Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Wife Running the Show?

The First Lady Grace Mugabe has been honoured with a street name, months after she was nominated to lead the ruling party's women's league, and critics now allege that she now has massive influence on government business.

  • Zimbabwe:   Insulting Grace Is Now More Dangerous Than Taunting Mugabe

    New Zimbabwe, 20 June 2015

    AT least 70% of politically motivated violence cases experienced since January emanated from Zanu PF supporters' intolerance for the public's opinion on Grace Mugabe, a local human… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Presidency - Grace Faces Stiff Challenge

    Zimbabwe Standard, 8 March 2015

    MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has warned that First Lady Grace Mugabe will not be allowed to succeed President Robert Mugabe through the back door. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   New Twist to Mugabe Succession

    Zimbabwe Independent, 6 March 2015

    PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's unexpected remarks that none of his two deputies, Emmerson Mnangagwa and Phelekezela Mphoko, are guaranteed to succeed him have fuelled tensions in the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Grace in Charge Despite Mugabe Denial

    New Zimbabwe, 28 February 2015

    SPECULATION has been rife as to the significance of the First Lady's entrance into mainstream Zanu PF politics and its succession implications and consequences. In addition, the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Zimbos to Blame for Mugabe Misrule - MDC

    New Zimbabwe, 27 February 2015

    ZIMBABWEANS are to blame for President Mugabe's prolonged stay in power, a senior official in the MDC party led by Welshman Ncube has said. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   VPs Watch As Grace Seizes Politburo

    New Zimbabwe, 18 February 2015

    "I agree with social media reports suggesting that Mugabe was in fact, accompanying Grace to politburo meeting," said Mandaza. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Aged Mugabe Sleeping On the Job - ZUNDE

    New Zimbabwe, 16 February 2015

    ZIMBABWE is due for change and a new direction, as the Zanu PF brand of politics has failed to save the country from its plethora of challenges, the opposition Zimbabweans United… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   A Nation Hostage to the Typist's Script

    New Zimbabwe, 6 January 2015

    ANY doubt about who really rules Zimbabwe was erased by the outcome of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party congress held in December.… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Grace Mugabe Now Running the Show

    Zimbabwe Independent, 12 December 2014

    THE just-ended Zanu PF congress all but showed First Lady Grace Mugabe is now running the show in Zanu PF and government behind the scenes, and her demands have all been met after… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mugabe Reserves Ministry for Wife?

    New Zimbabwe, 12 December 2014

    PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe might have kept a ministerial post open in order to accommodate his increasingly powerful wife, it emerged Friday. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   First Lady Mugabe Gets Her Way

    RFI, 3 December 2014

    Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe has got her Way ... or rather she's just had a road named after her. The honour has got tongues wagging across the country as a congress of the… Read more »

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