ZABU PF on a recruitment drive

With elections this year and Zimbabweans not sure when, Mugabe and his ronies are on a massive recruitment drive.
Many people in different parts of Zimbabwe are been forced to register to vote and to vote for ZANU PF.

The Standard ran a story of some vendors at a flea market who said they were being ordered to support the ruling party and buy membership cards before being allowed to operate stalls at Unit O shopping centre.

One trader, who refused to be named for the fear of victimisation, said they have been forced to dance to the Zanu PF tune for a long time.

Another trader, who asked not to be named, said they were also being forced to register as voters and to notify the party after doing so. “We were advised to go and register as voters after that one is required to
visit the local Zanu PF offices with a paper that serves as a proof that you have registered and they record you in their book,” said the trader. “

In the past few years, flea markets and bus termini in Zimbabwe’s urban areas have become cash cows for financially-struggling Zanu PF.In Harare, flea market and other small-scale business operators in Mbare’s
Magaba, Green market, Mupedzanhamo and Siya-so are always forced to fund Zanu PF activities or to attend the party’s meetings or heroes day celebrations.