Zanu PF is tripping over its own rules again, this time over a committee seat in Manicaland. Party bigwig Munyaradzi Machacha shot down an attempt to install Paul Tungwarara, who advises President Mnangagwa, into a vacant central committee spot. The position belonged to Chipinge district after Dorothy Mabika left it, meaning the replacement had to be a Women's League member from that area.
Machacha, the party's political commissar, called the whole move invalid for breaking procedure. He cited a party circular demanding replacements come from the same district, and he warned against any candidate handing out money or goods, calling that vote buying. Senior figures like Treasurer Patrick Chinamasa backed him up.
Then the party's messaging totally fell apart. Spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa contradicted Machacha, suggesting the politburo would have the final say anyway. This mess shows their rules are purely optional, depending on who you know. It echoes bigger worries, like the faction trying to extend Mnangagwa's term past the constitutional limit. If they cannot follow their own internal guidebook, it is a bad sign for everyone else expecting them to follow any laws at all.
Machacha, the party's political commissar, called the whole move invalid for breaking procedure. He cited a party circular demanding replacements come from the same district, and he warned against any candidate handing out money or goods, calling that vote buying. Senior figures like Treasurer Patrick Chinamasa backed him up.
Then the party's messaging totally fell apart. Spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa contradicted Machacha, suggesting the politburo would have the final say anyway. This mess shows their rules are purely optional, depending on who you know. It echoes bigger worries, like the faction trying to extend Mnangagwa's term past the constitutional limit. If they cannot follow their own internal guidebook, it is a bad sign for everyone else expecting them to follow any laws at all.
