‘Bootlicker’ Mutsvangwa says ‘ED is a grinder – starts work early, ends late’

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Despite seemingly failing to resolve the challenges facing the economy, President Emmerson Mnangagwa continues to receive hero-worship from his allies with the latest being Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa.

Speaking on the sidelines of the party’s politburo meeting on Wednesday, Mutsvangwa noted that the President managed to attend the meeting despite his tight schedule after burying his grandson Yasha Mafidi Mnangagwa (Sean Mnangagwa’s son) who died on Sunday after suffering from respiratory complications.

Explaining that Mnangagwa was a hard worker, Mutsvangwa said the party leader was a “grinder”.

“He lost his grandson and the Vice President collectively delivered the condolence message of the politburo to the President over the loss of his grandson. He was buried yesterday in his home village in Masvingo.

“It disturbed the cabinet yesterday but today the politburo was so important and the President was back at work. You know he is a hard worker, he is a grinder. He works hard. He starts early and ends late,” he said.

Political analyst Pride Mkono, however, dismissed Mutsvangwa’s sentiments as bootlicking for political positioning.

He cited that the Zimbabwean economy was falling hence there was no evidence of Mnangagwa being a hard worker.

“Dictators always attempt to portray themselves as larger than life. Painting themselves as God ordained or as hard workers which is often a smokescreen for failure, corruption and incompetence,” Mkono said.

“The Zimbabwean economy is in free fall and ordinary people languish in poverty for a well fed elite like Mutsvangwa to then claim that President Mnangagwa is working hard is pure lies.

“It would be laughable if it was not tragic but again Mutsvangwa is using his tongue to bootlick the president for political positioning in the factious ruling party,” Mkono said.

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3 years ago

Varikudya with impunity. They only seem brave when protected by the partial army. Zvichapera! Vanenge vavakutinzwisa tsitsi futi nxaaa

3 years ago

Do we have anyone in zanu pf how can criticise the sitting President and will not be expelled from the party Mugabe almost reached 100 years with a tail of failure but they where saying Mugabe mu office no one in zanu pf who can contest to be a president as long as the one on top still feels that he wants to remain there look now even Chiwenga akatonyararidzwa kusvika ED afa

3 years ago

This was chased away from zanu pf by Mugabe.

3 years ago

Asi chobuda hapana

Chazobuda hapana pakuvira kwezuva. Wasted hours

3 years ago

Iri zimusoro bhangu rinorwara rinongo humana all the time he opens his mouth. The kind of person who talkes about kuenda kuhondo 42 years after independence Mwari tiitirei nyasha.

3 years ago

Warikunyengerera kti warambe wari relevant kwaawarika

3 years ago
Reply to  Allan Bonzo

Allan Bonzo sana Kasukuwere

3 years ago

Kudayi mwari azvitora

3 years ago

Obert used to say he was Mugabe’s obedient son , but that obedient son akazosiya baba vake muchoto

3 years ago

Zanu Pf represents clueless leadership

Idzi chembiza dzichatinetsa matama kuremberera muoffice sure vechidiki vakapfunyira madegree muhomwe aaa shame on us

Busy grinding useless things

3 years ago

Nonsense

3 years ago

Mutsvangwa is an idiot and a bootlicker.useless member of zanu pf among all

3 years ago

Imbwa yemunhu mutsvangwa ndosaka mukadzi wako Ari girlfriend ya ED stek

3 years ago

If EDiot worked half as hard as Kiri is saying then we would be seeing the results, no need to tell us.

NONSENSE!

3 years ago

What will he be doing? Planning violence and stealing

3 years ago

You were asking for cranes from Munangagwa but not even is seen in Harare. Chaora chinhu ichi.

3 years ago

Ndokutoratidza udofo kumukira kubasa wopedzisira kuchaisa hu dom kop

3 years ago

A thief hero worshiping another thief

3 years ago

Grinder asi chabuda hapana

3 years ago

Vanegodo vachafa naro tsvee dzenyu nyaya kuti kumakanzuru uko mafoira kusvika pakutadza kucheka huswa chaihwo mumagrounds chamunogona kuita maslogans muchirumbidza kagonzo kenyu kasina chakagona

3 years ago
Reply to  Solos Rubatika

Solos Rubatika paita munhuwi wemurakashi ,42 yrs down the line nyika haina kana currency ,musatinyadzisa imi

