Once
again
Vigil
activists
met
outside
the
Zimbabwe
Embassy
in
London
to
continue
our
protest
against
the
human
rights
abuse
and
lack
of
democracy
in
Zimbabwe
perpetrated
by
ZANU
PF,
the
ruling
regime.
Thanks
to
those
who
came
today: Rohan
Gupta,
Jonathan
Kariwo,
Pamela
Magwizi,
Genius
Mamwadhu,
Philip
Maponga,
Victor
Simoni,
Geraldine
Takundwa
and
Bee
Tapa.
Photos: https://www.flickr.
to
Bee
for
bringing
the
Vigil’s
placards
and
banners
and
to
Jonathan
for
photos.
As
the
Vigil
was
present
outside
the
Zimbabwe
Embassy
in
London,
fissures
within
ZANU
PF
continued
to
deepen,
whilst
the
populace
remained
in
the
dark
as
to
the
direction
of
the
country.
This
week,
Chris
Mutsvangwa
is
quoted
as
openly
castigating
retired
General
and
Vice-
President
Chivengwa.
He
even
went
as
far
as
questioning
the
general’s
war
credentials
and
lambasting
him
for
being
heinously
cruel
towards
women,
citing
the
dire
situation
Mary
Chivengwa
(ex-wife)
finds
herself
in.
General
Chivengwa’s
estranged
wife
finds
herself
barred
from
seeing
her
children,
her
health
failing
amid
pending
criminal
charges
against
her
by
the
Vice-President.
Mutsvangwa
alleges
that
Mary
could
be
due
a
presidential
pardon
but
that
the
general
is
the
one
standing
in
the
way
Meanwhile,
the
Geza
Movement
appears
to
have
Chivengwa
as
their
preferred
candidate
to
take
over
from
Mnangagwa.
They
have
also
made
themselves
believe
that
come
31
March
2025,
the
ED
Mnangagwa
presidency
will
be
history.
However,
the
general
public
in
Zimbabwe
remains
sceptical.
They
posit
that
the
Geza
Movement
has
given
too
much
notice
to
make
any
meaningful
impact
let
alone
remove
the
blatantly
corrupt
and
brutal
regime
of
ED
Mnangagwa.
Alternatively
there
is
growing
consensus
that
dealing
with
the
Mugabe
regime
was
a
much
more
straightforward
job
than
dealing
with
the
current
dangerously
selfish
and
hellbent
ED
regime.
The
fear
of
the
mafia
in
government
has,
to
a
large
extent,
managed
to
silence
civil
society
in
Zimbabwe.
This
gives
free
reign
to
Mnangagwa, his
family
and
cronies,
whilst
the
Chinese
continue
to
plunder
the
nation’s
resources
and
enable
the
regime.
Zimbabwe
needs
to
wake
up
and
take
a
stance
to
stop
the
rot
and
preserve
the
future.
For
Vigil
pictures
check: http://www.flickr.com/
Please
note:
Vigil
photos
can
only
be
downloaded
from
our
Flickr
website.
Events
and
Notices:
-
Next
Vigil
meeting
outside
the
Zimbabwe
Embassy. Saturday
1st April
from
2
–
5
pm.
We
meet
on
the
first
and
third
Saturdays
of
every
month.
On
other
Saturdays
the
virtual
Vigil
will
run. -
The
Restoration
of
Human
Rights
in
Zimbabwe
(ROHR) is
the
Vigil’s
partner
organisation
based
in
Zimbabwe.
ROHR
grew
out
of
the
need
for
the
Vigil
to
have
an
organisation
on
the
ground
in
Zimbabwe
which
reflected
the
Vigil’s
mission
statement
in
a
practical
way.
ROHR
in
the
UK
actively
fundraises
through
membership
subscriptions,
events,
sales
etc
to
support
the
activities
of
ROHR
in
Zimbabwe. -
The
Vigil’s
book
‘Zimbabwe
Emergency’ is
based
on
our
weekly
diaries.
It
records
how
events
in
Zimbabwe
have
unfolded
as
seen
by
the
diaspora
in
the
UK.
It
chronicles
the
economic
disintegration,
violence,
growing
oppression
and
political
manoeuvring
–
and
the
tragic
human
cost
involved. It
is
available
at
the
Vigil.
All
proceeds
go
to
the
Vigil
and
our
sister
organisation
the
Restoration
of
Human
Rights
in
Zimbabwe’s
work
in
Zimbabwe.
The
book
is
also
available
from
Amazon. -
Facebook
pages:
Vigil : https ://www.
ROHR: https://www.
ZAF: https://www.
The
Vigil,
outside
the
Zimbabwe
Embassy,
429
Strand,
London
meets
regularly
on
Saturdays
from
14.00
to
17.00
to
protest
against
gross
violations
of
human
rights
in
Zimbabwe.
The
Vigil
which started
in
October
2002
will
continue
until
internationally-monitored,
free
and
fair
elections
are
held
in
Zimbabwe.