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In a blistering and extensive social media post, Independent Member of Parliament for Norton, Temba Mliswa, has called for a decisive purge of \u201cmoles and fence-sitters\u201d within the ZANU PF government, specifically targeting Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba and the wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The post, titled \u201cSabhuku\u2019s Eye: Moles, Putschist Fence-Sitters and ED\u2019s Need to Go Bold,\u201d positions Mliswa as a staunch defender of President Emmerson Mnangagwa while launching a fierce critique against VP Chiwenga\u2019s alleged ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Tale of Two Successions: Patience vs. Impatience<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mliswa framed his argument around a historical parallel, recalling how President Mnangagwa was bypassed for the Vice Presidency in 2004 in favour of Joice Mujuru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat is striking in that chain of events is how ED nursed his disappointment and pain and still worked dutifully and faithfully until his turn finally came,\u201d Mliswa wrote, praising the President\u2019s \u201cpatience and humbleness\u201d as a \u201cfeat for study.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He contrasted this with what he termed VP Chiwenga\u2019s \u201creckless\u201d and \u201cdangerous\u201d impatience, alleging a coordinated effort to usurp President Mnangagwa, particularly after the party\u2019s Resolution Number 1 in Bulawayo, which effectively endorsed Mnangagwa as the party\u2019s sole candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt has been clear to all and sundry that there were ongoing efforts to usurp ED\u2026 Only those advancing the putschist agenda and the stoically stupid would try to argue that the Presidium has been in unison,\u201d Mliswa stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Call for a Purge and Specific Targets<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MP claimed that \u201cmultiple intelligence leaks have betrayed the presence of sellouts,\u201d increasing pressure on the President to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are too many flip-floppers such that ED should simply get his own people into Government and chuck sellouts out!\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He specifically named Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba, stating he had \u201cemerged from this scandal with a very tainted name.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, Mliswa called for the removal of VP Chiwenga\u2019s wife, Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi, from the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow does the wife of the VP continue going to work when she has become a politically exposed person?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn a rigid environment such as the military who can oversee the VP’s wife with professional detachment? No one!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mliswa also revealed personal costs for his allegiance, claiming,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had a homestead burnt down for simply siding with the President while multiple leaks revealed moles inside the system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chiwenga\u2019s Depleted Capital and a New Leadership Era<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mliswa argued that VP Chiwenga\u2019s strategy had backfired, costing him his political capital within ZANU PF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs things stand he has essentially brought the party into disrepute and whatever political capital he possessed especially within it, he has lost it,\u201d he wrote, adding that the VP had mistakenly focused on grandstanding to \u201csocial media, mainly opposition people in the diaspora\u201d instead of building internal party support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking forward, Mliswa suggested it was time for a generational shift in leadership, moving beyond liberation war credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFour decades after independence it’s reasonable if there is a persuasion to change the guard and have a breed of leaders who never took part in the liberation war,\u201d he stated, pointing to businessman Kuda Tagwirei as an example of a \u201cdifferent skill set\u201d needed for modern governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Final Warning<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mliswa concluded with a final call to action for President Mnangagwa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs for the President, many have shown their colours and inability to do the principled thing, and should simply be allowed or made to walk!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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