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Zimbabwe

Owen Ncube

Date of Birth: 17 April 1968


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Dismissal could herald regime shake-up

The dismissal this month of security minister Owen Ncube who earned notoriety for his ties to a militia as well as for a bloody crackdown on protestors has prompted speculation about a realignment of power within the innermost circles of the state and the ruling party...


Cracks in ZANU-PF edifice

The provincial elections are also proving to be contentious as Minister of State Security Owen Ncube and Provincial Chairperson Daniel Mackenzie Ncube have been vying to be chairperson...

Owen Ncube has now withdrawn from the election ostensibly at the request of Mnangagwa and is believed to be backing former Youth League leader Edison Chakanyuka...


Gutting the opposition

Earlier this year former colonial power Britain imposed sanctions on Minister of State Security Owen Ncube along with the chiefs of police and intelligence for human rights abuses including the killing of 17 people at 2019 protests against fuel price rises (AC Vol 61 No 8 Rule by rivalry)...


Rule by rivalry

The state security portfolio is managed by the President's henchman Owen Ncube (AC Vol 61 No 2 Box Militias on the rampage)...


Power struggles and inflation

A particularly notorious example was Owen Ncube's 'Al Shabaab' group which operated in the Midlands province and provided such a strong political platform for Mnangagwa's 'Lacoste' faction that Ncube was appointed Minister of State Security...


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