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Politics of patronage in full swing

NewsDay Staff ·

Politics of patronage in full swing

ZANU PF’s survival has never been built on delivery or accountability — it thrives on patronage.

Power is maintained not through policies that uplift the people, but through gifts, bribes and selective generosity that entrench loyalty at the top while ordinary citizens sink deeper into despair.

The ruling party has perfected two arts: patronage and entrapment.

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