Mnangagwa, Dabengwa plotted Mugabe ouster

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition Zapu leader Dumiso Dabengwa had jointly planned to challenge former President Robert Mugabe’s candidature at next year’s election by reviving the Patriotic Front, but the plan was overtaken by events following the military intervention last month, NewsDay has learnt.

The project was the brainchild of veterans of the liberation struggle — the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) and the Zipra-Veterans Association.

According to secret documents of the plot, Mnangagwa was poised to contest the 2018 election as Patriotic Front presidential candidate after Mugabe indicated his willingness to run for office at age 94.

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