Fear grips Mujuru

Vice-President (VP) Joice Mujuru has a high chance of succeeding President Robert Mugabe, but her fear of the 87-year-old former guerilla leader is affecting her ability to lead.

Mujuru, whose husband Rtd General Solomon “Rex Nhongo” died in a mysterious inferno at his Beatrice Farm, is widely tipped to takeover should President Mugabe leave office, but her alleged fear of the “wily fox” has dampened all hopes of being Zimbabwe’s first female president.

Administratively, the country grinds to a halt when President Mugabe is either on leave or out ot the country with crucial decisions not being made by any of his surbordinates.

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