Jameson Z. Timba

TODAY ZIMBABWE MOURNS. ⚫ Wear Black. 🏠 Stay Away. 🙏 Pray. 🕯️ Remember. Today we pause for those who left home expecting to return. Today we stand with their families. Today we say: EVERY ZIMBABWEAN LIFE MATTERS. RIZPAH DAY 28 AUGUST #RizpahDay #Kariba @NewsHawksLive @daddyhope @ZLHRLawyers @ProtectHRDs @BandaMollyn @NgarivhumeJ @OpenParlyZw @OMasaraure @EmmanuelSitima7 @ARTUZ_teachers @mutamba_tsitsi @SoniaMarrion @zimsolidarity01 @daddyhope @263Chat @HStvNews @LynneStactia @MacBelts @NgarivhumeJ @zimsolidarity01 @zpdizw @ProtectHRDs @NewsDayZimbabwe @HeraldZimbabwe

ZIMBABWE MUST BE ALLOWED TO MOURN The tragedy on Lake Kariba has left families grieving, communities wounded and our nation carrying a burden of sorrow. Behind every life lost was a human being — a mother, father, son, daughter, sister, brother, friend and neighbour. Behind every name is a family whose life has been changed forever. There comes a moment after great national tragedy when a country must stop. Not because life has ended, but because the lives that have ended deserve to be remembered. We therefore call upon Zimbabweans to observe *Friday, 28 August 2026 as RIZPAH DAY* — a National Day of Mourning and Moral Witness for those whose lives were lost in the Kariba ferry tragedy. This will be a peaceful and voluntary national act of mourning and solidarity with the bereaved families, survivors and affected communities. Wherever you are, participate according to your conscience and circumstances. ⚫ WEAR BLACK. 🏠 STAY AWAY. 🙏 PRAY. 🕯️ REMEMBER. Let us mourn peacefully. Let us stand with the bereaved. Let us show through our collective compassion that *every Zimbabwean life matters.* RIZPAH DAY — FRIDAY, 28 AUGUST 2026 #RizpahDay #Kariba @LynneStactia @MacBelts @OpenParlyZw @NgarivhumeJ @zimsolidarity01 @SABCNews @daddyhope @263Chat @HStvNews @amnesty_zim @DubekoSibanda @ercafrica @LynneStactia @weleadteam @zulukingggg @NewZimbabweCom @BBCWorld @Julius_S_Malema @JamesonTimba @Obert @EmmanuelSitim

On 7 July 2026, the President assented to Constitutional Amendment Act No. 6 of 2026, completing a process that SUNGANO YEVANHU –UBUMBANO LOMPHAKATHI says violates both the letter and spirit of Zimbabwe’s Constitution. Despite months of petitions, public hearings, court approaches, and appeals to Parliament and the President to hold a referendum or seek the Constitutional Court’s opinion, those calls were ignored. As a result, Sungano announced it is transitioning into the Constitutional Restoration Movement* and launching the Restore the Constitution Campaign. The campaign will run on two pillars. Pillar One: Restore Through Justice – Sungano’s legal team will immediately file proceedings in the Constitutional Court to challenge the validity of Amendment Act No. 6 and seek appropriate relief, urging the Judiciary to uphold constitutional supremacy. Pillar Two: Restore Through the People – a nationwide program of peaceful, lawful civic action based on Sections 58, 59, 61 and 67 of the Constitution. This will include civic education, dialogues, petitions, prayer gatherings and peaceful demonstrations, with consultations underway with churches, labour, students, women, youth, veterans and other stakeholders. Sungano also announced plans for coordinated nationwide peaceful mass action, with dates to be communicated after consultations. The movement stressed it rejects violence and aims to become the broadest constitutional mobilisation in Zimbabwe’s democratic history. In the Harare Declaration on Constitutional Restoration, Sungano called on all Zimbabweans and institutions, and on SADC, the AU and the international community, to support peaceful restoration of constitutional democracy. With the motto _“Restore the Constitution: Justice in the Courts. Sovereignty with the People. Peacefully. Lawfully. Together.” signed by Rev. Dr. Kupukwashe Mtata, the movement framed this as a struggle not against the country, but to restore the constitutional covenant. #DefendTheConstitution

To the Progressive Forces of Zimbabwe, Our Comrades in the Struggle, and the People of Zimbabwe RED SALUTE! I extend my deepest gratitude to every comrade, organisation and citizen who stood with us during our more than two months of incarceration at Harare Remand Prison. Your solidarity, unwavering prayers and tireless advocacy—especially on social media—kept our spirits high. Knowing that Zimbabweans were demanding our freedom reminded us that we were not alone in this struggle. The walls of the prison could not extinguish the light of our collective resolve. Our time in detention reinforced an important truth: the system we confront has little regard for the rule of law or democratic principles. Our continued detention on baseless charges revealed not strength, but fear. Fear of a generation determined to defend the Constitution and to claim its rightful place in shaping Zimbabwe's future. Those in power seek to silence young people because they understand that we are the architects of the Zimbabwe we want. They know that an informed, organised and determined youth movement represents their greatest challenge. Yet what they intended as punishment became a source of renewed purpose. They did not break our spirit; they strengthened our resolve. We came to realise that the prison walls around us were merely a reflection of a much larger prison confronting millions of Zimbabweans every day—a Zimbabwe trapped by poverty, corruption, unemployment, inequality and injustice. A jail cell is a prison, but so too is poverty. So too is unemployment. So too is a future denied. To my fellow young people and all progressive forces: the struggle to defend the Constitution and secure its full implementation continues. We return to that struggle with renewed determination, greater clarity and an even stronger commitment to democratic change. To those who seek to extend a mandate without the consent of the people, hear us clearly: Zimbabwe's future cannot be decided by silencing its youth. The voice of a generation cannot be imprisoned, intimidated or wished away. The people must be heard. The Constitution must be defended. Democracy must prevail. Forward with the Struggle! #NoTo2030 #ReferendumFirst #AskThePeople Emmanuel Sitima DCP Youth Coordinator