On
Sunday,
7
December,
the
ZANU
PF
Manicaland
Provincial
Coordination
Committee
(PCC)
resolved
to
co-opt
Tungwarara
to
fill
a
vacant
Central
Committee
seat.
The
vacancy
arose
after
Chipinge’s
Dorothy
Mabika
was
elected
provincial
Women’s
League
chairperson.
However,
on
11
December
2025,
ZANU
PF
National
Political
Commissar
Munyaradzi
Machacha
wrote
to
provincial
chair
Tawanda
Mukodza
informing
him
that
Tungwarara’s
co-option
had
been
nullified.
Machacha
said
the
move
went
against
the
Legal
Affairs
Department
Circular
of
30
June
2025,
which
outlines
the
mandatory
procedures
for
co-opting
members
into
the
Central
Committee.
He
also
warned
aspiring
candidates
against
giving
out
money,
goods
or
services
in
pursuit
of
the
position,
stressing
that
such
actions
amount
to
vote
buying
and
would
lead
to
automatic
disqualification.
In
a
statement
issued
on
Friday,
12
December,
Mutsvangwa
said
the
Politburo
respects
Manicaland
Province’s
decision
and
will
meet
to
consider
the
matter
before
making
a
final
determination.
Said
Mutsvangwa:
“There
is
an
appearance
of
needless
confusion
concerning
the
nominations
for
the
Central
Committee
replacement
in
Manicaland
Province.“The
correct
position
is
that
the
party
takes
serious
respect
for
the
deliberations
of
the
provincial
leadership
of
the
province.“It
is
an
important
organ
of
the
party,
particularly
for
Manicaland,
which
is
the
second
largest
population
after
Harare.“So
it’s
natural
that
whatever
they
apply
themselves
to
is
taken
seriously
by
the
party.“The
appearance
of
confusion
will
be
addressed
in
the
usual
manner,
as
was
done
in
the
case
of
Harare
Province,
and
it
will
be
done
at
the
Politburo
level.“So
for
anybody
who
has
got
anxieties
about
what
is
going
on,
hold
your
gun.
The
Politburo
will
meet
and
the
matter
will
be
considered
and
a
due
finality
will
be
delivered
on
the
matter
of
the
Central
Committee
nomination
for
Manicaland.”