Zim GBC News | Political Correspondent
HARARE – Political tensions have escalated dramatically after former MP Temba Mliswa launched a scathing attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charamba, accusing him of betrayal and deliberate sabotage of the President during a period of intense internal party pressure.
In a lengthy social media post on Monday, Mliswa detailed what he called Charamba’s long record of disloyalty, claiming the spokesperson had failed in his duties when Mnangagwa faced internal attacks.
“Why are some of you acting surprised by allegations that George Charamba should be investigated for letting down the President. The guy has a history for betraying his principals!” Mliswa wrote.
He referenced a previous confrontation with the late former First Lady Grace Mugabe, stating,
“Mai Mugabe realised it and called him out in public before. While at that time his cause appeared noble the underlying factor was still betrayal of a principal!”
Mliswa alleged that Charamba’s conduct during the President’s recent political challenges was particularly telling. “His lackadaisical approach is not just absence of passion and initiative but a wilful removal of those factors to sabotage the President,” he claimed, adding that exiled former minister Jonathan Moyo was “actually doing a better job from a propaganda perspective advancing the Presidential cause.”
Charamba fired back with equal venom, dismissing Mliswa as irrelevant.
“I HARDLY HAVE TIME FOR A FAILED OPPOSITION FIGURE WHO SEEKS TO PLAY SAVIOUR TO MY PRINCIPAL OR TO ZANU PF WHICH HE IS YET TO RE-JOIN,” Charamba responded.
He added:
“I WILL ONLY TAKE NOTICE OF HIS ERRANT VIEWS WHEN HE BECOMES A MEMBER OF ZANU PF… FOR NOW HE IS A MERE TALKATIVE NOBODY WHO HAS NO LESSONS FOR ME! YOU CAN ADVISE HIM TO GO HANG ON A BANANA TREE.”
The explosive exchange comes amid significant political turmoil within ZANU-PF.
The party recently announced at its annual conference in Mutare that it would move to extend President Mnangagwa’s term until 2030 through constitutional amendments, a move that has drawn both internal criticism and legal challenges from opposition figures.
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