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HARARE – Former Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa says political momentum for change is growing in Zimbabwe, as he continues signalling a return to organised opposition politics after stepping away from the CCC leadership in 2024.
โThe Citizensโ drumbeat of changeโฆ The drumbeat of change is gathering momentum,โ Chamisa said in a brief statement at the weekend.
He did not provide figures, polling data or details of a new political structure to support the claim, meaning the extent of that momentum cannot independently be measured.
The statement nevertheless adds to a series of public interventions by Chamisa in recent months in which he has sought to position himself as part of a new political alternative.
His supporters have continued using the language of โcitizensโ and political change despite the collapse of the CCC structure under which Chamisa contested the 2023 presidential election.
Chamisa quit CCC in January 2024, saying the party had been infiltrated and hijacked. Since then, he has avoided formally announcing a replacement political party, although he has continued consultations and political messaging.
His latest comments come during renewed political debate over Constitutional Amendment No. 3, succession inside ZANU PF and the future shape of Zimbabwe’s opposition.
Chamisa has also recently criticised Government over the country’s handling of disasters and demolitions.
On Sunday, he said Zimbabweans were being confronted by repeated preventable suffering, citing the Chivhu road disaster, the Kariba ferry tragedy and demolitions of homes.
โZimbabwe deserves leadership that puts the lives, dignity and welfare of its citizens first,โ Chamisa said in a separate statement.
The former opposition leader has not yet announced whether his political mobilisation will result in a new party, coalition or another organisational structure.
That remains the key unanswered question as his supporters increasingly speak about a renewed political campaign.
For now, the claim that a โdrumbeat of changeโ is gathering momentum is Chamisa’s political assessment rather than a development that can be independently quantified.
What is clear is that he remains active in national political debate and is again seeking to mobilise supporters around a message of political change.
