Will Zanu-PF Have Immoderate Influence Over Government? There has always been a lingering view that Zanu-PF plays an ‘excessive’ part in government, but there has been little desire to know better how Zanu-PF interfaces with government. The recent deployment of several ministers who did not make it into the new cabinet to the ruling Zanu-PF headquarters on a full-time basis raised much interest and curiosity. At least 11 departments of the party are now expected to be managed by full-time employees who include ex-ministers. This bureaucratic configuration of Zanu-PF is quite a significant thing. The structure has typically been set up to help organise and run the party membership and the deployees in government - it is then a utilitarian resource for the party in government. The major questions that come to mind are; How close should the interface be between Zanu-PF and government? Will Zanu-PF capture and use government for its particular goals? Will t...
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