Nelson Chamisa And The White Supremacists Sponsored Poll

The Poll from Hell

Early this month I woke up to see not only one tweet but a barrage of tweets on my Twitter timeline. It was not your usual tweet but a tweet announcing that Nelson Chamisa had come out tops on a poll survey. He was leading Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa by a wide margin.

 

 I looked at it at the team that had done the poll and I laughed at the name! I looked at the sponsors of the survey and I nearly choked over my cup of tea! I looked up and wondered at the objective of flooding my timeline with those tweets. I then realised that it was a poll made in hell. Why you may ask me?

 

Cecil John Rhodes

Rhodesia was founded and plundered by a company called the British South Africa Company a charted company created by Cecil John Rhodes with the blessing of Queen Victoria, the Queen of England. 

 

This company was to become the owner of all of the land and minerals between the Zambezi River and the Limpopo River. It was the start of the white supremacists' domination and the creation of one of the most complex systems to oppress black people. It is also the source of the poll from hell that has jettisoned Chamisa to the top of the white supremacists' favourite lists.

 

Anglo American Corporation

When Cecil John died in 1902 the British South African Company was transformed into Anglo America Corporation. The company was inherited by the Oppenheimer family from Rhodes. The company was into every aspect of the Rhodesian economy. The AAC ran everything from farming, mining, manufacturing, finance and banking. 

 

The AAC's hold on the Rhodesian economy was only to break up into nebulous and obscure subsidiaries with head offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and London in 1980 after Independence. A point to note is that AAC subsidiaries were the conduit that the Rhodesian supremacists used to beat the United Nations sanctions. This white supremacist complex still has deep holds on our economy and our politics. The need to reclaim and control the Zimbabwean land resources is the reason for the poll from hell.

 

The  White Supremacists' Industrial Complex and Brenthurst Foundation

Let me now link the poll from hell with the white industrial complex. The link is the Brenthurst Foundation and the so-called Sabi Trust poll survey. The Brenthurst Foundation is the baby of the Oppenheimer family which is funded by the former AAC companies. The Brenthurst Foundation in turn funded the poll from hell.

 

I would like to lead the reader to why Chamisa come out tops on the poll from hell. Nelson Chamisa attended secretly a workshop on regime change (you can give it another name) in November 2018. The workshop was disguised as a "human rights" workshop. The workshop was to explore ways to fund opposition parties in all former British Colonies.

 

I personally view the poll as a reward to Chamisa for attending the workshop. This point out how the Rhodesian white supremacists' industrial complex has continued to influence our politics.

 

Pasi neMhandu !! Down with the enemy !! Zimbabwe will never be a colony again!!

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's wrong turn on Withdrawal Limits

 I was surprised by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's announcement of the increase in the weekly withdrawal limit from ZWL$5000 to ZWL$15000 on personal accounts. The announcement was made too late as the increase was not in tandem with the rise in the value of the United States dollar on the auction rate. There is no logical explanation or justification for the new withdrawal limit.

 

The RBZ had no rational explanation for the low withdrawal rate in as much as it affects the informal sector and the so-called unbankable rural citizens. The move by the bank to increase the withdrawal limit on personal accounts without increasing the monthly withdrawal limits ceiling is baffling.

 

The RBZ deliberate move to increase the unbankable group of our citizens into poverty as cash access to both the Zimbabwean dollar and the USA dollar will now be available only through the black market. The move will in the long run discourages saving and increase the informalization of our economy. Informalization will in turn decrease the country's taxation base.

 

The RBZ should have tied the withdrawal limit to the USA dollar equivalent, for example using the poverty datum line, the weekly limit should be around USD125.00 which will add up to USD 500. This is at today's black market cash rate of ZWL137500  weekly and ZWL550 000 monthly. These two limits should be allowed to move in tandem with the RBZ weekly auction rate.

The RBZ move to keep the cash withdrawal limit at unrealistic low levels will cause the margin between the Black Market Rate and the RBZ auction rate to widen.

 

The Governor explained that the withdrawal limit is in line with average wages earned is an insult. The Governor must be made aware that the wages are inadequate and people are living below the poverty line. The majority of our citizens both in formal and informal sectors have to hustle to cover the difference between their wages and the poverty datum line to survive. The hustle to cover the gap needs cash.

The RBZ should  revisit  the  cash withdrawal limits and increase them to realistic levels.

Nelson Chamisa's leadership qualities and fear of elections

The Faulty Begining

 Nelson Chamisa's story in politics started with college protests against a sitting black government. The demonstrations were all about food and allowances. He was a leader of misguided students who used their stomachs to think. The demonstrations were a direct act of peer pressure without political direction or conviction. It is against this background that the leadership qualities of Nelson Chamisa become questionable today.

