By Lance Guma
04 July 2005

Zanu PF central committee member and former Zvishavane MP, Pearson Mbalekwa's resignation has been confirmed. On Friday we reported how the former intelligence official was planning to submit his resignation letter to the party citing the government's operation 'clean up' as inhumane. He handed the letter to Zanu PF National Chairman, John Nkomo's office on Friday. Nkomo however says he has not seen the letter because he was not in the office on that day.

Mbalekwa says he is 'a man of principle and could not be seen to be part of the whole exercise which has caused untold suffering to people whom we claim to represent.' He also criticized the general direction of governance in the country which he says has impoverished a lot of people.

In a highly critical letter he says, "In the circumstances, I find myself unable to continue my membership in Zanu PF. It is very clear to me that when any other rational person takes a close look at what has been happening in Zanu PF, government and the country over the last eight months, Zanu PF, as a political party, is no longer with the people. Therefore, I have as of today left Zanu PF, to be with the people."