More bizarre are the claims that former defence chief Vitalis Zvinavashe Defence Minister Sydney Sekeramayi and several senior officials in the Central Intelligence Organisation are backing Makoni and will block efforts to rig an election in Mugabe's favour...
The group included ex-General Solomon Mujuru Defence Minister Sydney Sekeramayi and the Governor of Mashonaland East Province Ray Kaukonde...
Mashonaland East is Solomon Mujuru's turf backed by his business partner Ray Kaukonde but at a pinch Mugabe can count on old hands such as Sydney Sekeramayi and Olivia Muchena and on young enthusiasts such as David Parirenyatwa...
Mashonaland East: Solomon Mujuru Herbert Murerwa Sydney Sekeramayi Brigadier (Retired) Ambrose Mutinhiri David Karimanzira Ray Kaukonde Mabel Chinomona Parirenyatwa Muchena...
Their thinking may be more pragmatic than reverential: the longer Mugabe stays the older grows the next generation below him - Mnangagwa ZANU-PF Chairman John Nkomo and Defence Minister Sidney Sekeramayi and the better the chances that one of the Young Turks might come to the fore (AC Vol 45 No 21)...
The Old Guard includes Defence Minister Sydney Sekeramayi backed by former army commander Solomon Mujuru...
More certain is that Mnangagwa's key rivals Defence Minister Sidney Sekeramayi and ZANU Chairperson John Nkomo won't shed any tears over the arrest of a Mnangagwa cheerleader such as Chiyangwa...
Tapfumanei Solomon Mujuru (aka Rex Nhongo); his wife Joyce Mujuru (aka Spill Blood); the Air Force Commander Air Marshal Perence Shiri; Minister of Defence Sydney Sekeramayi...
Some named have suggested that Buka's report was a conspiracy by allies of presidential aspirant and Speaker of Parliament Emmerson Mnangagwa to weaken his rivals such as Defence Minister Sidney Sekeramayi...
The land audit prepared by Vice-President Joseph Msika's office on Mugabe's instructions named some of the President's closest allies - Air Marshal Perence Shiri Information Minister Jonathan Moyo and Defence Minister Sydney Sekeramayi - as breaking the 'one man one farm' principle upon which land reform had been based...
Another Mandaza friend is former Trade Minister Nathan Shamuyarira who is said to back Defence Minister Sidney Sekeramayi...