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The cholera crisis in Harare, Zimbabwe, has escalated to alarming levels, posing a severe threat to public health. The Ministry of Health and Child Care’s latest statistics reveal a disturbing trend, with cumulative suspected cholera cases soaring to 1,744 as of November 26th, a significant jump from the 1,259 cases reported just a week earlier. This rapid increase signals a growing public health emergency in Harare, demanding immediate and effective response.
Harare at the Epicenter
Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, stands at the center of this crisis, with a staggering 705 cumulative cases. The situation has reached a critical point, necessitating urgent measures to curb the spread of this deadly disease. However, the impact of cholera extends beyond Harare, with areas like Chitungwiza also facing the brunt of the outbreak, recording 163 cases in just a week. This widespread nature of the crisis underscores its severity and the need for a comprehensive approach to combat it.
Sewerage Nightmare Exacerbates the Situation
A key factor contributing to the outbreak is the deplorable state of sanitation in several residential areas {see Zexit Article 10th October and Updated 17th Novemeber 2023}. Investigations by The NewsHawks reveal a grim picture in locales such as Kuwadzana 1 and 4 and Chitungwiza, where unattended sewer bursts are a common and hazardous occurrence. Moreover, the Harare Residents Trust (HRT) has raised concerns over the conduct of council workers, who reportedly demand extra fees from households for addressing these sewer bursts, adding to the residents’ woes. This neglect leads to the contamination of water sources, directly contributing to the surge in cholera cases.
The HRT urges the City of Harare to prioritize the replacement of old and faulty water and sewerage systems, especially in the hardest-hit areas. This measure is vital to improve water availability and reduce the incidence of sewerage issues. Currently, the city loses about 60% of its treated water due to leakages in the distribution network, a situation that exacerbates the water scarcity crisis.
Water Scarcity: A Catalyst for the Outbreak
The cholera outbreak is not only a consequence of poor sanitation but is also fueled by a critical shortage of clean water. This situation is prevalent in both urban and rural settings. The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) highlights the vital role of water scarcity in the resurgence of cholera. Many communities, including Harare, have been suffering from inadequate water supply for prolonged periods, making them vulnerable to water-borne diseases like cholera. Itai Rusike, the executive director of CWGH, notes that since the devastating cholera outbreak of 2008-2009, the sanitary and living conditions in Harare have deteriorated, with unreliable and often unsafe water supplies becoming the norm.
Rusike calls for a prompt and comprehensive response from the public health sector and the Ministry of Health and Child Care. He emphasizes the need for not just an emergency response to cholera but also long-term public health measures to revive the faltering health system, particularly primary healthcare services.
A Call for Immediate Action
The cholera crisis in Harare represents a rapidly unfolding public health disaster that requires immediate and concerted action. The combination of rising cholera cases, inadequate sanitation, and water scarcity creates a perilous situation, potentially leading to a full-blown epidemic. The government, local authorities, and stakeholders must collaborate urgently to tackle these critical issues. The situation demands rapid intervention to prevent further loss of life and to ensure the well-being of the Zimbabwean population, especially the residents of Harare. Prompt action is not just necessary; it is a moral imperative for the safeguarding of human lives.
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What a great day - despite the drizzle later, a very successful day was had by the wide ranging citizens groups that included Chief Felix Ndiweni, Duke Maplanka {ZAPU EU Chair} https://zapu.info/ Model Pamire {CCC UK Organising Secretary} https://ccc-diaspora.com/ Panyika Karimanzira {ROHR Spokesperson} https://rohr-zimbabwe.org/ and John Burke {ZHRO} https://zhro.org.uk/.
{And those in Pretoria Brian Muziringa {DMRNO Chair} https://dmrno.org And others ZIP, AIP and ZYA.}
The 40 plus Zimbabweans who braved the cold and wet were rewarded by the willingness of all that we visited to 'LISTEN' to the plight of normal {non-Zanu PF} citizens - and to question the propaganda based narrative emanating for those squatting in the Chinese Built Parliament - who are additionally disenfranchised the brave voting Zimbabwean Electorate! We have asked "Why is it that ZEC have still not given any NUMERICAL justification for the Soft Coup happening in Zimbabwe.
