Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Factionalism - the Real Tragedy

5 February 2016
opinion

A DAY after the historic Constitutional Court ruling that struck criminal defamation off the Zimbabwean statutes, it was interesting to note the way daily tabloids covered the story, given how this particular piece of legislation had been used to victimize many a scribe especially those working for the independent press. But alas, the Con Court ruling and the ensuing story did not manage to make the front page of most tabloids.

As has become the norm, it was the usual suspect that dominated the front pages of the majority of daily tabloids - the retrogressive factional fights dominating Zanu PF as a party, and by extension, government. The above is but a sad reflection on how these factional wars have assumed all prominence in our mainstream and social media, much to the detriment of more development-oriented issues and pressing national challenges. It, therefore, becomes a credible assertion that the factional fights in the ruling party have come at a great cost, not only to political careers - most of which were not beneficial to the country anyway - but the overall national development, more so where this has involved the Zanu PF government.

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