Australia could deport Reason Wafawarova
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September 4, 2008 | By Raymond Mhaka | © zimbabwemetro.com ⋅
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Australian politicians and Zimbabweans have called for the deportation of key Mugabe surrogate Reason Wafawarova a former director of Zimbabwe’s youth Militia who has been residing in Australia for nearly five years over allegations that he is spying for Zimbabwe ’s self-inaugurated president Robert Mugabe.
Writting in The African Path last week, a Zimbabwean blogger Mufaro Stig Hove accused Wafawarova of Hypocrisy,”…Mugabe and his revolutionary ideals can go to Hell! Hypocrites who write from Australia like Reason Wafawarova should not exhibit such insensitivity.”
A journalist writing under the pen name MuckRaker in The Independent slammed Wafawarova, “Why don’t Peter Mavunga and Reason Wafawarova want to live in Zimbabwe? … They prefer the comfort of Britain, the US and Australia. What courage do these lick spittle commentators have in running away from their homeland and then pretending that the country is being ably managed by a hero of the African revolution? None of them have to live with the consequences of his disastrous policies but they choose to speak on his behalf. Mavunga and Wafawarova: Please come home. We want you to actually experience the reality here!”, wrote the Muckraker.
“We call on the Howard government to investigate Mr Wafawarova for crimes against humanity committed in Zimbabwe and to arrest him if there is sufficient grounds,” said Peter Murphy, Secretary of the Zimbabwe Information Centre in Sydney.
Australian Senator Stott Despoja has since bought up Wafawarova’s case in the Australian Parliament and grilled the Foreign Affairs Minister why he is not taking seriously the presence in Australia of Wafawarova.
Two years ago, Australia’s Radio National’s Background Briefing profiled Wafawarova, who it alleged has continuing links with the ruling party, Zanu-PF.
Wendy Carlisle reported Zimbabwe Parliament’s Hansard as showing Wafawarova “had one of the most senior roles” in the Ministry of Youth, the organisation responsible for training Zimbabwe’s youth militia, once described by Robert Mugabe as Zanu PF’s “big, hard-knuckled fist”.
Wafawarova denied this role and took exception and sued the program. He said on the Background Briefing program, “the reports that I was a Director doing the duties you mentioned are just malicious and untrue.”
The matter was heard in Supreme Court in October last year and the court dismissed Wafawarova’s claim that he should be paid for defamation but instructed Radio National to retract that Wafawarova was personally responsible for murdering MDC supporters,but only directed the militia.
According to sources the issue of Wafawarova’s visa was discussed during the John Howard government by Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews but the Howard government was voted out before a decision could be made in December last year.
According to documents in the possession of Metro,Wafawarova’s case number was 07/506526 under IMMIGRATION AND ENTRY CONTROL - and the Minister of Immigration was set to sign a deportation order.
The current Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Senator Chris Evans, who replaced Kevin Andrews is reportedly keen to reopen Wafawarova’s case and reach a speedy decision.
Immigration experts told Metro that the Minister might evoke the ‘Character test’ clause in the Immigration Act.
The clause states, that a visa holder can fail the character test where “they have, or have had, an association with an individual, group or organisation suspected of having been, or being, involved in criminal conduct.”
Wafawarova who used to be a political columnist for Metro,but was later dropped by the publication following protests from its readers that his articles were fanning hate and celebrating violence against MDC opponents, is a regular contributor in the government mouth piece The Herald.
In his latest article in The Herald discussing the jeering of Mugabe in parliament by MDC Members of Parliament, a common trend in parliaments worldwide, Wafawarova said ZANU PF must retaliate by assassinating those MPs.
“I will add and say in Zimbabwe we do not play silly parliamentary democracy games over the legacy of our independency. Kill those MPs and we will rekill them again in the next life”, wrote Wafawarova.
Opponents accuse Mugabe and many of his senior aides from ZANU PF of gross human rights abuses and possible war crimes including the Matabeleland massacres of the 1980s and the recent political terror campaign led by Youths from the National Service has killed some 146 opposition supporters.
Meanwhile Australia has tightened visa requirements for Zimbabweans intending to further their studies in that country.
