'Mnangagwa just an appointee,' says Grace Mugabe

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's wife Saturday told the embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remember that, just like co-Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko and herself as Zanu-PF women's league secretary, they were mere appointees who were serving at the president's pleasure and could very easily be shown the door at a passing whip by their boss.

Grace Mugabe yesterday launched a scathing attack against a Zanu-PF faction aligned to Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing it of plotting against her ageing husband and persecuting some ministers through false corruption charges.

But in attempts to place nemesis Mnangagwa in his rightful place, Grace revealed her inner thoughts about her relationship with a man she most probably once enjoyed an office romp with but married officially when he had lost his first wife in 1992.

"If we go wrong, you (President) can remove us from our positions anytime you like," Grace said, adding, "But inini chimwe chigaro chandiinacho cheudzimai hwenyu chinonetsa kubhisa. Tinenge takuenda kutoenda kumacourt. Mukada kundiramba tinenge takuenda kucourt ndakatsika madziro (But I, as someone who also occupies another position as your wife, it is difficult to remove me. If you dare try to divorce me, you are in for a bruising fight in the courts)".