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Zanu-PF Politburo in crunch meeting
23 Apr 2015 at 09:38hrs | Views
AN epoch-making meeting of Zanu-PF's supreme decision-making body in between congresses, the Politburo, is set for Wednesday amid tell tale signs of an implosion in the governing party occasioned by a roots and branch shake up targeting all its structures.
The meeting comes as a fresh wave of turbulence across the provinces, where several influential figures have been recommended for either expulsion or suspension, has stoked panic within the corridors of power.
While the purge was initially targeted at former vice president Joice Mujuru who was dismissed from the party early this month, along with her perceived followers, it has since changed form to mirror the competing forces in Zanu-PF that are jockeying for President Robert Mugabe's ear.
Prior to the December 2014 congress, Zanu-PF was split along two main factions; one led by Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the other by Mujuru.
Despite the ruthless purge of the Mujuru faction, other centres of power have emerged in Zanu-PF outside the Mnangagwa camp, which has compounded the confusion.
With President Mugabe now in the twilight of his political career, having turned 91 in February, a fierce fight has broken out at all levels of the party, as ambitious Zanu-PF cadres jostle to position their proxies strategically.
The political gamesmanship has turned into a nightmare for those concerned about ithe party's future, coming as they have when Mujuru and her allies have signaled the formation of a rival formation to contested in the 2018 national polls.
The meeting comes as a fresh wave of turbulence across the provinces, where several influential figures have been recommended for either expulsion or suspension, has stoked panic within the corridors of power.
While the purge was initially targeted at former vice president Joice Mujuru who was dismissed from the party early this month, along with her perceived followers, it has since changed form to mirror the competing forces in Zanu-PF that are jockeying for President Robert Mugabe's ear.
Despite the ruthless purge of the Mujuru faction, other centres of power have emerged in Zanu-PF outside the Mnangagwa camp, which has compounded the confusion.
With President Mugabe now in the twilight of his political career, having turned 91 in February, a fierce fight has broken out at all levels of the party, as ambitious Zanu-PF cadres jostle to position their proxies strategically.
The political gamesmanship has turned into a nightmare for those concerned about ithe party's future, coming as they have when Mujuru and her allies have signaled the formation of a rival formation to contested in the 2018 national polls.
Source - fingaz
