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The Zimbabwean government ’s continued refusal to give Morgan Tsvangirai a passport has forced the Botswana government to mull plans to give the MDC leader a diplomatic passport,Metro can reveal.
An official in the department of Immigration and Citizenship revealed that they have received instructions to look into the issue of how they can give Mr.Tsvangirai a diplomatic passport.
‘We were instructed to see how we can help ease Mr.Tsvangirai’s travel as a civic leader in his country after obvious travel restrictions from the government of Zimbabwe,the legal and other aspects of it’, the official said without elaborating further.
Another senior official in the Ministry of foreign affairs professed ignorance on the matter but was quick to add; ‘The right to travel is a basic human right and personally I don’t know of any crime Tsvangirai has done to be denied that right, he said.
‘If anything some people who have committed worse crimes in Zimbabwe are free to gallivant all over the world to the extent of taking up prestigious jobs in other countries.’, the official added- an obvious reference to deported Mugabe’s scribe Caesar Zvayi.
The Botswana government has since responded to Zimbabwe state media’s claims that Zvayi’s deportation was a publicity stunt.
“Caesar Zvayi, a Zimbabwean national, was declared Prohibited Immigrant in terms of Section 7 (f) of the Immigration Act.
‘We trust that the information provided will alleviate possible public misunderstanding about the matter.
This is to further deny the insinuation made in this morning’s Harare Herald newspaper ‘that the Botswana government contrived the whole affair as a publicity stunt’ by inviting state and/or foreign media to witness Mr. Zvayi’s deportation,the government did not invite any such media coverage.”, the government said in a statement.
Efforts to get a comment from the director of information in Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chris Maribe, were unsuccessful last night.
The development comes as Tsvangirai ’s emergency travel document was seized as he was about to leave Harare International Airport on his way to a SADC summit.
However George Charamba, Mugabe’s spokesman denied that Tsvangirai ’s passport was seized,he said instead he was not allowed to leave the country because his travel documents were invalid. He said his passport had expired, and had not yet been replaced.
“We are not going to waive the rules for a politician who is merely forgetful,” he said before the travel documents were returned.
He accused Mr. Tsvangirai of knowingly going to the airport with invalid travel documents to provoke authorities “to secure one or two sound bites” and gain political mileage.
“Mr. Tsvangirai knowingly went to the airport with invalid travel documents”.IS THAT TRUE? If it’s true then SAVE mukadaro isu vana venyu todzidza chii kwamuri? Is it the usual bad-mouthing by Charamba the man who always try to create a hell out of our beloved country?Somebody is not telling us the truth.Chokwadi chichabuda pachena
The military junta will kill Tsvangison, if he’s not careful.
[...] Botswana to give Tsvangirai a diplomatic passport (Zimbabwe Metro) The Zimbabwean government ’s continued refusal to give Morgan Tsvangirai a passport has forced the Botswana government to mull plans to give the MDC leader a diplomatic passport,Metro can reveal. An official in the department of Immigration and Citizenship revealed that they have received instructions to look into the issue of how they can give Mr.Tsvangirai a diplomatic passport. [...]
People please stop abusing Morgan for he is still the same person that will make you live a better life in Zimbabwe, so C.I.O a man that is loved by the wholw world except of you and MUgabe something is wrong with you guys and the way you think
bathi ma isikhala kakhulu isizodabukangeye ZANU ke leyo Ngungu,kodwa kukhona umuntu ongaya e airport le Expired Passport-ayikho yonke lento,uCharamba usuza amanga emini ilanga libalele.Ngezinye indlela uzama ukuthi uTsvangirai ubezama ukudabulapha,kodwa ma ngabe ubelaloyo mqondo ngicabanga ukuthi ubezavele athathe oMalayitsha.
Open letter to Khama (the US puppet) .
Mr Khama why don’t you first restore diginity of bushman people in Botswana to prove to the world you are mighty saviour on human rights. Botswana displaced these people many years ago but still nothing was done to restore a minimum human right adage for the native people(bushman). So Mr Khama why don’t you mind your own Botswana and as Zimbabweans would do the same in saving our precious Zimbabwe! We are watching from afar mr khama don’t let us caught you offside!
Don’t worry morgidza,you wont.England is very afar.
Mh*t@ ya whoever accuses Botswana for doing what you as a nation has failed to do for the noblest of your citizens (Morgan) kumunyima passport! are you not ashamed. how dare you deny your rightful president the right to go and lay a foundation for the new Zimbabwe which is INEVITABLE. Kana uriwe mudede uchafira kuhague with mugabe and charamba on either side; Shiri in front and Chiwengwa behind. Chihuri will be spared because he’s dying of aids!if you are not careful.
i fail to understand how people like even president mbeki cannot see that this man is just being victimised for being brave enough to challenge the baboon .some of us lost citizenship as crossfire but zanu government’s citizenship law stinks.how can someone use passport as a weapon?kumwe kuda kutonga kunobva kwanyanya.zvinonyadzisa
There are 3 teams negotiating ZANU PF- Mugabe, ZANU PF-Mutambara (disguising as MDC- Mutamburi) and then MDC- Tsvangirai.
There is absolutely no way the first two can disagree on any issue If the mutual masturbation going on between the two is anything to go by.
Mutambara doesn’t have the interests of the people of Zimbabwe at heart, people want change, change in its totality. Instead of fighting for change, Mutamburi deceives the electorate and devides the opposition. Mutambara is doing it for his master Mugabe in return for some gains like breadcrumps, used underwear among other things…. the sooner you realise this the better. Vana vembwa havasvinuri zuva rimwe newe prynbro uchapepukawo rimwe zuva.
