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By Judith Matanire
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday presided over the handover of 21 vehicles to the ZANU PF Women’s League, a gesture he said was meant to support the party’s mobilisation and empowerment programmes across provinces.
The fleet includes six Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Series VXR vehicles for the Women’s League’s top leadership and ten Toyota Hilux GD6 Double Cabs earmarked for provincial structures. The ruling party’s women’s wing also received US$500,000 to be shared across the ten provinces.
Mnangagwa also unveiled five additional Toyota Hilux GD6 vehicles for the Young Women 4ED—an affiliate youth outfit aligned to ZANU PF—alongside US$100,000 intended to bolster their activities.
The vehicles and cash donations were reportedly provided by businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who continues to fund ZANU PF programmes despite public scrutiny over his political ties and opaque business dealings. Mnangagwa praised Chivayo’s “patriotism,” urging other young businesspeople to follow suit.
However, the latest donations have once again raised concerns over the increasingly blurred lines between party activities and the functions of the State. Critics argue that such public endorsements and distribution ceremonies undermine institutions, centralise power within the ruling party, and further entrench patronage networks ahead of future electoral cycles.
Mnangagwa framed the handover as part of the Second Republic’s philosophy of “leaving no one and no place behind,” but governance analysts say the continued use of state authority to amplify ruling party structures risks deepening inequality and weakening democratic accountability.
