This morning, in a long-awaited bail hearing Justice Maphios Cheda of the Bulawayo High Court granted Jenni Williams and Magondonga Mahlangu bail on a surety of $200 each. The only condition is that they not interfere with any state witnesses. They have not been asked to surrender travel documents or even to report to the police. They will appear for remand on Thursday, October 6.

It is clear from this ruling that the judge did not take the case against them very seriously, and we wonder why it took so long for a bail hearing date to be set down. Was the state attempting simply to punish the two by arresting and holding them on flimsy charges, knowing that in fact they have committed no crime? If so, it would not be the first time this has happened. WOZA is dismayed that under the Government of National Unity such a perversion of justice continues, with elements of the Zimbabwe Republic Police and the justice system allowed to operate untrammelled without the slightest concern for the basic principles of law and human rights. We hope that there will be no further delays and they will be released promptly, as is their right.

WOZA would like to thank all those supporters who showed solidarity with Williams and Mahlangu through the past two weeks. Together we can promote a more democratic society in which rights are respected and social justice prevails.

ENDS

Hundreds of members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) took part in peaceful street actions in 10 areas of Bulawayo today. The community-based demonstrations targeted local shops and businesses demanding affordable food on the shelves and an end to selling to cronies and the uniformed forces out the back door. The protestors also delivered an open letter to business owners and the ministers of Industry and Commerce and Home Affairs to demand meaningful economic reforms, rather than the unthinking slashing of prices. There have been no reports of arrests to date from any of the protests.

Men of Zimbabwe Arise (MOZA) then completed a morning of protest by marching for four blocks through central Bulawayo to TM Hypermarket with the same demands. This was MOZA’s first demonstration on their own. Plain-clothed police officers were seen collecting up the open letter after the protest and presumably it will be delivered through them to the respective ministers.

Activists targeted shops in Nkulumane 5, Mpopoma, Matshobana, Mabutweni, Njube, Nkulumane 12, Tshabalala, Pumula Old and North and Magwegwe. In the city centre MOZA targeted OK Bazaars and TM Hypermarket.

The open letter carried by the protestors outlined several demands to both businesses and government, including the request that government and the manufacturing sector should negotiate in good faith to find ways to produce more affordable food without compromising the living wage of workers; that the Price Control Task Force be reshuffled and be selected in a transparent manner and that government stop harassing shop owners and allow them to stock and trade freely and honestly at the price set. A copy of the open letter in full can be found below.

At 10am Tuesday 11 April 2017 Bulawayo based child members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) will march under the theme “Free Acceptable Education to Develop the Nation”.

The march will begin at the public library on the corner of 8th Avenue and Fort Street, proceed up towards Herbert Chitepo turning in toward the Mhlahlandlela Government Complex where they will hand over a petition. Over 200 child human rights defenders are expected to participate alongside 100 child mentors and Women Human Rights Defenders.

This march is a result of considerable civic education with child members since 2010 and forms part of WOZA ongoing campaigning for the full realisation of the right to education and the demand that the government of Zimbabwe fulfil its obligations to progressively realise this right.

The aim of the march is to provide children with a platform to freely express their views and opinions on matters that affect them; making them public knowledge for positive action to be taken.

Child participation is one of the core principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC); which asserts that children and young people have the right to freely express their views and that there is an obligation to listen to children’s views and facilitate their participation in all matters affecting their lives. The Constitution of Zimbabwe also provides for the right to participation in Section 61 – which states that “Children have the right to express themselves freely, and seek ideas and information” and in Section 81(1) (a) which puts emphasis on the right to be heard.

WOZA are known for civil disobedience protests since formation in 2002 but for this march, WOZA has formally invited the Zimbabwe Republic Police to the event and to participate alongside the human rights defenders. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission has also been invited to observe the peaceful procession in central Bulawayo.
see what the children have to say through poetry
Childrens POEMS for the march

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Providing solidarity to our activists is the best way you can help. We will keep you updated via this website when our members have been arrested and what help you can provide.

