Mutasa vows to contest by-election as Zanu-PF

Expelled former Zanu-PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa yesterday vowed to defend his Headlands parliamentary seat in a by-election which he said he would contest on the ruling party ticket, a development likely to rekindle the party's factional fights.

This came amid reports that the Zanu-PF axe was also hovering over the party's national spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo's head following his alleged continued association with the Gamatox faction fronted by former Vice President Joice Mujuru.

Mutasa he will contest and he does not want to let his members down.

Mutasa was expelled along his nephew Temba Mliswa who has since announced plans to contest the constituency by election as an independent candidate.