Award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has slammed South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party for seemingly siding with Zanu-PF on the position pertaining to the removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the western countries.
Addressing the media post the ANC Top 7 results announcement during the 55th National Conference yesterday, the newly elected ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula, said their position on Zimbabwe remained that they do not support regime change.
Mbalula further stated that the ANC needed to campaign more against sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the Europeans and Americans.
He added that, if targeted sanctions are removed on Zimbabwe, the country could become the breadbasket of Africa again.
“We don’t subscribe to the idea of regime change in Zimbabwe. We need to campaign very hard to get things right because Zimbabweans are coming to our country in their numbers because something is not right in their own country,” Mbalula said.
“Once that country becomes what it was, there will be no Zimbabwean here. So, the British and the Americans must think very hard about what they have done.
‘They must uplift the sanctions so that Zimbabwe can grow as an economy and not use sanctions to deepen the pain and impoverishment of Zimbabweans. The British know what they agreed to in Lancaster.
“They must come to the party and invest in the compensation of Zimbabweans in the programme of land reform distribution.”
Commenting on the statement by Mbalula, Chin’ono accused the ANC of not understanding the situation in Zimbabwe and supporting Zanu-PF to “rig elections” and fuel “corrupt rule”.
“Dear South Africans
“It is a pity that your ruling party has no understanding of what is wrong in Zimbabwe.
“If the ANC continues with this attitude of supporting Zanu-PF’s Corrupt Rule, be prepared for more Zimbabweans coming your way. The ANC has chosen propaganda over facts!
“Fikile Mbalula has effectively said that the ANC will support rigged elections because he says they don’t want to see change in Zimbabwe.
“That will also mean more illegal immigrants from Zimbabwe looking for a better future.
“I am sure you now see what we have told you that your Government is the problem.”
Zanu-PF director for information Tafadzwa Mugwadi appeared to be happy with the position taken by ANC.
He said: “The youthful vibrance in the ANC is plausible. The newly elected SG Cde Mbalula Fikile aka Mr Fixit has just sent regime change puppets and masters packing. Don’t forget that H.E Cyril Ramaphosa has been to Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing St over removal sanctions on Zimbabwe.”
Meanwhile, Ramaphosa won 2,476 against his rival, Zweli Mkhize, a former party treasurer and health minister who garnered 1,897 votes from a total of 4,386 votes cast by party delegates from across the country.
Main Zimbabwean opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa has since paid tribute to the elected ANC leaders and pledged to work with them to build Africa.
“Congratulations to HE Cyril Ramaphosa and Paul Mashatile for being elected President and Vice President of the ANC respectively. I also congratulate my brother and Cde Mbalula Fikile for being elected Secretary General. Let us build a New Africa! Mayibuye iAfrica,” he said.
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Hopewell is telling the truth. I’m sure ANC is happy with the Zim situation bcz the more Zim collapse the more South Africa take Countries which Zimbabwe was trading with. SA growing its economy taking advantage of Zim situation. Most of the countries which was having trade relations with Zim will quit and face South Africa. Zanupf irikutambwa neANC bcz madofo.
Rayla Moyos its your opinion as an ordinary citizen!
But Hopewell is a journalist who should be simple reporting not taking!
Thus the problem in Zimbabwe about journalists & their media houses!
chinono seems to be enlingtening Anc to what they know vele,mxm anc
HopwHopwell Haana Basa uyu anofunga kuti South African government and its Ruling party are mad to say that AMERICA AND UK must remove zim from sanctions .These guys they know better than Hopewell bcz they have been used before to maintain sanctions on zim thinking it will spare them,now that the South African govern its now feeling sanctions indirectly now they are calling for its removal bcz its affecting them too.Hopwell he is just a fool journalist who is bitter that what he campaign for for ED he ddnt get it .
Alfa B Banhu for your S.A. called for removal during Mbeki ‘s tenure!
They have been doing ever Since
You & your Chiromo aren’t following events as they fold!
