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Mugabe survived on patronage for to long, will he survive this time--analyst
23 Jul 2016 at 07:42hrs | Views
A political commentator Pedzisai Ruhanya has said as the civil unrest is unfolding in Zimbabwe it is a fact that President Robert Mugabe has been surviving through patronage since the era of the chaotic land reform and war veterans payouts and he wondered if this time he will survive.
Ruhanya said the problems and divisions in Zanu PF happen at an interesting historic moment in Zimbabwe, a broke state, corrupt and decomposition of the political, monumental changes in the configuration of the political economy of the state marked by seismic informalisation of the economy, political discontent, #Tajamuka, #ThisFlag, #civilserviceslaries.
"In the past Mugabe gave war vets money (war victims compensation, 1997), land (hondo yeminda) and other patronage packs in the state through employment and deployments. Now, what will he give them? Coercion/violence alone wont work! Will distribution of urban land be enough as a patronage package to the various factions?" he asked.
Ruhanya said the problems and divisions in Zanu PF happen at an interesting historic moment in Zimbabwe, a broke state, corrupt and decomposition of the political, monumental changes in the configuration of the political economy of the state marked by seismic informalisation of the economy, political discontent, #Tajamuka, #ThisFlag, #civilserviceslaries.
"In the past Mugabe gave war vets money (war victims compensation, 1997), land (hondo yeminda) and other patronage packs in the state through employment and deployments. Now, what will he give them? Coercion/violence alone wont work! Will distribution of urban land be enough as a patronage package to the various factions?" he asked.
Source - Byo24News
