PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned divisive party elements saying they have no place in the ruling party.
Mnangagwa made the remarks at the party’s politburo meeting in the capital.
Mnangagwa’s remarks come amid renewed infighting in the ruling party linked to his succession.
Zanu PF holds its elective congress in 2027 ahead of the 2028 elections.
Mnangagwa has repeatedly said he will leave office when his tenure ends, although some loyalists are pushing to extend his rule by two years to 2030.
Mnangagwa said divisive elements would not be tolerated.
“Tactics and political chicanery meant to mislead, confuse, as well as divide the party and nation, must be nipped in the bud,” Mnangagwa said.
“We must all speak with one voice and march in one direction.
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“Leaders of the party are bound by collective responsibility and must unite around party decisions and resolutions which serve as our ideological and moral compass.”
The infighting in Zanu PF linked to Mnangagwa’s succession was exposed in July when top party officials released contradictory statements on the admission of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei to the central committee.
Zanu PF legal affairs secretary Patrick Chinamasa last month posted on X that Tagwirei’s co-option was a foregone conclusion.
Mutsvangwa, however, declared that the issue of Tagwirei’s co-option to the central committee was dead in the water.
Mnangagwa said there must be discipline in communicating party matters.
“You don’t dream at your home and you come and claim this is a party position. Our communication must be disciplined,” he said.
“In Zanu PF, we stand with the truth. Tendencies of ivory tower syndrome, which divorce the party from the grassroots, must be avoided at all costs.”
Mnangagwa also said he was pleased with the conduct of the Zanu PF youth league during their national assembly meeting.
“The renewed focus of the youth league on empowerment, production and productivity as well as innovation and developing skills for the future is a welcome development,” he said.
“This is reflective that our youth league has matured beyond political sloganeering and is ready to take up the spaces in other social, economic and technological spheres, towards an improved quality of life.”
Mnangagwa tomorrow hosts his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, who will officially open this year's Zimbabwe Agricultural Show.