Rhodesian Leanings 

 When Nelson Chamisa left college he moved into the newly formed and Rhodesian-sponsored Movement of Democratic Change. The MDC was sponsored by the land-dispossessed white settlers and fronted by Morgan Tsvangirayi. Nelson Chamisa by joining the MDC makes him a sellout from my point of view. The MDC under Morgan Tsvangirayi and on behalf of its Rhodesian sponsors called for and assisted in the drafting of the ZIDERA sanctions bill in 2001. Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti had the guts to beg for an extension of the ZIDERA sanctions in February 2018. The very act of a black Zimbabwean flying to Washington DC and sitting in the United States Senate and calling for an extension of sanctions against his own people and country is disgusting. There is no sane Zimbabwean who can trust an unpatriotic person and character like Nelson Chamisa to be the President of Zimbabwe.

 Nelson Chamisa an Unelectable Dictator 

 Nelson Chamisa has not only displayed dictatorial and dishonest from the very day he lied that he had been "appointed" by Morgan Tsvangirayi to lead MDC-T after the latter's death. He was never elected to be a leader of MDC -T and even avoided going to congress. Nelson Chamisa dodged the MDC-T congress and formed the MDC Alliance. It is a fact that Nelson Chamisa had to form and appoint himself President of CCC formation after the courts stopped him from using the name and offices of the Movement of Democratic Change. The fact to all Zimbabweans is that Nelson Chamisa has not been in any party elections since the year 2013. 

Our question as Zimbabweans, is how can a person who has never contested in his own party or party win national elections? How can a person who leads an unelected and structureless entity win an election? 

 The 2023 Verdict 

 The truth is that Nelson Chamisa will not win the 2023 election because of the question of legitimacy, his stance of supporting sanctions and the gap between his structureless group of friends from the grassroots electorate. He cannot be the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe.

Of Congress, Chaos and Democracy

 The story going around is that the Citizens Coalition for Change Leadership wants to go into the 2023 general elections without going to congress.  It is a surprise move coming to people who claim to be champions of democracy. The people of Zimbabwe are surprised and confused that in 2022 a democratic party can not hold a free and fair selection of its leadership. Nelson Chamisa has handpicked a clique of his friends and cronies and catapulted them into the CCC leadership and executive without the approval of the general membership of the party.

 The CCC membership has got an imposed executive and leadership but has it got the right candidates to contest an election? Where are the so-called structures which will coordinate the party's activities? Are Zimbabweans stupid enough to vote for imposed candidates? Democracy must prevail over dictatorship and cronyism.

 Nelson Chamisa has been talking about rebranding after losing the name of the party, the party headquarters and his leadership of the MDC. I believe it is time that he recognises that he must change his tactics of bulldozing and imposing himself on people. It is time he recognises that without following due processes he will definitely lose support and will lose the elections come 2023. 

Is CCC a party or just a group of Nelson Chamisa's friends and bootlickers? I would like to quote Methuseli Moyo of ZAPU who said "Without a congress, CCC remains a collection of friends deploying each other into positions. As such, they be handicapped to challenge ZANUpf on any issue to do with democracy and procedure". It is a fact that Nelson Chamisa lost the 2018 elections and what if his membership wants to change candidates? This was reflected in the March by-election when the CCC imposed a candidate, Regai Tsunga in Mutasa South, and it lost the seat to ZANUpf. 

What we see here, the so-called paragons of democracy are denying their membership their democratic right to choose candidates of their choice by dodging Congress. It is not the first time that Nelson Chamisa has dodged congress. He smuggled himself into Harvest House after the death of Morgan Tsvangirayi without following due processes and the party's constitution. He went on further to hold a sham congress at midnight in Gweru. It is a habit only found in dictators.

CCC Yellow Baby And ZANUpf Old Habits

 A new baby or a New Yellow baby Suit??

 Nelson Chamisa claimed that the party he had formed was a new party. This was despite the fact he remained an unelected leader of the new party. The MDC Alliance leadership was and is the same CCC leadership. The CCC stance and narrative on sanctions echoed the MDC Alliance calls. The confusion to the voter was apparent.

The confusion manifested itself in Sakubva . Although Nelson Chamisa claimed to have filled the Sakubva Stadium, the majority of people in ward 4 voted for the  Zanu-PF candidate. The people actual voted the same in Mutasa South where Regai Tsunga lost about 2000 voters as compared to the 2018 elections. 

Of Supporters, Floating voters and Members

It is important to note that the floating voters affect the bye-election. The floating voters are the sympathisers. These are the voters the politicians prey on. These are people whom we see being given freebies by politicians. The freebies can be money, food and t-shirts.

It is a fact that CCC has sympathizers and supporters while as  ZANUpf on the other hand has members. Supporters and floating voters have little or no conviction to participate in elections. They need to be incentivised while members can easily be mobilised to vote through their organisational structures.  Members who are mobilised have a  duty to vote.

