Dabengwa calls for urgent national dialogue

ZAPU leader Dumiso Dabengwa on Thursday called on all political parties, including Zanu-PF, to urgently organise a national dialogue to brainstorm on solutions to the economic crisis facing the country.

"As Zapu, we call on all stakeholders to come together for dialogue on a way forward before the country grinds to a halt," he said.

"We have not formally approached them (Zanu-PF), but we have informally talked to colleagues in government on the need for a national dialogue to find solutions facing this country.

"We know that Zanu-PF is ashamed to admit defeat … come to the table as (late former Rhodesian Prime Minister) Ian Smith did and let us build the country together, just as we defeated oppression together side-by-side."

Disenchanted with the situation in the country, Dabengwa spearheaded the withdrawal of a number of former Zapu members from Zanu-PF.

However, the party has found the going tough in the country's political terrain and are yet to win a single electoral seat.