Zimbabwe: Mugabe Backs Mnangagwa as Possible Successor

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is believed to have told his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki that he is considering stepping down in the next 12 months and that he wants Speaker of Parliament, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to take over from him, it was learnt yesterday.

According to well-placed sources, Mugabe indicated in a telephone conversation with Mbeki last Thursday that he was working out a transitional mechanism that would allow a new leadership in Zimbabwe in the next 12 months.

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