The floating voter is the CCC advantage in urban areas and is a ZANUpf disadvantage in urban areas. Membership and coherent structures are ZANUpf's strengths in the rural areas and CCC's weaknesses. Chamisa has no structure to talk about in rural areas.

This was reflected here in Manicaland in the Dangamvura/Chikanga and Mutasa South  by-elections 

Old Habit And Wrong Candidates selection

The choice of candidate does matter in an election. It is folly to put up an unpopular candidate like Isau Mupfumi. He is a perennial loser and also a bad loser. The ZANUpf leadership were fooled at the primaries. Mupfumi lost the primaries and there was no way he could win the by-elections.

The CCC leadership also used its undemocratic "consensus" to impose Regai Tsunga on the people of Mutasa South and cost them the elections.

The  Mutasa South residents supported Misheck Mugadza who had won the ZANUpf primaries free and fairly. The ZANUpf candidate is well known as a community developer and hence loved in the area.

The outgoing CCC MP lives in the urban part of his constituency and is rarely seen in the rural parts of his constituency.

Who won the Elections?

As a parting shot, ZANUpf won an extra Member of Parliament seat in Manicaland. Democracy won the by-elections. Imposition of candidates by consensus or threats lost the elections. That is the lesson for 2023 Elections.

The Coalition of Confused Citizens

The proclamation of the by-election by the President of Zimbabwe has caused the opposition parties to react differently. The MDC-T paid a visit to the State House and urged the President to "bring genuine, inclusive and unconditional dialogue. Our proposed dialogue issues include political, social and economic reforms." said Senator Douglas Mwonzora. 

 There was a completely different reaction by the Chamisa-led MDC Alliance. It was not only the proclamation of the by-election, which caught Nelson Chamisa and friends by surprise but the visit to the State House by Douglas Mwonzora. The visit to State House by the MDC T delegation was distorted by MDC Alliance social media brigade as a move to have the by-elections stopped. 

 The noise on social media by the Chamisa Chete Chete brigade was a reflection of the unpreparedness for the by-elections. The so-called MDC Alliance ( led by Nelson Chamisa) has no political structures to talk about. It is a loose group of people opposed to the MDC-T.

The proclamation of the by-elections scuttled and unsettled Nelson Chamisa's plans. He was left with no choice but to come up with a new name. A new party called  Citizens Coalition for Change was formed from the ashes of the so-called MDC Alliance. The effect of this name change will have some effect on the diehard MDC Alliance supporters. It is bound to cause confusion for both the supporters of MDC-T and the general public on voting day.

Nelson Chamisa claimed that he had formed a new party without any changes in its leadership, ideology and empty party structures. This was to culminate in the party fielding multiple candidates on nomination day. This confusion on both the nominee and supporters was fuelled by an undemocratic imposition of preferred cadres by "consensus". The process caused the party to fail to field some candidates in some areas.

The MDC Alliance supporters who supported Chamisa are now confused with the whole process. The electorate will have to accept the candidates selected by the CCC leadership and not their choices. This undemocratic process will cost the new party dearly at the polls.

We are going into the by-elections having a coalition of confused citizens. Let the fun begin!!!!

MDCA circus goes rural

I wanted the headline of this blogspot to read "MDCA fake attacks and the rural votes" but l said no. Why you may ask? The above headline is the most accurate to describe the drama and excitement that Nelson Chamisa and his MDCA hooligans are generating on social media.

 UN Rapporteur Circus

 The child president and his team has taken their circus to another level.We can say they have upped their childish game, and the result as usually will backfire when elections time come. The circus was for the UN Rapporteur benefit but she never mentioned it in her report. 

 Here is a party , which claims to be popular, but potraying itself unpopular by setting up its own fake roadblocks, fake car chases and fake gun attacks.It is as if the rural people are attacking them but to them it is "Zanupf elements" and "state security agents". 

 Of Herdboys and Cattle Crossing 

 I would like to inform the MDCA drama team that the rural areas are 100% Zanupf and for the record our state security agents do not miss targets. The MDCA team should also take note that herd boys and their cattle crossing a road does not constitute a roadblock. Just wait for the cattle to pass......and the catapult on the herd boy's neck are not guns too!!! The rural voter at all the places where the MDCA drama groups have staged false attacks and fake roadblocks will not vote for a fake party. 

 The Facts and Conclusion 

 There are ten electoral provinces in Zimbabwe and only two are have 80% urban population, that is Harare and Bulawayo. The eight other provinces are 80% rural. The MDCA have a lot of work to do rather than playing games.They have to cover 2000 wards in 200 constituencies and have at least 11000 election agents to cover every polling station.

 Can we have less noise on social media and less drama in the rural areas? If the circus continue ZANUPF will win with a bigger margin than before.