Abstract
The chapter discusses the response of the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC), led by Advocate Nelson Chamisa, to the religious strategies employed by President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and his party, Zanu-PF. Mnangagwa, who surrounds himself with pastors, prophets, and Mapostori (traditional religious leaders), uses their influence to legitimise his political power. In response, Chamisa and the CCC have engaged a theological and strategic counterattack.
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Masengwe, G., Dube, B. (2023). CCCism Versus Zanu-PFism: Religious Response of the Citizens Coalition for Change to the Zanu-PF. In: Dube, B. (eds) Regime, Religion and the Consolidation of Zanu-PFism in Zimbabwe. African Histories and Modernities. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46084-5_9
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