Fresh fights hit Zanu-PF

With Zanu-PF's brutal purges of perceived allies of former VP Joice Mujuru not just escalating, but also worsening the party's ugly factional and succession wars, its leaders are scrambling to limit the damage-amidst fears that the former liberation movement could implode completely.

Since the 2014 congress, Zanu-PF has been divided into three factions one allegedly led by VP Emmerson Mnangagwa, another First Lady Grace Mugabe while the Mujuru faction reportedly remains strong.

All the factions are said to be involved in deadly behind-the-scenes succession battles that could soon explode into the public domain.

Well-placed sources within the party said that despite the public bravado by President Robert Mugabe and his senior lieutenants, there was serious concern that the chaos devouring the party could soon reach tipping point.

So bad are the party ructions and deadly factionalism that the farms and other properties of ousted party bigwigs are now under threat of being grabbed by belligerent members of the victorious party factions linked to Grace and Mnangagwa.