The Observer Issue 13 | Page 8

8 - 16 February 2014 - The Observer Moyo targeting us, Mujuru faction O Correspondent NGOING media exposures of the massive salaries drawn by parastatal bosses may have been welcomed by the public, but expectations that the government would act on corruption are fast fading – instead, the matter has fizzled out and become part of Zanu PF’s divisive battle on who will succeed President Robert Mugabe. Vice-President Joice Mujuru, who leads one of the two factions in Zanu PF that are battling to take over after Mugabe, this week suggested that the exposures that have become known as “salary-gate” could be the work of detractors bent on destroying the party from within. Zimbabweans vented their anger on social media, leading the opposition to call for her to resign. Officials aligned to Mujuru’s camp who spoke to the Mail & Guardian this week said that, although she may have struck a raw nerve, her assertion that the exposés were politically motivated were widely shared. “Ever since Jonathan Moyo was appointed as a media minister, there has been a concentrated attack on our camp, especially by the public media,” said a Zanu PF politburo member. 2It’s not a once-off event; the attack has been consistent. Look at the spirited effo 'G0