ZANU‑PF cracks down on factionalism

HARARE – ZANU‑PF Harare provincial commissar Voyage Dambuza has warned grassroots structures against spreading falsehoods and fuelling divisions within the party, urging members to uphold unity and discipline.


Addressing district leaders during a mobilisation meeting in Epworth, Dambuza said misinformation and factional tendencies were derailing the party’s development agenda.

“Let me take this opportunity to condemn and warn against some leaders at grassroots level who want to cause divisions within party ranks through fanning factionalism. Everyone belongs to the party under one leader, Comrade Emmerson Mnangagwa. There is no need to move around claiming this one belongs to this grouping and that one to another,” he said.

“As ZANU‑PF, we should be united as a solitary group under one President, without causing divisions. Let us use the opportunities available within the party to empower everyone, not disintegrate our united organisation. ZANU‑PF does not thrive on grapevines or factionalism, but on love, unity and peace.”

Dambuza also urged leaders to mobilise members for an upcoming event to be addressed by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, encouraging parents to bring children aged one to five for donations and empowerment initiatives.

Harare provincial war veterans chairperson Comrade John Guta echoed the call for unity, saying factionalism had no place in the liberation movement.

“Even during the struggle, divisions among comrades were not tolerated. Let us all come in our numbers to attend the important event by the First Lady,” Guta said.

Harare provincial women’s league chairperson Barbra Mwale also stressed the need to shun divisions, saying unity remained central to the party’s success.

The remarks come ahead of the First Lady’s scheduled visit to Epworth on Wednesday and signal a renewed push by the party leadership to clamp down on internal conflicts and present a united front.