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Mliswa accuses Charamba of betrayal and sabotage
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Firebrand former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has launched a blistering public attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson, George Charamba, accusing him of betrayal and deliberate sabotage of the Head of State amid growing internal tensions within Zanu-PF.
Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, Mliswa accused Charamba of being a "serial betrayer" with a long record of disloyalty stretching back to the late former First Lady, Grace Mugabe.
"Why are some of you acting surprised by allegations that George Charamba should be investigated for letting down the President? The guy has a history of betraying his principals!" Mliswa wrote.
He claimed that Charamba's alleged duplicity was evident during the Mugabe era, when Grace Mugabe publicly accused him of working against her husband.
"Mai Mugabe realised it and called him out in public before. While at that time his cause appeared noble, the underlying factor was still betrayal of a principal!"
Mliswa went further to question how Charamba survived politically after the fall of Robert Mugabe while others like former Higher Education Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo fled into exile.
"While Prof Jonathan Moyo, whom he worked with, ran away (with his professional dignity intact), how did he survive? It's an indication of suspicious conduct which may amount to sacrificing others for self-expediency," he added.
Mliswa accused Charamba of failing in his duties as Mnangagwa's chief communicator during what he described as a "siege" against the President from within the ruling party.
"His latest conduct, as a Presidential Spokesperson, when the President came under siege has been very telling and speaks of a compromised character. His lackadaisical approach is not just absence of passion and initiative but a wilful removal of those factors to sabotage the President," he wrote.
Mliswa suggested that Charamba's tone of calmness and normalcy during internal attacks on the President amounted to "wilful sabotage."
"How does one act normal and even peddle the mirage of normalcy in a situation which everyone can see is a President facing internal attacks?"
He even compared Charamba unfavourably to exiled former minister Jonathan Moyo, claiming Moyo had been more effective in defending Mnangagwa's image.
"As it is, Prof Moyo is actually doing a better job from a propaganda perspective - advancing the Presidential cause more effectively," Mliswa said.
The outspoken former MP also took aim at the government's chief spokesperson, Nick Mangwana, accusing him of offering a "weak defence" of the President at a time of deep factional strain.
"The situation hasn't been helped by Nick Mangwana's own weak approach in a volatile environment. In a scenario where rivals have defrocked themselves of diplomacy, humility and etiquette in relation to the President, why does the President's own defence retain false humility and continue delicately tiptoeing around?" he asked.
Mliswa concluded his post by describing the communication failures surrounding Mnangagwa as tantamount to "sabotage or selling out."
"If that isn't sabotage or selling out, it's ineffectiveness! All of which warrant one thing!" he declared, without specifying what that "one thing" might be.
Mliswa's outburst comes amid deepening divisions within Zanu-PF. On 17 September 2025, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga reportedly presented a 17-page dossier accusing Mnangagwa of "corruption, capture and betrayal," according to ZimLive. The President's allies hit back on 14 October, branding Chiwenga's document "treasonous."
Days later, on 16 October, Mliswa mocked Chiwenga on social media, claiming the Vice President had suffered "multiple humiliating defeats" within Zanu-PF.
The ruling party's internal tension escalated further at its National People's Conference in Mutare on 18 October, where delegates endorsed extending Mnangagwa's presidential term to 2030 - a move critics say is designed to sideline Chiwenga's camp. Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi announced that legislation would be introduced to amend the Constitution accordingly.
At the time of publication, neither George Charamba nor Nick Mangwana had responded publicly to Mliswa's explosive allegations, which have intensified speculation over deep-seated power struggles within the ruling elite.
Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, Mliswa accused Charamba of being a "serial betrayer" with a long record of disloyalty stretching back to the late former First Lady, Grace Mugabe.
"Why are some of you acting surprised by allegations that George Charamba should be investigated for letting down the President? The guy has a history of betraying his principals!" Mliswa wrote.
He claimed that Charamba's alleged duplicity was evident during the Mugabe era, when Grace Mugabe publicly accused him of working against her husband.
"Mai Mugabe realised it and called him out in public before. While at that time his cause appeared noble, the underlying factor was still betrayal of a principal!"
Mliswa went further to question how Charamba survived politically after the fall of Robert Mugabe while others like former Higher Education Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo fled into exile.
"While Prof Jonathan Moyo, whom he worked with, ran away (with his professional dignity intact), how did he survive? It's an indication of suspicious conduct which may amount to sacrificing others for self-expediency," he added.
Mliswa accused Charamba of failing in his duties as Mnangagwa's chief communicator during what he described as a "siege" against the President from within the ruling party.
"His latest conduct, as a Presidential Spokesperson, when the President came under siege has been very telling and speaks of a compromised character. His lackadaisical approach is not just absence of passion and initiative but a wilful removal of those factors to sabotage the President," he wrote.
Mliswa suggested that Charamba's tone of calmness and normalcy during internal attacks on the President amounted to "wilful sabotage."
"How does one act normal and even peddle the mirage of normalcy in a situation which everyone can see is a President facing internal attacks?"
He even compared Charamba unfavourably to exiled former minister Jonathan Moyo, claiming Moyo had been more effective in defending Mnangagwa's image.
"As it is, Prof Moyo is actually doing a better job from a propaganda perspective - advancing the Presidential cause more effectively," Mliswa said.
The outspoken former MP also took aim at the government's chief spokesperson, Nick Mangwana, accusing him of offering a "weak defence" of the President at a time of deep factional strain.
"The situation hasn't been helped by Nick Mangwana's own weak approach in a volatile environment. In a scenario where rivals have defrocked themselves of diplomacy, humility and etiquette in relation to the President, why does the President's own defence retain false humility and continue delicately tiptoeing around?" he asked.
Mliswa concluded his post by describing the communication failures surrounding Mnangagwa as tantamount to "sabotage or selling out."
"If that isn't sabotage or selling out, it's ineffectiveness! All of which warrant one thing!" he declared, without specifying what that "one thing" might be.
Mliswa's outburst comes amid deepening divisions within Zanu-PF. On 17 September 2025, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga reportedly presented a 17-page dossier accusing Mnangagwa of "corruption, capture and betrayal," according to ZimLive. The President's allies hit back on 14 October, branding Chiwenga's document "treasonous."
Days later, on 16 October, Mliswa mocked Chiwenga on social media, claiming the Vice President had suffered "multiple humiliating defeats" within Zanu-PF.
The ruling party's internal tension escalated further at its National People's Conference in Mutare on 18 October, where delegates endorsed extending Mnangagwa's presidential term to 2030 - a move critics say is designed to sideline Chiwenga's camp. Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi announced that legislation would be introduced to amend the Constitution accordingly.
At the time of publication, neither George Charamba nor Nick Mangwana had responded publicly to Mliswa's explosive allegations, which have intensified speculation over deep-seated power struggles within the ruling elite.
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