Australia’s Department of Immigration said that country had imposed tough visa requirements for students from Zimbabwe.
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Metro caused the deportation of Zvayi,this time you won’t be lucky my friends!
Dear METRO
Until recently, the same Wafawarowa was your Columnist. Please provide a functional link to the article he wrote admiting Mugabe’s era was over. Details are as below:
Zimbabwe Election 2008 End of an Era? | zimbabwemetro.comFor now it is the end of an era and the beginning of another era. Reason Wafawarova is Metro’s Chief Political Columnist he is based in Sydney, …
zimbabwemetro.com/featured/zimbabwe-election-2008-end-of-an-era/ - 70k - Cached - Similar pages
Ngaadzoke ngaadzoke right now. He should come and defend our “sovereignty and territorial integrity” . He is a true patriot there’s no better place for a patriot to live than Zim. Come back my dear.
wafawarova-what does it mean?.does it mean ‘uzof’ushayile’ or ‘dead beaten’…….. anyway it doesn’t matter he has to come home.NICOL,do not invite trouble b4 it troubles you,do your business ‘girl’ and support your family back home-that’s all.LONEX,watch this this space and keep in mind that Wafawarova is neither in South Africa nor China-I rest my case.
Reason dzoka dande.
Wafa should come home and enjoy the comfort of empty supermarkets, poor health system, poor education and a host of other facilities.
REASON must come back home.dzoka udye masoya chunks,kumusha kune BACCOSSI.
inin i dont undrstand people who leave their countries because of certian challenges yet they praise the people responsible for those same challenges n have the nerve to call those who are back home fighting for things to change COWARDS N PUPPETS! Ngaadzoke ashandise bucket kana bush system achipisika nemuguri wechibage coz kumusha hakuna mvura netoilet paper. Gadzi rake ngariuye rirape chembere dzirikushaya healthcare muno if hey are so patriotic. talk is cheap mr Wafa dzokai ku uchi nemukaka
To Metro
Are you of Zimbabwean origin or else? Sometimes what you publish on this forum is rubbish!!
It is outrageous that the Australian government is taking so long to deport this man. Anyone who openly supports and promotes the callous and barbaric Mugabe regime is not welcome in Australia. Send him back asap.
The fact that you have contributed on this column means you are 80% chance that you are out of Zimbabwe like Reason.As you read this part in Zim there is power cut so no web browsing.Why do you want Reason out of Australia when you are out of Zimbabwe?? In Zim we do not want to see the guy otherwise we go to jail for hating him.Reason has a vision.Look the guy deported from Botswana now stay in a mansion and so is Munyaradzi Huni.They all have top security and am still in Mbare and crying.The power of the pen is benefiting a few!!!
You are not forced to browse the site, imb** yemunhu..baba vanobira vana….kutu yemunhu…unodireiko kutinyangadza zuva riri bhoo kudayi…uri guru remunhu..
Metro keep up with the good work..
who has really abandoned the Sadc-mediated talks?
From the look of things, some individuals never really sat at the negotiation table wholeheartedly, and with the people’s well being at heart.
Tsvangirayi you are a puppet****
my people are suffering just because you want appease your western masters with flip-flops you are a Dog!!
Guys the deal on the talks is not about position but power.So MDC can not sign just for a position.When MDC offered Mugabe to be Prime Minister why did he fume? He knows its a high sounding nothing.MDC is not for the west that party was formed by workers and students in Zim.I was part of it in 1999 at the Great Hall UZ and no western power was there.2000 a lot of former UZ SRC members were in the heirechy.Even its you as Morgan would you sign that deal with no powers on you but you are expected to revive economy?? Chinjai!!!
I am getting more and more angry by the day. I always look back and think how wonderful life was before the mdc came into politics.Now i cant go I think the problem is Zanu pf has gone soft. All these diplomats from other countries talk **** about our country and yet they live there in their mansions with cheap labour supplied by mdc servants who make their morning tea and carry their golf trollies.Zanu pf needs to reload.
