ZANU PF POWER WARS: CHIWENGA ACCUSES MOYO AS ZIMBABWE BURNS

Another storm is brewing inside ZANU PF, and once again, it is the people of Zimbabwe who will pay the price. Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, the same man who led the 2017 coup that toppled Robert Mugabe, is now accusing his old rival, Jonathan Moyo, of treason. He claims Moyo authored a secret document designed to change Zimbabwe’s political structure and delay the 2028 elections until 2035. This explosive accusation comes just before ZANU PF’s annual conference in Mutare and has already shaken an already fragile political climate.

But this isn’t just about Chiwenga versus Moyo. This is yet another chapter in the never-ending ZANU PF power struggle — one that leaves ordinary Zimbabweans stuck in a country with no jobs, no electricity, no fuel, and no clear future. While the elite scramble for the throne, the people scramble for bread. What Chiwenga is really doing is exposing the rot within his own party — a party that has held power for over four decades through fear, lies, and manipulation.

According to Chiwenga, the so-called “Breaking Barriers Initiative” — allegedly written by Jonathan Moyo — is nothing more than a grand plan to extend the rule of the current regime by postponing elections for seven more years. The initiative, he claims, is backed by Zimbabwe’s most notorious businessmen: Kudakwashe Tagwirei, Wicknell Chivhayo, Scott Sakupwanya, and Delish Nguwaya. These are not new names to Zimbabweans. These are the faces of wealth born from suffering, luxury funded by national decay, and power protected by silence.

The real tragedy here is the hypocrisy. Chiwenga, who now pretends to be a guardian of the constitution, is the same man who led military tanks into the streets in 2017 and told us it was for the people. That coup removed Mugabe, but only replaced him with another strongman. Mnangagwa, who spoke of reform and democracy, has now overstayed his welcome. His supporters are already whispering about him ruling beyond his second term. So when Chiwenga talks about treason, one has to wonder — is it treason when the same tactics are used by different hands?

This isn’t about law or justice. This is about greed. It’s about who gets to control the gold mines, the fuel deals, the state tenders, and the loyalty of the army. Each time ZANU PF implodes, the same thing happens: inflation rises, hospitals run out of medicine, and thousands more flee across the Limpopo. South Africa, already drowning under the weight of Zimbabwean migrants, is paying for our leaders’ failures.

And none of this is new. ZANU PF has always devoured itself. From the fall of Ndabaningi Sithole to the exile of Joice Mujuru, from the disappearance of Itai Dzamara to the coup against Mugabe — betrayal is the ZANU PF playbook. The 2017 coup was sold as salvation. In reality, it was just musical chairs for power-hungry generals and businessmen.

The people of Zimbabwe are not blind. We see through the press statements and staged conferences. As ZANU PF gathers in Mutare, our message must be loud and clear: your fight is not our fight. Your throne is not our future. We are tired of paying for your wars. No document, no coup, no power pact can silence the will of the people.

Real change will not come from ZANU PF’s internal chaos. It will come when the people of Zimbabwe say enough is enough and take back their voice, their vote, and their vision. The struggle continues. But so does our hope — that one day, the people will win.