Terrence Mawawa

The ruling party Zanu PF has ordered sugarcane farmers to make donations in cash and in kind towards its political programmes before the July 30 polls.

According to sources in Chiredzi ruling party officials met with the leadership of Commercial Sugarcane Farmers Association of Zimbabwe and demanded donations towards Zanu PF activities.

“Every sugarcane farmer under the association is compelled to make contributions towards Zanu PF political events.

A meeting was held at the weekend and sugarcane farmers were instructed to fund ruling party activities,” sources revealed to ZimEye.com yesterday.

However an official at the association has said the donations will be made out of ” out of goodwill and voluntarily.”

“This is not a new thing, it is our obligation to support political programmes,” said the official.