Mnangagwa attacks church leaders

Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's wife - Auxillia has said claimed that failure to  respect the chiefs, who derived their powers from an Act of Parliament, was tantamount to disrespecting President Robert Mugabe himself, who had appended his signature to the Act.

The  Chirumanzu - Zibagwe legislator took a swipe at  church leaders in the apostolic sect and Pentecostal churches saying they should respect cultural rites and chiefs.

"We know the Constitution protects the right to any religion of your choice. I'm also a Christian, but I accord my respect to the owners of the land and also their rules.  We should also do the same. Refraining from working on Thursdays does not take away your Christianity and by respecting the chief you also respect your parliamentarian and the President by extension," she said.

Mnangagwa also took the opportunity to attack churches that denied children the right to access basic education, saying it was equal to murder.