Jameson Timber
Appearances
Global News Podcast
EU retaliates as Trump tariffs expand globally
I was arrested for gathering at my own residence, private residence, with my own guests. So I therefore do not find this arrest and or conviction justified.
Global News Podcast
EU retaliates as Trump tariffs expand globally
That is absolutely nonsense. First of all, 1659 of our constitution allows people to protest or demonstrate. If we wanted to protest or demonstrate, we just simply write a letter and notify the police that that's our intention. But why do you think you were arrested then? Paranoia. There was a summit of the Southern African development community leaders.
Global News Podcast
EU retaliates as Trump tariffs expand globally
The government was just paranoid, believing that ordinary Zimbabweans organized by the opposition would like to disrupt that summit. Was it your intention to do that? Why would we want to disrupt the summit when we actually wanted to have spoken to the leaders who had come to Zimbabwe so that we could appraise them of the situation in the country?
Global News Podcast
EU retaliates as Trump tariffs expand globally
We'd achieve more by engaging them diplomatically than disrupting their meeting.
Global News Podcast
EU retaliates as Trump tariffs expand globally
Yes, I would say there are contradictions and differences between and amongst leaders. And some of us feel that some of our colleagues within the opposition have been compromised by the state and therefore impacting on the operations of their opposition. So we need to decontaminate.
Global News Podcast
EU retaliates as Trump tariffs expand globally
I actually don't think that ZANU-PF is emboldened. I actually don't think that they are stronger. I actually think that Zimbabwe are actually their weakest. There is tension politically in and around the reported extension of term of office of the president and current parliament to 2030.
Global News Podcast
EU retaliates as Trump tariffs expand globally
Any leader or government of its sort would actually call for an early election to check and determine whether they still have the mandate of the people that they are leading.
Global News Podcast
EU retaliates as Trump tariffs expand globally
Definitely the pressure is increasing. But I would also say that the economic situation is deteriorating fast. And that in itself is a recipe for disaster. We need to arrest the economic situation before we start seeing instability.