Alfa B Banhu a fool ndiwe unongowawata zvisina basa
So called revolutionary movements have overstayed their welcome. Time for younger people to take over. SA no electricity, Zimbabwe no electricity,just an example
Philani Dube Namibia, Mozambique, Angola are led positively by revolutionary movements!
Ramaphosa is going to turn this around, if given the a support by his fellow citizens!
Ncagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodaka this I just have to see
Ncagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodaka isnt it UA offside? But yo submission reveals UA lacking relevant information pertaining the governance of those 3 sadc countries eg Angola is filthy Richy flowing with oil but the late DOS Santos enriched his family and few elites and poverty has ravaged the entire nation! SWAPO in Namibia are the kingpins of state looting currently there’s a fishrot scandal which has been unearthed in 2019 involving billions wc have been swallowed by SWAPO’s bigwigs! Mozambique its still the same chorus poverty is going uncontrollable! So WC positivity au talking about pertaining these greedy mafias ma squareding as liberators?
Panganai Panganai what you saying is an African problem!
Even if you put non Liberation parties, the looting of state coffers continue!
The reason we want to change not the system!
& the opposition ( non Liberation parties) are fighting to be in the system not fighting the system!
Ncagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodaka so if we keep the same faces and maintaining the political duration of the same expired politicians what type of change au talking about? Its an African problem I agree thats the reason we are rebuking them so that clean governance can be attained! Its unfair to judge those who haven’t been tasted with power as corrupt and paint them with the same well known failed mafias who are milking state resources dry….let us give each other chance no one has been born to lead forever more importantly as failures
Its so sad …since Thabo mbeki..nkosazsna dlamini.
Anofarisa chin’ono wenyu anoda mboma chaiyo
This 1 is now a political activist masquerading as a journalist!
Thus the problem in Zimbabwe about journalists and their media houses!
That’s nonsense. It’s just devilish talk!
Most south africans are brainwashed. They dont understand root cause of the Zimbabwean crisis .some of them dont even understand what the term sanction means
So Chin’ono thinks everyone should support his manipulated view!
Chamunorwa Chimhashu but ichokwadi nyamasvisva
Chamunorwa Chimhashu manipulated or not as EDiots would think fact remains there are no sanctions in zimbabwe
Godfrey Tawanda Kusokora kkkkkkkkkkk baba vangu Nzou! Hamuna masanctions munei?
Chamunorwa Chimhashu mune mbavha..masanctions ndiwo anoburitsisa gold, diamonds muzimbabwe here EDIot smith was under real sanctions bt everything was working in zimbabwe
Manex Mapepeta Haaaa Moyo hapana chokwadi apa. How can you punish a country for giving it’s on land to it’s pple!
Godfrey Tawanda Kusokora What are real sanctions and what are not? If they are not real as you purport why keeping them for so many years. Why can’t they just remove them and let Zimbabwe fail due to the so called corruption? Gold nediamond riri kubuda nemukoto because rikabuda through official channels the same western countries will confiscate it or block payment.
Chamunorwa Chimhashu i got no time for a brainwashed EDiot like you….zimbabwe is exporting agricultural products as we speak why are the western nations not blocking the payments..fine the thieves smuggle gold n diamonds to dubai what are you benefitting from those minerals ungori fombo just like me i don knw how old u are bt i bet urifuza
Chamunorwa Chimhashu ummmmm no nyamasvisva hamuzi kuzviona clearly hakuna ma sanctions ariko zviharahwa zviya ndozviri under matargeted sanctions
Chamunorwa Chimhashu ummmmmmm muri mirima nyamasvisva ndanzwa urombo kana rabuda nemukoto ma proceeds acho ari kuenda kupi?????
