{"id":52086,"date":"2026-03-09T00:40:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=52086"},"modified":"2026-03-09T00:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:40:51","slug":"police-silent-as-chamuka-threatens-to-set-chamisas-home-ablaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/09\/police-silent-as-chamuka-threatens-to-set-chamisas-home-ablaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Silent As Chamuka Threatens To Set Chamisa\u2019s Home Ablaze \u2013 Eduzim News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post_data\">\n<p>Police Silent As Chamuka Threatens To Set Chamisa\u2019s Home Ablaze<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tinashe Sambiri \u2013 A video circulating widely on social media has sent shockwaves across Zimbabwe\u2019s political landscape after opposition leader Herbert Chamuka publicly threatened to set fire to Advocate Nelson Chamisa\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Chamuka, leader of the People\u2019s Unity Party, can be heard saying:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVana Nelson Chamisa tichapisira dzimba, Biti tichauya ikoko\u201d \u2013 a statement that has been widely condemned as incitement to violence.<br \/>Chamuka reportedly made the threats over disagreements concerning what he describes as the \u201cInclusive Government Agenda,\u201d targeting Chamisa and fellow opposition figure Tendai Biti for refusing to participate.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred in Gweru last Saturday. Despite public outrage over his comments, authorities have yet to act decisively against Chamuka, raising concerns about law enforcement inaction.<\/p>\n<p>The threats have drawn widespread condemnation from political commentators, civil society groups, and social media users, many of whom described the remarks as reckless and dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis kind of rhetoric is unacceptable and puts lives at risk,\u201d said one observer. \u201cPolitical disagreements should never escalate into threats or intimidation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The case continues to spark debate about the need for responsible conduct among political leaders, with many urging the police and party structures to take urgent action to prevent further escalation.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- #comments --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Police #Silent #Chamuka #Threatens #Set #Chamisas #Home #Ablaze #ZimEye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police Silent As Chamuka Threatens To Set Chamisa\u2019s Home Ablaze Tinashe Sambiri \u2013 A video circulating widely on social media&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[2477,6766,8171,6694,459,202,575,234,4028,3105],"class_list":["post-52086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-ablaze","tag-chamisas","tag-chamuka","tag-eduzim","tag-home","tag-news","tag-police","tag-set","tag-silent","tag-threatens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52088,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52086\/revisions\/52088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}