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22 May 2008
Briggs Bomba from the Africa Action group writes:
Comrades, I am orrified,shocked,revolted,mad and fuming angry to the
boiling point. Ndira did not deserve to die like this. Neither did the
other dozens sensilessly murdered by this regime, in the most gruesome
ways since the election.
My heart is bleeding for Ndira! How long cdes! Kusvikariini!
I think we need to quickly wake up to the fact that the nature of the struggle has changed since Mugabe's and Zanu's defeat in the last election. This is no longer a civil struggle. This is war!
Tichaisunungura chete Zimbabwe for Ndira and all those who gave their lives to the cause of freedom!
Briggs Bomba
Former Student leader Washington Katema wrote.
Comrades and Friends
Morgan Tsvangirai must go back home and bury Tonderai Ndira. He will pull a big crowd. He will restore the lost hope. This morass must be contained. Morgan must show leadership. Exactly that!
We have reached the tipping point. And the orld is watching, unwilling to help. Our beloved Zimbabwe has metamorphosised into a bloodbath. Its an act of genocide, a crime against humanity and a travesty of justice.
Again, the international community has proved beyond any whisker of doubt to be a chimera. Are they waiting for the dead bodies to outnumber the living ones for them to intervene?.
Ndira was the collosal symbol of freedom, iberty, social justice and democratic alternative. He was a giant among the giants- A true revolutionary by any standard, anywhere. He was part of the source and nucleus of our hopes and dreams- Our hopes for change and our dreams for a New Zimbabwe.
We shall mourn his death but celebrate his life. The regime can kill the revolutionaries but it ill never kill the revolution.
Contrary to what he said, I think it is actually Mugabe who is playing a dangerous game. History will judge him harshly. His family is still young. He must not be selfish. He must have the vision of tomorrow.
Go well Seji, The spirit lives.
Washington Katema.
Another former student leader Wellington Mahohoma wrote:
Comrades
It is difficult for me also to understand, belive and accept this. I have never in my life thought of killing anyone or encouraging pple to kill inorder to seek justice or revenge, I have always respected life as a once precious given gift from God. If someone was to be killed by accident, then the funeral posed to me a place were relatives and friends will express their anger and bury with it their loved one. Unfortunately Zpf is teaching me new things, life is a simple thing, life can be taken from you so easily, funerals are parties which can be disrupted so easily by those who had created them. RIP Ndira, Nyemve, Kauzani and all those slaughtered by the Zpf thugs.
Zanu PF you are teaching us and being good students we shall grasp your teachings and perfect them. Like they say learning is a process but remember that at one point in time evaluation is required.
To Mbeki, go to hell or somewhere near there were pple of your minds belong. you need to see a thousand bodies for you to take action. At least you have joined in helping Mugabe in killing those who differ from him, you are killing in Joburg, you are killing in Alexendra Park and you will kill in Pretoria, yes you will kill. That is to quote your Master, RGM. Robert you have chose not to be outdone by your rival Bush, you have chosen to kill in your country, You killed in Hre, you killed in Masvingo, and yes you are still killing.....But in the fullness of time. We have remained loyal to your teachings and one day we shall rise and do what you taught us....
If being African and not pupets is derived from your actions, then we shall be African twofold than you. Remember what Smith told you, not in thousand years, labelling you a terrorist, you proved him wrong.
I remember Ndira, Kauzani,..............RIP Cdes
Tinashe Chimedza wrote:
Cdes,
Dread Tonde was a cde, a brother, a cadre, a radical who inspired confidence when the police were attacking. He was never a coward. He paid the ultimate price.
His blood will not go for nothing.
Fuck the Government of National Unity. Not at this price.
The people will prevail. I refuse to cry not because Tonde doesnt need my tears. I refuse to cry not because am not angry. I refuse to cry not because am not shocked. I refuse to cry because I know Tonde wouldnt want my tears.He wants the people liberated. In that tears are not neccessary.
The nature of the struggle is shifting cdes.
Do we still need the comfort of our laptops, blogs, press statements, forums, diplomatic offensives?
Tinashe Chimedza
Nixon 'Comrade Mao' Nyikadzino wrote:
Dear Comrades
I also learnt with great shock the sudden death of a Comrade I have worked with for years.Dr Lovemore Madhuku, Joy Mabenge , Mai Mudhara, Bingo, Kule Danzo,Clemence, Eddie, Joseph Kazisi and many more whom I won't mention by name remember how we used to meet with the Mabviku drug section to strategise on protests that became the watermark of the once sunshine city.
Tonderai Ndira was a quiet comrade who could only speak through action. Most of our mobilisation in Mabvuku and the greater Harare was done through him since he was so connected to the comrades that we could not do without him. His ability to stand against police brutality,his dexterity in rising above the rest and his ability to stand up when all chips were down lit our revolutionary hope.
I remember that we used to go to Mabvuku with Kule Joy during the weekends just to spend time with the comrades and share experiences. He was always led by the revolutionary spirit that all he could say was that we needed to continue mobilising comrades so that we could feel the streets of Harare and shake the dictator.