If they deport reason from Austarlia then its time we also deprted some of the diplomats’ children from zimbabwe. Macgee who openly supports mdc should be shown the door too. Mdc supporters who want to renew their passports should be denied .They should travel to zimbabwe to renew them so they can experience the effects of the sanctions they campaigned for.They also live in the west and constantly support sanctions because they do not affect them.Come september the deportations will resume from the uk. Dont forget soon or later you will all be back home.You will all have to work with people like reason and zvayi -munangagwa-war vets.Its not that we dont know who these mdc supoorters are who are spreading **** around the globe-when the time comes you shall all be made to pay.
How many people have been deported on your requests? what have you gained from it? nothing? all it has gone to prove sadly so is what Ian smith said a long time ago about black people. I do not agree with his take on things but i can see where he was coming from judging by the conduct of the mdc.look at the shambles in parliament the other week-look at their behaviour in foreign land licking white ass and wiping white ass.they think whites are better than them. morgan served tea to the whites all his life and now he wants them back in power. He did not have the courage to fight during the war because it was against whites and he felt inferior to them . now he thinks he can put on a show against a black gvt. His mentality is the kind of thing that led smith to say blacks can not govern.People like morgan have always and will always put white people ahead of blacks .It is a result of constant brainwash over the years of oppression.
Zanu pf looks at things differently. Blacks should have equal power in their country.We took up arms and proved white people can be defeated -we removed them from the farms against morgan’s wishes . we gave land back to the people who had suffered for years. we will run the country not based on race but equal opportunities for all.we do not hate whites - just that we do not feel inferior to them and that upsets the establishment worldwide.We are a democratic party holding elections every five years and not many country’s do that. Elections have been ok until we took back our land from the previous thieves and gave it back to its rightful owners after the blair gvt refused to honour their commitment to fund land resettlement. We are not afraid to stand up and be counted.we can do it again if necessary.
Now you can force feed us the mdc gvt but if they should somehow get into power - morgan will wish he was never president.Zanu pf is never afraid of challenges. the mdc cant even put a street march together- we will show you how it can be done against the odds.Its peace or civil war. Now we all hav this last opportunity to go the peaceful way. if morgan continues to didlidaly then we will just form a new gvt without him. he can **** off to britain or australia with eddy cross and bennet.
Let reason wafawarova do his work for the liberators of the country.What kind of democracy do we live in if the west can not be criticised and the mdc can not be opposed and no one is allowed to support zanu pf? Be careful what you wish for- never provoke zanu pf . To those who dont know zanu pf is not just mugabe its the people’s party.The only party that puts zimbabwe first. The only party with people who scarificed their lives for the country.what can tea boy say about that? he is prepared to sacrifice his life for the white farmers and never had the guts to do it for country. In american politics he would be a sitting duck.Leave reason alone!!!!!!
Marufu,
people are suffering just because of this fussy acts by MDC.! what we want right now is to see positive and constructive dialogues now and for ever. We don’t want to see show offs and dramas in Zimbabwe. Both parties ruined this economy of ours so talks were made to happen, to see us through this animal. manje mumwe murume mukuru anoda dzvene manjeso! Zimbabwe tinosvikepiko!?
Chinjai maMDC!!!!!!!!!! time killing peopl all over.
one question kwauri Marufu.
seyi Tsvangirayi achidiwa nemaWwestern Countries?
Prof A Mutambara havadiwe…
Bo hatombodiwe zvee…..
vese vakadzidza (Zimbabweans) havadiwe!
fungawo
No-body denies that MDC was formed by workers Marufu, but the truth it was then financed by white colonial farmers and foreigners. These are the people confusing Tsvangirayi all the time, I think if Tsvangirayi does not sign the deal today a wise man within the MDC-T should take over the Leadership of MDC-T or even combine forces with MDC-Mutambara and form a government of national unty with Zanu pf. We cannot allow ourselves asking the deportation of Reason Wafawarova at the expenses of solving Zimbabwe`s economic & political crises. I hope the new Speaker of Parliament will consider taking from from Tsvangison.
