Zimbabwe: Acid Test for Welshman Ncube

Welshman Ncube, the newly elected leader of the smaller faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has started his first term at the helm of the party on a political knife edge as it emerged this week that a splinter group is contemplating taking his executive to court challenging its legitimacy following last weekend's congress described as a sham by some disgruntled members.

Indeed, it has been a baptism of fire for Ncube - an academic lawyer who has been professor of law at the University of Zimbabwe.

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