In particular Mnangagwa is going to face challenges from former war veterans leader Chris Mutsvangwa who feels his role in the President's elevation went unrecognised (AC Vol 59 No 22 Trafigura in a tug-of-war) and from Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and other senior military figures who are angry with Mnangagwa's plan to run for office in 2023...
Without implicating the army the former war veterans leader Christopher Mutsvangwa a special advisor to Mnangagwa said that Tagwirei was dividing the presidium the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front's leadership body...
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Several war veterans lost their seats in the first round of primaries including Douglas Mahiya Chris Mutsvangwa and Wilbert Sadomba...
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His close aide Chris Mutsvangwa has already said that the army will play an important role in ZANU-PF's campaign...
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Many had expected the fiery Chris Mutsvangwa leader of the war veterans and a former ambassador to China to be appointed as Foreign Minister...
By bringing together militants from ZANU-PF all the opposition parties civic activists with the War Veterans whose eloquent leader Chris Mutsvangwa was a prime mover in the anti-Mugabe campaign the demonstrations cut through long-standing divisions...
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In South Africa Mnangagwa Chiwenga and Chris Mutsvangwa the 'war veterans' leader and former ambassador to China talked to local security officials about the implications of their military action in Harare...
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A visibly perturbed President had hurriedly mobilised youths and a handful of war veterans to the party headquarters ordering the sacking of the veterans' leaders: Chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa Information Secretary Douglas Mahiya and Secretary General Victor Matemadanda...
Grace's allies controlled the disciplinary process that resulted in the dismissal of several of Mnangagwa's allies notably former War Veterans Minister Christopher Mutsvangwa and his wife Monica Mutsvangwa who was the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front Women's League Secretary for Information...
At an IMF stakeholders' conference this month the Minister of Welfare Services for War Veterans and War Collaborators Christopher Mutsvangwa said engagement with the IMF was hopeless and he accused it of maintaining a policy of sanctions on Zimbabwe...