Tsvangwa, no force has failed to have backers.In the 70s Zanu was backed by Russian,Chinese etc.Even an independent MP gets his /her financeirs.Nothing wrong about the West liking Morgan.African politician adhore the West or American.How many student leaders have spoken the Martin Luther way? Yes Bob can form a government thus merely putting names against a ministry and the suffer continues.He will do the same recycle of the same dead guys he spoke about as useless.Chingwedere is a Governer but still does Ministry of Education commands so whats the fuss.Morgan should not sign that paper, Bob go ahead form government of lotters and the suffering rise and more death as hospitals run dry.In a dead economy embrace those with links to the haves! Some married urgly bad wives because she came from the rich and they live well, so is today.Government should have some MDC and we benefit what the rich claim to will offfer!! Period!!!
Eshh , whats happening is like amai varikumwisa mwana mukaka, then voti, “vamukwasha isai zamu rangu mubhodhi maoko angu anemafuta” Zanu knows their hands are dirty to get economy etc back where it belong so needs MDC badly.Remember Muzenda once said “Even tikaisa gudo ,for Zanu PF tinorivotera! ” Now i believe the old man “when a blind man leads even those with eyes gets blinded”
No matter how it rains the leopard’s black spots remain- Bob?????????
There will never be a regime change here! There will always be the people of Zimbabwe in control.
If Zimbabwe is such a nice place, what the f**k is he doing in Australia.
The same applies to Mavhunga.
They should pack their bags and go assist Baba a Chatunga to run ZANU-pf and face the music together
Abel. What makes you think the imperialists want anything from Zimbabwe.Nowhere has it been written that these so called imperialists want anything from Zimbabwe except for the fact that they want to see the will of the people honoured.All these accusations you lot talk about have been dreamt up by you lot with your highly imagitanive tiny pea sized infested brains to the point that you now believe them.The whole lot of you zanu twats are a bunch of useless lunatics who havn’t got a clue on how to do anything except violence as proved to the world time and time again.You lot are a waist of oxygen.
Having the “generals and staff from MDC” only meant that the current army and police should be free to express which party they like.Within the army there are MDC backers and supporters.Thats why MDC gets top knotch information to the surprise of Zanu.Remember 29 March the Police and Army voted for MDC during the advance ballot countings.Some generals are on suspension since then.In Morgan’s team of advisors its all Zim former lawyers and UZ lecturers.But one can not be prime ministers with fragmented cabinet reporting.Its like being soccer team captain responsible for strikers while the team manager checks on defenders! Chaos.!!!!
Hezvoka vaRaymond Mhaka kana Petina Gappah aramba madhaka enyu aya. Tati nhaka muchasvoda kani nhai.
Can you please give us the title and publication from which you qouted Reason? I coud not find any match when I googled?
IDIOTS for sure.
Imi vanhu vaZANU. You are all frothing at the mouth here screaming about rights, the right for this clown to voice his opinion. What about the right for Zimbabweans to chart their destiny? This Reason/Lonex chap is very lucky he is in Australia were the governmet doesn’t use state organs to murder innocent Australians just because they think differently. You are all hypocrites, Mugaybe had his rent-a-mob burning the country, raping and murdering Zimbabweans because they no longer want to be led by you tyrants. Their only crime was exercising their God given right to vote for change and many paid with their lives. Who looks out for their rights? We have idiots like this Reason fellow who support this murderer and you cry foul when this happens to him, so much for you educated chaps. Mugaybe and ZANU murdered innocent Zimbabweans in the 1980s and did so this year again. If anyone one of you learned types can give me a reason why Zimbabweans had to die then I’ll rest my case. Who are you fighting for when you have your mobs killing the very people you claim to be protecting?
Reason/Lonex must go home and enjoy the fruits of the revolution, enough of the hypocrisy Reason, go and live the dream and walk the talk. I’m sure Mugaybe has a farm lined up for you prodigal son, good riddens to you!
Wenjere, Abero, Morgidza Tsvangwa and Ugly Morgan- the bare truth is, no matter how rabid your rants are you will not stop change. You might froth and bray like horses but none of you zealous lot will stop time. Mimicking your master with same tired adage of slating Britain will never work. People are clever enough to read between the lines.Hiding behind a transparent finger and spewing frivolious and unfounded accusations while people are dying back home is tantamount to genocide.
We know you are all shameless devil’s advocates who will do any political trick just to prop up your embattled master.