WOZA also has a solidarity group in the UK, which actively provides support and solidarity. If you are interested in finding out about what they do or in joining their mailing list, you can contact them at wozasolidarity2005@yahoo.com.

The 13 WOZA women and one man are spending another night in custody in remand prisons in Harare.  The State’s appeal against bail awarded in the magistrates court May 30 was due to be heard today.

However, the State only filed their arguments late yesterday afternoon, which meant the ZLHR lawyer representing WOZA could only submit their arguments this morning. Judge Hlatshwayo said that he needed time to read them and postponed the hearing until tomorrow.  If the State’s case fails, the members should be  released tomorrow.

If it succeeds, WOZA will continue to press for their freedom.  They are being unjustly punished without trial for exercising their constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression and assembly.

REQUEST FOR REMAND
Station: C.I.D. LAW AND ORDER HARARE Prosecutor’s Ref: C.R: 1695/05/2008
Section: C.I.D LAW AND ORDER HARARE. DR 08/5/08 C.R.B. No: 3883/2008
Investigating Officer: Mirimbo A. 043465T Prison No.
(Note: In the case of joint accused, all are to be included on same Request for Remand Form)

Section A
Accused: (full names, N.R/R.C., etc.) JENNIFFER WILLIAMS      Age: 46 yrs

Arrested (date) 28th MAY 2008 Time: 1200hrs

Section B
Offence(s) – COUNT 1. C/S 31(a) (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act Chapter 9.23 “publishing or communicating false statements prejudicial to the state”
COUNT 2. C/S 30 of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act Chapter 9:23 “causing disaffection among police force or defence forces

Allegation(s) – On (date) 28TH MAY 2008 at (place) CORNER JULIUS NYERERE AND NKWAME NKHRUMA AVENUE, HARARE the accused (state what the accused did) – SEE ANNEXTURE-

Evidence (state facts linking accused to the commission of crime/offence, e.g. accused was found in possession of stolen , radio, etc)
1. THE ACCUSED PERSON ON BEING ARRESTED WAS FOUND IN POSSESSION OF THE REMINDER OF THE WOZA MOYA NEWSLETTER/FLYERS IN HER CUSTODY.
2. ACCUSED HAD BANNERS/PLACARDS AND IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS WHO CAN TESTIFY THAT THE FLYERS (WOZA MOYA) BELONG TO THE ACCUSED PERSON.

3. VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER AAQ 7338, A NISSAN PATROL WHICH ACCUSED WERE USINGWAS RECOVERED.
4. ACCUSED FOUND IN POSSESSION OF BANNERS, PLACARDS AND FLYERS
Value of property stolen/potential prejudice (Frauds, etc.) $………N/A…..Value of property recovered $…N/A

Bail – not opposed/opposed/on Police bail: Yes/No (If yes $ OPPOSED
Reasons for apposing bail are:
1. Accused has known record/previous conviction (state) YET TO BE CHECKED

2. Accused has pending cases at court (quote Station, C.R/CRB No.) BYO CENTRAL CR 1018/6/07 CRs 1018/06/04 AND CRB 310-2/07

3. Accused is likely to abscond (give reasons e.g. has no family, no house, etc) ACCUSED HAS VEHICLES, MEANS OF MOVING FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER WHILST EVADING POLICE AND ALSO TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO LEAVE OR FLEE THE COUNTRY.

4. Accused is likely to interfere with evidence/witnesses (give reasons why you say so) WHEN THE ACCUSED WAS ARRESTED, SOME OF THER MEMBERS OF WOZA MANAGED TO ESCAPE WHILST IN POSSESSION OF THE COPIES OF THE WOZA MOY NEWSLETTER, EFFORTS TO LOCATE AND RECOVER THESE ARE UNDERWAY IF RELEASED, SHE IS LIKELY TO INTERFERE WITH PROCESS.

