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Zanu PF sells electronic membership cards in Manicaland
22 Dec 2015 at 06:17hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that the ruling party Zanu PF as it gears for the 2018 elections has started selling its membership card through electronic means.
"A massive Zanu-PF membership drive is underway in Manicaland as part of the party's strategies for the 2018 general elections. The party is selling electronic membership cards at a cost of US$3-00 each. These cards form the basis of access to free and subsidised government aid. Party officials are urging people to use every trick in the book to source for the required money to buy the cards," ZPP reported.
"They are alleged to have said that failure to buy the party affiliation cards will expose those in opposition politics. The threats are taking place despite the existence of domestic laws that allow citizens to associate freely with political parties of their choice."
ZPP said leading the threats are constituencies such as Chipinge East and Chimanimani West.
"Intra-party violence pitting those sympathetic to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa against supporters of First Lady Grace Mugabe has characterised the politics of Manicaland with each faction passing a vote of no confidence against the other. This has been more evident in the Women's League where two political gurus in the likes of Happiness Nyakuedzwa and Monica Mutsvangwa seem to be losing the battle. The two have been fighting in Mnangagwa's corner. Nyakuedzwa was recently suspended for failing to "toe the line" said ZPP.
"A massive Zanu-PF membership drive is underway in Manicaland as part of the party's strategies for the 2018 general elections. The party is selling electronic membership cards at a cost of US$3-00 each. These cards form the basis of access to free and subsidised government aid. Party officials are urging people to use every trick in the book to source for the required money to buy the cards," ZPP reported.
"They are alleged to have said that failure to buy the party affiliation cards will expose those in opposition politics. The threats are taking place despite the existence of domestic laws that allow citizens to associate freely with political parties of their choice."
ZPP said leading the threats are constituencies such as Chipinge East and Chimanimani West.
"Intra-party violence pitting those sympathetic to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa against supporters of First Lady Grace Mugabe has characterised the politics of Manicaland with each faction passing a vote of no confidence against the other. This has been more evident in the Women's League where two political gurus in the likes of Happiness Nyakuedzwa and Monica Mutsvangwa seem to be losing the battle. The two have been fighting in Mnangagwa's corner. Nyakuedzwa was recently suspended for failing to "toe the line" said ZPP.
Source - Byo24News
