The DailyNews reports that former ZANU PF members from the G40 cabal have been given senior positions in the opposition MDC party’s Harare provincial executive.

The report says two former ZANU PF members, Shadreck Mashayamombe and Jappy Jaboon are now secretary for mobilisation committee and secretary for strategic projects (intelligence committee), respectively.

MDC spokesperson Jacob Mafume was quoted defending the appointments. Said Mafume: “They are coming in as alliance partners, remember they were candidates for MDC in last year’s harmonised election and if they were good enough to sit in Parliament representing MDC they are also good enough to be in structures.

The G40 crew were brought in during the 2018 harmonised elections, when the MDC openly partnered several small political parties.