5. Accused is likely to commit other offences (give reasons): ACCUSED IS VERY ACTIVE LEADER OF THE WOZA, WITH THE APPROACHING PERIOD OF THE RUN OFF (ELECTIONS) SHE IS LIKELY TO KEEP ON DISTRIBUTING THE STATEMENTS AND THUS COMMIT THE SAME OFFENCES AS WELL AS OTHERS.

6. Any other reason(s): THE ACCUSED PERSON IS VERY INFLUENCIAL, SHE HAS GOT MANY SYMPATHISERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE GO SOME SAFE HOUSES. IF ACCUSED IS RELEASED, SHE IS LIKELY TO GO INTO HIDING AND IN THE SAME PROCESS EVADE POLICE.

Section D
Date investigation should be completed 16 June 2008 possible number of witnesses (8)
Date: 29/05/2008 Signature:…………………..(Rank) D/A/I………….(No.) 043465t
Checked: Officer/Member-In-Charge

Section E
Officer/Member-In-Charge
Z.R Police
…………………………………………………..

C.I.D. Law & Order Harare D.R. 08/05/2008 C.R.B. /08
Harare Central C.R. 1695/05/2008

ANNEXTURE OF ALLEGATIONS
Count One
C/S 31 (a) (i) of the CRIMINAL Law (Codification & Reform) Act 9:23 PUBLISHING OR COMMUNICATING FALSE STATEMENTS PREJUDICIAL TO THE STATE.
On the 28th May 2008 at the Corner of Kwame Nkhrumah Avenue and Julius Nyerere Way about 1200hrs, the accused person who is a leader of the Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) was arrested by police whilst carrying out a procession in which she was in possession of some flyers which she has been distributing in the street. In one of the WOZA Newsletter the message being communicated was “What is there to celebrate when Zimbabweans no longer have faith that their right to vote is respected? And we will ask them to face the fact that Mugabe as the leader of a so called ( liberation war party) has failed to deliver judicial justice. By refusing to release results timeously and unleashing violence on voters Mugabe has betrayed the one man vote ideal our heroes died for” statement s which are false and prejudicial to the State.

Count Two
C/S 30 of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act Chapter 9:23 “CAUSING DISAFFECTION AMONG POLICE FORCE or DEFENCE FORCES.
On being arrested as per count one above, the flyer which accused was in possession and distributing, the WOZA newsletter also on a paragraph numbered 5 was communicating the following statement/information “that the uniformed forces realise that there is no peace in the absence of justice. We ask them to respect that Zimbabweans have voted for change and refrain from being used to perpetrate violence and to carry out injustices. When change comes, and it will come, WOZA will demand in audit of the civil servants, including the uniformed forces. We, your neighbours in our communities, know you for the things that you do, both good and bad. We will remember. Hear us loud and clear – your leaders may get generous retirement packages but you will be left to face the justice of the law and the anger of the people. When you see us in the streets, we come in peace with love in our hearts and you have the choice to respond likewise and allow us to do our work as mothers of the nation. Good actions will also be remembered and rewarded.” This statement is likely to cause disaffection among the Police force or the Defence Force as it is likely to induce the members to withhold their services or to commit breaches of discipline whilst trying to confirm with accused’s statement.

Magistrate Charity Maphosa, who was due to rule on the bail application of WOZA leaders, Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, today at 11.15am, was ‘forced’ to attend a workshop instead, delaying her judgement until Monday 27th October.

Williams and Mahlangu remain in Mlondolozi Female Prison where conditions are terrible. Cells are overcrowded and full of lice, food is extremely limited. Prisoners receive only a small amount of sadza (maize) with green vegetable cooked in water – no salt or any other form of nutrition. The lack of salt is particularly worrying given the extreme heat being experienced at the moment. Prison guards also routinely insult inmates.

As expected they were not in court as prison authorities had no transport to bring them to court. As on Tuesday however, the courtroom was full of state agents and WOZA members who had walked to town (some for up to 15km) to provide solidarity to Williams and Mahlangu.

On arriving at court, the defence lawyer, Kossam Ncube, was informed that Magistrate Maphosa was not available and that another magistrate would deliver her verdict. Instead Magistrate Sophie Matimba delayed the ruling until Monday at 11.15am.

