Mujuru appeals for unity in ZimPF

ZIMPF leader Dr Joice Mujuru has admitted that there are divisions which are worsening in her party in Masvingo.

Addressing mourners, mainly party members at the burial of provincial spokesperson Retired Colonel Kudzai Mbudzi in Murisa Village under Chief Charumbira area in Masvingo yesterday, Dr Mujuru appealed for unity within the beleaguered party's provincial executive.

Rtd Col Mbudzi died on Sunday morning at West End Clinic in Harare after a short illness.

There is a brewing storm in Masvingo over leadership changes which have seen founding chairman Retired Col Claudius Makova being elevated to a more ceremonial position in the council of elders and replaced by Dr William Zivenge of the Great Zimbabwe University (GZU).

However, Rtd Col Makova has vowed to remain the chairman of the province and has disregarded the election of Dr Zivenge as the new chairman.

The national party spokesperson, Mr Jealousy Mawarire, has also maintained that Rtd Col Makova will remain at the helm and dismissed the leadership change as null and void. As if not to be outdone, Rtd Col Makova has gone ahead and nominated a candidate for the forthcoming Bikita West by-election, Mr Kudakwashe Gopo, despite the national executive saying they don't have an official position regarding their participation.