Morgan Tsvangirai and The People’s Project are dictating the political arena right now.If Mugabe’s won with a landslide , how come he can’t use his herculian concessions to drive the country?Isn’t it ironic that the imperialist incarnate (mdc) , the one Mugabe slaughters at every given opportunity, holds the key to our economic survival?
Its funny and the same saddening that you mercilessly maim and verbally insult and torture Morgan Tsvangirai a true patriot , while singing praise and turning a blind eye to all the torture, cruelty and corruption perpetuated by Zanu and its zealots. Shame on you!!! You are sacrificing our Zimbabwe for a few pieces of silver Zanu pays you to write on these forums. Please don’t confuse sovereingty, patriotism and nationalism with greed, corruption and hatred.
Hapana zvawataura Morgidza,
So what if you’re a Metallurgist? Go and mine ka musatinetsa panaapa muchitaura marara all day long. Instead of putting you’re head down, bum up working hard for the country you get paid by Mugaybe to come hear and write nonsense all day long.
Mugaybe is not Zimbabwe, the sooner you accept that the better you’ll sleep at night. Why is the west not planning to recolonise countries like South Africa, Ghana or DRC that have far more minerals than we have? There’s your flawed logic exposed right there, heee ndiri metallurgist, hee chii chii. We are not kids, don’t try and pull wool over our eyes.
lets not beat about the bush pliz. who doesnt know that he was a Border Gezi instructor
Fcuk ZANU!
uridofo futi haaahahahahahah aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Do you remember DRC war? why war in DRC? stupid kid think.
South Africa is controlled by West and Boers are there any black people in South africa controlling all those mines, haah stupid kid go back to school!!!?
Let me see,mmmmm heckling on one hand and killing on the other………..mmmm which is worse?
This practise is common in a lot of countries world wide, garbage in, garbage out.
You dare talk about reason? You are a joke Morgidza.
Maybe you should ‘educate us’ then Morgidza…..oh learned one…………..not!
Pindurai ka maZANU zvandabvunza instead of getting off on nonsense from the biggest hypocrite of them all
Heckiling is bad in its own context and it does not killing to show that it is a bad practice. Your question is tautological.
Hi ALL
Why do u reasonable pple want to waste your time aguing with morgidza tsvangwa and his likes? Morgidza has a serious mental health prom that is made worse by his impaired insight and poor adherence to medication regimens.
morgidza has been violeted and abused by zanu pf for years and years and what he exhibits now is sympathy towards his transgressor (stockholme syndrome).
Who in their right senses does not realise that zanu pf is evil.
Reserve your energies for better things rather than wasting it on morgidza etc.
mugabe ngaaende.
GANDANGA GURU
This is what happened with Ceaser Zvayi nothing can stop the winds of change reason yu are coming home wetha morgidza, varungu mayaz protest soon yu will be here. Just coming from TM supermarket all that was there were chicken flings and things, ha ha ha. reason yu are coming to experience these “fruits” of independence.
sham on zanu people. How many journalist were bashed in zim because of holding diffrent opinion. now you talk about freedom of speach of reason wafa. go to hell
Mubvunzo Koivo vanongoti vamwe mapuppets eku west kovano tsigirwa namazhingz vanonzi chii@
Australia can offer many things, but it does not mean you can promote a dictatorship, and suggest to ‘rid’ of opposition members in the Zimababwe state newspapers. He either stops his propoganda writing nonsense and writes non biased material or ship him out. Too many people have lost their lives for someone to be sitting pretty in Sydney and receiving all the government benefits.
Sick of these people.
I just want to say my brother Reason Wafawarova (loosely translated means “he who is dead is gone for good”) he must search his conscience and ask himself, what is better of the two secenarios - remaining in a hostile, capitalist nation which is loathed by the great leader Robert Mugabe et al, and returning to his mother land Zimbabwe that boasts of free democratic activities, overflowing grain silos, fully equipped and staffed hospitals and schools, a healthy national beef and dairy herd, fully stocked supermarkets, citizens with the highest life expectancy in the world, a nation where no children suffer from malnutrition, a nation where women have a wide choice of cheap and affordable sanitary wear, where teachers and other civil servants have not deserted their jobs to become dealers such as selling tomatoes and sim cards or gone to South Africa to become general construction workers, where being employed carries with it dignity and self respect etc etc. Surely, he would prefer to be back in his home land! Whilst many people have written so much about this matter, it is rather surprising that my brother has not himself deemed it fit to do so, to clear the air as it were.