3 years ago
Reply to  Solos Rubatika

Simeon Forichi hauna chaunoziva, hanty ndimi vekubrain washwa murikuudzwa kuti takapa ngana masanctions ekuti asauye kunyika kwedu kwaagara asineyi nako mobvuma , chakapihwa masanctions its our economy kwete zvekutungana kwembudzi zvamunotevera izvo . Thats why murikunzwa venyika dzakatikomberedza varikutaura zvemasanctions kuti ngabviswe vacho varikuda kubatsirwa nekupusa kwenyu murikut nyika yedu haina , zvinonzwisa tsitsi. Asi kudyiwa zvako ndekwenyu vakomana muchadyiwa zvehupenyu hwese zvakaitwa Odinga zvekudyiwa kusvika achembera cz isu tikuziva chatikuvengerwa nenyika dzkatipa masanctions ska hatichacheuke .

3 years ago
Reply to  Solos Rubatika

Simeon Forichi Zanu takutoidira svoto chaiyo thats why urikuona kuti parizvino nekuona mabasa arikuitwa ekugadzira nyika arikuitwa zvisineyi zvakaoma kudaro rutsigiro rwacho rwakuita rwakutoita ruchiwedzera kusvika pamalevel esvoto, kupfidzisa mhandu chaiko.

3 years ago
Reply to  Solos Rubatika

Solos RubatikaSolos RubatikaSolos Rubatika unozviti isu uri vangani.Zanu haitokuzivi ungoriwo hako seni.This regime ngaiite hutongo hwakachena chete kuti nyika igadzikane ,pasina izvozvo ngaapinde hake mukomana 2023.

3 years ago
Reply to  Solos Rubatika

Simeon Forichi ayika asi hausikuvaona here masupporters eZanu . Iri izita vatsigiri ndisu takawanda wena , ska iwe unoti zita rako iro rinoziva iwewe here nyatsotsanangura

3 years ago
Reply to  Solos Rubatika

Solos Rubatika KuZanu hakuna chinosapoteka pachokwadi asi wati pafear kani nekungozungairawo zvako

3 years ago
Reply to  Solos Rubatika

Simeon Forichi ipfungwa dzako mudzakutsaku handungakushore ndosaka pachiitwa maelections toziva kuti muripo ikodzero yenyu kuOpposer musina plan tarisa pamakatisvitsa pekuti nyika yakunzi haina kana ground rinokodzera kutambira bhora, mainternational matches. Kutadzawo nekucheka huswa chaiwo, infrastructure yese yaivamo pakapinda opposition dzavangano, ndokurakidza murimharadzi, pachenyu chaipo mega pafair muriwo group remaboora ngoma chete chozikanwa hapana muchokurota kuti murungu achauya kuzokuitirayi murere zvenyu thats why vamwe venyu vachirikufunga kuti Rhodesia ichadzoka

3 years ago
Reply to  Solos Rubatika

Solos RubatikaSolos Rubatika kkkkk Zanu inosakadza brain dzemunhu shuwa ,Zanu haina chitsva chaichationesa ,dzimwe nyika dziri kuenda mberi iyo iri kudzoka kumashure Evn vanoitungamiriri havaidi nyika yavo thats Y their families are not in the country.Kozotiwo the kongonya team ,they just follow varikuguta havo

3 years ago
Reply to  Solos Rubatika

Simeon Forichi kubuda kwevanhu munyika its not a bad idea zvakagara zviriko izvo ende hazvina kutangira muZimbabwe chete everywhere around the world thats why wakakwanisa kuona varungu nemaChina muAfrica kutsvaga maopportunities muhupenyu hwako iwe . Kunenge kuri kutsvaga kuvandudza life yako kana pauri uchiona kut mikanha inenge ichiita mishoma. Hazvisi pakubuda munyika chete even town chaiyo ukaona kut basa raunoziva ravakuita shoma muHarare buda imbonozama kwaMutare kwete kuramba wakasticker one place kunge wakanamatudzwa everywhere vanhu varikungotenderera kana iwe chaiye trace your roots unoona kut sekuru vasekuru vako vakabva kuMalawi , hazvirambidzwe izvo asi nyika haichinje zita yagara ndiyo nhaka yedu . Tingayenda kure asi nguva ikakwana yekuti unoti ndafunga kudzoka kumusha unongodzoka.

3 years ago

Uyu anorwara uyu

3 years ago

Vakutya kuitwa ma ordinary card carrying members

Uyehlise imbanje oyibhemayo wena

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