Zanu-PF elder, Msipa quits active politics

Respected Zanu-PF elder Cephas Msipa says he decided not to contest for a central committee position ahead of the party's damp squib "elective" congress last week because he now wants to rest.

This came in the wake of Mugabe's wife Grace's sensational claims that Mujuru was also a corrupt and inept leader who was riding on the back of her husband.

Grace's divisive vitriol incensed many party stalwarts, including Msipa, who demanded answers from Mugabe following the sustained attacks on his deputy.

The veteran nationalist did not hide his anger at the chaos in the ruling party and ended up not submitting his curriculum vitae for consideration into the central committee.

Msipa said he he feels he had done his part in active politics and that he now deserves to rest.