At the heart of the standoff is Chiwenga, the former army general who orchestrated the 2017 coup that ousted Robert Mugabe and installed Mnangagwa. Now, with the economy in freefall and Mnangagwa’s health reportedly declining, Chiwenga is believed to be positioning himself for a return to the presidency—either at the next ZANU-PF elective congress or before it.
The Mnangagwa–Chiwenga Rivalry Deepens
“What we are witnessing is a slow-motion internal coup,” said Dr. Tafadzwa Moyo, a political analyst at the University of Zimbabwe. “Mnangagwa knows that Chiwenga has the loyalty of the military’s top brass and that his own support inside the Politburo is eroding. The president is running out of options.”
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“What we are witnessing is a slow-motion internal coup,” said Dr. Tafadzwa Moyo, a political analyst at the University of Zimbabwe. “Mnangagwa know...
