Zanu-PF congress preps up in smoke

An implosion looms in the ruling Zanu-PF party ahead of its extra-ordinary congress in December this year amid reports that VP Emmerson Mnangagwa's backers in Masvingo and Midlands provinces yesterday vowed to defy and challenge the recent suspension of their four key members by national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere last week.

Mnangagwa's strongholds - Midlands and Masvingo provinces - convened emergency meetings yesterday and annulled the suspensions of its top provincial executives by Zanu-PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere, setting the stage for what could be more infighting ahead of the party's special congress in December.

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