Grace Mugabe angers army chiefs

First Lady Grace Mugabe has ruffled the feathers of senior Zimbabwe Defence Forces commanders by her stinging direct attacks on Vice President Mnangagwa and military service chiefs at a time tensions are running high within the security forces over President Robert Mugabe's intensifying succession battle.

Military sources say the situation has been exacerbated by Mugabe's secret manoveures to remove ZXDF commander General Constantine Chiwenga from his position for interfering in Zanu PF's succession politics and backing Mnangagwa who is locked in a war of attrition with Grace.