Mzembi, Gandawa quit own political party

Exiled former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi and his deputy Godfrey Gandawa have abandoned their party, People’s Party, citing irreparable “internal contradictions” in the opposition party.

The two said they have left the party under the leadership of interim secretary general Lloyd Msipa, who joined the party after quitting President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF.

In a letter they both signed on Wednesday, Mzembi and the former Higher Education deputy minister said the People’s Party was formed to facilitate a democratic change in Zimbabwe but internal contributions have stood in its way and thus the decision to quit.

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