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Zimbabwe Vice President Mohadi Resigns After Alleged Misconduct

Vice President Kembo Mohadi has resigned after sexual misconduct allegations, a rare move by a public official in Zimbabwe. Local news outlets have been abuzz since February 2021 over audio recordings of inappropriate phone conversations allegedly between Mohadi and several women, including a subordinate in his office. Mohadi said he had taken the decision to step down "not as a matter of cowardice but as a sign of demonstrating great respect for the office of the president". Mohadi, along with Constantino Chiwenga, has been a deputy to President Emmerson Mnangagwa since 2018, but without a political power base, he was not seen as a potential successor to the president.

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Former vice president Kembo Mohadi (file photo).

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