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MNANGAGWA IS DOWN BUT IS HE OUT?

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... Cashing in on his political assets Emerson Mnangagwa, ousted vice president of Zimbabwe whose at the centre of developments unfolding in Harare. Picture credit www.pulselive.co.ke DEVELOPMENTS  in the Zimbabwean political landscape have never been as fluid and as unpredictable as they have been in the past ten days or so. This is quite uncharacteristic in itself, but more so given the types and level of players that are now sucked in; the President, the First Family, the War Veterans, the Vice President, and the Army. This is serious business, with only those with a death wish taking it otherwise. Since the gloves came off on Mnangagwa at the Bulawayo interface rally, the tempo of events has been increasing in pace, culminating in his dismissal on that fateful afternoon of Monday 6 th  November 2018.Since then, the game has been one of Russian Roulette, with no one being sure in which chamber the bullet is in, and whose head is going to get blown off next. This is

THE RISE OF GRACE MUGABE, ZIMBABWE'S TRAGEDY

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...Of Grace and Wives of Dictators Grace Mugabe smiling all the way to the bank Grace a threat to National Security News of the firing of VP Mnangagwa by President Mugabe came in as I was researching and writing this article. The focus of my article was on the rise of Grace’s political power riding on the back of her dictator husband, and the case studies I was focusing on were the character and abuse of power by two wives of dictators in Romania and Philippines. What is now playing out in Zimbabwe with Grace rising to power over the political “corpses” of her perceived opponents but decorated liberation fighters who were close to her dictator husband, is dividing the country and threatening national security.Rightly or wrongly, some are giving dangerous tribal interpretations to what is happening now. Wars have been fought on perceptions and interpretations, and those in political leadership have a moral and national responsibility to practice caution and emo

BEWARE OF THE CROCODILE; IF MNANGAGWA SHOULD CROSS THE RUBICON

...An Audit of his political balance sheet IN my previous installment regarding the fate of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa in light of the onslaught against him from the G40 group, and the yet unknown impending outcomes of the ZANU PF elective Congress in December 2017, I stated that Mnangagwa was on the banks of his political Rubicon River, just like Caesar was in 49 BC (see article https://thelmachikwanha.blogspot.fr/2017/10/mnagagwa-on-banks-of-his-political.html ). His choices were whether to cross the river (and face off with Mugabe and his detractors in G40), or not to cross. I proffered two options for Mnangagwa. One option is a “do nothing option,” which I said is a doomed option unless something happens to the life of the President (as in dying) between now and the ZANU PF elective congress. I called it an option steeped in fate. The other option was a “do something option”, based on activating a proactive strategy designed to take the fight to the other side. T

MNAGAGWA ON THE BANKS OF HIS POLITICAL RUBICON

...The Die is Cast: To Cross or not to cross? ON January 10, 49 BC Julius Caesar and his Army lined the banks of the River Rubicon. He had to decide whether to cross the Rubicon into Rome and face Emperor Pompey, an act that would have meant a rebellion against the Emperor and the state. Once taken, that decision would be irreversible and would involve fighting his way against the fierce army of Pompey. This was not an easy decision for Caesar, so he called for a dice to be rolled. After this, Caesar knew there was no going back. He then uttered the words “The die is cast “, as he crossed the Rubicon, to face-off with Pompey and his army. He had reached his point of no return. Mnangagwa in Julius Caesar’s shoes: This is a story befitting of the situation facing the Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa at this very moment. He has been under sustained attack from the First Lady, G40, and the President himself, accused of wanting to succeed Mugabe, as if such ambitions are a cri