Williams and Mahlangu were arrested over a week ago. Bail applications are usually heard on an urgent basis.

It is clear that the state aims to continue its harassment of these women human rights defenders; the actions of a regime so terrified of its own people that it has to imprison them.

SADC is meeting in Harare on Monday to discuss Zimbabwe’s future whilst human rights defenders languish in prison for calling for food aid. WOZA continues to urge its friends in the region and internationally to condemn this persecution of women who are simply determined to provide a better future for themselves and their children. Justice delayed is justice denied.

Useful telephone numbers:

Bulawayo Central Police Station: +263 9 72515/61706/63061/68078

Mlondolozi Prison: +263 9 64228

Bulawayo Attorney General’s Office: +263 9 77651/61603

Harare Attorney General’s Office: +263 4 781769/774586

Bulawayo Public Prosecutor: + 263 9 63173

WOZA leaders, Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, appeared in Bulawayo Magistrate’s Court this morning on trial for two charges, one relating to an arrest in October 2008 and the other to an arrest in June 2004.

The 2008 charge is C/S 37 (1) (a) (i) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23: “Acting together with one or more other persons with him/her in any place realizing that there is a real risk or possibility of disturbing peace, security or order of the public”. The 2004 charge is under C/S 7(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act chapter 9:15 “acting in a manner which is likely to lead to a breach of the peace or to create a nuisance or obstruction”.

The State was represented by Lovemore Chifamba with a senior magistrate, Msipa, presiding.

When the proceedings finally started after several delays, the defence lawyer, Kossam Ncube, applied for the charges to be dismissed on the basis of a Supreme Court precedent (Munhumeso and others 1994 (1) – Zimbabwe Law Reports (Supreme Court) p49) that ruled that by their nature, demonstrations are public and are held in public places and therefore will cause some form of public disturbance. It cannot be called a demonstration if the activity is held in private. The ruling decreed that as peaceful demonstrations are allowed under the Constitution, those participating in peaceful demonstrations cannot be charged with disturbing the peace.

Prosecutor Chifamba tried to argue that charges against Williams and Mahlangu were correct as by demonstrating they intended to disturb the peace. Magistrate Msipa will give her ruling at 8.30am on Tuesday 27th January as to whether to proceed with the trial under the current charges or to dismiss charges.

In the most recent case, Williams and Mahlangu were arrested on 16th October 2008 at Mhlahlandlela Government Complex and were held in custody for three weeks; first at Bulawayo Central Police Station, then at Bulawayo Remand Prison before spending the remainder of the time at Mlondolozi Prison. The protest was to demand that the food situation in Zimbabwe be declared a national disaster and all Zimbabweans be able to access food aid whilst protracted political negotiations are more speedily concluded.

Their trial was due to start on 2nd December 2008, but the state, represented by Mr. Shawarira, was not ready for trial and so Magistrate Msipa postponed the trial until 22 January 2009. All bail conditions, which included reporting to police twice a week and not being allowed to travel outside a 40-kilometer radius of Bulawayo without written permission, were lifted.

Their arrest, detention and trial is in continuing violation of the 15th September 2008 Global Political Agreement between Zanu PF and the two Movement for Democratic Change parties.

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Ukuphupha iZimbabwe Entsha
Amalungelo Avunywe Alotshwa Ngabantu

AmaZimbabwe, elokubambana lokuzimisela ngenhliziyo yonke, ayamemeza:

