HARARE – Former Norton MP Temba Mliswa has called for an investigation into Presidential spokesperson George Charamba, accusing him of betraying President Emmerson Mnangagwa and displaying disloyalty in his role as a government communicator.
In a statement posted on social media, Mliswa questioned Charamba’s commitment to the President, alleging that his conduct and approach to public communication have undermined Mnangagwa’s leadership during a period of reported internal tensions within the ruling Zanu-PF party.
“Why are some of you acting surprised by allegations that George Charamba should be investigated for letting down the President? The guy has a history for betraying his principals,” Mliswa wrote.
He referenced former First Lady Grace Mugabe’s past criticism of Charamba during the late stages of former President Robert Mugabe’s rule, suggesting that previous disputes hinted at a pattern of self-preserving behaviour.
Charamba served as Mugabe’s spokesperson while secretly conspiring with Mnangagwa, who later removed Mugabe through a military coup in November 2017.
Mliswa has seemingly accused Charamba of working with Vice President Constantino Chiwenga who is in a bitter succession feud with Mnangagwa.
A recent Mutare Zanu-PF conference resolved to implement the controversial resolution number one which is aimed at extending Mnangagwa’s term of office with two more years, from 2028 to 2030.
Chiwenga who has been the frontrunner in the race to replace Mnangagwa, is opposed to the 2030 agenda.
Mliswa said Charamba’s survival in successive administrations was “an indication of suspicious conduct.”
“Mai Mugabe realised it and called him out in public before. While at that time his cause appeared noble the underlying factor was still betrayal of a principal!
“While Prof Jonathan Moyo (exiled former Information Minister), whom he worked with, ran away (with his professional dignity intact) how did he survive? It’s an indication of suspicious conduct which may amount to sacrificing others for self expediency.
“His latest conduct, as a Presidential Spokesperson, when the President came under siege has been very telling and speaks of a compromised character.
“His lackadaisical approach is not just absence of passion and initiative but a wilful removal of those factors to sabotage the President. One has to learn to serve one master faithfully and not be preoccupied with surviving to serve in every administration that comes in.”
Mliswa went on to accuse Charamba of failing to defend the President effectively amid what he described as “internal attacks,” claiming the spokesperson’s “lackadaisical approach” amounted to “wilful sabotage.”
He also criticised Information Secretary Nick Mangwana, describing his communication strategy as “weak” in a volatile political environment.
According to Mliswa, the government’s communication team has maintained “false humility” at a time when “rivals have defrocked themselves of diplomacy, humility and etiquette.
“How does one act normal and even peddle the mirage of normalcy in a situation which everyone can see is a President facing internal attacks? As it is, Prof Moyo is actually doing a better job from a propaganda perspective advancing the Presidential cause more effectively.
“The situation hasn’t been helped by Nick Mangwana’s own weak approach in a volatile environment.
“In a scenario where rivals have defrocked themselves of diplomacy, humility and etiquette in relation to the President, why does the President’s own defence retain false humility and continue delicately tiptoeing around.
“If that isn’t sabotage or selling out its ineffectiveness! All of which warrant one thing,” Mliswa noted.
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