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who is also alleged to be leading another faction.
Minister Mnangagwa and VP Mujuru’s names are often touted in some sections of the media as front-runners in the race to succeed President Mugabe.
In an interview after the launch of the Week without Violence outreach programme organised by the Young Wo-men Christian Association in Gweru at the weekend where he was guest of honour, Minister Mnangagwa said Zanu-PF is a revolutionary party which could not afford factionalism.
He accused media organisations and editors of publishing unfounded repo-rts about him.
“I have often questioned the credibility of editors of media organisations publishing fabricated stories of factionalism within Zanu-PF. I have only came across this issue of Mnangagwa leading a faction through the Press and this is mere speculation as there is nothing like that.”
The minister said he enjoyed a good working relationship at both party and Government levels with the Vice President.
“I have no problems with the Vice President (Cde Mujuru). We have got good working relations at various forums and the talk of bad blood between the two of us is again framing on the part of the media. You can go and ask your editor on my behalf where do they get all these unfounded allegations,” he said.
The minister said as a party, Zanu-PF needed to prepare for election and focus on wining the election.
Meanwhile, Minister Mnangagwa urged Zimbabweans to remain peaceful and shunall forms of violence as the country braces for an election next year.
Addressing g delegates at the Week without Violence organised by YWCA, Minster Mnangagwa said Zimbabweans should take heed of PresidentMugabe’s calls for peace ahead of the elections.He said it was high time Zimbabweans learnt to co-exist whileholding different political ideologies. “Our President is on record preaching and calling for peace all thetime. Now that Zimbabwe is a free and independent state following theprotracted war, we need to tolerate each other, we do not want anyform of violence be it at family level in your area or in the country.”Minister Mnangagwa said tolerance helped promote peace anddevelopment in the country.He said tolerance on the political front brought about divergent viewswhich he said were vital for both social and economic development of acountry.Minister Mnangagwa said Zimbabweans should be free to choose their representatives in the forth coming elections without fear. “There should be no intimidation and people should be free to chosewho they want to represent them without fear. I want to underscore thefact that the efforts to foster a generation without violence inZimbabwe should start in the family and be complemented byinstitutions like the school and the church. I also want to take thisopportunity to thank all those institutions involved in the collectiveand complementary effort to create a generation without violence inZimbabwe,” he said.
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