Zim GBC News | Political Correspondent
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU-PF, has declared it will remain in power indefinitely, with a senior official dismissing succession fears and vowing that the party’s leadership transition, when it comes, will be seamless.
In an interview with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), ZANU-PF Director of Information Farai Marapira rejected claims of internal succession battles, asserting that the revolutionary party is built on war, blood, and sacrifice — and is not going anywhere.
“If anyone honestly believes we have a succession problem in ZANU-PF, then they don’t know what we are about,” Marapira said.
“We are ZANU-PF, we are a revolutionary party. We are a party born of war, blood, and sacrifice. We are not affected by these false headlines. These are challenges in the heads of people who wish for our demise.”
Marapira challenged critics to watch how smoothly ZANU-PF would handle any future transition, suggesting the party’s rule is permanent.
“We as ZANU-PF, when the time for succession comes, we’ll do it so smoothly, you are going to be surprised. If we are both alive, I would love you to call me again on this interview, and you will see how smooth it will have gone,” he said.
The remarks come after ZANU-PF secured a two-thirds majority in Parliament, following a series of disputed court rulings that saw opposition CCC MPs recalled by little-known activist Sengezo Tshabangu — a move widely seen as weakening the opposition once led by Nelson Chamisa.
Asked about calls to scrap the constitutional recall clause, Marapira defended the provision, arguing it binds parliamentarians to their parties and the will of voters.
“One of the major complaints of the opposition is the recall clause because they have been complaining about how recalls should be struck out of the constitution,” he said.
“But we have said that this is actually a binding of the people’s will because when people go for elections, they go as members of political parties representing party manifestos and party ideologies.”
Marapira blamed the opposition’s internal dysfunction for its woes, adding:
“So it is not our fault that the opposition is not able to structure itself in such a way that they can respect their own ethos and their own values. So we have not accepted as ZANU-PF that we include this recall clause.”
Political analysts say Marapira’s comments reflect a ruling party emboldened by a fragmented opposition and parliamentary dominance not seen since independence.
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