| Published Wed, November 15th 2017 at 07:51, Updated November 15th 2017 at 09:29 GMT +3Soldiers stand beside military vehicles just outside Harare, Zimbabwe November 14,2017. ALSO READ: Zimbabwe renames Harare airport after Robert MugabeThe military detained Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo on Wednesday, a government source said. Chombo was a leading member of the so-called ‘G40’ faction of the ruling ZANU-PF party, led by Mugabe’s wife Grace that had been vying to succeed Mugabe. ‘Defending our revolution’Neither Mugabe nor Grace have responded in public to Chiwenga’s remarks and state media did not publish his statement. ALSO READ: Zimbabwe to cut budget deficit despite electionsImported goods are running out and economists say that, by some measures, inflation is now at 50 percent a month.

Source: Standard Digital November 15, 2017 05:03 UTC