Tshabangu Has Issued A Warning About Potential Recalls Within CCC

The disputed interim secretary-general of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Sengezo Tshabangu, has issued a warning about potential recalls within the opposition party. Speaking during a campaign launch in the Pelandaba-Tshabalala constituency, Tshabangu emphasised that Bulawayo would set an example for politics in the country.

Tshabangu expressed confidence that other regions, such as Masvingo and Harare, would follow Bulawayo’s lead in making changes within the party. He asserted that his removal from the party would not deter his efforts to bring about positive change. NewsDay quotes him as saying:

This year Masvingo will admit, Harare will also admit, all because of Bulawayo. If they think by removing me they have removed the idea of mending things then they are joking.

This country needs great leaders. It needs people who are clear on ideology. Mnangagwa and Zanu won’t do anything for this country and we can’t follow their route. We will revamp this party. We will put it on track so that it has structures. We will go to congress and adopt a constitution so that we are able to make decisions as a collective body.

Tshabangu’s spokesperson, Khaliphani Phugeni, accused Ostallos Siziba, the CCC’s deputy spokesperson, of double standards. Phugeni claimed that Siziba sought Tshabangu’s signature to file for candidacy but later obtained another signature in Harare. Phugeni alleged that Siziba attempted to deceive them, but emphasized that Moreblessing Tembo was the sole CCC candidate in the constituency.

In response, Siziba denied the allegations and stated that he filed for candidacy after being signed for by the party’s signatory, Senator Sthabile Mlilo. Siziba said:

I filed after I was signed for by the party’s signatory senator Sthabile Mlilo. I have never interacted with Phugeni or Tshabangu. I am the official party candidate.

Tshabangu’s initial recalls were launched last year shortly after Parliamentarians and councillors had taken the oath of office. He argued that the recalled people had ceased to belong to the CCC party. By-elections were held in December to fill vacant posts while others are scheduled for February this year.

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