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Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 5th April 2025



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For
since
the
March
2002
stolen
presidential
election
and
the
2000
June
Parliamentary
elections
before
it,
Zimbabwe
has
not
known
any
free,
fair,
and
credible
elections.
The
Zimbabwe
Vigil
has,
therefore,
vowed
to
continue
fighting
for
democracy
in
Zimbabwe
as
reflected
by
a
free,
fair,
and
credible
election.

The
Vigil’s
position
is
like
water
and
oil
when
compared
to
the
recent
Geza
Movement
call
for
the
replacement
of
ZANU
PF’s
Mnangagwa
by
his
Vice,
Chiwenga.
It
is
ZANU
PF
that
messed
up
Zimbabwe’s
economy
and
butchered
its
budding
democracy
and
to
have
a
call
to
arms,
seeking
to
replace
ZANUPF
by
itself,
does
not
make
any
sense
at
all.

Vigil
activists
laughed
at
the
idea
that
Zimbabwe’s
populace
would
rise
en
masse
in
support
of
the
Geza
Movement.
If
anything,
they
rightly
stayed
away
from
the
31
March
2025
failed
Geza
street
demonstration. Talking
about
the
31
March
2025,
activists
wondered
where
Geza
and
his
comrades
were
as
there
was
notably
no
leadership,
strategy,
or
direction
at
the
demo. Rumour
has
it
that
Cde
Geza
and
his
friends
were
hiding
in
South
Africa,
whilst
calling
upon
poor
civilians
to
risk
their
lives
by
going
on
the
streets
on
their
behalf.

It
is
also
strange
that
Cde
Geza
had
to
suspend
demonstrations
after
the
‘stay
away’,
citing
intelligence
suggesting
plans
by
Sean
Mnangagwa
to
bomb
some
targets
and
blame
the
bombings
on
Cde
Geza.
He
claimed
this
was
calculated
to
label
him
a
terrorist. 
This
is
despite
claiming
responsibility
for
the
3
or
4
car
bombings
that
happened
in
Harare
in
the
run-up
to
the
31/03/2025
demo.Cde
Geza
should
know
from
now
on
that
whatever
terror
activity
happens
in
Zimbabwe,
going
forward,
will
be
blamed
on
him
and
his
associates.

Vigil
activists
called
for
unity
against
ED’s
efforts
to
remove
term
limits
in
the
country’s
constitution
to
afford
him
unlimited
rule,
his
2030
agenda
(plunder
of
national
resources
and
unbridled
corruption).
They
also
called
for
ZANU
PF
to
go,
to
save
Zimbabwe.

Thanks
to
those
who
came
today: Shepherd
Gandanga,
Blessing
Harry,
Kudzwai
Madhodha,
Munashe
Madziyauswa,
Chido
Makawa,
Heather
Makawa,
Chantelle
Manyande,
Dumisani
Manyande,
Philip
Maponga,
Patricia
Masamba,
Mellisa
Mbavarira,
Dumisani
Nyathi
and
Ephraim
Tapa.
For
photos,
check: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/albums/72177720324930035.

For
Vigil
pictures
check: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/.
Please
note:
Vigil
photos
can
only
be
downloaded
from
our
Flickr
website.


Events
and
Notices:  


  • Next
    Vigil
    meeting
    outside
    the
    Zimbabwe
    Embassy. 
    Saturday
    19th 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.facebook.com/zimbabwevigil 


        
ROHR: https://www.facebook.com/Restoration-of-Human-Rights-ROHR-Zimbabwe-International-370825706588551/

ZAF: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zimbabwe-Action-Forum-ZAF/490257051027515

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.