Zim GBC News | Political Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harare \u2013 Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-declared secretary general of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), is poised to receive ZWG$56 million in state funding under the Political Finance Act (PFA), a development likely to intensify controversy around his political role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The allocation follows the formula set out in the 2004 legislation, which mandates that political parties securing at least 5% of the vote in a general election receive public funds proportional to their share of the parliamentary seats. The primary goal of the Act is to “promote transparency, accountability, and fairness in the political process.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With ZANU-PF allocated the lion\u2019s share of ZWG$106 million after winning 176 seats, the CCC faction associated with Tshabangu qualifies for its portion after the party garnered 103 seats in the last election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The news emerges as Tshabangu publicly called for opposition unity in a New Year\u2019s message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs we enter a new chapter, I wish to remind my fellow opposition politicians that unity of purpose is the remedy that can cure many political problems,\u201d he wrote on his X account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need to set our differences aside and move forward in unison.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the controversial figure continues to face significant public backlash, with many critics and citizens accusing him of being a proxy for the ruling party, undermining the opposition from within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Political Finance Act strictly prohibits parties from accepting foreign donations, making state funding a critical financial resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The disbursement is expected to fuel further debate about political representation and the legitimacy of factional claims within the country\u2019s opposition landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FOLLOW US FOR REAL-TIME UPDATES:
\u00b7 X (Twitter): @ZimGbc
\u00b7 Instagram: @ZimGBCNews
\u00b7 TikTok: @ZimGBCNews_01
\u00b7 Facebook: Zim GBC News
\u00b7 YouTube: Zim GBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Get real-time alerts on WhatsApp:
+263 773 820 323<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zim GBC News | Global News From An African Perspective\u00a9\ufe0f2026<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Zim GBC News | Political Correspondent Harare \u2013 Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-declared secretary general of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), is poised to receive ZWG$56 million in state funding… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11753,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11751\/revisions\/11753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}