Succession cat fight – Oppah vs Joice

ujuru and another supporting former parliamentary speaker Emmerson Mnangagwa have battled to control Zanu (PF) and position their preferred candidate to succeed the 83-year old Mugabe when and if he retires.
Without mentioning Mujuru by name, Muchinguri told a women’s meeting at Plumtree: “There are some women that we put on top to represent the women’s interests and needs but they have failed and continue to be linked to coup plots and the succession issue every day. We will ask them to step down at the coming party congress in December.”
An internal report by the party’s security department leaked to the media two months ago says jockeying for Mugabe’s position had paralysed party operations with senior leaders devoting most of their time and energies to furthering the interests of their chosen candidates or factions at the expense of party work.
Mugabe, who has in the past accused some of his top lieutenants of seeking the help of magicians to enhance their chances to succeed him, last week admonished senior party leaders for stampeding for his job, saying they should wait to be chosen by the people and should not impose themselves as leader of the party.
Analysts say whoever wins the battle to succeed Mugabe as leader of Zanu (PF) is most likely to become president of Zimbabwe, citing a divided and weakened opposition they say is presently not well positioned to oust the ruling party. – ZimOnline