• Ukuthi ngemva kweminyaka engamatshumi amabili lesithupha (26) sithole uzibuse, inkululeko lamathuba alinganayo esasiwathenjisiwe lokhe singakawatholi;
• Amaphupho esasilawo enhlalakahle – ukuzotha, induduzo, lokuvikelwa – sephenduke kwabangamaphupho amabi. Izizalwane zeZimbabwe kumele ziphuphe futhi, njalo zenze amaphupho azo afezeke;
• Kumele sihlale sizazi ukuthi sifanelwe ngokungcono njalo singabi lokwesaba sikholwe ukuthi silelungelo lekusasa enhle njalo silelungelo lokuphatheka ekufezeni lokhu.
• Thina abantu beZimbabwe amakhosikazi, abesilisa labantwana, kugoqela yonke imbala, imihlobo lenkolo ezitshiyeneyo, sizandawonye sihloniphana njalo silingana samukela amalungelo avunywe alotshwa ngabantu phansi, siyazi ukuthi uma simanyene engafezeka;
• Sizasebenza ndawonye ngamandla, ngesibindi lethemba ukuze izizalwane zeZimbabwe zithole umbuso okhululekileyo, ukuthula lokuzotha ngempela.

Sonke Sizaba Lokukhululeka Njalo Lokulingana

• Wonke amaZimbabwe azabalokulingana, kungakhethelekile ukuthi ungowesifazane kumbe ungowesilisa, kumbe uyisigoga, umbala kumbe udabuka ngaphi kumbe ungumhlobo bani. Amalungelo abomama labantwana kumele aqakathekiswe njalo avikelwe;
• Sizafundiswa ngamalungelo lenkululeko alotshwe kusisekelo sombuso wethu lemthetho yomhlaba wonke jikelele; njalo sizawakholisa sikhululeke;
• Sizaba lenkululeko ekubuthaneni, lekuqoqeni, lekukhulumeni imbono yethu singela kwesaba lokwethuselwa.

Ukuphatheka Kwabantu Kwezombusazwe

• Abantu bazaziswa njalo bakhuthazwe ukuthi baphatheke ngokugcweleyo kundlela zonke zokuphatha ilizwe lekuqhubeni amalungelo abo njengezizalwane;
• Wonke umuntu ozelwe eZimbabwe uzavunyelwa ukuba yisizalwane selizwe, incwadi zokuzalwa, izithupha kanye lencwadi zokuhambisa kwamanye amazwe kuzatholakala kalula kuzizalwane zonke;
• Abantu bazakhululeka ukukhetha inkokheli abazifunayo kungela kwesaba lokwethuselwa. Inkokheli kuzibanga zonke zizakhethwa kukhetho olukhululekileyo kungela kuqilibezelwa;
• Amakhosikazi kumele akhuthazwe ukuthi babe ngabakhokheli ukuze kube lokulingana kwabesifazana labesilisa;
• Kuzaba lequla elizimele lodwa elizaphatha libone ngokuqhutshwa kwenhlelo zokhetho njalo ukhetho luzaba lenhloli ezingasekeli hlangothi, abavela phakathi laphandle kwelizwe;
• Abantu bazakhululeka ukukhetha ibandla lezombangazwe abalifunayo njalo bengasoze babandlululwe ngokusekela lelobandla;
• Zonke ingatsha, izisebenzi zikahulumende, amapholisa lamabutho, azisoze zingenele kwezombangazwe kodwa zizagcwalisa izifiso zikazulu.

Inkokheli Esizifunayo

• Zonke inkokheli zizabalomlandu, wokunakekela abantu ababakhokhelayo njalo bafake udaba lenhlupho zabantu enhlizweni njalo benze okungathuthukisa isigaba;
• Inkokheli kuwo wonke amabanga zizahlonipha abantu bonke ngokulinganayo, balalele izikhalazo zabo, bazwe imbono yabo nxa besenza izinqumo njalo babuye lempumela ebantwini;
• Inkokheli kumele zazi ukuthi zizabalomlandu njalo zamukele ukuthi abantu ababakhethileyo balelungelo lokuchothoza imithetho kumbe indlela abasebenza ngayo;
• Inkokheli kuwo wonke amabanga kumele emphakathini batsho ukuthi bazahlukana lenkohlakalo lokukhethana ngobuhlobo;
• Induna labosobhuku akumelanga bakhethwe ngabezombangazwe kodwa bakhethwe ngesiko. Akumelanga basekele amabandla ezombangazwe. Kumele bahlale ezigabeni abazikhokhelayo, kulokuthi bahlale ePhalamende.

