Churches rev up talks momentum… as they present dialogue framework to ED and others
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S THE momentum towards inclusive national dialogue continues to gather speed, churches have now presented a draft talks framework to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, opposition leaders and other key stakeholders.
The secretary general of the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD), Kenneth Mtata, pictured, confirmed to the
Daily News yesterday that they had dispatched the dialogue proposals to all relevant stakeholders on February 2.
At the same time, it has emerged that the ZHOCD has also approached the European Union and the United States of America to seek their support for the crucial talks initiative.
On Tuesday, 9 February 2021, our FLEAT 2 member Ms Nyorowai Mutsago in Zimbabwe represented the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) at the Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI) on the topic of Debt, extractives and inequality.
Nyorowai’s presentation reads: “One of ZCC’ work in trying to reduce inequality is dialoguing in communities. As communities they should be able to convene in dialogues in their own capacities as shareholders within that community and discuss the issues in their own strategic ways in which they could try to reduce or policy advocate for policies that helps to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor.
Rev Kenneth Mtata
Local church leaders under the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) will meet next week in a bid to broker dialogue between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition political leaders meant to end the nation’s polarisation and toxic politics.
Speaking to the
Daily News on Thursday, ZHCOD executive secretary Reverend Kenneth Mtata said the churches’ position in calling for a broad-based national dialogue since 2016 has not changed. Said Mtata:
The Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations executive is meeting next week, on a date yet to be agreed on, and the issue of dialogue and the possibility of engaging Sadc are high on the agenda in view of the prevailing political climate in the country.
Clerics move to ‘kick-start’ talks…as national dialogue momentum gathers steam
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ANY of Zimbabwe’s top clerics will meet next week in a bid to help kick-start the much-talked about national dialogue involving President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the opposition and other key stakeholders as efforts to resolve the country’s decades-long myriad challenges gather steam.
Speaking to the
Daily News yesterday, the executive secretary of the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD), Kenneth Mtata, pictured, confirmed the planned meeting next week which will work out the modalities for stakeholder negotiations.
This comes after Mnangagwa, new opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora and Nelson Chamisa all recently signalled their preparedness to end Zimbabwe’s toxic politics of the past two decades, in the interest of the country and its long-suffering citizens.
Zanu PF Youth Leader Pupurai Togarepi
ZANU-PF central committee member and party chief whip in the National Assembly, Pupurai Togarepi has said that any talk about the ruling party engaging in dialogue with the MDC Alliance outside POLAD was misplaced.
“We all wished that every political party would join POLAD, but others had their views. I am sure that an opening is still there. We say no to the creation of a sideshow,” Togarepi said.
“You want the ruling party to include you, but you also want to exclude others. You start with the toxicity and then you cry. Be a family player, be inclusive and your value will be appreciated. Elitist behaviour after losing the elections will not help our cause as the people of Zimbabwe,” he said.