Tinotenda Hove – Action Democratic Movement (ADM) leader Alice Nyamande has issued a strongly worded statement warning that Zimbabwe’s deepening unrest is being fuelled by corruption, mismanagement and the neglect of ordinary citizens.

In a Friday statement, Nyamande said the country’s crisis is not the result of limited national resources but the refusal by those in power to govern responsibly. “Our nation is bleeding — not because of lack of resources, but because of lack of accountability,” she said.

Nyamande criticised the government for prioritising luxury spending while essential public services deteriorate. “While our children learn without books, our hospitals run without medicine, our pensioners die in poverty, and our youth walk the streets without jobs, billions are spent on luxury convoys, lavish lifestyles, expensive hotels and endless fleets of vehicles for the politically connected,” she said, adding that such conduct “is not governance. This is plunder.”

She accused authorities of running a system that fails to serve the people. “A government that owes its pensioners, its schools, its health programs and its service providers billions, yet continues to spend outside official systems, is not serving the people — it is robbing them.”

Nyamande said Zimbabweans are fully aware of how corruption is reshaping the nation’s landscape. “We are not blind to the mansions rising from poverty, the private schools funded by public theft, the fuel stations and shopping malls built from dirty money, the foreign accounts fed while citizens starve,” she said. “These are not signs of prosperity — they are monuments of corruption.”

She reaffirmed ADM’s stance against what she described as selfish, elite-driven governance. “As ADM, we reject a Zimbabwe built on theft, lies and broken promises. We reject leadership that eats alone. We reject a system where the poor suffer while leaders travel in convoys.”

Nyamande emphasised that ADM’s approach is peaceful and grounded in democratic principles. “Our struggle is not one of violence, it is one of truth, justice and unity. We do not fight people — we fight corruption. We do not destroy — we rebuild. We do not divide — we unite.”

She urged Zimbabweans — especially the youth — to remain hopeful and involved in the push for national renewal. “To the youth of Zimbabwe: you are not lost. You are rising. To the mothers and fathers: your suffering is seen. To the workers and pensioners: your dignity will be restored. To every village, town and city: change is coming.”

The statement was signed by Nyamande in her capacity as ADM President.