John Nkomo 65 (and no relation to Joshua) was once thought of as Mugabe's favourite which did him no good with his own people...
Nkomo's replacement is expected to be Dumiso Dabengwa who has greater political clout than John Nkomo (unrelated to Joshua) whom Mugabe had preferred...
At present the race is dominated by Local Government Minister John Nkomo (no relation) and Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa...
Matabeleland manoeuvres Joshua Nkomo's most likely successor and a challenger for his leadership used to be John Nkomo who holds the powerful position of Minister for Local Government and National Housing...
' He adds that Msika Nkomo's titular successor might make room for a ‘true-bred Ndebele' such as Dabengwa or John Nkomo but not for a woman of junior rank...
In Matebeleland the leading politician is Dumiso Dabengwa (59) who overshadows both John Nkomo and Simon Khaya Moyo Joshua Nkomo's favourite...
Claims by Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa and Local Government Minister John Nkomo that Hunzvi is not an ex-combatant look like a crude attempt to halt his political rise...
He returned to Lusaka in 1977 as Director of Administration under John Nkomo now Minister of Local Government and among the ZANU- PF hierarchy who claim that Hunzvi himself is not an ex-combatant...
Frontrunners to succeed Nkomo include ZANU-PF National Chairman Joseph Msika Minister of Local Government John Nkomo Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa Energy Minister Simon Moyo...
Sons of the Matabeleland soil such as John Nkomo Dabengwa and Mabhena will play it carefully in the Nkomo succession; they want to maximise grassroots support from Matabeleland but will also win votes outside their regional bailiwick under the laborious voting procedures likely to be set in motion after Nkomo retires...
Certainly neither Dabengwa nor John Nkomo with long records in central government can play the regional card very convincingly...
According to the Financial Gazette (which had inaccurately forecast the shape of the reshuffle) Nkomo favoured as his successor Transport Minister Simon Moyo (50) over his old Matabeleland colleagues Dumiso Dabengwa (56 now at Home Affairs) or John Landa Nkomo (61 at Local Government)...