Dispute Between Zimbabwe's Leading Ladies

The first lady, Grace Mugabe and Vice President Joyce Mujuru are reportedly in the midst of a heated power row that might ruin the vice president's chances of succeeding the president.

  • Zimbabwe:   Plot to Oust Vice President

    Zimbabwe Standard, 19 October 2014

    The plot to oust Vice-President Joice Mujuru is thickening with Zanu PF's legal committee reportedly drafting changes to the party's constitution to allow President Robert Mugabe… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Grace Takeover - Madhuku Threatens War

    Zimbabwe Standard, 19 October 2014

    First Lady Grace Mugabe will place herself in harm's way if she decides to take over the reins of power, National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) chairman Lovemore Madhuku has said. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Grace Mugabe Lays Into V-P

    The Herald, 18 October 2014

    The First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe yesterday again laid into the senior Zanu-PF leader she accused of fanning factionalism in the party, saying divisive opposition parties like MDC,… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Politician Threatens War if Mugabe's Wife Takes Over

    New Zimbabwe, 17 October 2014

    OPPOSITION National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader, Lovemore Madhuku, has threatened war if First Lady Grace Mugabe succeeds her husband as the country's president. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Grace Mugabe in Renewed Attacks on Party Officials

    The Herald, 18 October 2014

    Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial chairman Cde Ray Kaukonde is the main funder of factionalism in the party and is deceitful by wearing a fake smile, the First Lady Amai Grace… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Grace Mugabe In Sensational Claim

    New Zimbabwe, 17 October 2014

    FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe on Friday sensationally claimed that opposition parties MDC and Mavambo were formed in the house of a senior Zanu PF party leader who is now plotting the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   First Lady Takes on Vice President

    New Zimbabwe, 16 October 2014

    VICE-PRESIDENT Joice Mujuru's struggle nom-de-guerre was Teurai Ropa (Spill Blood) and she will need to draw on her (until recently) celebrated liberation war courage to salvage a… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   You're Gone! Grace Mugabe Tells Mujuru

    New Zimbabwe, 16 October 2014

    FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe took her nationwide meet-the-people campaign to Mashonaland central province, the home province of vice president Joice Mujuru who is said to lead one the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Live - Amai Grace Mugabe Mashonaland Central Rally

    The Herald, 16 October 2014

    The First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe is set to Meet the People of Mashonaland Central at Chipadze Stadium in Bindura and also thank them for endorsing her nomination to the post of… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Moyo Wades Into Grace, Mujuru PhD Controversy

    New Zimbabwe, 15 October 2014

    INFORMATION Minister Jonathan Moyo has waded into the storm over the doctorate degrees awarded to Vice-President Joice Mujuru and First Lady Grace Mugabe. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   'Mujuru Ouster No Answer to Factionalism'

    Zimbabwe Standard, 12 October 2014

    A possible elevation of First Lady Grace Mugabe or Oppah Muchinguri as the new vice-President at the forthcoming Zanu PF congress will not decimate a faction linked to VP Joice… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   'Grace Roped in to Stop Mujuru'

    Zimbabwe Standard, 12 October 2014

    Outgoing Zanu PF Women's League chairperson, Oppah Muchinguri has revealed that First Lady Grace Mugabe's ascendency was a well thought-out and calculated plot to stop political… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   It's Grace Mugabe Versus Mujuru

    Zimbabwe Independent, 10 October 2014

    AS the succession race, which appears like a dead heat reaches its climax ahead of the Zanu PF congress in December in which Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa's faction is going… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mujuru Faces Waterloo At Congress

    Zimbabwe Independent, 10 October 2014

    LYRICS of the song Sink or swim by Lewis Watson, a young English singer-songwriter, ring true for Vice-President Joice Mujuru as she fights to retain her position at a time a… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Plot to Topple Mujuru Thickens

    Zimbabwe Independent, 3 October 2014

    THE plot within Zanu PF to oust Vice-President Joice Mujuru from her position and change the dynamics of President Robert Mugabe's fierce succession battle ahead of the party's… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Vapositori Cop Bashers Trial - We Refused to Back Mujuru

    New Zimbabwe, 30 September 2014

    MEMBERS of an apostolic sect being charged with public violence on Tuesday claimed they are being persecuted for refusing to back Vice-President Joice Mujuru's political… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Alarm Over Mujuru India Diamonds Claim

    New Zimbabwe, 14 September 2014

    VICE President Mujuru appeared to ignite a diplomatic storm Sunday after telling a church gathering that India had "built a whole town" from smuggled Marange diamonds. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   President Mugabe Is My Faction, Says VP Mujuru

    The Herald, 13 September 2014

    Vice President Joice Mujuru has said she belongs to and follows Zanu-PF led by President Mugabe and those promoting factionalism are juniors in the party and Government. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Fire Guts Mujuru's House

    The Herald, 12 September 2014

    VICE President Joice Mujuru's homestead at Tarisa Farm in Ruwa was yesterday gutted by fire. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Academic Tips Mujuru to Take Over

    Zimbabwe Standard, 7 September 2014

    RENONWED University of London academic and expert on Zimbabwean politics Professor Stephen Chan has revealed that in the Zanu PF succession battles he preferred Vice-President… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mujuru Still a Force to Reckon With - Analysts

    Zimbabwe Standard, 31 August 2014

    Vice-President Joice Mujuru may be facing serious challenges but is certainly not down and out in the race to succeed President Robert Mugabe, analysts have said. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mnangagwa to Challenge Mujuru?

    New Zimbabwe, 23 August 2014

    JUSTICE Minister Emmerson Mnangangwa could challenge Joice Mujuru for the vice-presidency at the Zanu PF congress in December with Kembo Mohadi confirming he would also seek to… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mugabe, Mujuru in Stormy Meeting

    Zimbabwe Independent, 22 August 2014

    CLASHES at the chaotic and divisive Zanu PF Youth League conference a fortnight ago, which once again proved the party is torn down the middle, forced President Robert Mugabe to… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Grace Mugabe Disrupts Presidency Race

    Zimbabwe Independent, 1 August 2014

    FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe's entrance into Zanu PF politics as the party's Women's League boss has shaken Vice-President Joice Mujuru's camp, which seemed to have taken a lead in the… Read more »

InFocus

Vice President Joyce Mujuru and First Lady Grace Mugabe at their graduation (file photo).

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