Political Reporter
Bulawayo Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim chairperson, James Sithole is being accused of unleashing spiritual warfare on rivals in a bid to fasten his grip on the provincial chairmanship that is currently under threat from the Tabitha Khumalo’s faction.
A source who spoke to this publication said that Sithole had been hopping from one sangoma to another leading a team of five members with the sole agenda of crippling the political fortunes of their rivals.
“Sithole and his team have been visiting Sangomas in Bulawayo and Manicaland Provinces. He is targeting to weaken the Khumalo faction that has openly challenged his leadership. Sithole tried to physically confront the Khumalo faction but he has since resorted to employing dirty spiritual tactics to deal with his rivals,” said the source.
The source added that Sithole’s team comprised of CCC members such as Ernest Rafamoyo, Collet Ndlovu, Miniehle Gumede, Charles Moyo and Councillor Skululile Moyo.
According to the source, Khumalo is currently battling a mysterious illness which is suspected to be a manifestation of Sithole’s dark powers. The source added that Khumalo’s faction members were not spared by Sithole as some of them have also been experiencing misfortunes in life.
The source further claimed that Sithole asked a sangoma in Chipinge to cast a spell on Khumalo’s faction members so that they can be financially crippled in order to hamper their efforts of wrestling the leadership mantle from him.
The same source added that it was not the first time for Sithole to hobnob with sangomas to boost his political fortunes but he did it in 2018 when he wanted spiritual assistance to be voted into parliament.
According to the source, Sithole has become an impediment to the success of CCC programs in Bulawayo by blocking all efforts to unite party structures ahead of the 2023 elections. The source added that Sithole was creating parallel structures and has compiled a list of his preferred Bulawayo candidates for the 2023 elections.
Efforts to get a comment from Sithole were futile as he was not answering his mobile phones.
