Zanu PF faction plots anti-Mnangagwa demo

A rival Zanu PF faction is plotting public protests against Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as he continues to feel the political heat following his remarks that the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo lost the 1980 elections because he served white interests

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Supporters of a faction opposed to Mnangagwa have reportedly printed T-shirts branded “In memory of the late Father Zimbabwe Dr J Nkomo” to register their displeasure at the VP’s recent attack on the late nationalist and are set to wear them today at the official opening of the third session of the eighth Parliament, as Zanu PF infighting gets to a head.

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