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| Zimbabwe’s first lady dares husband to name successor |
| 2017-07-28 |
| [AA.TR] Zim-bob-we’s First Lady Grace Mugabe Thursday openly challenged her 93-year old husband to name his successor. Zim-bob-wean President Bob MuggsyMugabe Octogenarian President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case... last month was also challenged by War Veterans Minister Tshinga Dube to name his successor in order to "boost investor confidence". But now, in a surprising turn of events, his wife, Grace, has brought back the subject, openly doing so while she addressed the meeting of the ruling party’s women wing at the party headquarters in the capital Harare. "There is nothing wrong with President Mugabe naming his successor; the move will enable all members of the party to rally behind one candidate," the Zim-bob-wean First Lady said in her address to the Women’s League. Two factions are battling to succeed Mugabe in his Zanu-PF party, one reportedly led by one of Mugabe’s deputies, Emerson Mnangagwa. The other one is also allegedly led by the country’s first lady. For Mugabe, the first lady said, naming of his successor would not be a new phenomenon as "this has been a trend in other countries". Meanwhile, ...back at the wine tasting, Vince was about to start on his third quart... she (Grace) called for the amendment of Article 7.1.b of the Zanu-PF constitution to restore the provision that stipulates that one of the two vice presidents and second secretary of the party shall be a woman. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 "Goodnight!" |
| Posted by: Herb Lover of the Veal Cutlets9402 2017-07-28 20:49 |
| #3 I expect to hear soon that she died after breaking her neck falling down stairs, or something... natural causes, as it were. Remember all of those Saudi princes that had solo car crashes out in the desert? |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-07-28 10:39 |
| #2 Couple this with the other Zimbabwe story and I begin to think we won't be seein' Gracey no more. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2017-07-28 09:59 |
| #1 Smith speaking about Mugabe's rise to power: "Here's this chap, and he was speaking like a sophisticated, balanced, sensible man. I thought: if he practises what he preaches, then it will be fine. And for five or six months it was fine…" |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-07-28 06:25 |