Ukulunga Emthethweni

• Kuzakuba lesisekelo sombuso esitsha esilotshwe ngabantu beZimbabwe singesabantu beZimbabwe;
• Imithetho yonke engalunganga njalo encindezela okumqoka kunkululeko yabantu izakwesulwa;
• Umthetho uzasebenza njenjomthetho njalo akula loyedwa ozabanga phezulu komthetho welizwe. Wonke umuntu uzaba lethuba elilinganayo ukufinyelela lokuphathwa ngokulunga kwezomthetho; abephuli bomthetho bazalandelwa, betheswe icala njalo bazajeziswe, kungela kuthi ngowaliphi ibandla lombangazwe;
• Abomthethwandaba bazasebenza bengala hlangothi njalo bengamelanga ezombangazwe, bazinikele ukuphakamisa imithetho njalo bakhulise umkhuba wokulunga;
• Izibotshwa zizaphathwa ngendlela elobuntu, bagcinwe endaweni ezilobuntu njalo bazathola imfundiso yokuthi bangahlala njani labanye abantu kanye lokuzinceda empilweni zabo. Izibotshwa ezingaphansi kweminyaka elitshumi lasitshiyangalombili (18) azisoze ziphathwe njengabantu abadala ngamapholisa, emthethwandaba kumbe entolongweni.

Umhlabathi Lo Ngumhlabathi Wethu

• Uhlelo lokwabiwa komhlabathi kumele luqalise kutsha njalo kumele kuphiwe umuntu wonke ngokulinganayo kungela bandlululo lwemihlobo kumbe ukuthi ungowesifazana kumbe wesilisa – uphiwe abazawusebenzisa ngendlela ukuze kube yinzuzo yelizwe;
• Amalungelo okuba ngumnini wempahla azahlonitshwa;
• Umhlabathi kumele uphiwe abantu abazawusebenzisa ngendlela efaneleyo okuzanceda amaZimbabwe wonke kube lencwadi etshengisela ukuba umhlabathi ngowakhe;
• Abalimi bazancediswa ngemali langempahla yokusebenzisa ukuze ukulima kube lula njalo kube lesivuno esihle;
• Abalimi bazathola intengo ehambelana lezilimo zabo ekuthengiseni njalo bazavunyelwa ukuthenga lokuthengisa abakufunayo bekhululekile.

Umnotho Lengqubela Phambili

• Uhulumende uzenza ngazo zonke indlela ukuthuthukisa izizwe ngokulinganayo emadolobheni lemaphandleni okugoqela izakhiwo eziletha ingqubelaphambili;
• Uhulumende uzakhuthaza indlela zokuhuga abazasungula amabhizimusi azadala imisebenzi njalo akhusele intuthuko kuzizalwane zeZimbabwe;
• Uhulumende uzenza ngamandla akhe wonke ukuthi amise ukwehla kwesisindo sedola ngokukhusela inzuzo;
• Izizalwane zeZimbabwe zifuna indlela ebalulekileyo njalo ebasuthisayo kwezemithelo njalo kube lengcazelo ukuthi imthelo yabo isebenza njani;
• Uhulumende uzazinikela ngeqiniso ekuqedeni inkohlakalo njalo engayiyekeli iqhubeke ibhidliza ezomnotho;
• Imali yethu kumele ibe ngeyoqobo ukuze ibelesisindo.

