We are too powerful: ZANU-PF

ANESU MASAMVU

The governing party, ZANU-PF  has claimed that its political strength in the region has made it a target of well-coordinated attacks sponsored by Western forces, with opposition voices in the SADC accusing the party of election interference.

Opposition parties in Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia have alleged that ZANU-PF has been meddling in their elections to support ruling liberation movements.

However, ZANU PF’s Director of Information and Publicity, Farai Marapira, dismisses these claims, asserting that the party’s influence is rooted in its ideological strength.

“As ZANU PF, we are powerful—not through manipulation, but because we embody a strong ideal. We represent the true values of Africa. Our message resonates beyond borders, and that is something neocolonialists cannot tolerate,” Marapira told Business Times.

He went on to criticize Western nations, arguing that their historical treatment of Africans contradicts their current stance on democracy.

“These so-called proponents of democracy came into Africa on the back of industrialization and put us on the same level as animals, declaring that ‘dogs and Africans are not allowed.’ Now, they want to dictate democracy to us, only recognizing it when their preferred candidates win,” he said.

According to Marapira, Western forces are frustrated by their inability to weaken ZANU PF’s grip.

“When a party like ZANU PF stands firm against such formidable opposition, of course, it unsettles people. The Brenthurst Foundation, along with its foot soldiers like Ian Khama and Mmusi Maimane, are at their wits’ end. They’ve run out of ideas,” he added.

He further argued that the real battle is not about ZANU PF itself but about Africa reclaiming its identity.

“This is about African people rediscovering themselves and defining their future outside of colonial influence. That’s what truly worries the Brenthurst Foundation—the fact that Africans in SADC are reconnecting with their true history and greatness.”

Presidential spokesperson George Charamba echoed these sentiments, warning that Western efforts to diminish ZANU PF’s regional influence would not succeed.

“Only ZANU PF is strong enough to withstand the sponsored attacks against liberation movements. We are ready to endure the vilification because, in the process, we gain more ground, and the region radicalizes against these false accusations,” Charamba stated on X (formerly Twitter).

He dismissed the rise of opposition parties in the region as unsustainable.

“The anti-liberation tide is fast receding. It was never built to last—its politics are pro-capital, pro-white, anti-people, anti-majority, and anti-liberation. That is its fatal weakness.”

With revolutionary parties across SADC struggling to maintain power, Charamba revealed that liberation movements would soon meet to strategize on countering what he calls “Western-sponsored attacks” aimed at expanding foreign influence in the region.

“They are targeting the President and Zimbabwe’s SADC chairmanship. That is the real issue—but they will not prevail. Liberation movements are meeting in a few days to strategize collectively,” he said.