Tsvangirai off to Mat North to resolve party-friction – PAPER

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Published: July 30, 2010

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The Zimbabwe Independent newspaper says that MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai is on his way to Matabeleland this weekend to deal with feuds that threaten his party’s ability to defend its stronghold in the region.

Below is the article:

Party officials from Matabeleland invited Tsvangirai after failing to solve differences among themselves, according to information gathered by the Zimbabwe Independent.

Matabeleland North provincial director of elections David Nyathi confirmed that Tsvangirai was scheduled for an urgent provincial council meeting tomorrow.

He, however, denied the special caucus was called to iron out thorny issues affecting the party.

“It’s a routine meeting. It’s more of a mobilisation meeting. It has nothing to do with problems in MDC,” said Nyathi.
But party sources from the region said the battle for control of party structures pitting MDC-T organising secretary Elias Mudzuri and his deputy Morgan Komichi had spilled over to Matabeleland.

Sources said the MDC-T was on a restructuring exercise starting from district to provincial level ahead of the party’s elective congress next year.
Sources in Matabeleland North told the Independent this week that Tsvangirai would meet members of the provincial council on Saturday to find a lasting solution to the problems bedevilling the party.

The provincial council meeting, sources said, would focus on building bridges between camps aligned to Komichi and Mudzuri in the region.
Komichi, who used to live in Hwange, but is now based at MDC-T headquarters in Harare, allegedly engineered the election of Sengezo Tshabangu as Matabeleland North chairman after ousting Charles Ncube.

MDC-T insiders said Komichi blocked Ncube from being chairman in May last year allegedly in revenge for Ncube’s role in barring the deputy organising secretary from contesting the 2008 elections as Hwange Central Member of the House of Assembly.

“The faction linked to Mudzuri has on five different occasions tried to push Tshabangu out but they failed,” one of the sources said. “Komichi is vindictive against Ncube because he accuses him of bringing Brian Tshuma to stand for Hwange Central in the 2008 March elections. Officials in Hwange are particular about the influence of locals; Nambians. They don’t want other tribes to take up influential positions.”

Matabeleland North treasurer Richard Lowe and information secretary Marguirite Varlley, who are said to be behind the party’s fundraising in the province, are aligned to Mudzuri, according to the sources.

The sources said Tsvangirai was invited to deal with the problems in Matabeleland North to allow for a smooth restructuring exercise.
The MDC-T leader, the sources said, was also expected to visit Midlands South and Matabeleland South in an effort to fight factionalism that has rocked the party.

“The party national chairman Lovemore Moyo came to Matabeleland North in April, but failed to solve the dispute. Our hope is in Tsvangirai to bring sanity in party structures,” said another source.

Komichi denied that there was bad blood between him and Mudzuri.

“I am not aware of that. In fact it’s not true,” he said this week.
Mudzuri also dismissed the reports, saying he was focusing more on building the party than entertaining conflicts.
The former Energy minister said: “That’s not true. My purpose is to build the party and we are not intending to have certain provincial chairpersons or any official to be fired from the party.

“I would not call what we intend to do as restructuring, but its confirmation of structures. We will be auditing the structures and make sure party members are active,” he said.

Asked about the Saturday meeting on Wednesday, party’s spokesperson Nelson Chamisa said he was not at liberty to discuss “internal issues”. (Original Article written by By Brian Chitemba )

20 Comments on "Tsvangirai off to Mat North to resolve party-friction – PAPER"

Sarah Chipandu on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 1:09 am

I veduweeeeee, prime minister vedu wanodadisa kani!

That woman who manages to win the smoothness of his fingers shall surely suck all the glory.

