ZANU-PF Factional Disputes Continue
Zanu (PF) officials kicked from the party for allegedly aligning themselves to the former Vice President, Joice Mujuru camp, have asked the South Africa based Zimbabwe Star Movement to mediate for their return to the ruling party, Robert Simba Gwarazimba, president of the pro-Mnangagwa Zimbabwe Star Movement, told The Zimbabwean.
14.01.15 12:20pm
by Nelson Sibanda
Speaking in a telephone interview from his South Africa base, Gwarazimba revealed that his organisation was approached to play the mediatory role following his movement’s visit to meet Emmerson Mnangagwa in Harare last December.
“We have been asked by the ousted Mujuru allies to put their request on our meeting agenda with VP Mnangagwa.
“Since our organisation has its full weight behind Mnangagwa we will thoroughly vet the Zanu (PF) members seeking our intervention as we would not want to mislead the VP into influencing wrong decisions in Zanu (PF),” Gwarazimba said, refusing to expose the begging politicians.
According to Gwarazimba, the majority of the affected Zanu (PF) members had approached his organisation to help mend the strained relations and possibly facilitate their reinstatement to the ruling party.
Gwarazimba had promised to brief The Zimbabwean on the outcome of the meeting with Mnangagwa ‘which was successfully booked’, but never did.
Mnangagwa’s office was not reachable for comment.
Among the booted Zanu (PF) officials is former party Mashonaland East Provincial chairperson, Ray Kaukonde, who is believed to have fled to South Africa.
All affected members have vowed to remain Zanu (PF) “as it is the only political party we know.”
The biggest victim, Joice Mujuru, said she would rather die an ordinary Zanu (PF) card carrying member, than form her political party or join the opposition.
Rugare Gumbo, the expelled Zanu (PF) spokesperson and one of the few remaining most senior party officials, vowed never to seek clemency from the revolutionary party, saying he did nothing wrong.
“It is Zanu (PF) that will request for our return to the party, after realising that we were wrongly accused of any wrong doing.
“Personally, I owe nobody any apology,” Gumbo is on record as saying, confident that they would bounce back to Zanu (PF).
Didymus Mutasa, former (PF) secretary for administration who is in India with his sick wife, reportedly wrote to SADC seeking its intervention and nullify the outcome of the recent party congress, which elevated Mnangagwa to the VP’s post at the expense of Mujuru.
Mutasa dismissed the reports as lies.
Mujuru, Mutasa, Gumbo and several other senior Zanu (PF) officials were demoted while others were expelled from the party for allegedly plotting to assassinate Mugabe and causing divisions in the ruling party.
Zanu (PF) provincial structures vowed never to accept back the ‘rebels’ and ‘treasonous elements’.
Acting Zanu (PF) spokesperson, Simon Khaya Moyo, was not reachable for comment
Zimbabwe: More Bad Blood in Zanu-PF
Ousted former justice minister Fortune Chasi cross swords with Martin Dinha.
A BRUISING war of words pitting expelled deputy minister for justice, legal and parliamentary affairs, Fortune Chasi, and Mashonaland Central Minister for Provincial Affairs, Martin Dinha, has erupted in another episode highlighting the ongoing turf wars blighting ZANU-PF.
Chasi threw caution to the wind and came out guns blazing, accusing Dinha of fomenting his downfall. A lawyer by profession, Chasi was sacked from government towards the end of last year. His sacking followed disclosures by the First Lady, Grace Mugabe, that Chasi was frustrating her efforts to expand her projects in Mazowe valley.
Chasi, the legislator for Mazowe South, is one of the Members of Parliament facing expulsion from ZANU-PF. Chasi denied attempting to block the First Lady saying she was misled by his "persecutor," Dinha. He said Dinha had incited ZANU-PF youths in the province to turn against him adding that he was no longer able to move freely in his own constituency as he was now a marked man.
"The source of all my problems is the dishonest leadership of Martin Dinha. I place the entire issue at his doorstep and I have told him that personally in so many ways," Chasi said.
"Dinha has been fighting me for many years in the province. First he chucked me out of my farm, Lazy 7, because he wanted to move in the first batch of villagers evicted from Manzou. He even asked me for assistance to transport the people and I gave my lorries. He then asked me to move to another farm in Mvurwi only for him to say later that the 'top people' had ordered that I could not settle there. I lost many cattle as a result of that," he said.
Asked what could be the reason for the bad blood between them, Chasi said: "For him, it is a tool of survival to rubbish others and stand on a pedestal projecting himself as the clean one. We are both lawyers so he could be eyeing the justice ministry."
