This culminated in Mnangagwa’s dismissal by President Mugabe: a clear indication that Grace Mugabe was now calling the shots. Why the coupMnangagwa is a long time Zanu-PF stalwart and is clearly closely integrated with the military high command and the intelligence services. What we do not yet know is what counter force, if any, the G40 can bring to bear against the military. And the idea that this military intervention is an aberration – a departure from the constitutional norm – is misplaced. But, a highly politicised military is a major impediment to the re-establishment of a democratic order in Zimbabwe.

Source: The Star November 16, 2017 19:30 UTC