OUSTED Ntabazinduna Chief, Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says Zimbabwe\u2019s broader opposition should redirect energies towards ensuring democratic systems prevailed in the country before they could entertain hopes of removing Zanu-PF through an election.<\/p>\n
In an interview, the fierce government critic further said Covid-19 has exposed the current administration\u2019s leadership flaws in handling the global pandemic.<\/p>\n
Ndiweni said the opposition should place prospects of winning the 2023 election away from its immediate priorities and concentrate on dealing with systems that have prevented it from becoming the country\u2019s governing authority for the past 20 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cPost COVID-19, Zimbabwe has to be a changed country,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cWe all have to fix the issue of democracy and forget rushing for 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if people go to the polls in 2023 and the ruling party is outpolled, they (Zanu-PF) will still not accept defeat.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if the opposition, in whatever format, wins 95% of the vote, it will not form the next government.<\/p>\n
\u201cZanu-PF will, through the force of arms, like they have done for the past 40 years, stay in power which proves clear that democracy does not exist in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ndiweni said Zimbabwe needed an Interim Transitional Government for two to three years to oversee much-needed reforms that would pave way for credible polls.<\/p>\n
Commenting on government\u2019s capacity to handle the Covid-19 menace, the outspoken traditional leader accused the Emmerson Mnangagwa led administration of failing Zimbabweans in their most desperate hour.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore COVID-19, we were all having academic discussions on how bad things in the country were but now you know for sure how bad they are.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are all absolutely naked before this virus and our government has nothing tangible to assist us with.<\/p>\n
\u201cWilkins and Thorngrove Hospitals in Harare and Bulawayo are two of the most trusted isolation centres in the country yet they are substandard and serious renovations are needed because the places are like a death haven,\u201d Ndiweni said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
OUSTED Ntabazinduna Chief, Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says Zimbabwe\u2019s broader opposition should redirect energies towards ensuring democratic systems prevailed in the country before they could entertain hopes of removing Zanu-PF through an election. In an interview, the fierce government critic further said Covid-19 has exposed the current administration\u2019s leadership flaws in handling the global pandemic. Ndiweni said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":10778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[38,1279,777],"class_list":{"0":"post-22610","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-policy","9":"tag-zanu-pf","10":"tag-coronavirus-in-zimbabwe","11":"tag-ndiweni"},"yoast_head":"\n