The entrance of Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe into politics may have come as a surprise to many, but it is not unprecedented; her predecessor was very active in Zanu PF's Women's League just as she seeks to be, but not only that, her involvement in Zanu PF's succession matrix is increasingly beginning to mirror that of her counterpart from a different time and continent -- Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong's last wife and China's former first lady.
The Zanu PF Women's League, in a surprise development, nominated Grace Mugabe to be their boss at a meeting at her Mazowe farm last month. This has further divided Zanu PF with one camp strongly opposed to her ascendancy saying that promotes dynastic politics.
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