Can Mujuru be President and Tsvangirai be vice?
Edwin Jakachira Sithole | The 2018 General Election is fast approaching and will be an election like no other with three protagonists battling for hegemony breaking new ground to usher in democracy in Zimbabwe. Without being disrespectful to other contestants it will be a three horse race pitting President Mugabe against his nemesis Tsvangirai and his former Vice President Joyce Mujuru. Both Tsvangirai and Mujuru must get their acts together to undo Zanu PF unquenchable thirst to trample any opponent that comes in its way.
It is unthinkable that Tsvangirai would admit failure to wrestle power from Mugabe and step aside for Mujuru to challenge Mugabe while he plays a supportive role. Nor is it feasible for Mujuru to play a cheering role to Tsvangirai who was her junior in the Government of National Unity from 2008 to 2013 to try his luck once more. Admittedly, Tsvangirai has been the doyen of Zimbabwean opposition politics for the past seventeen years. He has stood toe-to-toe with Zanu PF always failing agonizingly at the last hurdle. He failed in 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2013. Will he do it in 2018 the fifth time of trying?
Unfortunately, Tsvangirai and Mujuru will contest for the presidency giving Mugabe a huge advantage. Both have unbridled desire and egos for power.
It is common knowledge that Tsvangirai as of now has more followers than Mujuru. It is this big brother mentality that is a hindrance to compromise and unity of opposition forces against the ruling party. In addition, Tsvangirai has elaborate grassroots structures throughout the country. For his long stay in opposition trenches, Tsvangirai must be rewarded. For his perseverance and commitment to democracy he must be given the opportunity to square off with Mugabe one last time.
But Tsvangirai is a perennial failure, he is the Hakainde Hichilema of Zimbabwean politics. Both Zambian Hichilema and Zimbabwean Tsvangirai must admit they will never rule their respective countries and give space to new blood. His support base has shrunk and dwindled due to crushing defeats handed by Zanu PF fairly and unfairly. Also Tsvangirai’s open zip policy and his recent health problems have taken a toll on his support base.
Perhaps it is time to rest and pave way for other actors. It is pointless to go into election you know you will lose. Tsvangirai has no answer to Zanu PF rigging machinery and has a difficult task to convince his red army of followers that now is the time.
On the other hand, Mujuru’s message to the electorate is simple: Try the BUILDers to unlock the economy and Zanu PF rigging machinery. For this reason, Mujuru is drawing disillusioned members from both Zanu PF and MDCT. Zanu PF has a few attack lines against Mujuru than Tsvangirai. Mujuru is arguably the most decorated female heroine of Second Chimurenga. More so, unlike the MDCT there is no donor fatigue to sponsor ZimPF.
However, ZimPF is racing against time to create grassroots structures across the country. And Mujuru’s long career in Zanu PF has negatively made many to doubt her sincerity.
With ZimPF making inroads in the so-called Zanu PF safe havens of Mashonaland provinces Mugabe must be a very worried man.
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Uyu unozviti shona hater handifungi kuti dzitorimo ini. Batsirai munhu uyo varume before it’s too late. His reasoning capacity is very shallow hence true evidence he is a grade zero drop out. Nxaaa a. He shd go to a nut house
Stupid Shona Hater let me tell you the naked truth which you should always take into consideration before your comment and show your stupidity. Gukurahundi didn’t come from nowhere it was triggered by the Enthumbani – If we say Enthumbani we mean the time the Ndebeles where going about killing and raping all shona speaking people who was in Matebeleland. I have my brother who was saved by his bed, he went under the bed in Matshobana location when Ndebeles were going door to door looking for Shonas. Listen they were now after Gweru going towards Kwekwe killing and raping Shonas THAT’S when the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe- His Excellence lovely loving loved RG Mugabe ordered the PEACE to prevail in Zim thats where the so Called Gukurahundi came IN. So dont say people where just killed NO there was a reason for the Gukurahundi though it was over done.
Why are you involved in a shona discussion, in a shona country by shonas?
Either you shut up or go back to zululand, they will probably string you up for Mzilikazi’s mutiny and AWOL. You are a visitor in this shona country. You are from Zululand.
Shona Hater uchafa nehigh Blood pressure. Tinorwadza kunge chironda chekumagaro.
Both Tsvangirai and Mujuru have already proven that they are corrupt and incompetent, what else do they have to do to convince you they are no good. To elect a corrupt and incompetent leader the first time shows one is not paying as much attention as they should but to do so for someone with a 16 year or 34 year track record of breath-taking failures and blundering shows the voter is not a full shilling.
Are we really that mentally challenged that after focusing on removing Mugabe we are simply too tired to notice that Mujuru and Tsvangirai are corrupt and incompetent.
Not as stupid as a Shona who voted for Mugabe in 1980!!
Shona hater you are half-baked idiot
So to be fair, what has he succeeded in doing in the last 36 years, apart from being part of the Gukurahundi establishment when innocent citizens were being killed for nothing in the early 1980s and him saying and doing nothing about it, and also breeding like a fly – about 12 children from one wife, Susan; and fcukung women from South Africa, to Mauritius, to Harare right up to kwaBulawayo and making numerous babies in the process?
So to be fair, what has he succeeded in doing in the last 36 years, apart from being part of the Gukurahundi establishment when innocent citizens were being killed for nothing in the early 1980s and him saying and doing nothing about it, and also breeding like a fly – about 12 children from one wife, Susan; and fcukung women from South Africa, to Mauritius, to Harare right up to kwaBulawayo and making numerous babies in the process?
How can Tswangirayi be a Pioneer of Democracy, when he was not even present at the formation of the MDC; only to be invited later to take up the leadership? The Pioneers are Welshman Ncube and those who were present at that first inaugural meeting. Not your useless sickly Tswangirayi. People who were born-yesterday like you have a problem of short memories!!
How can Tswangirayi be a Pioneer of Democracy, when he was not even present at the formation of the MDC; only to be invited later to take up the leadership? The Pioneers are Welshman Ncube and those who were present at that first inaugural meeting. Not your useless sickly Tswangirayi. People who were born-yesterday like you have a problem of short memories!!
Jakachira watengwa neZanu kuti ukonzere confusion mu coalition.Hauna nyaya.Supporter Zanu yako wakanyarara usiyane naMorgan.
the person who wrote this post is a PF supporter, there is nothing more to get from you except a biased analysis. Tsvandirai never failed. He is the pioneer of democracy and the only true democratic leader against Zanupf now. Mujuru cannot come out after being kicked from Zanupf where she used to enjoy corruption, contributing to the destruction of this country’s economy, brutalising MDCT and other opposition supportter, which caused a lot of death all over the country, to lead the same opposition supporters she used to kill. Never, Never, a big NEVER. if that happens MDC-T supporters will definitely vote Zanupf.
Its very unfair to call Tsvangirai a failure. That alone taints your otherwise good analysis of the political situation in Zimbabwe
Shonas can never build anything. Stop wasting your time!!
Shonas can never build anything. Stop wasting your time!!
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