ZimPF a Ndebele party?

The Matabeleland South chapter of the Joice Mujuru-led Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) has been rocked by tribal and factional fights with interim provincial executive member, Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo, cited as the chief culprit.

People on Matabeleland South are said to be skeptical about joining Zimbabwe People First as it is viewed as a Ndebele outfit.

ZimPF supporters calling themselves "genuine party members in the province" last week wrote to Mujuru and national co-ordinator Dzikamai Mavhaire requesting for Fuzwayo's expulsion from the party. Fuzwayo is accused of being a tribalist.

"Fuzwayo is practising factionalism in the party, working only with MDC members and not ZimPF members (sic), which is destroying the party … factionalism is not tolerated in politics and anyone believed to be practising it must be fired from the party immediately," party members wrote to interim leader Joyce Mujuru.

"Fuzwayo is a serious tribalist who is also a member of Mthwakazi and always fighting against Shona members of the party, which is killing people's spirit of joining the party in Gwanda because they now think it's a Ndebele party".

They now want Fuzwayo to be kicked out if the movement. "We think that the party is not progressing well in Matabeleland South because of the presence of Fuzwayo in the party. The party must get rid of dead wood like him to give an example to everyone who pretends to be working for the party when actually destroying it from inside."

They accused him of tribalism, factionalism, insubordination and undermining interim provincial chairperson Leonard Mathuthu and other executive members. 

Fuzwayo reportedly held an "illegal" meeting recently to pass a vote of no confidence against Mathuthu.