The United States and German ambassadors to Zimbabwe have predicted that ZANU-PF will become irrelevant once Mugabe goes. But the demise of Mugabe and ZANU-PF has been on the cards for more than a decade. Both have survived. One of the reasons for ZANU-PF’s survival given by a political observer seven years ago is that the party is built along Western political lines. “ZANU-PF is a strong party,” the observer said. “And contrary to what people think, it is built along the same lines as Western political parties. The party comes first. You settle your differences internally.” Here is the story. We We have 160 other stories in our archives that were not published on the front page.
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