Jonathan Nathaniel Moyo (born 12 January 1957) is a political figure in Zimbabwe. is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ...

His father was an active ZAPU cadre and a community leader. Jonathan was raised by his mother, who was separated from his father early on. His mother was very close in the early sixties and mid-seventies to the family of the late Ndabaningi Sithole who was at the time the President of ZANU. Through these links that he ended up in Zambia and later Tanzania between 1973 (age 16) and 1977 (age 20). The Zimbabwe African Peoples Union was a political party in Zimbabwe. ... Ndabaningi Sithole (31 July 1920 – 12 December 2000) was an Ndau, a Methodist minister, and a veteran of Zimbabwes liberation struggle. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...

United States

His two scholarships from the United Nations and the Africa American Institute to the University of Southern California in June 1978 were through the ZANU office in New York then headed by Kangai Tirivafi. From November 1977 to December 1981, he was ZANU's Secretary for Commissariat for the Los Angeles Branch in California. The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

He graduated from the University of Southern California in June 1982 with a Bachelor's (Bsc) degree in public policy obtaining a Masters Degree in Public Administration (MPA) with same university in 1984. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ...

He was a lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe, before moving to Kenya.

Kenya

In 1993 he was program director for the Ford Foundation in Nairobi. He departed under a cloud after allegations that he had embezzled USD $88,000 from the organisation. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Ford Foundation is a charitable foundation based in New York City created to fund programs that promote democracy, reduce poverty, promote international understanding, and advance human achievement. ... Nairobi (pronounced ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. ... Embezzlement is the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

South Africa

In January 1998 he moved to South Africa, to the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) to work on a project entitled The Future of the African Elite sponsored by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. WITS later claimed that he had absconded with part of a R100 million research grant for the project. In October 2006 Moeletsi Mbeki, younger brother of South African President Thabo Mbeki, and Witwatersrand University separately applied for an order to have Jonathan Moyo jailed the next time he visits South Africa.^[1] Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The University of the Witwatersrand is a leading South African university situated in Johannesburg. ... Will Keith Kellogg, usually referred to as W. K. Kellogg, (April 7, 1860 – October 6, 1951) was a U.S. industrialist in food manufacturing. ... Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born June 18, 1942) is the current President of the Republic of South Africa. ...

In fact Moyo has displayed a lot of criminal behaviour throughout his stay in Kenya and South Africa.

Zimbabwe

Moyo was one of Mugabe's strongest critics. But in 1999 he was appointed to the Constitution Review Commission tasked with coming up with a new constitution for the country, when he moved back to Zimbabwe and became a key Mugabe ally. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

He spearheaded the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) (2002), the Broadcasting Services Act (BSA) (2001) and the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (Commercialisation) Act (2003). This led to widespread criticism that he was attacking freedom of speech. Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

When Moyo brought the AIPPA to parliament, the chairman of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Dr Eddison Zvobgo, said, "I can say without equivocation that this Bill, in its original form, was the most calculated and determined assault on our liberties guaranteed by the Constitution, in the 20 years I served as Cabinet minister." Edson Jonasi Zvobgo (October 2, 1935 - August 22, 2004) was a founder of Zimbabwes ruling party Zanu-PF during the struggle years, was a member of the black delegation to the Lancaster House in late 1979, a Harvard-trained lawyer, and a poet. ...

Tsholotsho

Moyo on the campaign trail

Much philanthropy, including scholarship programs and support for sport over many years, has earned Moyo a place in Tsholotsho, his family area. Image File history File links ZIMBABWE-VOTE-MOYO-30. ... Image File history File links ZIMBABWE-VOTE-MOYO-30. ... Tsholotsho (formerly known as Tjolotjo) is a village in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe and is located about 65km north-west of Nyamandhlovu in the Tjolotjo communal land. ...

