ZANU PF — The Hyena That Accuses Its Cubs of Smelling Like Goats When It Wants to Eat Them
By The Village Political Commentator
When the Hyena Cries ‘Goat’
In our village, elders say a hyena never admits hunger — it simply accuses others of smelling like goats. Once that accusation is made, supper is guaranteed.
And somewhere in Harare, deep within the revolutionary lair of ZANU PF, that wisdom rings true once again.
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| Zanu PF The Hungry Hyena |
The party has just expelled five of its own cubs — among them outspoken war veteran Blessed Geza — for alleged “gross misconduct” and “disloyalty.”
To the ordinary villager, that’s political code for: “We’ve run out of goats, so let’s start sniffing our own.”
The Smell of Suspicion
The Politburo’s chief mouthpiece, Patrick Chinamasa, stepped up and announced the expulsions as if reading a weather report:
“Cloudy with a high chance of disloyalty.”
He accused the expelled members of factionalism, creating WhatsApp groups, and undermining party unity.
Now, in Zimbabwe, creating a WhatsApp group is practically the first step to being labeled a counter-revolutionary.
Those now cast out — Blessed Geza, Kudakwashe Gopo, Victor Manungu, Gifford Gomwe, and Godwin Gomwe — once danced barefoot for the party, chanting slogans until their voices cracked.
But once someone decided they “smelled like goats,” their political fate was sealed.
The Hyena’s Logic
When a hyena wants to eat its cubs, it doesn’t say “I’m hungry.”
It looks at them and says, “You smell like goats.”
And the feast begins.
That is ZANU PF’s method: dress hunger as discipline, cloak purges in patriotism.
Each expulsion is sold as “unity maintenance” — as if unity is a goat stew that requires sacrificing one of the herd to keep the flavor rich.
Blessed Geza’s ‘Goat-Smelling’ Offence
Cde Blessed Geza, a war veteran known for his fiery opinions, has been vocal about corruption, the betrayal of liberation ideals, and factional infighting.
In ZANU PF, that’s a bigger sin than treason — it’s heresy against the feeding order.
The party could not allow such a scent of truth to linger. So the hyena sniffed, growled, and struck.
In its eyes, Blessed Geza didn’t just speak — he reeked of goat.
The Feast Disguised as Discipline
ZANU PF insists this is all about enforcing discipline.
But if discipline truly were the standard, half the Politburo would have been long gone — along with the missing millions from “projects” we never see.
Let’s be honest: the ones still inside are not clean; they just know how to spray political perfume strong enough to hide the goat-smell of dissent.
From the days of Mujuru to Kasukuwere and now Geza, the hyena’s appetite has never changed — only the flavor of the meat.
The Village Lesson
Our elders say: “A hyena cannot guard goats; a hungry hyena cannot share.”
ZANU PF’s repeated purges show it feeds not only on its rivals but also on its own flesh.
Each expulsion is another bite of itself — a self-cannibalizing feast disguised as party discipline.
The day will come when the hyena, starving and dizzy, will start chewing its own tail, still accusing it of smelling like goat.
From my mud veranda, sipping sweet beer under the msasa tree, I can only shake my head and say:
“In ZANU PF, loyalty is a goat tethered too close to a hungry hyena — silent or noisy, it will still be eaten.”
Final Thought
ZANU PF once promised to protect its own, to reward loyalty and service.
Now, it protects only its appetite.
Like a true hyena, it laughs loudly in the night — not from joy, but from fullness.
And tomorrow, when another comrade is expelled for “indiscipline,” remember this proverb from the village:
“The hyena that accuses its cubs of smelling like goats has simply grown hungry again.”
