Mujuru urged to take on Mugabe

Liberation war icons, legislators and some within the security establishment are pushing for ousted VP Joice Mujuru to lead the "original" Zanu-PF and take President Robert Mugabe head on- so as to rescue long-suffering Zimbabweans from his "disastrous rule".

While the Zanu-PF (People First) formation is at an advanced stage of forming structures and preparing for a potentially explosive showdown with the divided ruling party- Mujuru has remained stoically silent- leaving many guessing on her preparedness to lead the party that calls itself the original Zanu-PF.

However, her silence has not dampened the spirits of her powerful and influential backers who said yesterday it is high time she emerges from the shadows and lead them.