Mnangagwa faction, G40 headed for violent confrontation

Feuding factions in president Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF red headed toward a violent confrontation, analyst warned yesterday with war veterans backing vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa threatening physical disruption as a means of drawing attention to injustice of the VP fails as the non-agrarians successor.

The engaging threats of physical disruption by war veterans stem partly from disillusionment with Mugabe's reluctance to relinquish power.

His earlier claims to step aside for fresh candidate in the 2018 poll sparked unprecedented excitement among team Lacoste camp. But that existent has been followed by deep disillusionment as it became clear that the 92 year old leader has absolutely no plan to relinquish power.