ED elbows out Rugeje

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pushed out Lieutenant-General Engelbert Rugeje (retired) as Zanu PF political commissar, replacing him with loyalist and long-time ally Victor Matemadanda as the battle to control political power in Zanu PF intensifies.

Matemadanda led the crusade against former President Robert Mugabe and his family leading to dismissal from Zanu PF in 2016. He was initially appointed commissar just after Mugabe’s ouster, but was later replaced by Rugeje, seen at the time as Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga’s appointee.

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