Tensions Escalate in Zimbabwe's Ruling Party

Author:
SABC Digital News
Publisher:
SABC Digital News
Publication Date:
6 October 2017
Tags:
Zimbabwe, Governance

Tensions are escalating in Zimbabwe's ruling ZanuPF, as Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hit back at Vice President, Phelekezela Mphoko saying he is malicious, disrespectful and contemptuous. Mphoko said in a statement that Mnangagwa was destabilizing the country and fanning ethnic tensions. First Lady and ZanuPF Women's League leader Grace Mugabe has also accused Mnangagwa of contradicting himself.

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