State Media
The ZANU PF Politburo meeting on Wednesday cracked its whip on several party members involved in disciplinary cases.
The party’s National Disciplinary Committee chaired by Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, presented to the Politburo updates on disciplinary hearings that took place on various cases of members of the party.
In the case of former Zanu PF deputy secretary for Youth Affairs Chipanga Kudzanai from Manicaland, party spokesperson told journalists in a post meeting brief that the Politburo turned down his application for readmission.
“Cde Chipanga applied to rejoin the party following his expulsion in 2017. The Party felt it was too early to readmit him following the gravity of the offences he had committed against the party and leadership during the G40 era. As such, his application was turned down,” he said.
On the case of former Zanu PF vice chairman for Mashonaland West Province who is also Chegutu West legislator Dexter Nduna, Chinamasa said the Mashonaland West Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) recommended the suspension of Nduna from holding a position in the party for a year.
Chinamasa said Nduna however remains a card-carrying member and the Politburo endorsed the recommendation from Mashonaland West Province.
The Politburo’s decision comes after the Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial disciplinary committee recommended his suspension for five years over a number of allegations, including dishonesty and fanning divisions in the party.
The legislator is alleged to have defied the party directive to hold primary elections for Ward 2 Chegutu urban, inciting and instigating violence during the primary elections by organising mobs to disturb the smooth running of elections and deliberately submitting a wrong name as a sole candidate for the party in the ward.
Nduna was also charged with dividing the party by misrepresenting facts of the rightful candidates to the first 2020 executive meeting, disloyalty, dishonesty and bringing the name of the party into disrepute.
On the matter regarding Aplonia Munzverengwi from Mashonaland East, Chinamamasa said the Politburo endorsed the Mashonaland East Women’s League’s decision to redeploy her to the position of Deputy Secretary for Lands of the Women’s League.
She was the Zanu PF Women’s league secretary for Commissariat
Chinamasa said in the case of former Matabeleland North former Youth chairman, Tamuka Nyoni, the Politburo endorsed the decision of the National Disciplinary Committee to rescind his expulsion to a suspension for five years without holding a position while remaining a card-carrying member.
Nyoni was suspended on allegations of misconduct after he reportedly received money from pressure group Tajamuka/Sesjikile to organise foiled July 31 protests.
On the case of Makhosini Hlongwane and Tapiwa Matangaidze from Midlands Province, who applied for readmission into the party,
Chinamasa said the Politburo referred the matter to the PCC Midlands Province to look into the issue before it is deliberated at higher level. The matter, he said, was not procedurally brought to the NDC.