Zimbabwe service chiefs face uncertain future

The future of some service chiefs hangs in the balance as their contracts have not yet been extended by President Robert Mugabe, it has emerged.

Most of the service chiefs had their contracts unilaterally extended for a two-year period in 2012 during the tenure of the power-sharing unity government.

Informed sources said contracts of Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Constantine Chiwenga, Zimbabwe National Army commander Lieutenant-General Philip Valerio Sibanda, Air Marshal Perrance Shiri, Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri and Commisioner-Genmeral of Prisons Retired Major General Paradzai Zimondi had expired.