Death of a Fighter for Democracy

Born: 10 March 1952, Gutu, Zimbabwe

 Died: 14 February 2018, Johannesburg, South Africa

On behalf of the Freedom Justice Coalition Party of Zimbabwe we sincerely convey our heartfelt condolences to all our compatriots on the passing of Dr Richard Morgan Tsvangirayi .

What moves through us is a silence,a quite sadness,a longing for one more day,one more word,one more touch.We may not understand why you left so soon,or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye,but little by little we begin to remember not just that you died but that you lived.

The way you stood was unparalleled in the Zimbabwean politics and we thought you would be in the forefront in defeating the fascist forces facing our politics in Zimbabwe. Our heartfelt condolences to the family and the nation. May God give strength to the family,supporters and the nation to bear the lost.

The fight for a true and all inclusive democratic Zimbabwe will continue , as we mourn Dr Richard Morgan Tsvangirayi and Roy Pachedu Bennett, the MDC activists who passed on this year, let their death not be in vain. Let it remind each one of us our own mortality that the Zimbabwe belongs to all of us black and white . 

Your freedom is my freedom and so is our justice , we all have a responsibility for a while to contribute to this beautiful earth and leave it in a better place for our future generations . Leaders come and go but heroes live forever . 

May their gentle souls rest in peace .                                      

Mpilo Moyo                

FJCZ Interim National Chairperson

Elder Mpilo Moyo

The Journey to 2018 Elections

Mpilo Moyo
Interim National Chairperson
Freedom Justice Coalition Zimbabwe Party

Dear members/followers and citizens,

As the year comes to an end and the expectations of the new year begins , let me take this opportunity to thank you all for the great strides we have made as Freedom Justice Coalition Zimbabwe Party (FJCZ ) family, it has not been an easy year for most of us but our revolves have been clear and strides made .

The developments in our country have created another set of challenges and opportunities and we have to be mindful of these cosmetic changes . As Freedom Justice Coalition Zimbabwe Party (FJCZ) our vision has always been beyond the here and now but a total overhaul of the political culture of corruption , entitlement and lack of transparency . The removal of Mugabe although welcome is not the change we envisaged more so that the incumbent has no constitutional mandate and the reforms are in no way near those that represent servant leadership that we value as the basis of a functional democracy .

We are however encouraged that some of the elements from our vision and values are being taunted and are resonating with the opposing forces and elsewhere creating hope that change is possible. The selective application of laws by the current government in addressing cases of corruption, recycling some of the favoured members of Zanu PF whose hands are dripping blood creates uncertainty in terms of the stability of the  new government and it is our hope that the people will not be fooled by these decoys and falsehoods .

As we approach the New year, despite the sad news afflicting some of our families, as the Interim National Chairperson of Freedom Justice Coalition Zimbabwe Party (FJCZ) we wish you all a Prosperous 2018 as we continue our active participation in contributing to meaningful change in our beloved country driven by true servant leadership .

Yithi abantu bakhona . Tisu vanhu vacho . We are the people .

Mpilo Moyo 

Interim National Chairperson 

Freedom Justice Coalition Zimbabwe Party

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Zimbabweans Must Reclaim the Revolution

Zimbabweans deserve protection from the Police not brutality by the Police.

Zimbabweans Must Reclaim the Revolution

By Jameel Asani

Political events that have taken place in Zimbabwe in the past few months require that the masses in this beautiful country, endowed with massive natural and human resources, take ownership of the revolution. This article is a humble addition to the voices that have been calling for a return to the rule of law, the revival of the economy, and the true practice of democracy in Zimbabwe. The analysis is based on what we have seen playing out in our country - a rich ruling elite riding on the back of the impoverished masses to plunder the country's resources. They have succeeded in doing this in the past 37 years since the country attained independence by using revolutionary rhetoric, violence and intimidation, and massive corruption that has created a ruling elite (class) which is extremely rich. It is clear that this ruling class has become insensitive to the suffering of the masses who have become impoverished by mismanagement of the country’s economy.

