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After weeks of dithering, Zanu PF finally made its position clear that it wants to rewrite the draft constitution produced by Copac last month. Copac is made up of the three parties in the inclusive government who spent over three years…
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The new draft constitution recently presented to political party principals has turned out to be a curse for the former ruling party Zanu PF as it has worsened the split between supporters aligned to two senior party officials — Joice…
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Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party remained deadlocked on whether to accept a new draft constitution that trims the powers of the President. Wednesday’s meeting of the Politburo was the third such meeting to discuss the draft. The meeting ended…
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HARARE - President Robert Mugabe headed into Wednesday's politburo meeting seeking to bridge growing fissures in his deeply divided Zanu PF party over succession issues and the dissolution of the party’s district coordinating committees…
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HARARE - Beleagured President Robert Mugabe seemingly stuck between warring Zanu PF factions led by his deputy, Joice Mujuru, and Defence minister Emmerson Mnangagwa, has turned to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for some help.
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HARARE - President Robert Mugabe was forced into a nerve-wrecking 15-hour marathon politburo meeting on Friday as warring Zanu PF factions battling to replace the 88-year-old leader fiercely quarrelled over the octogenarian leader’s…
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Chaos marred Zanu PF’s politburo meeting on Wednesday as an internal war to succeed ageing President Robert Mugabe reaches tipping point. So nasty are the differences between warring factions that the party was forced to convene another…
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HARARE - A group reportedly linked to Defence minister Emmerson Mnangagwa is pushing for the dissolution of the Zanu PF politburo, it has emerged. This after a group of hardliners, fronted by Jonathan Moyo, is also fighting the adoption of…
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As the Zanu PF succession dynamics continue to have twists and turns, Vice-President Joice Mujuru is now flexing her muscles as she consolidates power after the recent disbanding of party District Coordinating Committees (DCCs).
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Defence Minister and ZANU PF strongman Emmerson Mnangagwa was reportedly left stunned by the politburo’s unprecedented decision to disband the party’s District Coordination Committees.
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