Analysts speak on Zanu-PF infighting

Despite the internecine infighting flaring up in the ruling party, ZANU-PF will remain a formidable giant in the country's body politic, analysts said this week.

Analysts said the former fighters of the 1970s liberation struggle have pitched their political tent in Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's camp, daring a rival group that goes by the moniker Generation 40 or simply G40.

The current upheavals in ZANU-PF, which has presided over the country's affairs since independence in 1980, have prompted many to question if the party still commands significant electoral authority, more so with 2018 elections beckoning.

Political analysts believe that the party's seemingly careless behaviour stems from its dominance of the political field, aided by the weaknesses of the opposition parties.