ZanupiF has no dog in the internal squabbles tearing apart the country's opposition, but will gladly capitalize on the fracas to entrench its dominance in a democratic zimbabwe. President Umingogwa said, in an exclusive interview with, the Third Eye, magazine, the president said he is enjoying the fights in the opposition as that will ensure a weak opponent that cannot challenge ZanupiF. On his opinion on the factional wars, which have seen the Western-Burth opposition crumbling like a deck of cards, the president said, I laugh and enjoy. Look, I am the head of a political party. If my opponents are fighting, I laugh and enjoy. Why would I bother to say I want a very strong opposition that can challenge me? It's good to have an opposition. Our laws allow opposition. That is why opposition parties are here. They have their internal conflicts and internal difficulties. It's legitimate to them. They must resolve their problems. They cannot expect ZanupiF to go and intervene and say, look, you are becoming weaker and weaker, and this is not good for us. No, we will not do that. Said the president. After losing last year's harmonized elections to ZanupiF, CCC has been trapped in bloodletting factional wars that have been characterized by recalls from parliament and local authorities. Apart from triggering costly by elections, CCC has since splintered into four notable factions that now seek to access funds dispersed under the Political Party's Finance Act. Asked to comment on assertions by opposition officials and their supporters that they have been infiltrated, the president said the solution was to be a threat to the government. Said the solution is just to remove the infiltrators. They should remove those who haven't infiltrated them last. That is the only solution. Just remove them. Further, the president said the governing party, which brought democracy and political pluralism to the country after a protracted liberation struggle. Cannot pass laws that stop people from holding different opinions or views. If people don't understand each other and can't work together, they will say so. You can't put a law that says don't differ laughs. On the international stage, the president railed that the American government for ignoring the genocidal massacre of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel, and then in Fort Tom's lecture to Zimbabwe about democracy and human rights. This is why we have said America applies double standards. This is a clear example of double standards. There is nothing about abuse of human rights you can speak of here in Zimbabwe. Totally. We are a free democratic country. We allow the opposition and we allow elections. If America wants to know where democracy is practiced, they should come to Harare. They should come to Zimbabwe and see democracy in practice. Zimbabwe, for daring to correct colonial land inequities, was slapped with illegal economic sanctions by the Western world, which made it clear that the punitive embargoes were a tool for regime change. Recently, the U.S. made some piecemeal adjustments on the illegal sanctions, but the president said that is still unacceptable as they must be removed in total. Well, these sanctions have been placed on us since 2001. It's now about 23 years on. These sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe are illegal. That is the position also of the United Nations Security Council. Now, the Biden administration proposed to remove some of them and leave some of them on. We are saying no. In the first place, they are totally illegal. They must go in totality. We cannot feel that he is being benevolent by removing part of the illegality and leaving part of the illegality on us. The illegality must go in total. He said, these sanctions have been on us for more than 23 years. I don't think there is anybody in Zimbabwe who is losing sleep over the sanctions. We only give reminded of the sanctions when people talk about them. We don't feel that we are on sanctions. Said the president. In the interview, the president maintains Zimbabwe will continue on its engagement and re-engagement drive on the international front while pursuing policies for accelerated industrialization and modernization towards Vision 2030. The Harold Wutomaro published another story from the interview where the president speaks on the Gukura-Hundi issue and finding a lasting solution.