It is widely believed that ZANU-PF and the military represented by current Vice-President and former chief of staff Constantino Chiwenga agreed prior to the November 2017 coup that Mnangagwa would rule for one term and then make way for Chiwenga (AC Vol 59 No 22 Trafigura in a tug-of-war)...
With no Minister of State Security the JOC was convened under the command of the Minister of Defence Constantino Chiwenga...
A split at the top of the ruling party between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his two vice-presidents – Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi – is manifesting itself in a vicious fight for control of the country's oil sector...
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Retired General Sibusiso Moyo the post-Mugabe foreign minister and General Philip Valerio Sibanda commander of the defence forces are said to be unhappy with Vice-President General Constantino Chiwenga's dominant role in the regime...
She may also serve as a counterweight to the military interests in the cabinet represented by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga Sibusiso Moyo and Perence Shiri...
Reuters news agency reported a fierce argument between Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga over the military's role during or after the elections...
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Although the buck should stop with Mnangagwa some of his defenders insist the order was given by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga the former head of the armed forces...
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Another contest within ZANU-PF is the civil/military balance and the reported tensions between Mnangagwa and Vice-President General Constantino Chiwenga...
At a funeral for Army Commander Valerio Sibanda's mother Constantino Chiwenga Vice-President and former Commander of the Defence Forces commended Sibanda for his role in smuggling Mnangagwa out of the country following his dismissal in November 2017...
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Former Defence Chief General Constantino Chiwenga is now the most powerful Vice-President since 1980 having taken on new responsibilities for internal security state procurement and management of the government's proclaimed anti-corruption drive...
Isaac Moyo is Director General of the Central Intelligence Organisation which Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga a former commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces are trying to disable and replace with Military Intelligence...