As
reported
by Bulawayo24,
Tshabangu
attended
a
disciplinary
hearing
chaired
by
a
three-person
panel:
Senator
Sesel
Zvidzai,
Hon.
Concilia
Chinanzvavana,
and
Gilbert
Kagodora.
Mushonga
served
as
the
Arbiter
General,
while
Kucaca
Phulu,
representing
Tshabangu
and
instructed
by
Mabikwa
Attorneys,
appeared
on
his
behalf.
At
the
start
of
the
hearing,
Tshabangu
raised
concerns
that
he
had
not
been
provided
with
a
copy
of
the
charge
sheet
detailing
the
allegations
against
him,
nor
was
he
informed
of
the
specific
provisions
of
the
party
constitution
under
which
the
charges
were
brought.
In
a
statement
issued
through
his
spokesperson,
Nqobizitha
Mlilo,
Tshabangu
alleged
that
someone
was
remotely
influencing
the
panel,
preventing
it
from
operating
independently.
He
further
claimed
the
panel
appeared
to
be
taking
instructions
from
an
unidentified
figure
yet
to
be
revealed.
He
said:
At
every
turn
in
the
hearing,
and
when
a
ruling
was
to
be
made,
the
panel
repeatedly
made
telephone
calls
to
someone
who
gave
instructions
as
to
how
the
panel
should
rule
on
each
point.On
this
issue,
Senator
Tshabangu
has
given
instructions
to
his
Attorneys
to
subpoena
the
telephone
records
of
the
purported
Disciplinary
Committee
members
to
establish
the
identity
of
the
person
the
panel
members
repeatedly
obtained
instructions
from.
Tshabangu
claimed
that
the
lines
of
communication
for
resolving
what
seemed
like
legitimate
differences
between
the
parties
have
now
been
irreparably
broken,
making
reconciliation
impossible.
He
also
pledged
to
bring
order
to
CCC’s
parliamentary
and
local
government
caucuses.
Said
Tshabangu:
In
the
next
few
moments,
action
will
be
taken
in
decisive
terms
to
bring
much-needed
stability
and
cohesion
to
the
party,
more
so,
in
the
Party
Parliamentary
Caucus
and
Local
Government
Caucus.The
historic
work
which
this
10th
Parliament
has
to,
and
is
about
to
take
in
the
national
interest
requires
the
highest
form
of
cohesion
that
no
moment
will
lost
in
frivolity
and
trivialities.The
Parliamentary
Caucus
and
the
Local
Government
Caucuses,
as
the
only
remaining
legally
valid
Article
6
party
organs
should
work
in
the
most
efficient
and
effective
manner
possible.
All
tools
will
be
deployed
to
ensure
that
this
happens.
Senator
Tshabangu
says
there
shall
be
discipline.The
general
membership
of
the
party
is
assured
that
stability
will
be
restored,
the
needful
done,
and
soon,
there
will
be
no
unknown
knowns.