Will Zimbabwe's VP Survive the Storm?

Vice President Joice Mujuru faces a tough challenge ahead of the party's December congress with increasing calls for her to resign while officials aligned to her faction are reportedly being purged.

  • Zimbabwe:   Mujuru Told Envoys Mugabe Now Senile - Mutsvangwa

    New Zimbabwe, 2 December 2014

    VICE President Joice Mujuru and "her cabal" had virtually hijacked foreign diplomats accredited to Zimbabwe, Junior Foreign Affairs Minister Christopher Mutsvangwa said on Tuesday. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Zanu-PF - Purges Long Overdue

    New Zimbabwe, 2 December 2014

    THE systematic purging of senior party officials ahead of this week's congress was not only necessary but also long overdue, Zanu PF has claimed. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   VP Mujuru Lied About Downing Chopper During War?

    The Herald, 2 December 2014

    VICE President Joice Mujuru and her hangers-on misled the country when they claimed that she downed a helicopter at the height of the liberation struggle as she was nowhere near… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   V-P's Backers to Force Fresh Polls?

    New Zimbabwe, 1 December 2014

    ZANU PF MPs aligned to Vice President Joice Mujuru are mulling plans to resign from Parliament in a move that could paralyse the legislature and force another general election. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   'Solomon Mujuru Spoke to Me Before He Died'

    Zimbabwe Standard, 30 November 2014

    ZANU PF Politburo member Cephas Msipa yesterday rushed to stop a war veteran from revealing intimate details of a conversation he made with the late retired General Solomon Mujuru,… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Threat to Block VP From Congress

    New Zimbabwe, 30 November 2014

    ZANU PF youths are threatening to chuck out embattled Vice president Joice Mujuru and her colleagues at the party's congress scheduled for next week, NewZimbabwe.com has heard. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mujuru Still in Office - Charamba

    Zimbabwe Standard, 30 November 2014

    Presidential spokesperson George Charamba yesterday said government was still very much intact despite the mudslinging in the ruling party Zanu PF. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mugabe Wanted Mujuru As President - Gumbo

    New Zimbabwe, 30 November 2014

    FORMER Zanu PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo has accused President Mugabe of betrayal saying the veteran leader gave the elevation of Vice President Joice Mujuru a thumbs-up only for… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Nguni, Shamu Booted Out

    Zimbabwe Standard, 30 November 2014

    TOP allies of Vice-President Joice Mujuru in Mashonaland West, Political Commissar Webster Shamu and Sylvester Nguni were yesterday ordered not to attend the Zanu PF congress this… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Kaukonde Ally Ousted From Mayoral Post

    New Zimbabwe, 29 November 2014

    MARONDERA town councillors have passed a vote-of-no-confidence in mayor, Antony Makwindi, over his alleged close links with ousted Mashonaland East Zanu PF chairman Ray Kaukonde. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Can the Vice President Survive the Heat?

    The Daily Vox, 24 November 2014

    From the sharp-tongued First Lady, Grace Mugabe, holding a string of rallies bluntly demanding that she be charged with treason and college students issuing a 14-day ultimatum for… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mujuru Blocked From Party Office

    New Zimbabwe, 25 November 2014

    EMBATTLED Vice President Joice Mujuru's crumbling political career hit another low on Tuesday after her bid for nomination into the Zanu PF central committee in her Mashonaland… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mujuru Sucked in Fatal Scandal

    The Herald, 26 November 2014

    VICE President Joice Mujuru has been sucked into a scandal involving abuse of office and obstruction of justice after her daughter Chipo Mujuru-Makoni was involved in a fatal road… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Home District Shuts Door On Mujuru

    The Herald, 26 November 2014

    Vice President Joice Mujuru yesterday lost her bid to secure a Central Committee post after her district of origin, Mt Darwin, rejected her application in elections that saw a… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Zesa Funds Used to Bankroll Mujuru

    The Herald, 25 November 2014

    UNDER fire Energy and Power Development Minister Dzikamai Mavhaire connived with his deputy Engineer Munacho Mutezo to coerce Zesa Holdings to give money to the Manicaland Zanu-PF… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Under Fire VP Brews a Shocker

    The Herald, 20 November 2014

    VICE President Dr Joice Mujuru yesterday clandestinely filed papers to contest her current position at the forthcoming 6th Annual National People's Congress, a development that was… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   VP Mujuru in Another Scandal

    The Herald, 19 November 2014

    SCANDALS continue to stalk Vice President Dr Joice Mujuru as she is fingered in yet another indignity involving a $105 000 loan dispute pitting her family mining venture, Great… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Ex-NMB Boss Speaks On Mujuru Account Saga

