'I harbour no presidential ambitions,' says Grace Mugabe

The First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe yesterday candidly declared that she is content with her position as secretary for Women Affairs in Zanu-PF and does not harbour any ambitions to take up a top post in the revolutionary party.

This puts to rest speculation, including that she was aiming for the revolutionary party's Vice Presidency, formulated by the private media ahead of the 15th Zanu-PF Annual National People's Conference slated for Victoria Falls next month.

Addressing thousands of Zanu-PF supporters in Mbare, Harare, Amai Mugabe had no kind words for a few war veterans, some whom she said were fake, who are sowing seeds of divisions and rekindling factionalism in the ruling party.

She said she was not fighting for any position in the party, but was expending her energy towards fulfilling the promises Zanu-PF made to the people when it resoundingly won a new five-year term in 2013.

Grace Mugabe yesterday further confirmed there are factions within Zanu-PF which she said are tearing the party apart.

She said this while addressing party supporters in Mbare yesterday.

Grace said the truth of the matter is that "factionalism is there in Zanu-PF; it's a no-brainer, factionalism is there".

Grace's admissions come in the wake of repeated denials over factionalism by party officials, including Presidential spokesperson George Charamba, who claimed there were no factions in Zanu-PF but just personality clashes.