Zanu-PF halts suspensions

Zanu-PF has ordered all its 10 provinces not to suspend officials and advised that only structures that existed at the time of the party's 6th National Peoples' Congress will be recognised.

The announcement came as the Zanu-PF Manicaland Provincial Coordinating Committee on Saturday adopted a motion imposing a five-year suspension on all party officials who had votes of no confidence passed on them.

Bulawayo province was also reported to have tinkered with its provincial structures.

This development would have meant that all party bigwigs accused of being linked to the sacked Vice President Joice Mujuru were going to be kicked out.

Zanu-PF national secretary for the commissariat Saviour Kasukuwere declared the suspension of officials in Manicaland province on Saturday as "null and void".

As such, Kasukuwere said any changes to the provinces would be done with ultimate approval by the party's First Secretary and President Mugabe.