Cde Kasukuwere
Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent
ALL suspended Zanu-PF Midlands provincial members revert to their positions prior to the passing of votes of no confidence, while the party has lifted the suspension on party meetings and activities in the province.
The Politburo also appointed Cde Joram Gumbo Zanu-PF acting provincial chairman for the Midlands and gave the province a three-month ultimatum to resolve internal squabbles.
This was revealed by Zanu-PF national commissar Cde Saviour Kasukuwere while addressing members of the Midlands Provincial Co-ordinating Committee in Gweru yesterday.
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The changes come as Cde Kasukuwere threatened to sue some sections of the privately-owned media that he accused of fabricating stories about his alleged fallout with Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
The Midlands Province had passed votes of no confidence in secretary for Administration Engineer Tapiwanashe Matangaidze, Cdes Makhosini Hlongwane, who was the commissar, and Anastasia Ndlovu.
Cde Ndlovu is a national youth executive member.
The trio also passed counter votes of no confidence in Cdes Owen Mudha Ncube, Goodwill Shiri, July Moyo, Clarisse Mutambisi, Victor Matemadanda, Cornelius Mpereri, Justice Mayor Wadyajena and a Cde Chigaba.
Cde Kasukuwere said the province should restore the old structures and resume commissariat meetings.
“Pertaining to the challenges that the province has been facing, the Politburo has communicated to us to go and restructure the province back to where it was and Cde Joram Gumbo here will help us for the next three months to deal with issues that are at hand.
“My purpose of visit to the province is to restructure the province to the original structure, meaning that Cde Gumbo will be acting chairman on an interim capacity to superintend the province with the structure that is in place.
“We have been sent to reunite and reconcile people. We have come to the Midlands to build the party not to destroy it,” said Cde Kasukuwere.
“There are a plethora of disciplinary issues that the party needs to deal with and that should be put to finality and ensure that we deal with all grey areas that have been bedevilling people and the party.
“If we have our own personal differences as individuals we should not drag the whole province into that and make it a big issue. Do not use the party to settle your own personal scores and differences.”
He added: “We should not destroy the party by our personal differences. I have no doubt there are issues in the province and there are leaders who have the maturity and capacity to deal with those issues.Cde Gumbo you should visit all the provinces and rebuild the party and put all the differences to finality.”
Cde Kasukuwere said 2018 was not far and the chaos in the party should come to an end.
“Midlands is one of our key provinces and the party needs Midlands Province. Midlands should turn the volume down. We should know that 2018 is not too far and we cannot afford to continue fanning chaos and divisions in the party. Midlands should resolve its issues internally”.
Meanwhile, Cde Gumbo reconciled Cdes Matangaidze, Ncube and Daniel Mckenzie.
Cde Gumbo threatened to resign from his new post if the provincial executive members fail reunite.
“I am giving you seven days to iron out your differences or I will go to the Politburo and let it dissolve the province. All those small groups that you had formed should be destroyed with immediate effect. Let us unite. Maimwa mese doro Matangaidze na Mckenzie kare and I have the photo of you together, shake hands now and hug each other,” he said.
Midlands Correspondent
ZANU-PF National Political Commissar Cde Savior Kasukuwere has threatened to sue some sections of the privately-owned media that have been fabricating stories about his alleged fallout with Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Cde Kasukuwere, who reiterated that there is no bad blood between him and VP Mnangagwa, described the so-called rift as a creation of the media and a “misguided misconception” by newspapers that have “made money out of us”.
The privately-owned media has been awash with stories claiming that Cde Kasukuwere leads a faction – G40 – that is campaigning for the ouster of VP Mnangagwa.
In an interview on the sidelines of a Zanu-PF Midlands Provincial Coordinating Committee meeting at the Convention Center in Gweru yesterday, Cde Kasukuwere said despite media reports, VP Mnangagwa remained his superior. He said he and VP Mnangagwa were working together in harmony contrary to allegations that the two had fallen out with the former orchestrating the jettisoning of the latter.
He said the rumours were a creation of the media and detractors that sort to destabilize the robust revolutionary party, adding that the party has remained intact and was confident of that Zanu-PF will consolidate its supremacy in the 2018 harmonised election.
Cde Kasukuwere said Cde Mnangagwa was a senior member of the party and that they both work in the interest of the party in their different capacities.
He said allegations that there were differences between him and Cde Mnangagwa was a mere political gimmick and a marketing strategy by some sections of the private media who sort to enhance and increase their sells.
“The problem with you newspaper people is you want to create issues where there are no issues. Cde Mnangagwa is my Vice President and I’m the political commissar of Zanu-PF. He is a senior colleague. I have said this on many occasions.
“We both work in the interests of the party but you (the media) with your headlines you make the country believe there is mayhem and there is going to be Sodom and Gomorrah. Have you ever seen Cde Mnangagwa fighting me? Not at all.
“You have made money out of us anyway. Cde Mnangagwa is a lawyer by profession and I will ask him to sue you. We are the biggest item that you people use for news and it’s quite unfortunate,” he said.
Cde Kasukuwere said those that were anticipating chaos and mayhem during his Midlands visit have been left with an egg on face and threatened to institute legal proceedings against some sections of the private media who were peddling the falsehoods of the purported fall out between the two senior Zanu-PF officials.