In the unlikely event that Reason is indeed resisting being asked to leave Australia, I would then support those who are calling for his immediate removal. I hold this view simply on the premise that someone so important in the modern struggle against neo colonialism (he is a former director of the Youth National Service - euphemistically referred to as the Green Bombers, where innocent youths are turned into murderers, rapists and torturers) he should not be seen to cling to any western country at this hour of need. His gallant services are indeed required back home. Please Editor, would you ensure my brother actually reads this. I rest my case.
Scarface. Let me correct you.Your Boboon does not control the army.The army controls him.
An additional point Baba, infact the Baboon is a puppet of the so called JOC, led by Munangagwa,they are the ones telling the Baboon not to cede power in fear of mhosva dzavakapara kuma Tebeleland kuma 1980s, but they need to know kutimhosva hairovi
Every decision boboon has jumped to has been the wrong one.Look at Zimbabwe today.What more proof do you need.Jumping to a decision without thinking about the consequences.What a fool.
Zimbabwe would be in a much better position today if in 1980 it had been taken over and governed by a troop of vervet monkeys.
Morgidza.Gaan steek jou oupa se gat.
Wenjere.you couldn’t spam your way out of a paper bag.
DZOKA UYAMWE REASON (IF THERE IS ANY MILK LEFT)
Metro. You are losers and bad losers at that.
The man must be deported back to mugabe. By supporting mugabe and zanu pf boundlessy, he is saying mugabe is doing good. So what is he doing in Australia? He must be send back. Mugabe and zanu pf have done untold damage by behaving and performing as Smith had stated; that Africans cant run a country when there are so many who can do better . He is just a bad example that refuses to give others a chance. Look at the economy, the vilolence, the physical and social decay. They are running the country like Matigumu, they have no idea about the relationship between money supply, production and inflation. Thery are real idiots who think wealth comes from printing money without production to support the value. Mugabe cannot run even a tuck shop, he does not even qualify to be a kraal head. They have looted, raped the people of Zimbabwe. Just look at how they have looted the diamonds of Marange. If it had been done like in Botswana, there is sufficient forex to buy food for every. Now he is giving Kirsty Coventry 100 000 US$. What has happened to the sovereign currency, why cant he give her zim$ to support his sovereign country mantra? He is just a hypocrite, an idiot and a sadist that using evil, lies, spin and greediness as weapons of destruction . If someone supports such sadistic traits, he must be sent back to face the reality of their creation to maintain consistency.
morgidza u are being paid for writing thrash on metro to missle peoples minds bt i gotta tell u some.a hungry man’s attention iz always on food nomatter hw hard u try to divert his attentiveness and for the rest of zimbabweans their food is TSVANGIRAI MORGAN n u cant fool zim pples minds anymore u mugabe’s wife.
momentos.I think morgidza is mugabe’s trained dog.
baba uligola umangoye owabaleka ekhaya ngempela
Reason ngaadzoke. The sins that men do live after them. Waifunga kuti wakamgwara. It has caught up with you. Kumusha ndizvo. Instructing murderers, rapists and holligans at border gezi that became the angles of death for innocent zimbabweans. What are doing in Australia an imperialist country? True patriots should live and lead by example. If you have any sense of shame come back before you are deported. Hatidi ma double standards. Your Mafia father Mugabe has promised all those who are persecuted for his name’s sake gold medals. Don’t delay your depature from this good for nothing white imperialists otherwise you might find all the medals gone. Now being the VIP you are in Mugabe’s genocide govt you would not want to settle for a silver and a bronze. You deserve better from your satanic father. Hurry up
Please could all peace loving and law abiding Zimbabweans continue pushing the Australians to send this guy back home. Lobby the Australians using whatever means is at your disposal so that is send back to Zimbabwe, that will give Wafawarova a chance to enjoy the ‘fruits’ of his minder’s policies, it is as simple as that.