General Chiwenga faces uncertain future

Constantine Chiwenga Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander General's employment contract is about to expire or has already expired amid indications President Robert Mugabe will not renew it.

The expiry of the contract would give Mugabe a golden opportunity to remove Chiwenga, a strong ally of VP Emerson Mnangagwa who is battling First Lady Grace Mugabe over the veteran's succession.
 
Meanwhile, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has commended the security sector for remaining resilient despite the economic challenges.

He said Zimbabwe had remained a peaceful country despite the current economic challenges such as unemployment, sanctions, liquidity crisis and food security among others.

Chinamasa said Government had made policy interventions and reforms to address the challenges and ensure peace and security in the country.

Chinamasa said economic development was key to the maintenance of national peace and security hence the efforts being made by Government to normalise the business environment and ensure people have access to basics.