Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary general, Sengezo Tshabangu is set to smile all the way to the bank to collect a whopping ZWG56 million allocated under the Political Finance Act (PFA).
Enacted in 2004, the PFA is a piece of legislation that governs how political parties receive funding, particularly from State resources and private donations. Its primary goal is to promote transparency, accountability, and fairness in the political process.
Accordingly, parties must secure at least 5% of the total votes in a general election to qualify for a share of public funds, which is distributed proportionally to their share of the total vote. Under the Act accepting foreign donations is a criminal offence.
Zanu PF is poised to cream off the lion’s share of ZWG106 million after winning 176 seats. The CCC party, which garnered 103 seats, will also get a significant proportion of the funds.
Meanwhile, Tshabangu has called for unity in his New Year’s message to opposition parties in the country.
“As we enter a new chapter, I wish to remind my fellow opposition politicians that unity of purpose is the remedy that can cure many political problems. We need to set our differences aside and move forward in unison so that, when election time comes, we emerge victorious as one,” he wrote on his X account.
However, the controversial politician continues to receive widespread backlash from infuriated citizens who perceive him as a ruling party functionary.
