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He blamed media organisations and editors for publishing unfounded reports about him leading a faction within Zanu-PF.
“I have often questioned the credibility of editors of media organisations publishing fabricated stories of factionalism within Zanu-PF. I have only come across this issue of Mnangagwa leading a faction through the press and this is mere speculation as there is nothing like that,” he said.
Minister Mnangagwa said he enjoyed a good working relationship at both party and Government levels with Vice-President Mujuru.
“I have no problems with the Vice-President. 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 they get all these unfounded allegations,” he said.
Minister Mnangagwa said Zanu-PF was a revolutionary party which could not afford factionalism ahead of the harmonised elections next year.
“As a party what we need to do is to prepare for elections and focus on winning the election,” he said.
Meanwhile, Minister Mnangagwa urged Zimbabweans to remain peaceful and shun all forms of violence as the country braces for elections next year.
Addressing delegates at the Week without Violence organised by YWCA, Minister Mnangagwa said Zimbabweans should take heed of President Mugabe’s calls for peace ahead of the elections.
He said it was high time Zimbabweans learnt to co-exist while holding different political ideologies.
“Our President is on record preaching and calling for peace all the time. Now that Zimbabwe is a free and independent State following a protracted war, we need to tolerate each other. We do not want any form of violence, be it at family level in your area or in the country.”
Minister Mnangagwa said tolerance helped promote peace and development in the country.
He said tolerance on the political front brought about divergent views which he said were vital for both the social and economic development of a country.
Minister Mnangagwa said Zimbabweans should be free to choose their representatives in the forthcoming elections without fear.
“There should be no intimidation and people should be free to chose who they want to represent them without fear. I want to underscore the fact that the efforts to foster a generation without violence in Zimbabwe should start in the family and be complemented by institutions like the school and the church. I also want to take this opportunity to thank all those institutions involved in the collective and complementary effort to create a generation without violence in Zimbabwe,” he said.
Online Reporter