Kasukuwere rallies as Mzembi faces jail in Harare

Former ZANU-PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has offered support to his ally Walter Mzembi, a fellow Generation 40 figure, who remains in detention. Kasukuwere expressed optimism on X, stating that Mzembi’s current situation would eventually come to an end. Mzembi, a former Masvingo South legislator, was arrested on June 14 after returning to Zimbabwe from South Africa, where he had lived since 2018 following claims he needed urgent cancer treatment. Authorities accuse Mzembi of corruption and abuse of office related to his time as tourism minister, while critics argue that his ongoing legal troubles are politically motivated due to his opposition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.