One of Africa’s foremost anti-colonial campaigners and revolutionary, Amilcar Cabral, and Liberation Theologian, Isasi-Diaz amongst many others have argued that, given the widespread prevalence of injustice in our world today, one has to choose; one is forced to choose. One cannot decide not to opt, not to choose. Options must be made: one cannot escape. The option for the oppressed cannot be put off; it is an urgent matter—a matter of life and death for two-thirds of humankind. Indecision and delay when it comes to the option for the oppressed and the impoverished are ‘‘as criminal as resolutely evil acts.’’ Indecision and delay bring enormous suffering and even death to the oppressed.

We cannot escape the reality of the situation in Zimbabwe. It has directly affected almost everyone in the country, except for the few in the ruling class and those connected to them. The people in the country are faced with high levels of unemployment and galloping inflation. Those in the diaspora live uncertain lives – home is always best. Our silence in the face of political games that seek to perpetuate the rule of this corrupt, insensitive class will lead us to certain destruction. It is time we demanded our revolution back. The liberation struggle was fought, not only by the fighters, but by ordinary Zimbabweans who supported it in different ways. Our current situation calls for a change in our mind sets. We have allowed the exercise of this vertical power – from the top to the bottom – resulting in the creation of a corrupt leadership. We must now demand a horizontal leadership – one where the leader, being the servant is truly accountable to the people because we are at the same level. And where the leader fails, the people must have the power to remove that person. Instead we have seen the recycling of incompetent leaders who are kept in office on the basis of political patronage. The ‘leaders’ now decide for the people and turn around to claim that this is democracy.

We have a leadership that is now worse than the colonialists. It is not a leadership that inspires the people to move in a particular direction. Instead, it is a leadership that loves the material interests as we see in their lavish lifestyles from ill-gotten wealth. This is really sad because it goes against our philosophy as Africans – the spirit of Hunhu/Ubuntu. The masses are suffering at the hands of their own – a minority black ruling class violating human rights, exploiting the people beyond measure, arresting and killing people at will for opposing or disagreeing with them. How different is this from the colonial system?

Cabral felt that a key to the possibility of successful revolutionary socialism on the periphery lies in the post-independence role of the petty-bourgeoisie leadership of the nationalist movement. Will they be lured by the promises of neocolonialism into being satisfied with mere political independence? Will they merely use their political control to turn the state into a means of ruling class formation? If so, political independence will not bring true liberation defined as popular control of the forces of production. If the nationalist leadership simply acts on its own narrow class interest within the context of global capitalism, the petty-bourgeois class will preserve and reproduce itself as a privileged class, perhaps becoming a national pseudo-bourgeoisie. This is a strong temptation for the petty-bourgeoisie in that it allows them to retain positions and powers of leadership after a nationalist political victory. Social revolution, however, requires that the petty-bourgeois leadership of the independence movements commit a kind of "class suicide."

Class suicide by the revolutionary petty-bourgeois leadership amounts to listening to its own revolutionary consciousness and the culture of revolution rather than acting on its immediate material interests as a social class. Although, Cabral proposed the notion of ‘class-suicide’ I believe in the Zimbabwean context we have passed the need for that. This ruling class must step aside. A new leadership that is accountable to the people is needed as a matter of urgency. Zimbabwe needs servant, moral, transformational, and empathetic leadership. This is the only kind of leadership that will take the country out of our crisis. A crisis that has made us a laughing stock of the world.

Jameel Asani Profile

Jameel Asani

"Jameel Asani is a Humanitarian, Social, Political Activist and Academic currently based in South Africa. He is also a founding member of Freedom Justice Coalition Zimbabwe and serves as the Interim Secretary General of the party whilst pursuing his studies."

