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An Insult To Zimbabwean Women
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- Written by: Nobukhosi Dube
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Auxillia Mnangagwa's Visit To The UK Is An Insult To The Zimbabwean Women And A Mockery To The Human Rights.
The planned visit of the 1st Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa, to the UK, for the FLAIR Summit in London on the (17th-18th June), has triggered anger and deep concern among Zimbabweans in diaspora and back home. We are demanding that the UK government should refuse her entry. Whilst she parades around with the banner of women's empowerment. (DOES SHE EVEN KNOW THE MEANING OF IT?)
Women in Zimbabwe are suffering and so are the young girls. The country's health system has crumbled to nothing. Hospitals and clinics have no electricity, no medication and no staff. This has become a national norm.
Across the country girls as young as 10 years old are being raped, abused and forced into early motherhood. In many cases perpetrators walk free due to the broken justice system. The government turns a blind eye. Auxillia as a woman and a mother has failed to protect all the vulnerable children in our country, instead they allow the culture of silence.
As a result, primary school dropout rates have gone high, especially among girls. Many are forced out of education due to pregnancy, poverty or early marriages. These girls lose their future while those in power continue to enrich themselves and travel abroad for luxury.
WOZ say No to Auxilla
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- Written by: Women of Zimbabwe
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Women of Zimbabwe (WoZ) expresses strong objection to Mrs Auxilia Mnangagwa’s participation at the FLAIR Summit being held in London from 17-18 June 2025. WoZ’s concern stems from Mrs Mnangagwa’s apparent indifference to the suffering of women in Zimbabwe, particularly in cases of women with different political views.
Mrs Mnangagwa has repeatedly demonstrated a lack of support for women’s rights and has failed to condemn or address the atrocities committed against women who are not aligned to the ruling party, Zanu PF or women who are human rights defenders and those who belong to different political opposition movements. This is not only a violation of basic human rights but also sends a dangerous message that such actions are acceptable. It is crucial that our community and events uphold and promote values that respect and protect all individuals, especially those who are vulnerable.
Since 2017, when her husband, ED Mnangagwa assumed the Presidency through a coup, many people including women were persecuted with some losing their lives. Mrs Mnangagwa’s Angel of Hope Foundation cites its ‘mission is to support the most vulnerable in society through providing access to healthcare, social services, education and economic empowerment initiatives with emphasis on women, youth and children’.
The foundation places emphasis on supporting women but it is surprising that women have been persecuted. Mrs Mnangagwa has never spoken out against the atrocities, visited the women and girls nor has she ever demanded answers in the case of MoreBlessing Ali who was abducted and murdered by known Zanu PF leaders in Nyatsime in May 2022. In August, 2018, six innocent Zimbabweans were killed by the Zimbabwe National Army following delays in announcing presidential results, she remained silent. In Jan 2019, following fuel riots, over fifty women came forward alleging sexual assaults and rape by the Army, she did not speak out. In August 2023, women from opposition political movement (CCC), reported being sexually assaulted and raped by the Zimbabwe Army and members of Zanu PF, but she did not question or seek to find the truth.
Mrs Mnangagwa’s participation at this summit sends a message that we are willing to overlook these serious issues for the sake of other considerations. This is not only morally wrong but also undermines the integrity of this event and the values it purports to represent. It is imperative that as Women of Zimbabwe we stand firm in our commitment to supporting and advocating for women’s rights and safety. Mrs Mnangagwa is a danger to women and to those she says she supports through her Angel of Hope Foundation.
The organisers of this event ought to reconsider their invitation to Mrs Mnangagwa. We urge Dr. Yvonne Thompson CBE DL, co-founder of FLAIR to think about the consequences of associating with wives of known dictators who disrespect human life and commit atrocities against their own citizens.
I believe that this will not only strengthen their event but also send a clear message that they stand against any form of injustice and support the rights and safety of all individuals.
Protest to Auxilla's Invitation
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- Written by: Petty Ziramba
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Statement of Protest Against the Invitation of Auxillia Mnangagwa to the FLAIR Meeting in London
17th and 18th June 2025 Leonardo Royal Hotel, 45 Prescot Street, London, E1 8GP
As concerned Zimbabwean women in the diaspora, we strongly condemn the invitation of Auxillia Mnangagwa to the FLAIR Meeting in London. Her presence at an event meant to empower and uplift women is a direct insult to the suffering of countless women in Zimbabwe – suffering that she has consistently ignored, enabled, or turned a blind eye to.
Auxillia Mnangagwa, as the self-proclaimed "mother of the nation", has failed in her moral and civic duty to stand with women.
One glaring example is the inhumane treatment of Mary Chiwenga (Mubaiwa), the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. Mary was denied access to medical treatment abroad after her passport was confiscated by the state. Auxillia remained silent during Mary’s ordeal – an ordeal that ended in her losing a limb and being separated from her biological children.