Vanhu veZANU bvumai kanai, Bvumai!

choyachatsva on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 7:08 am

iwe sarah chipand,don’t be stupid wanzwa here,anpdadisa kidini kwacho munhu ari kuuraya nyika ne sanctions ndiye anodadisa,aaaah fool,you are stupid indeed.

tindo on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 11:40 am

Choya maSanctions aunotara auraya nyika ndeapiko?. Uri kuda kuti Grace apote achiuya kusoparadza mari kuHarrods in London here?. Chokwadi kusaziva kufa. Koiye Tsvangirai anesimba rakadaro rekuisa Zimbabwe yese pamasanctions akariwanepi?

T.Musango on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 12:20 pm

Taura hako Tindo, Tsvangi haana kana simba rokuita anything. Hauoni even in this GNU, his charges are being arrested and Bob is doing unilateral appointments ana Bennet vachiri out. This party is full of opportunists.

Bla Miki on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 12:20 pm

Sarah Chipfambi, uri gan’a remakoko shuwa ungachive njiri iyo nezvairi izvo. Why being so desperate zvekuda zimunhu rakatokundwa kutsvinda pachiso ne mic iri pamberi pake. Mabhawa enyu eku Epworth kwaunogara hakunawo here varume vari nani. Saka zvinoshamisira kunogadzirisa chaos dziri muparty yenyu? Munoshaya zvekufarira.

Guvnor on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 12:47 pm

A masterstroke, paying attention to the details of the will surely pay handsome rewards in the long run. Particularly when elections may be called at any given time it is best to always be prepared. The clingers and hangers on will find that they have no structure underneath them to speak off and will face their doom in the elections.

choyachatsva on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 12:51 pm

taura hako bla miki, kushaya chekufarira benzi uyu,zvirinani ufarire mudhara wako kana moms yako.unotadza kudada nemudhara wako uchidada nebenzi riri kuuraya nyika iro

Leon on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 3:00 pm

MDC doesnt belong to one man, Tswangirai. He is the one causing all this friction within, he is the problem himself, munhu wepi asingade kupawo vamwe a chance. If u are a company boss and workers start to resign, it shows the weakening in the managment. With the diamonds coming into Zimbabwean politics, mirai muone a new form of political approach on the situation, this will be diff from hondo yeminda which had gained support yemawar vets. Diamonds will attract giant allies from abroad. What is POLITICS? It is the distribution of resources, who gets what, when and how. A new resource has entered Zimbabwean politics and found chancers on the political field. Wait and see.

tindo on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 3:21 pm

Leon wakarasika chokwadi. When did you last go to Zim and attend a rally for MDC. One fact that you should know Leon is hakuna munhu anoenda kuRally nechido chake kana isiri yaTsvangirai. KuZANU vanoenda nekutya kurohwa kana kuurayi. Like it or not Tsvangirai makes the MDC brand. Mutambara, Job etc, can hardly fill up a classroom on their Rallies. For your information you are not being forced to support the people’s favourate Morgidza. You are wasting your time denigrating Tsvangirai on internet. Who do you want to takeover from Tsvangi in MDC. Do you want ZANU to have easy victory. The talk of handing over to someone is the wishful thinking of Choya, Bla Miki, and their ZANU coz they are scared of Morgan. Leon don’t waste your time telling machinja anenge isu zvekuita naMorgan. He is our Presidential candidate ndiyo shumba yaMugabe. Ipapo hatichinje. He is going to Hwange to tell those who do not want to toe the line to go or else. Ukada kuona anoku reshuffler hapana kwauno mhangara, imi wana Leon muri huku dzevanhu.

Leon on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 3:47 pm

Tindo there is no need of name calling, be a giant and put your points on the table. I have the right to be critical in any way. I am a Zimbabwean and commenting about Zimbabwean politics is my birth right, so stop bullying me. Kana warwadziwa bout my comment, bring yours on the table. Be critical dont critisize

Guvnor on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 3:52 pm

This is a masterstroke if the GNU is not making much headway spend some time polishing the base. Pyschologically the GNU deadlock frustrations are contained and time is used wisely. Some would say common sense is not common but this move to get the structures right shows the man has his eye on the ball. Unlike the other chaps who spend most of their time spewing venom at supposed or imagined enemies or wasting our time telling us what a great CV they possess whilst nothing is going forward in the country.

