CCC President, Nelson Chamisa, speaks at the CCC Rally on 5 March 2022. Please keep refreshing your browser to get the latest details:’
14:30 Chamisa arrives at the venue under heavy guard.
15:10 Chamisa steps onto the stage
15:12 Chamisa starts speaking
15:14 Salibonani Liyezwa yini? Linjani Mtwakazi omuhle? Namhla ngiyathaba kakhulu. Ngiyabona ukuthi abnyu banengi, libuye ngobunengi benu.
15:15 Chamisa sings somlandela
15:15 Siyabonga ukuthi unkulunkulu ukhona, Umoya oncwele ukhona.
15:16 Chamisa calls the change champions on the stage, they sing Ayesaba Amagwala.
15:17 I am doing this because some people are still coming in and I want them to hear my speech by the time they come in.
15:18 You will see that from now on, we have changed the way we go forward, we are going to have a new leadership that is going to come, that leadership will come from you the citizens.
15:17 Even me, I am a caretaker leader together with the team I have here. Some of the leaders I am going to be working with as we bring you the new leaders.
15:17 I want you to know that from now on, when we have a rally, we will only have one speech and then we go home to avoid message clash.
15:17 Chamisa brings Professor Welshman Ncube to the stage. Ncube greets the crowd.
15:18 Chamisa brings Biti to the stage. Biti greets the crowd and says a CCC government will bring back the US Dollar.
15:20 Chamisa brings Tabitha Khumalo to the stage. Tabitha has been sick. Tabitha greets the crowd and says she is now feeling better. She says Bulawayo should vote for Chamisa.
15:22 Chamisa brings David Coltart onto the stage. Coltart greets the crowd.
15:23 Chamisa brings Mafa to the stage. Mafa says he will fix the ZBC and will not allow propaganda.
15:23 Chamisa brings Mahere to the stage. Mahere greets the crowd in Ndebele.
15: 24 Fellow citiens, today you have done it. Thank you very much.
15:25 Chamisa calls for a minute of silence, honors Gukurahundi, long sleeve short sleeve and Mboneni Ncube.
15:25 Yesterday I was in Vungu, where we buried Mboneni Ncube, he was killed by thugs. They tried to stop me from burying him because they said he was ZANU-PF. I told the people there that Asifuni Bumbulu.
15:27 We just launched this baby and its giving the old men a headache. They thought they had buried us, little did they know that they had planted us.
15:28 Everyone is saying they believe in this thing you have launched because its a citizens movement.
15:28 We have not even launched, this is just a provincial launch. We will come back to you when we have our new leadership, when we will launch at Babourfields.
15:29 I know you have suffered a lot. The closure of industries. Bulawayo is a wealth city but ZANU-PF is messing it up.
15:30 Roads are a mess. There is no food, there is no money. There are no salaries.
15:31 We used to have all the things we need here in Bulawayo. When I was doing my studies in school, I came here all the way from Masvingo to buy my clothes because it was cheaper.
15:33 We are supposed to have factories, ranching etc, they are killing everything.
15:34 We need peace, happiness, development and opportunity in Zimbabwe. We will be victorious together.
15:36 I listened to Chiwenga speaking and he was saying they dont want violence. That’s what we expect from a leader.
15:36 You saw what happened when we went to Gokwe. They tried to stop us. People in the rural areas want change. Enter the CCC. We are the new kid on the block.
15:37 We want to work with everyone progress. We are beginning from afresh. I saw people on social media were talking about a lot of things. We do not have any MPs, councilors or leaders, we are inclusive. We have buried the red party. We want the finger.
15:38 We want to mobilize everyone, its no longer about parties or positions. Come 2023,we want everyone to vote for change. There is enough space for everyone.
15:40 I know some of you were saying so and so. We are going to allow that ZANU-PF does not infiltrate us. I have said to those who are working with me that we will no allow ZANU-PF to inflitrate us. We don’t want people that can be bought. Those who want to work with ZANU-PF must go.
15:43 What are the next steps? We are going to have a convention that is going to adopt a constitution and a charter.
15:44 We are not going to use the Zambezi water project as a campaign gimmick. We will have the project completed.
15:45 CCC is the only party that will be able to deal with Gukurahundi. We will make Balagwe a National shrine. Do not destroy the plaques that have been erected.
15:46 Tsholotsho, Nkayi and Gwayi, we will decentralize everything so that its not all done in Harare. We will de-Hararerise national services.
15:49 We will allow kings back in Bulawayo. Chiefs are being persecuted for speaking their truth. Well done Chief Ndiweni for speaking truth to power.
15:50 ZAPU will be given back their properties.
15:50 ZEC has proven that they are not capable of running elections in Zimbabwe. I have written to ZEC. I have told them that we are not going to accept an election that is rigged.
15:51 We are demanding a credible registers roll. We are demanding everyone over w8 to be registered to vote.
15:51 I am saying to Mr Mnangagwa, we will not allow 2018 to be repeated. We want the elections to be supervised or even run by the UN. In 2018 we won the elections and Mnangagwa refused and went to court.
15:52 We need to have a pre-election and post election pact, including the diaspora vote.
15:53 I want to apologise in one of the wards where there were double candidates. From now on, I will put my signature on all candidates so that we do not have this problem re-occuring.
15:54 Nationally we have friends and investors. We are able to use resources ably.Â
15:55 Mnangagwa will not be harased when he loses, I will give him his package when he goes to rest.
15:56 Chiwenga , you should read what happened between David and Goliath.
15:57 We are even going to do better than Zambia. 2023, Matabeleland will never be ZANU-PF again.
15:58 What is you task as a citizen. We want you to be a champion for change. Go and register more people to vote. If you don’t register we will lose more constituencies.
15:58 Let me tell you. I will be the next President of Zimbabwe. I am ready. I am ready. I am ready…
15:59 Chamisa leads the crowd in singing Bophi Jambo Bophi Jambo. Bophi ZANU.
16:01 Chamisa introduces Kucaca Phulu (Nkulumane). Phulu greets the crowd.
16:01 Chamisa introduces Mahlangu ( Pumula) – she greets the crowd.
16:02 Chamisa introduces eight councillors Ward 8 (Edwin Ndlovu), Ernst Rafamoyo (Ward 20 Nkulumane), Nelwen Mlilo ( Ward 12 Njube Lobengula), Christopher Dube (Ward 19, Pumula) , Maphosa Tinevimbo ( Sizinda Tshabalala), Concillia Mlalazi ( Ward 18 Magwegwe).
16:05 Are you going to vote for change on 26 March 2022. Are you going to mobilise so that people register and we win in 2023?
16:06 Thank you Bulawayo.
16:07 Chamisa prays and leaves the stage.
People run from the crowd and start mobbing Chamisa.