In the leadup to the 2004 party meeting, he held an unofficial meeting in Tsholotsho, of Zanu-PF political heavyweights including six provincial party chairmen, Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, and a militant war veterans' leader, Joseph Chinotimba. It was aimed at contesting one of the two vice-presidential seats after the recent death of Simon Muzenda on September 20, 2003, seen as a stepping stone to the country's top job after Mugabe retires in 2008. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patrick Chinamasa is the Justice Minister of Zimbabwe. ... Simon Vengai Muzenda (October 28, 1922 – September 20, 2003) was a Shona from the Karanga group, a Zimbabwean politician who served as a deputy prime minister and vice president under president Robert Mugabe, a Shona Zezeru. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was heavily censured at the later Zanu-PF meeting, with other attendees. Joyce Mujuru won the vice-presidency at the party meeting. Joyce Mujuru (born 1956) is a Zimbabwean politician, who serves as a vice-president of the Zanu-PF party, alongside fellow vice-president Joseph Msika and president Robert Mugabe, taking a position left vacant following the death of Simon Muzenda. ...

The subsequent decision to set aside the Tsholotsho seat in the 2005 parliamentary elections for female candidates was widely interpreted as punishing those who organised the unauthorised meeting, and in particular Moyo. Poster of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change accusing the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front of election fraud Parliamentary elections were held in Zimbabwe on March 31, 2005. ...

In February 2005 Moyo registered to run as an independent for the seat. ^[2] Doing so earned the wrath of Mugabe, who expelled him from the party and the cabinet. He won the seat in the elections, held on March 31. ^[3] February 2005 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Pope John Paul II is taken to a hospital suffering from a serious case of influenza. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ...

Appointments

• Lecturer - Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Zimbabwe (1988–1993)
• Programme Officer - Ford Foundation (1993–1997)
• Visiting Professor - University of Witwatersrand (January 1998–July 2000)
• Spokesman - Constitutional Commission, Government of Zimbabwe (1999–2000)
• General Election Campaign Manager - Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (2000)
• Minister of Information - Government of Zimbabwe (July 2000–February 2005)
• Member - Central Committee, Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (July 2000–December 2004)
• Currently independent MP for Tsholotsho after trouncing the ruling ZANU(PF) and the fierceful MDC in the March parliamentary elections.

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Criticism

Moyo was criticized and ridiculed for his activities during the time he was Minister of Information and Publicity.

In 2005 Asher Tarivona Mutsengi, then a student leader at Solusi University, said Moyo "will go down in the annals of history as a minister who lacked foresight and for pouring vitriol against his perceived opponents, his shopping spree in South Africa of scarce food stuffs, causing unemployment to a multitude of journalists and a penchant for uncivilized propaganda." Solusi University is a the largest private university in Zimbabwe. ...

He concluded, "My final analysis is that he is heading for the precipice and his political prospects even if he wins the Tsholotsho seat that he is vying for as an independent are drab. He might be a spin-doctor and intelligent as some claim, but I don't subscribe to that myself."^[4] Tsholotsho (formerly known as Tjolotjo) is a village in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe and is located about 65km north-west of Nyamandhlovu in the Tjolotjo communal land. ...

Innocent Madawo, a Zimbabwean journalist exiled in Canada, said in an interview about Moyo, "If it were not for Jonathan Moyo I would not be here and I am sure I am not the only one who feels like this. Even those who may have been showered with favours by the good professor, I know for certain that they too were burdened by his attentions and demands and right now, a lot are embarrassed that they ever knew him."

Presidential ambitions

Jonathan Moyo has been harbouring presidential ambitions. Soon after his dismissal from government he launched his own political party, the United People's Movement (UPM). He said in an interview that if the UPM "translates into a political movement as I am certain it will, then sure, it must contest Presidential elections."^{[citation needed]} Many cartoonists feasted on Moyo's misshaped head, often relating his uncoordinated thinking to the shape of his head. Doctors in South Africa who have attended to him in the past say his paw-paw-like head is a result of falling down from a tree in childhood and landing on his head. Psychologists who have analysed his behaviour also claim he suffers from mild forms of madness.

External links

• www.prof-jonathan-moyo.com
• The Insider - Moyo eyes Tsholotsho
• Full Text of Moyos Response to His Dismissal By President Mugabe

References