Ilungelo Lokuziphilisa

• Umuntu wonke uzakuba lelungelo lokuziphilisa ukuze abe lesithunzi angaphili ngokukhangezwa ukuze aphile;
• Kuzakuba lemisebenzi eyaneleyo, lezindlela zokusebenza ezizothileyo njalo leholo elingenelisa ukuthi umuntu aphile njalo kungabi lokwehlukana kweholo kumsebenzi munye;
• Kuzakuba lokutholakala koncedo lokuqalisa inhlelo zokuziphilisa, ikakhulu kulutsha labafelwakazi;
• Abantu bazavunyelwa ukuthengisa lokuthenga; incwadi zokuthengisa njalo lendawo zokuthengisela zizaphiwa abantu ngokulinganayo;

Inhlalakahle

• Kuzaba lokudla okwanele wonke umuntu;
• Zonke izinto ezifuneka empilweni zabantu mihla ngemihla zizatholakala njalo zizathengeka; nxa kusenza; kumele kube lohlelo oluhlolisisa ngentengo ukuze wonke umuntu enelise ukuthenga;
• Wonke umuntu uzenelisa ukuthola indawo yokuhlala elohlonzi njalo elentengo ayenelisayo, imbadalo yezindlu izakwehliswa lamalungelo okuba umniniwo azahlonitshwa;
• Indawo zonke zemadolobheni lemakhaya zizenelisa ukuthola uncedo olwamanzi ahlanzekileyo, lezempilakahle lokubuthwa kwezibi okuvikelekileyo;
• Zonke izindawo emadolobheni lasemakhaya zizenelisa ukuthola amagetsi ngentengo eneliswa nguzulu;
• Kuzakuba lendlela zokuhambisa ezaneleyo kuzo zonke izindawo zeZimbabwe. Asebekhulile (amaxhegu lezalukazi) bazavunyelwa ukugada kungela mbadalo lapho abahlezi khona;
• Abantu abangenelisi ukuziphilisa ezigabeni bazanakekelwa amaxhegu lezalukazi, abafelokazi labaphila belegcikwane leHIV/AIDS, intandane kanye lezigoga bazanakekelwa nguhulumende ngokugcweleyo;
• Bonke abantu bazakuba lelungelo lokuphumula, lemidlalo njalo lokuzilibazisa.

Ukufundisa Isizwe

• Umntwana wonke uzathola imfundo ngokulinganayo kungelabandlululo. Labo abangenelisiyo bazancediswa;
• Imfundo yogatsha lwaphansi (primary education) ayisoze ibe lembadalo lemfundo yogatsha lwaphezulu (secondary education) izakweneliswa ngumuntu wonke njengesithembiso sika 1980;
• Izifundi zonke zizathola imfundo elohlonzi, bazafundela ezindlini – kuzabalezingwalo, amatafula, lezinto zonke ezifunekayo esikolo;
• Kuzaba lababalisi abaqeqetshileyo abazimiseleyo ukufundisa isizukulwane esizayo. Kumele sibahloniphe ngokuzinikela kwabo emsebenzini bathole iholo elihambelana lomsebenzi wabo;

Sifuna Impilakahle

• Umuntu wonke uzathola ukwelatshwa ngentengo ephansi njalo eyaneliswa nguzulu wonke weZimbabwe;
• Izibhedlela lama clinic kuzakuba lemithi lemitshina layo yonke impahla eyaneleyo;
• Labo abaphila legcikwane leHIV/AIDS bazathola imithi (ARVs). Abangelamali zokuthenga bazaphiwa kungela mbadalo njalo nxa kudingakala, bangazuza uncedo lokudla kungela mbadalo;
• Asebekhulile (amaxhegu lezalukazi) bazakwelatshwa lokuthola imithi kungela mbadalo;
• Kuzakuba labomongikazi labo dokotela abafundele umsebenzi labazinikeleyo bephathe kuhle abantu; kumele sihloniphe ukuzinikela kwabo emsebenzini bathole iholo elihambelana lomsebenzi wabo;
• Abantu kumele bavunyelwe ukufa okulesithunzi, indleko zokungcwaba kumele zaneliswe nguzulu.

Ukuqhutshwa Kwembiko

• Kuzakuba lemisakazo ezimeleyo, amaphephandaba labomabona kude okuzaletha imbiko eqondileyo;
• Kuzakuba lokubhalwa kwendaba ezimqoka ezingasekeli hlangothi. Zonke inhlangothi zombangazwe zigoqelwe ngokulinganayo.

