THEMATIC OVERVIEW
Theme: Internal Strife – A Cancer in Zimbabwe’s Main Political Parties
Both the ruling Zanu-PF and the main opposition parties continue to be riddled
with internal turmoil.
For Zanu-PF the restructuring exercise which began earlier this year following the
purge of former Vice President, Joice Mujuru, and those sympathetic to her across
the board, has served to illuminate the internal fissures that exists within the
revolutionary party. Divisions are rife and conflict often results in outright physical
violence. Many districts across the width and breadth of the country are battling
this internal strife.
MDC-T is also not free from internal strife, with the fear for the democratic
movement always being whether or not it will splinter again. Conflict around
specific personalities persists much to the threat of unity within the party.
Unless and until the parties have considerable unity of purpose and basic tolerance
for diversity, peace within their movements will always be at threat.
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