Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo

Respected political analyst and Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe leader, Takavafira Zhou has urged MDC supporters to remain calm following the court ruling on the protracted battle between Nelson Chamisa and Thokozani Khupe.

Below is Zhou’ s statement on the ruling:

MDCT had applied for an interdict that was to stop Khupe from using the party logo and trademark.

It was not about who should lead the party.

So the judge is simply saying the issue of the logo is not the key factor.

The issue is who leads the party- which the court must settle.

Technically both Chamisa and Khupe have been given an open cheque to fight for the name.

However, with Zanu PF anything can happen.

We can either:
-revert to the original name MDC

-Use MDC Alliance
– Fight in the courts over the issue of who leads MDCT and use the name after victory.

To the best of my knowledge and in line with the MDCT constitution, a leader cannot self impose her/himself. So the legal contest between Chamisa and Khupe can be won by who ever has the majority in the National Council, standing committee, youths and women wings.