staged by University of Zimbabwe students with the blessings of all Zimbabweans.

As University of Zimbabwe students we find this as a nett sabotage and aggravated relegation of the students concerns.Over 8000 students flooded the streets on the above stated date,but between then and now we have not heard a single voice from vice chancellor Levi Nyagura or any government official hinting on what probably could have really happened to result in such administrative injustice.

We have learnt with concern that this is probably lack of political will since abundant  powers are vested within the President of the state E.D Munangagwa through the University of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 25:16], which is pursuent to the Royal Charter of the 11th February 1955 interms of which the University was constituted and founded; and to provide for matters incidential to or connected with the foregoing as is happening in this incident.

Interms of section 7 (2)(b),of the above stated Act,the President of Zimbabwe shall be the chancellor of the University and has ubundant and unrestrained powers to withdraw or restore degrees,diplomas,distinctions or awards, and it only pains the hearts of the students' constituency to learn that the president has not envoked his powers to restore legacy to the entire University Community.

The University Vice Chancellor who interms of this ACT is the chief academic, administrative and disciplinary officer of the University and has the same vast powers of correcting his mess,unfortunately he has done nothing except remaining pompous,arrogant and unrefined to listen to the concerns of thousands who pronged the streets demonstrating against his actions.

The University Council interms of section 13(1)(b)  has vast powers of withdrawing or restoring degrees including Grace Mugabe's degree but these powers have not been used so far to satisfy the public's demand.We have also learnt that university lecturers from the department of sociology have repudiated this degree as a counterfeit and bond degree but your silence boggles the mind Cde President.

We appeal to your high and esteemed office to deal with this issue as a matter of urgency for justice delayed is justice denied.As the holder of the most powerful office on the  land it only helps society if you make use of your abundant powers to maintain the good spirit of constitutionalism and rule of law by withdrawing this illegitimate and imaginary degree awarded to Grace Goreraza Marufu Mugabe undeservedly and if possible proceeding to withdraw the Vice Chancellor or to redeploy him as a farmer before we further expose his shenanigans.

Asante Sana!
A luta continua!

Students' Commissar

Cde Basopo Basopo

*UZ STUDENTS DEMO FINAL NAIL TO MUGABE'S COFFIN*

The people of Zimbabwe will always remember this day 21 November 2017 since it is the day some will call independence from 37 years of oppression,corruption,suppression,looting and serious human rights violation by one Robert Gabriel Mugabe.It is through the military intervention to rescitate the deteriorating economic political and social crisis which was being sabotaged by Mugabe's most trusted allies *The G40* comprised of Mugabe's extravagant cum immoral wife Grace Mugabe ,Professor Jonathan Moyo,Saviour Kasukuwere,Kudzanai Chipanga and Ignatius Chombo

In solidarity with the Zimbabwe Defence Forces the people of Zimbabwe as one united and protested on the 18th of November and their efforts were demoralised by the speech made by Mugabe on 19th November 2017 in which he claimed to be still the legitimate President of Zimbabwe and it because of that speech that the University of Zimbabwe students made the final push and banged the final nail to the coffin in their demonstration on the day their exams were duped to start .The protest and demonstration which was led by various students activists and bright politicians included the University of Zimbabwe *Secretary General Tafadzwa Ponela ,Secretary for Legal Affairs Max Mhandu ,former University of Zimbabwe Secretray General Kudakwashe Mahachi,ZICOSU Director of Students Samuel Mvurume,YARDSC President and law student Anesu Chirenje ,Economics student Treasure Basopo,Law students Kelvin Kabaya,Political Science student and writer Fanuel Kaseke Mongie Ngwenya ,Tafadzwa Marufu and Shadreck Masike* and all University of Zimbabwe students who participated. It was at this moment that despite the efforts of Robert Mugabe to be defiant and to resist the calls of the people he had no option but tender his resignation after seeing the anger and anxiety within the students which was now a threat to his security and legacy
In respect to that,students views showed the end of an Mugabe's era and when Mahachi was interviewed he clearly postulated that if Mugabe doesn't resign that he should be ready to see his legacy and fate being finalised by the students and in the same vein Anesu Chirenje clearly expressed it that "if Mugabe was voted by the people in 2013 then he should respect the same will of those people who are now marching against him in their millions and if he doesn't respect that he should be brought to book because he is now becoming a constitutional delinquent" .Students leaders like Kaseke Fanuel and Treasure Basopo expressed similar sentiments and alluded that the old man should go and rest and if he doesn't the students are ready to have the whole week in the streets .It was because of the calls of the students  who were in solidarity with the Zimbabwe Defence Forces,the war veterans,the population of Zimbabwe and all groups that banged the final nail to the coffin

This is the end of Mugabe's error a man who troubled Zimbabwe for 37 years

UZ Sociology Dept Disowns Grace’s PhD, UZ Lecturers Face Arrest from ZACC

Posted 8 mins ago by Maveriq



Lecturers from the Department of Sociology at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) are reported to have filed a petition with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and called for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the awarding of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree to former first lady Grace Mugabe. Former president Robert Mugabe’s wife was awarded the PhD from the UZ’s Faculty of Social Studies Department of Sociology in 2014. However, the degree attracted intense criticism and speculation after claims that Grace did not defend her thesis, let alone write one and that she did not take the required period of time to complete it.

Now the lecturers in the Sociology Department are reported to have disavowed any knowledge of Grace fulfilling any of the requirements for completing the degree. Zacc is looking into the matter, and the weekly newspaper, the Zimbabwe Independent, reports that UZ vice-chancellor Professor Levi Nyagura and UZ lecturer Professor Claude Mararike face arrest over allegations of abuse of office for fraudulently conferring the degree on Grace.

Grace was awarded the degree when her husband, former president Robert Mugabe was the Chancellor of all state universities while current Minister of Environment, Water and Climate and Zanu-PF National Chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri was the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education.

Part of the Petition submitted to ZACC by the lecturers from Department of Sociology reads:

This was a shock to many members of the department as most members ‘never (saw) or heard about the proposal, progress reports, thesis examiners and outcome’ of such study by the candidate. In fact, all of the departmental board members ‘heard about the graduation in the media and saw the pictures on the university calendar the following year

In addition, at least the two chairpersons who were the incumbents of office during the time when the candidate should have registered and worked on the PhD also ‘know nothing about it’.

…The awarding of the degree has therefore not gone through processes that other candidates are subjected to which makes the awarding of the degree suspicious.

Grace’s thesis is yet to be released into the public domain. However, that of former Vice President Joice Mujuru and those of other candidates who graduated on the same day with the former first lady are now publicly available. In November last year, students from the University of Zimbabwe went on strike demanding that Grace Mugabe’s degree should be recalled. The students also demanded the resignation of then-President Robert Mugabe.

Contacted for comments,student leader Treasure Basopo said "The move by ZACC has been a much awaited golden opportunity towards the restoration of integrity and legacy for the once illustrious University and sacrosanct education system in Zimbabwe,Nyagura must go in the same fashion as his boss Robert" The students only returned to their classes after then Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Constantino Chiwenga urged them to continue with their education.