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 said in its central committee report.
Food aid must be stepped up as “failure to do so will result in people voting with their stomachs”.
ZANU PF said 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.
ZANU PF added: “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 said