Today Zimbabweans arrived from all over the UK - Bolton, Huddersfield, Manchester, Peterlee, Leicester, Corby, Birmingham, Cardiff, Southampton, Milton Keynes, and elsewhere - this shows the level of commitment to make such a journey to a miserable Central London march.
In Birminghan, Shamiso had organised a "sit-in" to draw the attentions to the plight of the Zimbabwean electorate - which of course included those within the diaspora who are illegally/unconstitutionally not invited to vote. SADC themselves in their recommendations, puts the Diaspora vote "on the table" as it were. So we await the 'carpeting' of Mnangagwa in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, by the SADC Elders on the 18th December!
New contacts have been made, doors are beginning to be 'opened' and we have been invited back to discuss further the Zimbabwe crises - yes the multiple of crisis! Rishi Sunak even arranged a wonderful Christmas Tree to make our arrival more "festive" - see more photos on our Flickr Album - Click the link below.
The rigged election, the gerrymandering, the abductions, intimidation's, the torture and the MURDER too - the World has been watching and making note. The Criminal Zanu PF regime, "who are "squatters" within the White Elephant (the Chinese Built Parliament Building!), need to face the proverbial music. #ZanuPFMustGO
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Geneva — Taken from a VOA article {duplicated as "News" by other media} which ignores all ZEC vote rigging, manipulation and mis-declarations. ZHRO and many others are Organising Protests. See Image.
The United Nations called Friday for an independent investigation after an opposition activist in Zimbabwe was found dead following his abduction ahead of controversial by-elections {our italics - how about illegal due to fake recalls?}. The body of Tapfumanei Masaya, a pastor and an activist with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), was discovered Monday, 30 kilometers (18 miles) outside Harare, the UN rights office said. He and fellow activist Jeffrey Kalosi had been snatched by armed men in broad daylight two days earlier while campaigning in the Zimbabwean capital for a CCC candidate.
"Both were reportedly tortured," UN rights office spokeswoman Liz Throssell said, adding that Kalosi had been released in the same area where Masaya's body turned up. See ZHRO Statement on the Tapfumanei Masaya Abduction, TORTURE and Murder
The killing follows a string of reported abductions, arrests and other violent acts that the CCC says {it is a campaign of intimidation that the evidence is showing} are part of a campaign of intimidation against its supporters following disputed general elections last August. Throssell noted that Zimbabwean authorities had said Masaya's killing was being investigated. {as unlikely as that is going to happen}
"We urge them to ensure there are thorough, prompt and independent investigations not only into his death but also into all allegations of people being tortured and kidnapped," she said.
"Perpetrators should be held accountable in fair trials that follow due process."
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By Our Correspondent in GABORONE, BOTSWANA
IT'S now not raining for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ZANU PF Government, it's now pouring.
SADC has shifted a gear up taking President Mnangagwa completely by surprise.
In a stroke of luck this Correspondent got face to face with a SADC official in a meeting arranged by one of our veteran sources within SADC. We will not name the lanky bearded SADC official also light in complexion. He requested not to be named which indicates how delicate this ZIMBABWE issue is in SADC circles.
He starts on November 17. This is the date the SADC Panel of Leaders were scheduled to touch down in Zimbabwe for a meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Citizens Coalition for Change Leader Advocate Nelson Chamisa. The SADC Panel of Elders on November 17 informed President Emmerson Mnangagwa that they were extremely worried about the ZIMBABWE political impasse and believed it needed to be urgently addressed. On Monday November 20 President Emmerson Mnangagwa gave the SADC Panel of Elders November 24 as the date he was ready to meet them and the President had chosen the meeting to take place in Victoria Falls , ZIMBABWE.
But the SADC Panel of Elders informed President Emmerson Mnangagwa that they are no longer coming to ZIMBABWE to meet him. In fact President Emmerson Mnangagwa will now have to come to them in DAR ES LAAM, TANZANIA at a date when he was ready to meet them. This has taken President Mnangagwa completely by surprise. But if that surprised him , the next SADC move perplexed him. SADC will soon announce the removal of the SADC Anti-Sanctions on Zimbabwe Day , October 25 , from their Calendar.
