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Grace muddies Mugabe succession waters
17 Oct 2015 at 12:31hrs | Views
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe's dramatic entry into the cauldron of cutthroat Zanu-PF politics is muddying her husband's leadership success waters, it is now increasingly becoming clear.
This comes as her campaign to test the waters to see if there is an opportunity for her to succeed her husband is facing growing internal resistance from Zanu-PF and outside, forcing her to retreat and be cautious in approach following her controversial outburst in Manicaland last week.
Insiders in Zanu-PF say after hitting a brick wall, her narrative is that she is not interested in being president although she is unwilling to clarify her current nationwide campaign trail, where she is making donations using state resources.
Grace's restrained attacks on colleagues this week also suggests she has been called to order by either President Robert Mugabe or other leaders or advisors close to her.
After giving the impression she was attacking vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa last week in Chimanimani, Manicaland, this week there was a noticeable climb - down in her gearing rhetoric targeting party colleagues.
Grace this week resumed assaults on former vice-president Joice Mujuru, while dragging journalists into the fray through cantankerous rhetoric. At the same time she said she will continue working for the party until 2018.
Close family members this week told the Zimbabwe Independent that Grace initially harboured no presidential ambitions, although she now wants to test the waters to see if she has a chance despite internal resistance.
Questions are still being raised as to why she is so agitated and why she has hit the campaign trail using state resources.
This comes as her campaign to test the waters to see if there is an opportunity for her to succeed her husband is facing growing internal resistance from Zanu-PF and outside, forcing her to retreat and be cautious in approach following her controversial outburst in Manicaland last week.
Insiders in Zanu-PF say after hitting a brick wall, her narrative is that she is not interested in being president although she is unwilling to clarify her current nationwide campaign trail, where she is making donations using state resources.
Grace's restrained attacks on colleagues this week also suggests she has been called to order by either President Robert Mugabe or other leaders or advisors close to her.
Grace this week resumed assaults on former vice-president Joice Mujuru, while dragging journalists into the fray through cantankerous rhetoric. At the same time she said she will continue working for the party until 2018.
Close family members this week told the Zimbabwe Independent that Grace initially harboured no presidential ambitions, although she now wants to test the waters to see if she has a chance despite internal resistance.
Questions are still being raised as to why she is so agitated and why she has hit the campaign trail using state resources.
Source - independent