Mogiza Tsvangwa leave Khama Botswana actually tried to bring the basarwa out of the game reserve but they refused and went back though the government still gives them aid. Mugabe kills aid to his own people. He stoops so low even to deny some people passport what a shame to him
mutambara is perfect as long as he is in the MDC. all these whites in the mdc are perfect until they do deals with mugabe-like mr bredenkemp. we do not hear a bad word about mutambara when he is on morgan’s side. remember the crucial 10 seats could render the mdc-t useless even if morgan has executive powers. so let the real battle begin. Why should be anyone be allowed to travel with an expired travel document?
Scarface you still using the name Morgan.You must be proud to use that name.Tsvangarai’s passport had not expired which is why they gave back to him the same passport they took away.It would have been impossible to create a new passport in the 2 hours that it took them to give it back.This is just another story that zanu has made up.When did Morgan go for the photographs for the requirement of the new passport.He would also have had to have fingerprints taken.He traveled on the same passport that they took away.You are just as stupid as your useless zanu dog ****s for believing what they said.
the people who have helped tarnish the image of our country are these so called foreign under cover journalists-its about time we zanoids hunted them down and taught them a lesson. they report falsehoods about our country so blatantly and make up stories using uneducated people in rural areas. i have managed to track their main areas of operation and now please war vets and the militia-its time we took action. **** traitors disguised as journalists.vana vezimbabwe lets take action.
Scarface. you are a liar just like the rest of you zanu **** heads.You are not in Zimbabwe,you just talking bull**** like you always do.No warvet will follow you as they now believe in Morgan.
Zanoids – yellow dogs, stop verbally harassing MT. He is a man of the people and he put Zimbabwe first while the Zanoids are getting fatty pigs at the expense of ordinary zimbabweans. Time will come guys, and Mt will rule Zimbabwe.
Well done Botswana.You are a very proud country.It is a shame that Zimbabwe could not follow in your footsteps.
this zanu PF people they are acting as if they are blind they can see now that doors are opening for his excellent MORGAN TSVAGIRAI it high time nguva yenyu yapera muchamma mucahsura dota well done botswana
tsvangirai does not have a passport -he travels on a travel document-kusafunda kwe mdc-why do you think botswana want to give him a tswana passport? fundai mhani mdc-kushaya ma o level sa president wenyu—ndazvi tadza. some times i think when i write in english you dont understand, so from now on i will mix. i know a huge support of the mdc is ndebele so i am making the effort to learn ndebele too-so that we can communicate. if you fail to learn then i will do it for you .
tsvangisto’s travel document had expired so he was given another one-its not zanu pf’s fault he is uneducated. mugabe gave free education to all. he could have gone to night school-but morgan believes education is for whites like bennet and eddy cross. blacks should just work in mines.
travel doc is not a passport-hence botswana is offering a tswana passport coz khama is missing his bitch.fagot ass.
it is beyond me-the headlines clearly state that morgan has no passport-but some still think he has. how stupid are these mdc supporters? no one is above the rule of law- if his travel doc has expired then no travel.bitch -kharma is missing you.
Scaface.No wonder it is beyond you.Read the rest of the story you idiot.By the way,how long does it take to get emergency travel documents.
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If we can manage to remove 10 zeros from our inflation-ravaged currency, what can stop us from removing zeros from the inflation itself?
If our inflation is say 20 million percent or more, like we are always told by the less patriotic, we can simply de-zero the figure to respectable levels, like in the case of 20 000 000 percent, we can conveniently remove seven zeroes to leave our inflation at two percent. Simple!
Ever wonder why Mugaybe hates gay people so much? It’s because he was raped in prison.
Scarface you need to get a girlfriend so you can release some of that pent up stress in you in a non-violent way, better still go hire a whore.
Nhai vana veZimbabwe yakachangamuka chii chinombonzi Botswana kutotemesana misoro kutaura nezwekanyika kaguta kusura beans, cooking oil, mazoe nezwimwe zwakawanda zvinobva munyika medu, varegerereyi havazive zwavanoita grant yauncle Tom yavaita kuti vafunge kuti musuri wavo unosvika kuZimbabwe, ndati kwete, idzi ishungu dzagonzo kuda ku**** nzou.
I dont think Botswana is making noise. Botswana government has taken a different position that I think reflex the view of many Batswana. We have witnessed that silence does not help. How many years have we heard of the so called “silent diplomacy” ? What fruits has it produced?
Why sit in silence when it is so obvious that the people of Zimbabwe are suffereing? Do we really want a Somalia like country as a neighbour? I doubt it. Yes Botswana is the only country that has taken such a tough stance, but mind you BOTSWANA IS NOT WRONG!
Just listen to the stupid noise theseZvayi’s and Moyo’s make. Ever wondered why this Zvayi never just stayed in his home country? He knew very well that life was tough! He knew the government he was advocating for ruined zimbabwe economy.
From me I say KUDOS IAN. It is a brave move. BUT YOU ARE RIGHT on the money!
SADC is being turned into a puppet organisation by very dubious leaders. They claim to has fought for freedom, but they themselves are denying their own basic freedom.
kana makwerekwere o hitlhela ba bolaisa dithsego blind, you know they call themselves intellectuals, but most of this guys who talk politics in zimbabwe are so uncivilised to an extent that when they try to critisise, they insult, just pay attention to the wording, ‘primitive’, ‘monkey do-monkey see’ goshhhhh. based on the obvious fact that the author of that article is out of touch with proper diction or choice of words, and the general use of language that article should be deemed substarndard and inconsequential. it’s sad zimbabwean professors write such juvinile ****. shame on the professor
As batswana we will continue to critisise the president where we believe gore he is wrong not mazimbabwe