March by-elections inconsequential

IMMEDIATELY after President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed the March 2022 by-elections, he started the week by firing his State Security minister Owen Ncube in dramatic fashion. The decision stole the thunder from the impending polls and overshadowed the rising call for electoral reforms ahead of 2023 general elections.

Ncube, a controversial ministerial appointee after the 2018 elections, was relieved of his duties giving a glimpse to the Zanu PF factionalism and realignment of power.

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