Grace Mugabe paves way for Mnangagwa

FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe made a dramatic U-turn yesterday when she said Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa was her boss in the party and he did not take instructions from her.

In a one and a half-hour long address at Mataga Growth Point, Mberengwa, in Midlands province, Grace appeared to dump a faction of the ruling party known as Generation 40 (G40) that had of late claimed her as its leader under the mantra "munhu wese kunamai" (all support to the First Lady).

President Robert Mugabe's wife said the constitutions of both Zimbabwe and Zanu-PF were very clear on who would take over the reins of power in the event that her husband is incapacitated.

"Have you ever heard that I have ever acted as President any time that President Mugabe has left the country? Nonsense! Mnangagwa is the one who is second to the President and will always be in be charge when the President is away.

"Even if he [Mugabe] stops being President, the Constitution is clear that the VP will hold the reins. I will not be President because I sleep in the same bed and eat with him. I am an educated person and I have a doctorate. I know how our party constitution works," she said much to the amusement of Mnangagwa's allies, particularly Gokwe-Nembudziya MP, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, who celebrated uncontrollably.