ZANU consoles Khaya Moyo with ministerial post after being trounced by MDC's Moyo

The former ambassador of Zimbabwe to South Africa, Simon Khaya Moyo has been offered by ZANU a ministerial post in a clear sign of appeasement after at least two party legislators defied the whipping system and voted for rivalry candidate Lovemore Moyo.

ZANU-PF sources said on Wednesday Khaya Moyo was likely to be sworn on Thursday as a non-constituency senator to fill the vacancy left by Vice President John Nkomo who was on Tuesday sworn as a non-constituency House of Assembly member.

Khaya Moyo is further tipped to be appointed Minister of State in the President's Office to become one of the three co-Ministers of National Healing, together with Sekai Holland (MDC-T) and Moses Mzila-Ndlovu (MDC).

Vice President Nkomo is set to relinquish the portfolio in the Organ.