The party says the “For ED” groups, which are growing in number, are key to growing its voter base. But, perhaps revealing some unease over their activities, the party says a code of conduct is being developed to make sure that “such groupings are in tandem with the Party’s ethos and dictates”.
ZANU-PF believes infrastructure projects are good fodder for its next campaign, saying dam and road projects “have made an indirect mobilisation campaign for the Party”. But the party says Government must “address social welfare issues, including service delivery” as voters in urban areas continue to vote for the opposition “despite several infrastructural development programmes”.
ZANU-PF says the economy is its biggest threat
ZANU-PF says its biggest threat is inflation, fueled by exchange rate weakness, as it is spreading discontent.
“That scenario had caused much volatility within the economy to the extent of becoming a security threat which consequently had blighted ZANU-PF’s chance of a landslide win in the 2023 harmonised elections,” the party says.
Food aid must be stepped up as “failure to do so will result in people voting with their stomachs”.
ZANU-PF says the opposition is “penetrating ZANU PF strongholds, particularly rural constituencies”, and blames NGOs for this. It sees the small stipends of between US$10 and US$20 that are paid out to the vulnerable by aid agencies such as Goal Zimbabwe, Danish Church Aid and Plan International as a threat and a boon for the opposition.
Says ZANU PF: “In essence, they are acting as the opposition commissars whose activities complement those of the opposition outfit.”
The party claims the CCC plans to use violence, saying opposition leader Nelson Chamisa’s “war cry, ‘faka pressure’, is also likely to incite violence”.
Plans by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network and the Election Resource Centre to conduct parallel voter tabulation next year “is a recipe for chaos and mayhem as well as a serious security threat”, ZANU PF says.
Internal fights may cost ZANU-PF elections
ZANU-PF lost two ward by-elections in Bulilima “owing to complacency, apathy and poor coordination amongst party functionaries”.
Divisions over internal elections could cost the party further, ZANU-PF’s security department warns.
“Such differences eventually become antagonistic to the extent of negatively affecting election results as losers at primary elections influence their supporters against voting during the real plebiscite. This state of affairs is existing in most provinces and needs to be attended to as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary loss of votes due to internal Party feuds.”- NewZWire
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