Last month, Zanu PF politburo and central committee members from the region demanded an urgent special PF Zapu congress to review the accord which joined together the former liberation movements to end the Gukurahundi massacres in the western parts of the country.

The ruling party’s provincial co-ordinating committee complained that former PF Zapu members were not treated as equals and communicated its concerns to President Robert Mugabe.

They said the straw that broke the camel’s back was their non-inclusion in negotiations that led to the power-sharing agreement with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).

Organisers of the meeting, which might send shock waves in Zanu PF, said although it was not a PF Zapu congress its resolutions would be binding.
“It will be a no-holds-barred meeting,” said a senior member of the provincial executive. “Our people will be given the opportunity to say whether they still think this marriage is still sustainable.”

Sources said the open meeting might put Msika and those PF Zapu leaders still accommodated in the Zanu PF government in a corner as there was a groundswell for a pull out among the grassroots.

The decision to call a public forum was reportedly taken after a realisation that some leaders harbouring ambitions of getting ministerial posts in the inclusive government were not in favour of the split.

Information and Publicity Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu recently attacked his colleagues from the region for calling for the revival of PF Zapu saying instead they should take the blame for the ruling party’s demise.

“The writing is on the wall,” said another Zanu PF politburo member. “Mugabe is left with three officials from Matabeleland fighting in his corner but November 1 will be a watershed.”

Effort Nkomo, a senior Zanu PF provincial member, confirmed the meeting, which he said was a consultative forum to discuss the September 15 power-sharing agreement.

The accord is already under strain after Dumiso Dabengwa, a veteran nationalist and former Zipra commander, campaigned against Mugabe in the run-up to the March elections.

Former members of Zipra, PF Zapu’s military wing during the liberation war, also pulled out of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association last month, saying they were not treated as equals by their ex-Zanla colleagues.

Delays in conferring hero status on former PF Zapu members had also driven a wedge between the two groups. (The Standard)

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OkaQedu said:

Ye isikhathi sifikile lapho munye lamunye umele azinuke amakhwapha . Yikho lamadoda akwethu esulkile ku ZANU(PF). Kasibamukeleni singaze sabaxotsha .Kodwa kasingabafaki ukuba babe zi Nkokheli .Sifuna iziqalamba zamadoda akithi abephethe isibhamu bekhulula ilizwe hayi oma hlala esutulweni beguqula. Sifuna ibanjwe ngama intellectual kunye labezempi ngoba singena kwesinye isikhathi madoda labo dade okwenzakala nge Gukurawunde phinde kwenzakale kwelamaNdebele , ngangcono sithathe lonke ilizwe kupheleubutshabi .

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November 21, 2008
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Zinti said:

	Please please people lets let go amashona I mean lets fight to split the country and run our own show. How simple is that..., why do we have to always lick these guys. The only sensible thing i can support at this stage is a split of the country and I can donate to that....anything else is just nonsense to me.
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Umfulomkhulu said:

mina bakwethu vele angisekho kulokho okwe zapu contesting in Zimbabwe.The MPC is the only thing relevant now. If Zapu revival takes on board the stance taken by MPC, then i would support that.I would love to have the MPC and Zapu contesting in the UMR (United Mthwakazi Republic) coz they belong there.Atually Zapu should have started the idea of delivering us from this evil a long time ago.Phambili le MPC,phambili lo Mthwakazi as an independent State.Its now or never.

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Thuthukani Mkhize said:

It is surprising that Miliband and his counterpart from France have headed to DRC. What protocol are they using? There are protocols which they should follow, because DRC does not belong to EU, and here is their ignorance or lack of respecting the AU and SADC and the regional powers within Africa. Here again, its the exposure of superiority being displayed by Europe, theat they can solve a problem which they alone have created so as to get their hands on wealth to propp up their own economies. How come Miliband did not go to Georgia and Russia, for they are closer to the UK and are member of EU?

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mpo mkhalipi said:

people don't be fooled by this ploy of a zapu resergence the fact of the matter the war veteran path is littered with corpses so was the dissident era,the most likely scenario now lies in getting a majority matebeleland vote behind Zapu when elections are called there by denying MDC a parlimentary majority. Bob is cunning he is aware that Mashonaland is out of his grasp and by using the Msika's and John Nkomos he nows he would stay in power for as long as he so desires.

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October 31, 2008
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Deeman said:

BakaMthwakazi, This is pure desperation, everybody can see that the Zanu PF ship is sinking. What best way to stay in politics for abo Dabengwa labo Msika? Simple revive Zapu! As much as I agree ukuthi iZAPU kumele ivuswe,aboDabengwa should at least do one honourable thing for us amandebele, STAY OUT OF THE LEADERSHIP. I agree with you Mamsi, its time for change. Let the true Zipra cadres and intelectuals lead the change, not Zanu fatcats.