tindo on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 5:56 pm

Leon you don’t know where you exactly belong. You go to MDC meetings, manufacture fictitious reports, denigrate Morgan, ambassadors, etc, uchisiya ZANU yauraya nyika. What facts do you want me to bring to you, chimunhu chisinganzwisisi. I would understand if you are ZANU not chipuruvheya chaurikuita. Don’t support MDC and Morgan we are not short of supporters wanzwa here. As a Zimbabwean form your own party and call it MDC Leon, tione nemafacts ako uka vhoterwa chero negirl friend yako chaiyo.

Sarah Chipandu on Fri, 30th Jul 2010 6:52 pm

Choyochatxa you are ugly ndosaka uchiita majelous.

Bring your pikicha apa tiione. Tarira Va Tsvangirai handsome yavo pfacha yakanyatso twasanuka, mamhasuru ake Morgan anongoonekwa ega kuti ndeaveBgo.

Brign you picture lets see kuti un compitta here na vaMorgan Richards Tsvangirai

toropito on Sat, 31st Jul 2010 9:01 am

sarah do not invite choyas profanity here,you are dealing with a tout who has an array of obsceneties to curse for a thousand years.Unoudzwa dzimwe nhengo dzausingazive kuti dziri pamuviri wemunhu.

software mangurenje on Sat, 31st Jul 2010 9:59 am

Mdc should sent its president to the next MR UGLY ZIMBABWE anual competion in B/Bridge. They will rake the price. Sarah thinks Tsvangs has a beutiful muscular face! Dont confuse muscles and fat.

Leon on Sat, 31st Jul 2010 11:31 am

Tindo I dont belong to any party thou I have faith in the unity gvt, but I still believe that I can be critical about our future leaders coz I am a Zimbabwean who is also fighting for a better 2moro. A debate online gives us a chance to share ideas about our Zimbabwe, shutting me up wont change a lot, instead questions will always be asked, and critical thots will always be shared, thanx to the ICT.

tindo on Sat, 31st Jul 2010 1:19 pm

Ok, Leon you do not belong to any party but you have seen it fit to expend your energy denigrating MDC, MDC ambassadors and Morgan Tsvangirai. Leon Chinja, maitiro ako ayo chinja.

Bla Miki on Sat, 31st Jul 2010 2:07 pm

Kuti chinja ishona here kana kuti chirudzii naiwe mfana Tindo. Leon as far as l am concerned is not very far from being right. However, the truth is, VaTsvangirai, as President of MDC vakundikana kubvisa Zanu pachigaro uye vakaratidza kuda masimba nekubvuma hupuraiminista ivo vachizviti ndivo vainge vahwina maelections. He should have had exhausted all channels to redress the so called fraud yema elections kwete kumhanyira kuita ma talks. Saka vanhu varikuti vatsvangirai vaive voziva kuti hapana kwavachasvika vari mukuru webato saka vakati vambotongawo.

choyachatsva on Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 7:09 am

sarah chipandu na toropito,tsvangirayi munomuziva mushe here mashatiro aakaita kana kuti munongonzwa.its an ugly bull thats why you voted him kuti atyisidzire mudhara nekunyangara,manje mudhara haavhunduki chinhu nokuti aisangana nezvipembere musango umo.

somhlaba mthunzi on Fri, 6th Aug 2010 1:55 pm

Tsvangirai failed to keep a party united even for a decade…fired Gwisai, tried to fire Ncube with disastous effects, he sidelined the late chairman Matongo…and the likes of BITI WHO REMAINED WITH THE MOST UNDEMOCRATIC PERSON IN zIM politics today thought he was going to be the next leader…and now he is facing the music..soon he will be saying mavara azare vhu…people full of reason like MHASHU HAVE ALSO BEEN SIDELINED…BY IDITS..KITCHEN CABINET…and puruvheyaz..mati madii…?

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