Kasukuwere faces the political fight of his life

Zanu-PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere faces the political fight of his life after war veterans savaged him mercilessly on Tuesday ahead of the next crucial politburo meeting expected to take place soon at which the over weening ambition of the party's Young Turks will come under the spotlight.

So bad could things ultimately turn for Kasukuwere that a senior Zanu PF official said that, "Tyson (Kasukuwere's nickname) is a dead man walking" - adding that, "unless the dynamics change very quickly in his favour, his end is nigh".

Well placed sources said that President Robert Mugabe, his influential wife Grace, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior politburo members like secretary for administration Ignatius Chombo were 'not happy' with Kasukuwere who faced the real danger of being booted out of the party.

This was after war veterans openly and surprisingly accused the youthful Cabinet minister on Tuesday of "creating another centre of power" in an alleged bid to grab power from Mugabe.