New Year’s Message 2016

Dear Citizen,

As this new year dawns, we have the chance to change the direction of our country. We've now got the chance for a fresh start and new leadership in Zimbabwe untainted by corruption or lack of accomplishment of election promises. A new people driven leadership under Freedom Justice Coalition Zimbabwe Party is about shaking up the Zanu PF system of governance based on partisan lines, and ushering a new kind of system of government based on principles of accountability, transparency and inclusivity that gives everyone a sense of belonging and patriotism.

What people want is real change - not just in their politics, but in their lives. Today offers the chance for that change. Our primary goal this year is to transform our beautiful sounding words and promises into practical visible outcomes that have a positive impact on people’s lives.

Our aim is to temporally move away from our social media campaigns and discussions on WhatsApp forums to begin our face to face community conversations with members of the community so there is a two way exchange of views rather than the traditional grand standing rallies where politicians impose their ideologies and ideas in crowded stadiums. Its also important that we ensure we have a copy of the voters roll for each Constituency we intend representing in parliament and therefore encourage our members to register as voters for the upcoming elections.

We assure you that we are here to serve you and therefore believe it’s important for us to listen carefully to your story and challenges that you currently face, so we can look for the best solutions of addressing them once you vote us into power and give us the mandate to be government. Part of our conversation will also allow us to share our vision and mission objectives as a new political party, whilst giving you the opportunity to ask any questions about any aspect of our operations, structures, short and long terms objectives that you may need clarification on.

Freedom Justice Coalition Zimbabwe Party is not ‘a new party’ as in being recently formed as it was formed in August 2010 when we began our planning and research into Zimbabwe politics, but in terms of creating physical presence on the ground we are already two years behind because of the complex financial and resource availability challenges largely influenced by Zimbabwe’s very unstable socio-economic and political environment.

The minimal resources used thus far have come from donations from our volunteer administrators. It is therefore very important for us to get the little we can from members of the public who wish to see our political party become a success as we attempt to dump the traditional approach used in Zimbabwe opposition politics, that has relied mostly on external international donations and that of the ruling party that has been sustained from corrupt illicit deals received from partisan aligned companies who are given contracts and tenders in return for propping up the regimes hold on power.

We believe that our Community Investment Partnerships [Projects] should help us to usher a new self-sustaining model to move away from this retrogressive culture and hopefully create a new blue print that will help Zimbabwe and Africa gradually become less dependent on external donations for development of democracy. Our ability to work with minimal resources will act as a stepping stone to much tighter financial management regimes that are necessity if we want strict fiscal control. Strong financial controls will allow for reliable financial reporting throughout the party/government, which will allow for more solid financial management of the operation. Strong controls also provide greater peace of mind that the accounting data is correct and the money is better protected from potential frauds.

Our public engagement has revealed that most citizens know that our government and more established opposition parties are clueless and divided in terms of having a clear strategy of how to unite Zimbabweans and resuscitate the economy. Government continues in its desperate attempts to resuscitate the economy by selling our resources at a pittance to Chinese and Russians investors with not much attention put towards protecting the interests of local labour and companies. This is creating a debt burden that future governments and future generations may never recover from.

This is certainly not the independence that Zimbabweans expected. Our analysis may sound biased but it is not without praise as we are very grateful for the role the liberations parties played in fighting colonialism and equally the role opposition parties have played in their attempts to keep the Zanu PF government in check in terms of good governance. It’s time for new ideas, our own turn to play our part and take the struggle to a whole new level, a level where hard work is rewarded, a level where everyone has an opportunity to unleash their full potential, a level where we can finally see made in Zimbabwe brands topping the list of world quality products.

This we can all do as long as we believe, come together as a collective and can transform our ideas to visible outcomes. A lot has been said and written but very little transformed to practical outcomes, let’s be the examples that make us Proud Zimbabweans.

Yours in Servitude

Interim President
Freedom Justice Coalition Zimbabwe Party