Chamunorwa Chimhashu its not about land its about reforms zanu pf yaidyiwa ichirova vanhu from 2000 vachiuraya vanhu till today maybe iwe hauna hama yakaurayiwa nezanu or ndiwe unouraya wacho
Godfrey Tawanda Kusokora vanoteerera zbc news
Manex Mapepeta ndoproblem yavo mostly coz yavana mari yeDSTV vanongoteerera ZBC yemanyepo apa kana nduwe haana
Manex Mapepeta Target sanctions for what! What does the word ZIDERA stands for?
Chamunorwa Chimhashu kkkkkkk yah moda kurarama ne mahand outs why zvitireyi zvenyu mega
Manex Mapepeta Hapana manhandled outs atinoda. We are just saying let’s them remove the so called sanctions and let Zimbabwe trade freely on international markets without it’s minerals being confiscated and payments being blocked toona kuti situation inoramba yakadaro here.
Chamunorwa Chimhashu no zanu pf ngaimire kuuraya vanhu nekushungurudza vano opposer tisati tamboenda ku economy Itai Dzamara akafirei Job Sikhala mhosva yake ndeyei inzwaiwo moyo ivo vakuru vamuriku supporter mati vane vanhu pamoyo here kana vachiziva kuti ivo ndohonzeri dzemasanctions ngavasuduruke tione kuti masanctions acho anoramba aripo here
Godfrey Tawanda Kusokora ndochokwadi chaicho vakato corruptwa brain munoti sei zanu isingabvumidze vema opposition kuti vataure maviews avo panational tv
Godfrey Tawanda Kusokora Wakaidzwa nani izvozvo.
Penia Mavhaza Imi ndimi minoziva kuti Itai Dzamara akafa. As for Job it’s crystal clear he breached his previous bail condition and its no longer easy for him to get another bail. Munoda kuti vasuduruke nekuti imi hamuvadi irwo ruzhinji rweZimbabwe rwuchivada!
Ccc and its followers think sanctions will fight the battle to remove Zanu pf from power and it’s backfired badly on them.
hopeless Chin’ono you fu…n useless you imagine to think that you know better than ANC Chin’ono you are a typical puppet
Hopewell is rubbish , always thinking of his stomach , but not the general public
Well said!
That’s true
May God bless Africa
Yes it’s nonsense we can’t be talking of Cdes supporting each other while running down a country. Rubbish!!!
So what’s so bad in calling sanctions removed…they are hurting poor innocent people.So ordinary people should suffer because of Uncle Sam…
Patrick Makoni do you mean sanctions imposed on tagwirei and Ed’s son Zimbabwe’s?sei muchingoramba majapisa so?
Simba GeorgesonSimba Georgeson that’s cheap politicking…how many people and companies are working with Tagwirei ??? how many people will lose jobs??? how many will lose their business??? So targeted sanctions is just a facade by those guys to hit citizens then revolt
Patrick Makoni fokoro you are low headed
Chinnono is a Zanupf project who thinks we don’t know , pretender when he is heavily sponsored by the party
Mthabisi Dlamini prove it bhutdi
Duane Duweni for starters all Zanupf projects undergo the same pattern , they are seemingly jailed for a few months and released but if you go through their lifestyle audits you will shocked the assets they have mostly they are given Vast amounts of land as compensation for their work
Mthabisi Dlamini kkkk nope undoda lowu wazisebenzela,
Duane Duweni one day you will agree with me
Duane Duweni akuyoni proof eyaneleyo leyi ayitshoyo lundoda.
Bongani Maseko angazi khonapho,kodwa mina ngedwa angivumi akushoyo
Mthabisi Dlamini I don’t think so.He is not zanu pf.
Sanctions must be removed we don’t support nonsense hopewell must in line those sanctions can cause damage
Is ANC immune to corruption? Are they holy, if not think again.
Facts are stubborn
We are in this big mess in zimbabwe because of this ANC during Mbeki time . Thabo told the whole world lies that the election held in 2008 in zimbabwe were free and fair , and mdc did not win whilst he was supporting this comrades thing and killing the future of our Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwean let continue going there to SA non stop