    The Herald, 20 November 2014

    THE $105 000 loan dispute pitting Vice President Dr Joice Mujuru's mining venture, Great Zimbabwe Mining Circle Trust, and a Harare businesswoman the family is accused of swindling… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mujuru, Grace Tiff Won't Solve Key Issues - Tsvangirai

    New Zimbabwe, 19 November 2014

    MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai lashed out at the ruling Zanu PF party Wednesday for allowing itself to be dragged into a battle between two women while Zimbabwe burns. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   More Heads Roll in Zanu-PF Harare Province

    The Herald, 20 November 2014

    THE Zanu-PF Harare provincial Youth League executive on Tuesday booted out six of its members, while the Women's League fired its deputy chairwoman Cde Miriam Chikukwa, political… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mugabe May Be 'More Powerful in Death Than Life'

    New Zimbabwe, 12 November 2014

    President Robert Mugabe could turn out to be even more powerful after his death than he is while living, a democracy lobby group said Tuesday. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Harare Reaffirms Midzi Ouster

    The Herald, 13 November 2014

    THE zanu-pf Harare provincial executive yesterday reaffirmed the vote of no confidence it passed on chairman Cde Amos Midzi, with provincial commissar Cde Shadreck Mashayamombe… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   War Vets Call for Gumbo Ouster

    The Herald, 13 November 2014

    WAR veterans yesterday called for the removal of Zanu-PF secretary for Information and Publicity Cde Rugare Gumbo from his post in the wake of his confession that he was part of a… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   VP Accused in Chicken Scam

    The Herald, 11 November 2014

    Vice President Joice Mujuru reportedly directed Secretary for Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Mr Ringson Chitsiko to issue her family business with a permit… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mujuru Allies Booted Out

    The Herald, 11 November 2014

    Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial chairman Cde Ray Kauonde, the main funder of Vice President Joice Mujuru's faction angling to depose President Mugabe, was yesterday booted out… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mujuru Gets Lifeline

    Zimbabwe Standard, 9 November 2014

    A Zanu PF faction linked to Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa has suffered a major setback as its strategy to weaken the Vice-President Joice Mujuru and then to force her to… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mujuru Ally Faces Axe

    The Herald, 10 November 2014

    1326: The demonstrators are now gathered inside the provincial offices and are listening to various speakers. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Another Chairman Bites the Dust

    The Herald, 10 November 2014

    ZANU-PF Midlands Province yesterday passed a vote of no confidence in its chairperson Cde Jason Machaya whom they accuse of fanning factionalism and failing to resolve squabbles… Read more »

Demonstrators march against Ray Kaukonde who is widely seen as Joice Mujuru ally.

  • Zimbabwe:   Machaya Booted Out As Purge On Mujuru Allies Continues

    New Zimbabwe, 9 November 2014

    ZANU PF Midlands provincial chairperson, Jason Machaya, has been booted out as more provincial chairpersons aligned to Vice-President Joice Mujuru are being pushed out ahead of the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mujuru Youth Backers Purged in Manicaland

    New Zimbabwe, 8 November 2014

    TWO members of the Manicaland Zanu PF youth league who are aligned to Vice-President Joice Mujuru have been ousted as a purge of loyalists backing the vice-president continues in… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Anti-Kaukonde Demo in Marondera

    The Herald, 5 November 2014

    War veterans in Marondera yesterday staged a demonstration against Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial chairperson, Cde Ray Kaukonde, for allegedly organising youths to heckle… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Scenarios for Zanu-PF Congress

    The Herald, 10 November 2014

    What that means is that the country will definitely have a new president in 2023, which is what has generated much interest on the processes now and how they lead to 2018 and… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mugabe in a Fix Over Succession

    Zimbabwe Independent, 7 November 2014

    AGAINST a backdrop of unprecedented infighting around President Robert Mugabe's succession conflict, senior Zanu PF leaders feel the time has come for the issue to be resolved at… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Zanu-PF Internal Revolt Spreads Amid Bickering

    Zimbabwe Independent, 3 November 2014

    President Robert Mugabe is struggling to reassert his grip on an increasingly fractious Zanu PF as the spirit of revolt, triggered by his wife Grace's hysterical attacks on senior… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mugabe Hints at Dropping VP Mujuru

    Zimbabwe Independent, 3 November 2014

    President Robert Mugabe gave the clearest indication yet at the Zanu PF headquarters in Harare yesterday, after his remarks on Tuesday at a parliamentary luncheon, that he is… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Violence Erupt in Harare South

    The Herald, 6 November 2014

    AN undisclosed number of Zanu-PF youths reportedly hired by Harare South legislator Cde Shadreck Mashayamombe ran amok yesterday morning, savagely attacking their political… Read more »

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