Month: September 2025

By Leonnel Mhuka   In recent days, social media has been awash with debate over the reshuffle of ZANU PF’s Politburo, the party’s top decision-making body. The most notable change was the demotion of Obert Mpofu from Secretary General to Secretary for ICT, a move many analysts argue was designed to weaken him due to his close ties with General Constantino Chiwenga. This has reignited speculation about factional battles within ZANU PF, particularly between Mnangagwa and Chiwenga. Since 2018, the public has been told repeatedly that the two are locked in a bitter struggle over succession, control of natural...

By Leonnel Mhuka The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has exposed serious failings by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and judicial authorities in handling a high-profile case of political violence in Murehwa District, Mashonaland East, where nine Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members were assaulted by ruling ZANU–PF activists. The findings were tabled at a Commission Meeting on Complaints Handling and Investigations held on 9 April 2025 at the ZHRC Boardroom in Harare. The investigation was triggered after CCC supporters reported that on 23 August 2022 they were violently attacked after a ward meeting, stripped of party regalia, and...