Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF in Turmoil As Mnangagwa, Chiwenga Fight Intensifies – Party Commissar Moves to Douse Flames

THE ongoing factional fights within Zanu PF have reached a crescendo with party functionaries positioning themselves to either consolidate their power or oust incumbent officeholders before the expiry of their tenure.

Chief among the reasons Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s camp is plotting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his acolytes’ removal is endemic corruption and the tanking economy, which has seen the value of the new Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency plummet against the US$. This has led…