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In a move that seemingly confirms the capture of the principals of the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) by Zanu-PF and its leader Emmerson Mnangagwa, the ruling party invited the controversial opposition parties to its 7th Zanu-PF People’s Congress place in Harare.
Douglas Mwonzora’s embattled MDC Alliance has finally joined the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD), a group of small opposition parties led by Zanu-PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa claiming to be pushing for national unity.
MDC Alliance Vice President Professor Welshman Ncube says the Zanu PF regime must engage with the main opposition, outside of the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD), before it tries to get attention from the international community.
The ruling Zanu PF party is considering plans to completely avoid going to elections with its biggest rival the MDC Alliance by forming a government of national unity with the smaller MDC-T party led by Douglas Mwonzora.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been criticised for dishing out state-of-the-art vehicles to members of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), with law experts saying this was a breach of the Political Parties (Finance) Act.
The fight for MDC-T presidency has taken a new turn amid reports of a plot to push out acting party leader Thokozani Khupe from the race because of her close association with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Political Actors Dialogue (Polad).
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-engagement efforts with the United States and European countries has hit a brick wall with the diplomats engaged by his emissaries in the Political Actors’ Dialogue (Polad) insisting that MDC leader Nelson Chamisa should be involved in the negotiations.
Neighbouring South Africa has told President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to stop political interference in public institutions, respect trade agreements and allow competition in business if it is serious about turning around the collapsing economy.
Former Zanu PF Mutasa South legislator, Irene Zindi has questioned the relevance of Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), which she accused of acting as an appendage of Parliament while gobbling huge State resources.
By Luke Tamborinyoka
As Zimbabwe’s economy sinks to plumbing depths, with the country’s hospitals and clinics without basics such as gloves, bandages and painkillers, fringe political leaders under the POLAD banner will spend millions of scarce foreign currency visiting global capitals on a purported international re-engagement drive.