Wednesday, December 10, 2014

World Longest serving leader Mugabe sacks his female vice-president over 'plot to kill him'

Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, delivers his speech on the last day of the  Zanu pf 6th National Congress in Harare on SaturdayPresident Robert Mugabe has today fired his deputy Joice Mujuru accusing her of 'plotting to kill him'

President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has today fired his deputy after accusing her of 'plotting to kill him' following a three-month 'campaign' against her led by his wife.
According to a statement released by the government, Mr Mugabe fired Joice Mujuru, 59, and eight other Cabinet ministers aligned with her, accusing them of corruption
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Mrs Mujuru had been tipped as the person most likely to succeed Mr Mugabe until his second wife, Grace, launched a three-month campaign against her and accused her of being too 'dull' and 'corrupt' to lead the party.
Mrs Mugabe, 49, had repeatedly accused Mrs Mujuru of plotting against her husband.
Once working as her husband's secretary, in the last few months she has risen to the position of senior party figure.

Mrs Mujuru's sacking came following weeks of accusations that she had led a 'treacherous cabal' to try to unseat Mugabe, according toAl Jazeera. 
Mr Mugabe and Mrs Mujuru  attend a rally marking Mugabe's 88th birthday in February 2012
The sacked officials received their dismissal letters on Monday night the Reuters news agency has reported.
Mrs Mujuru and her allies were also fired from their senior positions in the ruling party, Zanu-PF, at a meeting last weekend.
A statement issued by the cabinet secretary on behalf of Mr Mugabe said: 'It had become evident that her conduct in the discharge of her duties had become inconsistent with the expected standard, exhibiting conflict between official responsibilities and private interests.'
The president said he would, however, allow them to retain ordinary membership of the party. 
Mr Mugabe, 90, has now accused Mrs Mujuru of plotting to assassinate him and branded her 'a witch'.(mailonline)
Experts say the First Lady is now being groomed to succeed her husband, following her appointment as leader of the women's wing of Zanu-PF last week

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