Tungwarara Seeks Truce With Matinyarare Through Dialogue and Vehicle Gift

Zimbabwean presidential adviser Paul Tungwarara has extended an unusual olive branch to former government critic Rutendo Matinyarare, offering a Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Series and an invitation to a roundtable discussion. This gesture aims to de-escalate months of public criticism directed at President Emmerson Mnangagwa and ease rising tensions.

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I am not fighting anyone. I am protecting the President's name.

Tungwarara emphasized that his initiative is not about personal conflict but about safeguarding the President's image. "I am not fighting anyone. I am protecting the President's name," he stated. He expressed hope that Matinyarare would reduce his public attacks on the President and others, making the car offer a condition for their upcoming meeting.

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Because you have shown the right attitude, I hope you are going to de-escalate the attacks on the President and everyone else. As a first condition for our upcoming roundtable meeting, I want you to come and collect your Toyota 300 Series. Let me know when you are in Harare so we can arrange for you to pick up your car.

Matinyarare accepted the invitation for dialogue, admitting that frustration had led him to voice his grievances publicly. He claimed to have undertaken risky assignments internationally on behalf of presidential advisers, putting his life and business interests at risk, but alleged he was not compensated as agreed.

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When it came time for me to get my agreed remuneration, all the princes, advisers and envoys ran into ivory towers, and I was left standing alone.

Despite past grievances, Matinyarare welcomed the proposal for reconciliation and nation-building. Tungwarara reiterated his readiness to listen to Matinyarare's concerns and find a constructive resolution. The development has sparked online discussion, with supporters viewing it as a move to shift a public dispute into private dialogue. Matinyarare indicated a family member would collect the vehicle on his behalf.

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I acknowledge and accept that let us have a roundtable and resolve what is clearly an issue that can be resolved amicably if hearts and minds are focused on reconciliation, nation-building and unity.