Army Petitioner Narrates What’s Happened Inside ZANU PF The Last 24 Hours24 September 2025 Army Petitioner Narrates What’s Happened Inside ZANU PF The Last 24 Hours The following is a late night interview with one of the May 2025 petitioners to the military, Cde Gifford Gomwe. INTERVIEWER (Simba Chikanza):Let’s begin with this reshuffle. What exactly has happened, and what does it mean for Obert Mpofu?
INTERVIEWEE:The post of Secretary General has always been seen as part of the Presidium in ZANU PF. Traditionally, the Presidium includes:• The President,• The two Vice Presidents,• The National Chairman, and• The Secretary General. MNANGAGWA FIRES VP CHIWENGA ‘LINKED’ MPOFUhttps://t.co/52cKGLqtlS— ZimEye (@ZimEye)September 23, 2025 MNANGAGWA FIRES VP CHIWENGA ‘LINKED’ MPOFUhttps://t.co/52cKGLqtlS So, removing Obert Mpofu from the Secretary General post and assigning him to a lower role—specifically, the ICT department, which ranks somewhere around number 16 in party structures—is clearly a demotion. Also worth noting:• Obert Mpofu previously laid out the rules and procedures that must be followed for someone to be called into a Central Committee position.• In this case, what’s happening seems more like strategic internal purging, not procedural alignment.
