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Zanu-PF faction fights intensify
15 Oct 2014 at 07:32hrs | Views
ZANU-PF faction fights have cascaded to the party's grassroots structures amid reports that some district chairpersons are being summoned to meetings in secluded areas.
Sources said in one of the cases, two buses left Tongogara growth point in Shurugwi on Monday morning carrying 54 district chairpersons for a meeting in Harare.
Some Zanu-PF members in Shurugwi said the meeting was unconstitutional and in violation of the recent politburo resolution which prohibits canvassing before the December congress.
Sources said the district chairpersons were drawn from Francis Nhema's Shurugwi North constituency and Tapiwa Matangaidze's Shurugwi South.
Matangaidze is aligned to Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa's faction, while Nhema has been linked to the rival one reportedly loyal to Vice-President Joice Mujuru.
However, Nhema yesterday said he was not aware of the meeting.
Meanwhile, Zanu-PF Mashonaland West chairperson Themba Mliswa and businessperson Phillip Chiyangwa yesterday exchanged harsh words in public during the First Lady Grace Mugabe's rally in Lupane, ostensibly after the later denounced 'gamatox'.
The two, who were seated close to each other, only separated by Broadcasting and Media deputy minister Supa Mandiwanzira locked in a serious verbal exchange that lasted for more than 15 minutes.
Although contents of the arguments could not be ascertained, reliable sources said Mliswa was irked by Chiyangwa's sloganeering that denounced 'gamatox'.
Mliswa told Chiyangwa that they will meet in central committee.
Sources said in one of the cases, two buses left Tongogara growth point in Shurugwi on Monday morning carrying 54 district chairpersons for a meeting in Harare.
Some Zanu-PF members in Shurugwi said the meeting was unconstitutional and in violation of the recent politburo resolution which prohibits canvassing before the December congress.
Sources said the district chairpersons were drawn from Francis Nhema's Shurugwi North constituency and Tapiwa Matangaidze's Shurugwi South.
Matangaidze is aligned to Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa's faction, while Nhema has been linked to the rival one reportedly loyal to Vice-President Joice Mujuru.
Meanwhile, Zanu-PF Mashonaland West chairperson Themba Mliswa and businessperson Phillip Chiyangwa yesterday exchanged harsh words in public during the First Lady Grace Mugabe's rally in Lupane, ostensibly after the later denounced 'gamatox'.
The two, who were seated close to each other, only separated by Broadcasting and Media deputy minister Supa Mandiwanzira locked in a serious verbal exchange that lasted for more than 15 minutes.
Although contents of the arguments could not be ascertained, reliable sources said Mliswa was irked by Chiyangwa's sloganeering that denounced 'gamatox'.
Mliswa told Chiyangwa that they will meet in central committee.
Source - newsday
