Zanu PF will win in 2028: CCC MP
CCC legislator Mr Caston Matewu yesterday said the revolutionary Zanu PF party is poised for an election victory in 2028 and beyond because of the chaotic state of the opposition.
The Marondera Central Member of Parliament took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and made a unity call to his warring colleagues conceding “if we don’t deal with our differences in the opposition” it only “guarantees Zanu PF another term beyond 2028.”
The opposition CCC has been in disarray after last year’s harmonised elections when its interim secretary general Mr Sengezo Tshabangu recalled duly elected MPs and councillors on the basis that they were imposed candidates, and that he was returning the opposition outfit to constitutionalism.
Political analysts yesterday told The Herald that the differences within the opposition in Zimbabwe show that they have nothing in common or to offer the nation.
Media and journalism lecturer at Africa University Dr Wellington Gadzikwa said because opposition politics in Zimbabwe and in the CCC consists of an amalgamation of disgruntled elements, the motive is only pursuit of power with no clear purpose or agency.
“I do not think they have anything in common, except opposing what is there. We can be very afraid of these people, they are so lethal and their hunger for power is unrivalled,” said Dr Gadzikwa.
He also added that the pursuit of personal glory by opposition politicians has muddied opposition politics, highlighting that the opposition is “practically of no use” in Zimbabwe.
“This opposition was formed by lawyers, student leaders, labour and civic society leaders. What we are seeing now is they do not want to be an alternative but are hungry for power.
“They are practically of no use in this country. They have no roots from Zimbabwe and it has been proven that they are an appendage of foreign interests that want to destroy the country,” Dr Gadzikwa said.
Another analyst, Dr David Makwerere from Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) said the failure of the opposition in Zimbabwe is due to opportunistic individuals.
“They seem to be more opportunists than genuine opposition political players. Riding on the people’s disgruntlement is not enough. They need to package what they have to offer in a way that is effective. They do not have a rallying point (ideological compass),” said Dr Makwerere.