Former Zimbabwe VP Fears Return to Zimbabwe

Former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko has been holed up in Botswana since the army launched an operation to remove criminal elements around former president Robert Mugabe. The Botswana government had given Mphoko, a member of the faction which backed then first lady Grace Mugabe, up to December 1 to leave their country and return to Zimbabwe, but the former vice president fears arrest for corruption-related crimes.

  • Zimbabwe:   Former VP Mphoko Told to Leave Botswana

    New Zimbabwe, 29 November 2017

    Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko could soon return to Zimbabwe after he was reportedly given assurances that he was free to do so and after he was given up to December 1 to… Read more »

President Emmerson Mnangagwa and former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko (file photo).

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