The most probable is the Speaker of parliament and a favourite of Mugabe Emmerson Mnangagwa although many would like to stop him...
Mugabe's heir apparent and parliamentary speaker Emmerson Mnangagwa not known to like any of the deceased suggested unearthly forces: 'We don't know what is hitting us...
His detractors said that the Ministry of Defence was in reality run by Emmerson Mnangagwa and pointed to Mahachi's blunder in January when he announced the death of Laurent Kabila as his colleagues still insisted he was 'resting' in a Harare hospital (AC Vol 42 No 2)...
The key players are the ZDF Commander Lieutenant General Vitalis Zvinavashe and Parliamentary Speaker Emmerson Mnangagwa...
Mugabe's announcement has rekindled suspicions that he will call an early presidential election in July or August which he will win by hook or crook and then stand down to allow his chosen successor to take over: Emmerson Mnangagwa as parliamentary Speaker has been aloof from most of the partisan confrontations...
Vol 42 No 8 |
- CONGO-KINSHASA
Tonton Mwenze is regarded as a hawk and a friend of Zimbabwean Justice Minister and presidential favourite Emmerson Mnangagwa...
Vol 42 No 6 |
- CONGO-KINSHASA
Zimbabwe's influence is growing again: Harare's parliamentary Speaker and former spymaster Emmerson Mnangagwa has skilfully insinuated himself into the new order in Kinshasa...
Old-guard intelligence chief Emmerson Mnangagwa will be up against popular ex-Local Government Minister John Nkomo and reformer Makoni...
Didymus Mutasa was replaced as Secretary for Administration by Emmerson Mnangagwa a big promotion since Mnangagwa failed to hold the national chairmanship a year ago and then lost in the Kwekwe constituency...
One is the MDC's impeachment motion in parliament now under consideration by a committee set up under house rules by parliamentary speaker Emmerson Mnangagwa...
At present the Politbureau is dominated by Mugabe's lieutenants from the liberation struggle of the 1970s: Robert Mugabe (President and First Secretary) Simon Muzenda (Second Secretary and Vice- President) Joseph Msika (Second Secretary and Vice-President) John Nkomo (Chairman) Didymus Mutasa (Administration) Emmerson Mnangagwa (Finance) Moven Mahachi (Commissariat and Culture) Stephen Nkomo (External Affairs) Sydney Sekeramayi (Security) Nathan Shamuyarira (Information and Publicity) Welshman Mabhena (Transport and Welfare) Tenjiwe Lesabe (Women's Affairs) Josiah Tungamirai (Youth) Naison Ndlovu (Economic Affairs) Eddison Zvobgo (Legal) Joyce Mujuru (Education) Oppah Rushesha Muchinguri (Health) Vacant (Production and Labour)...
The closest to a military candidate is parliamentary Speaker and former intelligence chief Emmerson Mnangagwa who was the prime mover behind the military intervention to support President Laurent-Désiré Kabila in Congo-Kinshasa...