Akugobo lingeqondiswe

• Kuzakuba lokuxolisa kwalabo ababalesandla kuGukurahundi njalo kube lokuchaza obala ukuthi bakwenzelani;
• Abasindayo kuGukurahundi lemuli zalabo ‘abanyamalalayo’ kumele bathole inhlawulo;
• Izimbiza ezathathwa eNjelele eMatopo kweleMandebeleni kumele zibiselwe. Lokhu kwayenziwa yikuswelakala kwenhlonipho. Kumele kube lokuxolisana okugcweleyo;
• Abalahlekelwa ngesikhathi soMurambatsvina kumele bathole izindlu abazithenjiswayo njalo kumele bathole inhlawulo;
• Abakhokheli abahuquluza inotho yelizwe ngenkohlakalo kumele bahanjiswe emthethwandaba.

Ukuhlonipha Amasiko

• Umuntu wonke uzakuba lelungelo elilinganayo ekukhulumeni ngolimi lwakhe lokuzalwa lokunanza usiko lwakhe lomthetho wakibo;
• Izizalwane zeZimbabwe, ikakhulu abasakhulayo, kumele bafundiswe amasiko lemilayo yabo leyabanye. Ukwenzela ukuthi kube lenhlonitshwa kwamasiko wonke.

Ukuthula Lobungane

• Izizalwane zeZimbabwe ngomdabuko ngabantu abalobudlelwano labanye –Asitshengisele ubudlelwano lamazwe esakhelane lawo, kumkhono weAfrica lomhlaba wonke jikelele. Ukuze basincedise ukwakha ilizwe lethu leZimbabwe.

Bonke abathanda iZimbabwe abasixhase ekufezeni injongo yokuqondiswa kwamagobo kwezenhlalakahle lokuzothisa uzulu ngempela.

It has been established that eight members have been arrested, four women and three men. This number could be higher as reports that several members have not yet returned home are currently being investigated. Three members required medical treatment, including an elderly woman who was pushed to the ground by police causing her mouth to be injured. The arrested members are being held at Bulawayo Central Police Station. It is not known what charges they are facing.
 
One member was arrested before the protest began but her fellow protestors went ahead anyway, ignoring the plain-clothed officers present. The strategy of simultaneous multiple protests has become a signature of WOZA’s peaceful resistance and demand for delivery of promises made too lightly by politicians. A great spectacle was to be witnessed as the processions arrived in waves, coming from different directions.
 
One protest was due to start close to the police station as a test to see if they would respond with respect. The leaders of the protest changed the starting point at the last minute. In a show of courage they chose to start at the side of the police station, marching right by, turning to go to the appointed route. Many police officers looked out of windows and came out and shook their heads in amazement. It is thought that the police van that arrived at the Chronicle offices to beat the peaceful group came from the Central Police Station, meaning that they too over 10 minutes to respond.
 
One of the leaders was pulled out of the protest by an exited bystander who went on to explain that he had to tell her how exited he was to see WOZA putting pressure and asked her to keep it up. Other comments overheard from bystanders included, “police should leave these women alone and concentrate on real issues”; “these women are rocking the boat for change and accountability from our leaders”; “bravo WOZA, bravo, I bow before these women for their stubbornness about the problems we are facing.”

Once again three plain-clothes police officers tried to locate WOZA leaders Williams and Mahlangu but they were heard saying they could not locate them amongst the dispersing activists.

Songs sang by the activists included: “the sun is setting where am I going to sleep? I will sleep like a bird on the trees”; “we are filling up other countries – what is wrong?” and “we are going expose police harassment”. When the protest arrived at the Chronicle, the song changed to “men are failing to deal with the issue of the unity government’s inability to deliver a better life” and “the Chronicle does not want news!”

To read the demands that WOZA was marching for today, please see the Woza Moya newsletter below.

Please phone Bulawayo Central Police Station on + 263 9 71515 to ask why they it necessary to beat and arrest peaceful protestors and to demand the release of the WOZA activists.