Mnangagwa must quit Zanu-PF

The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWA) is urging embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to cut ties with President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party because there was no future in the ruling party for the Midlands godfather Mugabe's relationship with the ex-fighters has hit an all-time low over differences on how to deal with the ruling party's contentious succession issue.

While the war veterans want Mnangagwa to succeed Mugabe, a faction that goes by the moniker Generation 40 (G40) is fiercely opposed to the vice president taking over from the Zanu-PF leader, preferring Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi instead.

ZNLWA, which is fighting in Mnangagwa's corner, said this week the vice president should boycott the forthcoming extraordinary congress as it is meant to either demote or weaken him through the promotion of a woman into the presidium.