WATCH LIVE as Gambakwe looks at the announcement made by the former lawyer of Savior Kasukuwere, Jacqueline (Jackie) Sande, who announced she is going to be joining ZANU-PF, effectively going back to the party. This is part of a pattern where people who were in or supporting the opposition are now joining ZANU-PF.
He explains that many who left PF (People’s Forum) were aligned to different factions, with Kasukuwere aligned to General Chiwenga. Gambakwe suggests that people from Mashonaland provinces are starting to gather around ZANU-PF, believing General Chiwenga will take power and that joining ZANU-PF will protect their interests.
He anticipates that Kasukuwere and others will soon apply to join ZANU-PF, noting they have never been strongly opposed to ZANU-PF but mainly opposed certain individuals like Mnangagwa. Gambakwe predicts that despite these moves, these people will lose badly in upcoming political contests.
In summary, Gambakwe presents Kasukuwere’s lawyer’s joining ZANU-PF as part of a larger trend of opposition figures returning to or joining ZANU-PF based on factional divides and political calculations, but he is skeptical about their chances of success