The SADC Secretariat will send an official Communique on this new development to HARARE in the next two weeks through the SADC ORGAN on Politics Defence and Security Cooperation the SADC TROIKA. The SADC official said by removing the SADC Anti-Sanctions on Zimbabwe Day from the SADC Calendar it simply means SADC is now on the same page with the likes of the European Union - EU on the notion that there are serious Human rights abuses in Zimbabwe perpetrated by the ZIMBABWE Government itself and Sanctions imposed on ZIMBABWE are just.
In an attempt to verify we asked the SADC official a question and he replied:
" We do follow your publication. If SADC disagrees with this the SADC Secretariat will do what the former Zimbabwe Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara did to one of your two stories on him. He refuted one of those two stories didn't he? ", he assured us.
Top Political Scientists say this development by SADC means just one thing. President Emmerson Mnangagwa now knows the position of SADC on ZIMBABWE that he is not recognized as the legitimate President of Zimbabwe.
Back home even those few within his Government who believed in him will now begin withdrawing their support. The ZIMBABWE DEFENCE Forces, the Army , who carried out a Coup that brought President Emmerson Mnangagwa after they removed former President Robert Mugabe have been SERIOUSLY comparing what they used to get under Mugabe to what they are getting today under Mnangagwa.
The difference is astonishing to them as they have now sunk further into poverty. They found what the CCC Leader Advocate Nelson Chamisa is always saying about the conditions a ZIMBABWEAN Soldier should be living in so appetizing. The next two weeks will be trying times for President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Christmas is very far , top Political Scientists say.
Source: Africa Beautiful of Ruined?
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➡️ WHISTLEBLOWER’S LAWYER:
Good morning members of the 4th estate. I want to thank you for gathering at such short notice for this press statement that I’m going to read on behalf of my client, seated here next to me, to my right. We will not be taking any questions today, so please bear with us. My client will make further comments at a later time.
Here now I shall read the statement:
- "The Zimbabwe harmonized election of August 2023 was a complete and shambolic SHAM.
- My party ZANU PF was defeated heavily across the board.
- Let me start off by stating categorically, that indeed, as you ALL know and the entire World knows, Mr. Nelson Chamisa is, as we speak, the President of the Nation of Zimbabwe, as voted OVERWHELMINGLY by the Zimbabwean People on 23rd August.
- Mr. Mnangagwa, despite all the underhanded efforts we made over the last 2-3 years in preparation to filch this election, was defeated in a landslide. It was an utter humiliation that reverberated like a horror dome through the corridors our Party.
- Never before have Zimbabweans spoken so clearly in rejection of a candidature.
- However, I must tell you now, that while MUCH focus has been on the Presidential elections of August 2023, this distraction has led the Nation to avert focus from the little-known fact that ZANU PF was absolutely trounced in the parliamentary elections as well!
The CCC won more than 2/3 of those seats in Parliamenet and we had to do some miraculous and speedy moving to adjust the numbers to reverse those victories.
In fact in some cases it was just too overwhelming and impossible to fudge the figures, so just like the Presidential results, we just had to announce figures from thin air and declare multiple ZANU PF winners, who had in fact lost.
- That is why you will NEVER ever see those figures published by ZEC.
- They have ZERO backing.
- Winners were just announced willy nilly to give Zanu Pf a majority!
- And now even after all of that, my Party has scraped the bottom of the barrel to create a diabolic scheme to remove even those few opposition MPs that they had originally allowed to keep their victories.
- They want to completely annihilate the opposition using law fare, and this fictional stooge character that they propped up as the so-called ‘secretary general’ of the CCC.
- It’s complete madness.
And this is all to do with wanting to have the numbers to make numerous nefarious changes to the Constitution, including to extend Mnangagwa’s term until he pretty much dies in office...
- But I must also tell you now, that just like all of you, I also have my limits.
- The truth is that I have been struggling for many years with my conscience.
- I don’t know how all of this happened but I woke up one morning and I was part of a deranged and criminal clique that was hell-bent on keeping power by any means necessary.
It’s like the metaphor of the frog in hot water. I must have been sitting in the water pot as it got slowly heated over the decades and I didn’t realize what was happening and the MONSTER that I was becoming, until the pot got so hot, that if it wasn’t the little sense of conscience I still have left, I would surely have stayed there in the pot of toxicity and greed until it boiled me to death, and I would go to the eternal fires of hell, that await me and my ZANU colleagues in the next world.