HARARE – The ruling Zanu PF party says it has weathered what it describes as a sustained social media onslaught by activists and dissenting voices, insisting the campaign failed to destabilise or divide the party.
Addressing journalists at the party’s headquarters in Harare, Zanu PF spokesperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa said online criticism and commentary by outspoken war veteran Blessed “Geza” Geza and other prominent social media activists amounted to little more than “ramblings” aimed at weakening the party’s internal cohesion.
Mutsvangwa maintained that despite the intensity of the online attacks, Zanu PF had emerged intact and united.
“Zanu PF is a strong, resilient party. These sideshows did absolutely nothing to divide us,” he said. “We have survived the onslaught, and the party remains solid and unshaken.”
The spokesperson alleged that the social media campaign was not spontaneous, but rather orchestrated by individuals operating both within and outside the party, with the intention of sowing discord and undermining its leadership structures.
According to Mutsvangwa, attempts to exploit social media platforms to project internal fractures were misguided and underestimated the party’s organisational depth and ideological discipline.
“In every political movement of our size, there will always be people who seek relevance through noise and disruption,” he said. “But Zanu PF has a clear ideological foundation and institutional mechanisms to deal with differences.”
The remarks come amid growing political debate on social media platforms, where activists and former liberation war figures have increasingly used digital spaces to criticise the ruling party’s leadership and policy direction. Such platforms have become influential arenas for political mobilisation and dissent, particularly among younger Zimbabweans.
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However, Zanu PF has consistently argued that online activism does not necessarily reflect realities on the ground, pointing to its entrenched grassroots structures and continued electoral dominance.
Mutsvangwa reiterated that the party remained focused on governance, economic recovery and the implementation of its development agenda, dismissing online criticism as distractions from its core mandate.
“Our priority is delivering for the people of Zimbabwe,” he said. “We will not be diverted by theatrics designed to grab headlines or trend on social media.”
The press briefing underscored the party’s efforts to project unity at a time when political discourse in Zimbabwe is increasingly shaped by digital platforms and outspoken personalities.
Video and reporting by Moreblessing Marange and Kudakwashe Chibvuri.
