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Wilbert Mukori

Mthuli Ncube’s 2024 national budget “taxing the poor to spare the rich”

By Wilbert Mukori

“I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle,” said Winston Church.

The quotation of the great man complete with his picture has been going the rounds in my social media circle, prompted by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube’s recent national budget statement. The statement itself is meant to once again “prove” Churchill wrong; just need to know how!

You tax the poor to bankroll the filthy rich ruling elite and their cronies. And to keep the poor quiet, you promise them that is will be their turn to stand in the bucket tomorrow and be uplifted into prosperity from the tax paid by the filthy rich ruling elite. Zimbabwe has been doing this for decades now!

Dec 01, 2023 Read more

Hopewell Chin’ono fails to dazzle with brilliance and soars to nauseating height with bull

Wilbert Mukori – “The sheer stupidity of Chin’ono’s arguments is breathtaking. The sanctions are being imposed to force Mnangagwa to implement the democratic reforms to restore the individual freedoms and basic rights of ZIMBABWEANS. Why is allowing the people to have a meaningful say in the governance of the country an “impediment”?  The sanctions would have never been imposed if Zanu PF had usurped the people’s democratic powers and rigged elections.”

Mar 05, 2018 Read more

War veterans “dump Mugabe” but only for another dictator

By Wilbert Mukori “In 2008, they mobilised us to set up various bases to campaign for them in different parts of the country. We were forced to work against our own brothers and sisters but after that, they didn’t do anything to appreciate our efforts,” said Manicaland war veterans chairperson Angeline Muponda. “We are now […]

Jan 12, 2017 Read more

‘Zanu PF youths can delay regime change but not stop it’

By Wilbert Mukori “If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem,” advised President Abraham Lincoln. “It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the times; but you can’t […]

Jul 22, 2016 Read more

Opposition setting a mouse trap and hoping to catch an elephant

By Wilbert Mukori Zimbabwe is now facing a very serious economic meltdown because of decades of mismanagement and corruption by this Mugabe regime and as long as Zanu PF remains in power the economic situation will only get worse. To finally end Zanu PF’s now 36 years in power, we need to stop the regime […]

Jul 04, 2016 Read more

Bhasikiti is still in the wrong basket

By Wilbert Mukori Kudakwashe Bhasikiti is just a confused and greedy individual who is so desperate to get back into power and the gravy train, he is displaying the most common characteristic behaviour of villains; “Sell –out your fellow villains for whatever you can get; they will do the same for you!” There is no […]

Mar 18, 2016 Read more

Mbeki and Zuma to blame for failure of GNU in Zimbabwe

By Wilbert Mukori I totally agree with Former South African President Thabo Mbeki’s position to oppose the British proposal to invade Zimbabwe and forceful remove Mugabe from office. “In the period preceding the 2002 Zimbabwe Elections, the UK and the US in particular were very keen to effect this regime change and failing which to […]

Feb 23, 2016 Read more

‘We must bite the bullet and end this dictatorship’

By Wilbert Mukori If I had to name the greatest challenge of our generation since Zimbabwe attained her independence in 1980 then, without a moment’s hesitation, it is our failure to stop Mugabe imposing this corrupt and tyrannical one party state dictatorship. And, until we bite the bullet and end the dictatorship this nation is destined […]

Feb 10, 2016 Read more