Grace Mugabe: Zanu PF's biggest winner

WHILE Grace might not have landed the top Vice President post in Zanu PF she is by far the top winner in Zanu PF as she is now running the show in Zanu PF and government behind the scenes, and her demands have all been met after her husband President Robert Mugabe bowed down to her public ultimatum to boot out Vice-President Joice Mujuru.
 
Mugabe, 90, is showing more and more signs of being erratic suggesting he is no longer up to the task of running the country.

Grace has apparently stepped into that vacuum to assert herself while daring controlling her husband even in public.

Evidence of this was there for all to see during the congress held from December 2-7.

Last Saturday Mugabe got carried away when he took to the stage to dissolve the Zanu PF central committee and started lecturing delegates about the liberation struggle. Grace intervened by writing a note advising him to take his seat, but after reading the note, he announced to delegates that his wife had advised to stop talking, leaving him embarrassed.

"My wife has written a note; she says I'm talking too much. That's how I am treated even at home, so I must listen," he said.

Besides revealing that Grace was running the show at his house and now in the party, Mugabe also showed that he had no control over Grace when she forced him to call for a rerun of the central committee elections for Mashonaland East province.

This was after Grace vehemently rejected the list of members that was presented to congress by former chairperson Simon Khaya Moyo.

There was a verbal exchange between Mugabe and Grace, who were seated at the high table, with Grace expressing strong disapproval of the announced names, eventually forcing Mugabe to call for a rerun on Tuesday.

The clash left delegates stunned while former chairperson Simon Khaya Moyo intervened to calm the two down.
In line with Grace's demands, Mugabe has now dismissed Mujuru from government along with eight ministers, as the Zanu PF leader reshuffles cabinet.

At separate rallies countrywide and at her children's home in Mazowe, Grace repeatedly vowed if Mugabe does not appoint people she and her faction prefer at the party's congress they would gather — this time to protest against his decision.

Political analysts said the fact that Grace is acting independently confirms fears Mugabe is now a lame duck and losing control.

Grace revealed for the first time during her recent meetings that she does not consult Mugabe on what to say or do at rallies but just speaks her mind out.