How can someone who dines and smiles with Chiwenga, while ignoring the plight of the mother of his children, be held up as a beacon of women’s empowerment? Her silence was complicity. Her indifference was violence.
As Petty Ziramba, a Zimbabwean woman living in the UK, I am disgusted.
I feel betrayed that a platform that should amplify authentic female voices has instead chosen to celebrate someone who has failed the very women she claims to represent.
FLAIR stands for First Ladies of Africa Impact & Resilience – qualities that Auxillia Mnangagwa has clearly not embodied in her public conduct. We call on the organisers of the FLAIR Meeting to reconsider this invitation. Zimbabwean women deserve true representation – not photo opportunities or performative leadership.
Zanu PF Intimidation UK
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- Written by: John Burke
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We asked GROK3:
“An article today by Masimba Mavaza at this link {https://zimbanews.co.zw/home-office-to-step-up-deportations-of-zimbabweans/} is designed to both intimidate Zimbabweans in the diaspora {who have fled the regime due to violence and intimidation} and to prevent our lawful protest at the arrival of Auxilla Mnangagwa at the FLAIR SUMMIT - on the face of it to lecture us all about "Women's Empowerment" - which is ostensibly non-existent in Zimbabwe itself.
This author also tried the same approach when we protested ED Mnangagwa's appearance at COP26 in November 2021.
What challenges can we make to this man and the status of Zanu PF UK & Europe and their role in the Untied Kingdom - could this be classified as a terrorist organisation?
Your query raises serious concerns about the actions and influence of Masimba Mavaza, the ZANU-PF UK & Europe branch, and their potential implications in the United Kingdom, particularly in relation to the article you referenced and the broader context of Zimbabwean diaspora activism. Below, I address your concerns systematically, focusing on the challenges you can make to Masimba Mavaza and ZANU-PF UK & Europe, as well as the feasibility of classifying ZANU-PF UK & Europe as a terrorist organization under UK law. I’ll also contextualize the issue with available information, including the article from Zimbanews.co.zw and related sources, while critically examining the claims and providing actionable steps.
Why is Auxilla at FLAIR
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- Written by: Diana Machingauta
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Auxillia Mnangangwa Doesn’t Hold The 'Qualities' To Be A Speaker At Flair
FLAIR is a high-level platform for strategic alliances and meaningful discussion, whereby most influential women who have impacted lives in different aspects. Various influential women from different nations will be among the speakers e.g. Queen Diambi of Congo who runs the Elikia Hope Foundation that focuses on essential services like education, free healthcare, and clean water. Queen of Warri State, Olori Atuwatse III, who advocates for children’s rights, provides scholarships and welfare outreach focused on women, children and the elderly.
To see Auxillia Mnangangwa as one of the speakers is definitely appalling, as she doesn’t hold the 'qualities' of being an influential women. The only “significant impact”, she and her husband Emmerson Mnangangwa has acheived, is that of destroying Zimbabwe. Auxillia Mnangagwa has not done any impactful thing especially for the women, as she holds the title of the 'First Lady' of Zimbabwe, there’s absolutely nothing to show for it, instead she has used that title to abuse power.
Since Auxillia Mnangangwa has taken over the wildlife department and is stealing elephant and rhino trophies to send to China, she sacked Environmental Minister Stembiso Nyoni, who stood in the way of her corrupt practices. Auxillia has captured lithium resources, which she is plundering for China. She is guiding her sons to destroy Zimbabwe, and Auxillia is now effectively in charge of employing and dismissing public servants. Sean Mnangagwa has monopolised the military procurement system, inflating military budgets under the leverage of his father’s influence. Collins Mnangagwa has been wreaking havoc in Midlands and Matabeleland, where he pilfers gold and operates a cartel involved in gold trafficking.
There is a high maternal mortality rate in Zimbabwe due to poor and inadequate health facilities. Most Zimbabweans live in areas without well-equipped medical centres or have to pay hefty amount for treatment of which some of them cannot afford. While Auxillia and her family and other Zanu-Pf officials travel abroad for medical check-ups and instead of improving their own country’s health care systems, they lavishly spend funds buying luxurious cars among themselves.
There is a high rate of inflation in Zimbabwe and social challenges the youth are now in engaging in drugs abuse due to lack of employment.
Auxillia Mnangangwa, as an “philanthropist”, as she calls herself, and her inactive Angel of Hope Foundation has even failed to provide for the vulnerable children. Majority of the children in Zimbabwe are out school due to the inability to afford school fees. As a result a high alarming rate of child sexual abuse, child labour and teen pregnancies is largely increasing in Zimbabwe. Although her charity claims to advocates for health, children welfare and women’s rights, critics contend it functions mostly as publicity, to enhance the Mnangagwa family’s reputation rather than instigating genuine change.
The title of first lady or mother of the nation is merely a label that holds no significant meaning for Auxillia Mnangangwa.
Hence, inviting Auxillia Mnangangwa to the Flair Summit, is a waste of nation’s resources and devalues the main goal for the Flair Summit
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