HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for unity amid growing concerns over fierce factionalism within the ruling Zanu-PF party.
Speaking at the burial of the late National Hero, Tinaye Elisha Nzirasha Chigudu, Mnangagwa urged citizens to embrace unity, peace, love, and tolerance, even in the face of divergent views.
But events at the national shrine showed the true state of the party as rival supporters clashed.
As Mnangagwa supporters sang “2030 ndeya Emmerson, siyanai naye Mnangagwa,” Chiwenga’s supporters drowned this with their own chants of “Siyanai naye Mukanya”, a reference to Chiwenga’s totem.
In his speech Mnangagwa stressed the importance of maintaining focus and discipline in building a prosperous Zimbabwe. He called on citizens to work together, hand in hand, to achieve the country’s national aspirations.
“Meanwhile, let us continue to embrace unity, peace, love and tolerance, for those with divergent views. For these are the defining features of our country’s national virtues.
“The late National Hero, Cde Chigudu, demonstrated unquestionable patriotism, loyalty, consistency, and persistence,” Mnangagwa stated.
“These must always be guiding principles for every Zimbabwean as we undertake our different national responsibilities.
“Much more work is still before us. We cannot tire or lose heart. Let us maintain our focus and discipline to build the Zimbabwe we all want. None but ourselves have this weighty obligation.
“We must, therefore, remain bold and confident in our abilities as a proud, truly independent African people with our national character embedded in a rich liberation heritage.”
His call for unity comes amid succession disputes within Zanu-PF. Mnangagwa is allegedly planning to amend the Constitution to allow him to rule until 2030. This means an extension of his current term of office, which ends in 2028, with two more years.
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, the frontrunner in the race to succeed Mnangagwa, is reportedly opposed to the plan to extend Mnangagwa’s term of office.
Zanu-PF MP Energy Mutodi is planning to table a motion in Parliament proposing amendments, reportedly backed by Mnangagwa.
Mnangagwa appears to have the support of controversial businessmen, such as Wicknell Chivayo and Paul Tungwarara, who have allegedly been donating millions to party members to garner support for the plan.
On the other hand, VP Chiwenga seems to be backed by a section of war veterans who have been publicly criticizing Mnangagwa through press conferences.
In his address, Mnangagwa praised the late National Hero, Chigudu, for demonstrating “unquestionable patriotism, loyalty, consistency, and persistence.”
He emphasised that these qualities should be guiding principles for every Zimbabwean as they undertake their national responsibilities.
Peace, unity, tolerance and respect of each can only be expected and practised if the purveyors think the same…..
What is this Barbaric still want to do in the office,he must leave with immediate effects heartless and useless man
There can't be unity with him forcing himself to be in power.
Mnangwagwa you are the last person to threat Chiwenga like this after what have done for you Judas Iscariot,,, just step down……
Let him leave office there will be unity
Too late, he is been dividing people since day one.
Unity nani it's too late
You have done your party just retire and do farming in Kwekwe
We are matured enough to respect unity jus leave the office peacefully
We are sick and tired with zanu pf
Emerson must step down and go
The only way for unity is if ED respects the constitution. Your presence is now dividing Zanu and a national security threat
Mnangarwa please step aside in peace we don't need your unity Yu don't know anything about unity useless grandfather
5hey should dissolve tht party, 5hey have partied enough with our funds. They never understood when they were told to mke a party , they thought dindindi
Being up there at times is unbelievable. A nation thats losing jibs due to closures deserves a more vigilant and empathetic leadership.
OK is closing shops.
Choppies closed.
Pick n Pay is following.
Its jobs lost.
Its households going under.
Govt loses tax income
And they worry about……..
Both of them must just leave they are useless
Unity is achieved easily by terminating fast the nonsense 2030
He should have stopped people from pushing ED2030 agenda instead of asking for unity. Doesn't he know why there are factions now?. As usual he wants to adress the symptoms and not the source.
Thieves always fight for their loot
Blind bulls fighting mxm. A president must be someone with the knowledge supported by degrees, this smash and grab thing is somehow
Factionalism is on the supporters not the President and his vice president
We never elected them all they did was rigged themselves back into power through the barrel of the gun, torture imprisonment of opposition voices Faz CIO etc
How long shall this going to continue My dear Brothers & Sister in our mother/Father land Africa?
Do you think you will ever going to see the children of both white and black Americans, Europeans Chinese Russians migrating to Africa looking for jobs?
Do you think you will ever see the children of Arabians migrating to Africa looking for jobs ?
Show me one non African man who wants to have the African dream
And I will show you millions of Africans dying for the Green pass dying to wash Old rippled buttocks in the UK.
Even the so called rich and zvi Gananda have invested heavenly in the western countries while milking and exploiting mother Africa dry
Why 😭 why why are we not seeing this plunder?
We continue live in constant denial
Live under an delusion that the old clueless ruthless African leadership is here to serve the poor mans interest
No no no no no
The *deceitful and confused 🤔 2030 mantra* is only there to consolidate power
*The deceitful confused 🤔 nyika inovakwa newene wayo mantra* is only there to protect ill gotten wealth protecting the lives of their so many wives and concubines
And the train loads of children
Our own children are running away from home all because there's nothing for them in Africa
Mines gone
Farms gone
Urban land gone
Mbare musika gone
Even wives gone
How can a native African feel comfortable in this kind of captivity and oppression?
Every time we sing praises to the 2030 madness!! We aid the future generation in the darkest dungeon
Every time we look at zvi gananda and see rich successful people
My brothers and sisters we by not speaking against the plunder we aid for our suffering to continue.
The 2030 mantra and the bastardization of the constitution is a complete Betrayal of the aspiration of all those that lost lives so that Dzimbahwe 🇿🇼 and Africa can be emancipated The betrayal is unspeakable The kind of people we elect to be
Parliaments
Council
Senator is deplorable
These people have let us so very much
Busy make legislations that are oppressive
Legislation that is repressive
Instead of legislations that allows total Uhuru on the lives of poor masses
Legislation that ensure that Africas mineral resources are mined processed and exported rather than *EXPLOITED*
Sadly most if not all of Africas leaders are stooges avenues of exploration and causers of war in their own countries