The factionalism in ZANU-PF has moved to another level. There are two factions that are locked in a vicious power struggle, one that is supporting President Emmerson Mnangagwa to tear the sacred constitution and rule to at least 2030 and the other which opposes the 2030 agenda and supports the ascendancy of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga.
The debate about the factionalism in ZANU-PF has tended to focus on two things. First, it focuses on whether the citizens, particularly the broader opposition, should take sides with Cde Blessed Geza and associates to remove President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
All change champions must understand what it means to be a change champion. Without this understanding, Zimbabwe faces two dangers. First, the chances of removing ZANU-PF will remain remote because the failure to understand change championship undermines the fight for change.
I, Moses Tofa, decided to write this “crying letter” to Zimbabwe’s esteemed war veterans. Note that I use the word “esteemed” cautiously because there are many Zimbabweans who have credible reasons for not holding our comrades in esteem despite the gruesome sacrifices which they made during the liberation struggle.
As a young citizen of this country, I write in response not only to a well-earned rebuttal towards Sabhuku T. Mliswa, written under your name, but generally, to many other issues you've dutifully raised since the introduction of CAB3.
The ruling ZANU-PF party says there will be no referendum on Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3, come hell or thunder. Yet its political actions increasingly resemble a party preparing for one.
Simbarashe Chanachimwe, better known as Dhama, an alleged Mbare drug dealer arrested in 2023 and now serving as a councillor, has been named in fresh allegations by Zimdancehall artist Malloti Rose, who claims that authorities are turning a blind eye not only to him but also to other influential figures allegedly controlling Harare’s drug trade.
