By Correspondent
CCC’s allocation of just above US$2 million under the Political Parties Finance Act given under the 2026 budget looks set to be the last supper for the withering opposition.
Treasury has allocated ZiG162 million (US$6.3 million) to the country’s political parties.
The ruling ZANU PF will get double at over US$4.1 million after grossing the highest number of seats.
With the threshold of qualifying for this funding standing at five percent only ZANU PF and CCC qualify to get money from Treasury.
ZANU PF got 176 seats while CCC managed 103 in the National Assembly.
Disbursements
Government through Justice Minister Ziyambi announced the allocation through General Notice 1829 of 2025 in the Government Gazette.
“It is hereby notified, in terms of Section 3(2) of the Political Parties (Finance) Act [Chapter 2:11], that the total amount of money payable to political parties for the year beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025, is ZWG147,682,500.00.
“The money shall be disbursed to political parties that qualify in terms of Section 3(3) of the Act.”
However, with CCC currently mired in a debilitating factional battle the money is most likely the last it will get before a new movement arises.
Sengezo Tshabangu, the controversial Secretary General, is widely viewed as the leader of the current CCC outfit and will most likely control the funding.
However, for someone lacking much political capital experts think that the payday will be his last as leader of CCC.
Political analyst Rueben Matyoko added that CCC is on its last legs.
“CCC in its current format is on the deathbed and Tshabangu is merely nursing it to death for very selfish reasons.
“There exists no higher objective to rejuvenate the party and with Chamisa hinting at a return, soon CCC will be history.
“For a different party the money could go a long way in reviving the party but that wont happen with CCC,” he said.
The Political Parties Finance Act was enacted to promote democratic participation.
The established fund is meant to support qualifying political parties and strengthen their operational capacity.
Authorities argue that the mechanism is meant to curb reliance on foreign funding, which has been viewed as a potential channel for external interference.