Ndira was like Che Guevara. He could fight anywhere and it was never difficult for him to quickly acquint himself with the new terrain.Even our government in waiting used to deploy Ndira to different parts of the country as part of the advance team and everyone knew that he was prepared to risk his life for freedom.
If we get into bedroom pacts with Zanu pf, I do not think we will be doing justice to the blood and spirit of Tonde, Nyevhe, Kauzani and many other comrades who have perished in our bid to unseat the dictator turned villain and barbarian.We should now stay put and send the last blow that will floor this regime.
Some of us have been luck in the past that when we were abducted, tortured and left for dead in unknown farms we were able to once again see daylight. The death of these comrades should also act as an enlightment to the grassroots comrades that we should now be cautious about what we eat, where we go and who we talk to. Other wise we will continue to lose many a comrade.
It is unfortunate some of us and the majority of the conrades in the diaspora won't be able to bid our last respect to these gallant comrades, the true sons of the soil, the true pan africanist, but all we can say is that we are prepared to carry on with the struggle.
To the party, NCA, Crisis, Zinasu and many other pro-democracy movements, let us learn from the past that comrades come and die but their families remain and they need our support both in cash and kind. Let us not act like Zanu pf who neglected the mother and family of the true hero of Zimbabwe, Magama Tongogara.Let us start to behave like a government and a people that cares for its heroes.
Tonde, rest in peace! We shall always be together on a new Zimbabwe.
Cde Mao
Student leader Beloved Chiweshe wrote:
Fellow Comrades,
On one Saturday afternoon I drove in a white Nissan Hardbody with a colleague.We had bumped into each other at the MDC headquarters and upon deliberations realised we were heading the same direction.We were heading for Chinhoyi.He had a workshop in the rural Chinhoyi and I was travelling to the university.He immediately offered me a lift and we departed.On arrival at the university, he convinced me he would drop me on his way back from his workshop.I agreed.
On arrival at the homestead,the venue of the workshop,I was surprised at how popular the comrades was in the area.I later learnt that he had stayed there for some time during the formative stages of the party.Braving the harsh political climate that was there in Mashonaland at the time.I was inspired by the bravery and the passion that the comrade had shown me over years for the people and the party.The colleague is now late.Rest in peace Tonderai Ndira.
Today I received the worst news in years.The body of Tonderai Ndira,who was abducted from his Mabuku home on 14 May 2008 was found dumped at Parirenyatwa Hospital decomposing,his lips and tongue cut.Oh what brutality,I never thought we could turn to each other with such brutality, after the bitter and protracted struggle that our people went through to be free.It pains me.Oh Rest in Peace Tonderai.Your blood will water the revolutionary tree and keep the revolutionary garrison going.I am sorry for this posting which seems not have any way forward but I hope it may stimulate thought and inculcate a spirit of oneness among all of us who share the same vision and aspirations for our country.
I thought I should share with you comrades,the pain and agony I am going through due to the continued callous murders of opposition leaders,activist and supporters in Zimbabwe.The pandemonium that ensued today 21 May 2008 at the burial of two other gallant sons of the struggle Godfrey Kauzani and Ken Nyeve also makes me wonder whether insanity has become as contagious as the Ebola virus within ZANU PF.
Surely idiocy can not be allowed to rampage with such impunity.ZANU PF youth arrived in lorries and covered the empty graves of Godfrey and Ken before they were buried.Surely messing up with the dead has never gone unpunished.A number of people including ZINASU president Clever Bere were injured as the mob charged towards the mourners,who fled for cover.A number of cars were damaged in the process.Call it whatever you prefer.I call it madness and evil.
The death of Tonderai Ndira touched me most.It is my hope that we will be able to fulfil his dream of a free Zimbabwe.For those who worked closely with the Youth Assembly, they will remember Tonderai as an easy going,committed and hard working youth of the MDC.He will long be credited with his single handed repossession of a party truck that had been impounded.His courage was inspiration to all of us.
Call him an alarmist or whatever,Honourable Biti's skills in preempting the regime have worked very well to deter ZANU PF from most of its planned actions.Announcing results was not a bad idea either,without that they were going to RIG that election.In an appeal to the international community to act expeditiously to the then folding crisis and escalating cases of violence,Biti asked if the international community was only going to react after dead bodies littered the streets of Harare.
Little did he know that even with a Harare littered with dead bodies no one was going to respond either.Probably only Hollywood responded by investigating if the genocide was bad enough to warrant scripting yet another Hotel Rwanda.It seems we may have to find our own solutions comrades,raising our expectation high from the international community will only worsen our misery.Not withstanding the support we have received from friendly nations,their support may only be complementary, we have to find a way.If it means war let it be.After all we are already in a war.
Rest in Peace Tonderai.We will certainly remember you and your sacrifice towards our freedom.
Beloved Chiweshe.
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