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Mnangagwa emerges winner in Mugabe's reshuffle
13 Sep 2015 at 11:00hrs | Views
THE recent Cabinet reshuffle appears to have consolidated Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF faction in the battle to succeed President Robert Mugabe, analysts said on Saturday.
Analysts said Mnangagwa's faction significantly gained from the reshuffle on Friday as his close allies from Midlands - Joram Gumbo, Makhosini Hlongwane and Anastancia Ndlovu - got Cabinet posts.
Political analysts told The Standard on Saturday that the Cabinet reshuffle may further widen the factional fissures after Mnangagwa's faction that came out tops may seek to promote consolidation of its position ahead of the 2018 elections University of Zimbabwe political science professor Eldred Masunungure said the reshuffle was more about factional consolidation than healing factionalism in the party.
Source - the standard
