Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes:
Zanu PF Is A System Which is Intact.
I repeat Emmerson Mnangagwa’s words when he bounced into Zanu PF after being expelled by Mugabe as the State’ s Vice President, I quote ” Zanu PF haisi yemunhu, ukada kuiisa muhomwe haikwani”
Anything that happens in Zanu PF is painted on an individual whilst the system is hidden. The hand of the system is never revealed. The evil painted on an individual whilst the system remains mystery and unsavory.
With Zanu PF they ensure that their institution remains clean and not touched whilst blame is shifted to an individual.
From 1999 to 2017 , opposition spend almost twenty years focusing on an individual which is ” Mugabe”, whilst the system was hidden. What Zanu PF does is that they ensure that the individual suffers major setbacks and becomes desperate to an extend that the individual seeks refuge to the system. They creat that situation.
In 2018 when Mnangagwa was on the edge during the announcement of the results, it is the system that came to his rescue and secured his Presidency. This is how the system works. When you refuse to obey orders, they will simply remind you of your past sins or how they rescued you from the jaws of darkness.
ED’s remarks
Apparently ED meant that anyone can be hounted out of the party but it remains intact. It is difficult to predict Zanu and noone is bigger than the party.
My simple analysis is this is a system which is difficult to dismantle. ED was expelled by Zanu PF and Mugabe in 2017 and the same happened to Mugabe and his wife together with his G40 cabal, and the party remained intact.
I have seen many opposition stalwarts calling for the removal of Emerson Mnangagwa from State Presidency, and the one who succeeds him will still do the same. The problem is not the individual but the entire ” system”.
Basically what this means is that the evil painted on the individual comes from the system.
What opposition don’t understand is that they are dealing with a system which is intact and well oiled. Their focus is not on an individual but on interests. You need to get this right. Zanu PF can offload anyone, they have no problem with that, they can sacrifice anyone, but the system remains intact. The hidden mystery is on the ” system”.
Opposition lacks researchers on why the system remains intact.
Questions can be raised :
1. What is the system?
2. Who is the system?
3. Is the system a human being?
4. Is it a structure?
5. Where is the pivot of the system?
6. Where is the strength of the system?
7. Does the system have pillars ?
8. The historical context of the system?
9. Where does the system operate from ?
10. Who are those who are part of the system?
Even those who are in Zanu PF, not all who understand how it operates. Some were ministers for the past fifteen years and they left without any knowledge of how it operates. Jonathan Moyo joined Zanu PF and left and it is still intact, Grace Mugabe left, Kasukuwere the one who used to call Mugabe ” Mudhara gushungo chinhu ndechenyu ndakachengeta” , some held powerful positions and they left and it is still intact.
” this is cultic”
Brief history on how Mugabe got into power around the 70s will entail how the system operates. Militarization of the state was one of Mugabe’s key strategies of how to remain in power. He created a system which I feel he didn’t understand how it operates.
So for those who are calling for Mnangagwa’ s departure, soon and very soon you will be starting to heep praise on ED.
The problem is not an individual but the “system.” You won’t be surprised that ED could be a face but behind the face a lot is happening which is beyond control.
We need researchers and critical thinkers when defining a problem.
This is a research topic which a think tank can focus on.
Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo is a Policy Advisor and Researcher and he can be contacted at [email protected]