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October 29, 2008
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Mamsi said:

Really these guys are so shameless of their greed.Who in their right senses can follow men like Dumiso Dabengwa who are o mbaxambili? Bantwana basekhaya let us stand up and expose the greed of these evil men. I say yes to the revival of a new Zapu party, but let us have fresh young minds who are reaally corncened about the well being of our Zimbabwean Nation.Let us elect well meaning people. OBAMA has opened the way for us to say 'YES TO CHANGE" Let us elect non-greedy people who are on the look out for other human beings. Ex-Zipra Comrades are there in Matebeleland and they can elect true committed Zipra brothers to spearhead the movement and then We will come in with the expertise we have attained from the Western Worlds and use it to fully infuence change in the party.I fully support the idea of a Re-birth of Zapu, but again let us have a clear picture of who is the head and stuff, we are tired of these fat bellied unrighteous men who only want to fill their pockets and make a show off to their created poor people that they have power. We need mem and women full of integrity and selflessness. Come on guys now is the time to bring about a change in our Country.I say enough is enough.

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October 28, 2008
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Ngwana Maseko Zwangendaba said:

	Next destination for them should be: VUKA MTHWAKAZI. WE HAVE NO BUSINESS IN ZIMBABWE. SONKE KANYE KANYE! KHUTSHU VUUUUU! UMLILO WENKULULEKO.
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October 28, 2008
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dingane said:

Amadonda la afuna ukuvusa iZapu are not serious at all. What have uJoseph Musikavanhu done for Mthwakazi? Maybe some people may enlighten me. We know all your record and how self-serving you finished Zapu guys are. Remember the Matabeleland water project. Who squandered the contributions made by the poor people of Matabeleland? Dumiso Dabengwa looted the water project money, John Nkomo enjoyed the rest of the stash with a few young girlfriends in South Africa. Can any of the Zapu supporters please enlighten me on what they hope to achieve? Remember why Dumiso Dabengwa lived and Lookout Masuku died? Beware of these self-serving motherf*! Sebephelelwe nguphakho. Yekelani ontanga balungise izinto! Mina ngokwami ngibuhlungu ngamadonda lawa awe Zanu.

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October 27, 2008
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jabulani mkhize said:

its better late than never.Noma bethethe isikhathi ukuthi baphume ku ZANU-PF i salute former Zipra cadres for leaving ZANU and national war veterans association which was serving the interests of ama Shona, ZANU and zanla. If we had done this lond ago, there would be no MDC today.Once ZAPU is revived all shonas will rally behind ZANU and Tswangirai party will die.Shonas have no permanent leader.they only unite when they are fighting the mthwakazi people- ndebeles, sothos, vendas, kalanga, tonga and xhosa of mbembesi. Lets stand on our own baka mthwakazi.we are a nation on our own.we are different cultures but we are all umthwakazi.

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October 27, 2008
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Eish said:

	Why did it take them long to see that they has never been a unity whatsoever, bebezidlela kamnandi besutha eMaShoneni manje sebebona ukuthi obatshabi babvalela phandle they want to bribe us. Thina sifuna umuntu oyaziyo into afuna ukwenzela abantu bakaMthwakazi not come and play ngengqondo zethu ngoba uselamba
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October 27, 2008
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majays said:

	This marriage was never fair, Thank God our leaders have now come out in the open. Let's get out of this mess! We are 100% behind you. Don't worry about Sikhanyiso, he is an intellectual, and I know he knows what he is doing. Angikholwa ukubana yikuba ngumthengisi, just wait and see, I have faith in these guys. LET'S GO SOTSH'ELIPHETHUM'TWANA !!
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hloniphani said:

While i have been a critic of continued by guys like Msika and of course Dumisa who finally withdrew from the cabinet , i have always said that Zapu had a political system that was sound ,When did you hear in that there was factional fighting in Zapu , we never had that the mistake as party we made was not reviewing the unity accord , it was not wrong to sign it but being reviewed from time to time was supposed to be carried out to avoid being part of the devils plan . We call all the Zapu leadership get the ship is sinking Zanu is dead just move out as for Sikhanyiso , ungumthengisi you can stay with Zanu you fine , those that care to read Inkundla i posted something that said why was Zapu still in the powersharing deal , Morgan is a clever politician he knows what he is doing you can not dance with devil , I am glad someone has woken up to see the light Get out of ZAnu pf let go there is nothing left .Phumani aysekho lenkukhu awacithwe lamanzi Hloniphani

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