Zanu PF targets Mushore

Embattled Harare town clerk James Mushore tops the list of city administrators Zanu-PF does not want to stay a day longer in their positions because they may frustrate the party's power-retention strategies.

Mushore, in particular, is being viewed as an obstacle to Zanu-PF's grand plan to secure more seats in the metropolitan province because of his strong grounding in systems and processes, having worked as a banker for many years.

With elections due in two years, the party does not have much time to follow the rigors of urban planning hence administrators such as Mushore do not fit into Zanu-PF's modus operandi which, in the main, involves dishing out freebies to party faithful to enlist their patronage.

As a result, the party is determinedly fighting for the sacking of Mushore whose closeness to former vice president Joice Mujuru has worsens matters.