Scared Mugabe resumes rallies

President Robert Mugabe is today scheduled to address a Zanu-PF rally in Bindura to counter inroads by former Vice-President Joice Mujuru's Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) in his party's strongholds, NewsDay reported.

According to top Zanu-PF and government officials, the rally could be a way to prop up First Lady Grace Mugabe, who is set to resume her rallies soon as her Generation 40 (G40) camp solidifies its stranglehold on Mugabe (92), Zanu-PF and government structures.

Mugabe's rally, according to top party officials, was calculated to douse fissures threatening to tear his governing party apart.