At a recent public function, the opening of The Sprout Restaurant in Harare, we saw former First Lady Grace Mugabe moving within the same orbit as senior ZANU PF figures, her presence neither resisted nor theatrically embraced.
Outrage is seldom random in Zimbabwe’s political soap opera. It is cultivated, sharpened and unleashed with deliberate intent. The ongoing war of words between Temba Mliswa and retired Air Marshal Henry Muchena is not merely a clash of personalities.
For many keen observers of the country’s politics, Muchena, though no longer serving, represents the significant position of the Deep State, whose serving members could not publicly articulate the same position as it is at variance with the stated position of the party and government, though it resonates with the people.
Attorney-General Virginia Mabhiza has issued a formal explanation of Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3), urging the public to rely strictly on the text of the gazetted Bill and its accompanying memorandum.
