PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe inadvertently popularised "weevils" in Zimbabwe after he launched a blistering attack on people he accused of seeking to destroy Zanu PF from within two weeks ago.
Suddenly weevils, devil incarnates and other derogatory words gained currency on social media, pubs and kombis. Whoever was suspected of working at cross purposes with others was considered a weevil or a devil incarnate, another term used by Mugabe to blast Information minister Jonathan Moyo for allegedly using the public media to fuel divisions in the party.
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