But Dinha denied the accusations. "I am actually shocked he said that. I spoke to him recently over the phone and he never raised that issue. He says I am fighting to replace him as deputy minister of justice, but what kind of politics could that be where one fights for a position lower than the one they currently occupy? I am already a minister and I cannot be fighting to be demoted," said Dinha.
14.01.15 12:20pm
by Nelson Sibanda
Speaking in a telephone interview from his South Africa base, Gwarazimba revealed that his organisation was approached to play the mediatory role following his movement’s visit to meet Emmerson Mnangagwa in Harare last December.
“We have been asked by the ousted Mujuru allies to put their request on our meeting agenda with VP Mnangagwa.
“Since our organisation has its full weight behind Mnangagwa we will thoroughly vet the Zanu (PF) members seeking our intervention as we would not want to mislead the VP into influencing wrong decisions in Zanu (PF),” Gwarazimba said, refusing to expose the begging politicians.
According to Gwarazimba, the majority of the affected Zanu (PF) members had approached his organisation to help mend the strained relations and possibly facilitate their reinstatement to the ruling party.
Gwarazimba had promised to brief The Zimbabwean on the outcome of the meeting with Mnangagwa ‘which was successfully booked’, but never did.
Mnangagwa’s office was not reachable for comment.
Among the booted Zanu (PF) officials is former party Mashonaland East Provincial chairperson, Ray Kaukonde, who is believed to have fled to South Africa.
All affected members have vowed to remain Zanu (PF) “as it is the only political party we know.”
The biggest victim, Joice Mujuru, said she would rather die an ordinary Zanu (PF) card carrying member, than form her political party or join the opposition.
Rugare Gumbo, the expelled Zanu (PF) spokesperson and one of the few remaining most senior party officials, vowed never to seek clemency from the revolutionary party, saying he did nothing wrong.
“It is Zanu (PF) that will request for our return to the party, after realising that we were wrongly accused of any wrong doing.
“Personally, I owe nobody any apology,” Gumbo is on record as saying, confident that they would bounce back to Zanu (PF).
Didymus Mutasa, former (PF) secretary for administration who is in India with his sick wife, reportedly wrote to SADC seeking its intervention and nullify the outcome of the recent party congress, which elevated Mnangagwa to the VP’s post at the expense of Mujuru.
Mutasa dismissed the reports as lies.
Mujuru, Mutasa, Gumbo and several other senior Zanu (PF) officials were demoted while others were expelled from the party for allegedly plotting to assassinate Mugabe and causing divisions in the ruling party.
Zanu (PF) provincial structures vowed never to accept back the ‘rebels’ and ‘treasonous elements’.
Acting Zanu (PF) spokesperson, Simon Khaya Moyo, was not reachable for comment
Zimbabwe: More Bad Blood in Zanu-PF
Ousted former justice minister Fortune Chasi cross swords with Martin Dinha.
A BRUISING war of words pitting expelled deputy minister for justice, legal and parliamentary affairs, Fortune Chasi, and Mashonaland Central Minister for Provincial Affairs, Martin Dinha, has erupted in another episode highlighting the ongoing turf wars blighting ZANU-PF.
Chasi threw caution to the wind and came out guns blazing, accusing Dinha of fomenting his downfall. A lawyer by profession, Chasi was sacked from government towards the end of last year. His sacking followed disclosures by the First Lady, Grace Mugabe, that Chasi was frustrating her efforts to expand her projects in Mazowe valley.
Chasi, the legislator for Mazowe South, is one of the Members of Parliament facing expulsion from ZANU-PF. Chasi denied attempting to block the First Lady saying she was misled by his "persecutor," Dinha. He said Dinha had incited ZANU-PF youths in the province to turn against him adding that he was no longer able to move freely in his own constituency as he was now a marked man.
"The source of all my problems is the dishonest leadership of Martin Dinha. I place the entire issue at his doorstep and I have told him that personally in so many ways," Chasi said.
"Dinha has been fighting me for many years in the province. First he chucked me out of my farm, Lazy 7, because he wanted to move in the first batch of villagers evicted from Manzou. He even asked me for assistance to transport the people and I gave my lorries. He then asked me to move to another farm in Mvurwi only for him to say later that the 'top people' had ordered that I could not settle there. I lost many cattle as a result of that," he said.
Asked what could be the reason for the bad blood between them, Chasi said: "For him, it is a tool of survival to rubbish others and stand on a pedestal projecting himself as the clean one. We are both lawyers so he could be eyeing the justice ministry."
But Dinha denied the accusations. "I am actually shocked he said that. I spoke to him recently over the phone and he never raised that issue. He says I am fighting to replace him as deputy minister of justice, but what kind of politics could that be where one fights for a position lower than the one they currently occupy? I am already a minister and I cannot be fighting to be demoted," said Dinha.
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