Political activist Mbizvo Jealousy Mawarire has cautioned that unintended results may emerge from President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent restructuring of the ZANU-PF Politburo. The party announced Tuesday that Mnangagwa had decided to move Secretary General Obert Mpofu to a Secretary for ICT position with reduced influence. Mpofu had resisted efforts by Harare Province to bring controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the Central Committee. Tagwirei maintains close ties with Mnangagwa.
Other appointments saw Patrick Chinamasa lose his post as Legal Affairs Secretary to Ziyambi Ziyambi, while gaining the position of Treasurer General. Jacob Mudenda, a strong supporter of Mnangagwa and former Treasurer General, assumed Mpofu's...