Killing ZANU PF’s Paul Mangwana For $1
22 February 2015
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For the first time since the days of ZANU PF leader Herbert Chitepo in 1975, it has in graphic detail been revealed how Robert Mugabe’s lieutenants plotted to brutally decapitate Paul Mangwana through a fake car accident in the days running up to the 2013 elections. Mangwana, a senior lawyer and former Co-chairperson of the constitution making body, COPAC, makes these revelations during the  BBC documentary “Mugabe And The Democrats”.
The documentary evidence reveals how Zimbabwe’s most unlikely twins and Co-chairpersons of COPAC, Paul Mangwana (Zanu PF) and Douglas Mwonzora (MDC-T) persevered through intense persecution and impending death, as they toiled to bring about a new constitution for Zimbabwe in 2013.

Mangwana and Douglas Mwonzora are today Zimbabwe’s weird twins both by birth and political disposition but are our modern day heroes representing what we could achieve as a country by working together despite our political affiliation.
They represented the interests of their political parties in the quest to find a constitution that would hopefully guide Zimbabwe’s future; And through the  constitution drafting process they made great strides despite real death threats, harassment and arrests.
But deep beneath the very obvious facts that they were the co-chairs of the constitution drafting organ lay the fundamental pressures from their respective political party leadership and assassination by Zanu PF.
Paul Mangwana was the most exposed as he represented a very ferocious ZANU PF that was ready to kill him after accusing him of colluding with his peers in the constitution drafting team for seeking to elimininate Mugabe from participating in any future elections. Zanu PF accused Mangwana of assenting to the insertion of a clause that barred anyone who previously held a position of president for two terms from contesting the next elections in Zimbabwe starting from 2013.
This was swiftly noted as a tactical move to eliminate Mugabe, leading to threats on Mangwana’s life though Mangwana was not part to the clause.  ZANU PF’s stance to use brutal force to get its way in the constitution came to a climax at Mai Musodzi in Mbare when bused ZANU PF militants disrupted the proceedings under the command of their party leadership and attempted to attack both Mwonzora and Mangwana as they yelled at ‘sellout’ Mangwana.
Reports are that their remuneration for this act was no more than $1 beside promised favours, all so that they could betray their very own souls.
Mangwana knew well in advance that his party was planning violence and he says he had told ZANU PF leaders not to go ahead with the planned violence at Mai Musodzi hall.
Following Mai Musodzi skirmishes and a plot to derail the constitution by arresting Mwonzora, the two co-chairs Mangwana and Mwonzora realised they faced the same devil ZANU PF, and for the benefit of the nation agreed to press ahead with the constitution making exercise despite clear signal by ZANU PF to cause havoc and bring the whole process to crashing end.
It only took Mangwana a call to beg his superiors to stop all planned violence. As part of many attempts to frustrate the constitution process, ZANU PF ordered the arrest of Mwonzora leading to delays in the constitution making process.
A documentary by BBC reveals how much pressure Paul Mangwana was under from his party at a time he was seeking to implement a better future for Zimbabwe by delivering a balanced people driven constitution. Mangwana battled through his own conscience for the need to represent the views of the nation in the knowledge that  he was clearly marked for gallows in the event of a slip. He worked with his political opponent and co-chairperson Mwonzora in the spirit of oneness for the benefit of the Zimbabweans but realised how vulnerable he was as he pushed to satisfy the unrealistic demands of his party that were not people driven.
In his own words Mangwana admits his party is brutal and uses all national institutions to enforce that brutal rule. In conclusion Mangwana says ‘Myself and the project had to be destroyed’,  adding that it would be through a quick accident. The full video motion picture will one day doubtlessly be used to try Robert Mugabe even in his grave, so that these things are not repeated ever again on Zimbabwean soil.

12 Replies to “Killing ZANU PF’s Paul Mangwana For $1”

  1. This is nothing short of lies, half-truths & distortions!! Who in their right mind would agree to kill s/body for just a mere $1??!! In any case, who is to say that the BBC -as our avowed enemy- is telling the gospel truth??!!
    Furthermore, I believe COPAC was actually a waste of funds coz the people had already voiced their opinions during the COPAC outreaches, so what COPAC was supposed to do was to simply craft those opinions in legal & constitutional language. But, no, they had to bring in a so-called constitutional experts from RSA; and then went on to copy from Kenyan & other national constitutions. So the final product is NOT what the people had actually said.

  2. I know mangwana I personally worked with him is a focused leader,and stand for the truth God has his time Boss Munya

  3. I know mangwana I personally worked with him is a focused leader,and stand for the truth God has his time Boss Munya

  4. MANGWANA IS FEARLESS. ASK EVERYONE WHO WORKED WITH HIM IN KADOMA. THIS MAN DESERVE BETTER RECOGNITION FROM ZANU PF. I KNOW HE WILL BOUNCE BACK IN MAINSTREAM ZANU PF POLITICS AND PROBABLY BE ZIMBABWE’S NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT. WE ARE BEHIND YOU BOSS. JUST KEEP IT LOW FOR NOW BUT YOU ARE CERTAINLY THERE.

  5. MANGWANA IS FEARLESS. ASK EVERYONE WHO WORKED WITH HIM IN KADOMA. THIS MAN DESERVE BETTER RECOGNITION FROM ZANU PF. I KNOW HE WILL BOUNCE BACK IN MAINSTREAM ZANU PF POLITICS AND PROBABLY BE ZIMBABWE’S NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT. WE ARE BEHIND YOU BOSS. JUST KEEP IT LOW FOR NOW BUT YOU ARE CERTAINLY THERE.

  6. The fact still remains that the Copac constitution was a waste of time, money and, worst of all, opportunity to craft a democratic constitution!

  7. The fact still remains that the Copac constitution was a waste of time, money and, worst of all, opportunity to craft a democratic constitution!

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