HARARE – A fire tender hired out to the ruling Zanu PF party during its annual National People’s Conference held in Esigodini last month has
caused ructions here after it was rented out at a massive discount against council policy.

Zanu PF had its 17th conference in Matabeleland South between December 11 and 16, 2018, attended by over 6 000 delegates. In line with safety and security procedures, the
organisers of the conference hired a fire tender from the Bulawayo City Council, which is dominated by councillors from the main opposition MDC led by Nelson Chamisa.

Since its formation in 1999, the MDC has emerged as Zanu PF’s fiercest rival since independence in 1980.
Currently, the two parties are feuding over the outcome of the July 30 harmonised elections which the MDC insists were rigged by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission in favour of
President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The Esigodini conference might have ended on a high-note some three weeks ago, but the decisions made by bureaucrats at town house to
facilitate the event are dividing the city fathers here.Daily News