They accuse him of allowing his ambitious wife Grace to plunder the country and to usurp his power. A bubbling factional squabble over the presidential succession erupted two weeks ago when Mr Mugabe fired Mr Mnangagwa. “It is my appeal to President Mugabe that he should take heed of this clarion call,” he said. Mr Mugabe is feted in parts of Africa as the continent’s last surviving independence leader. COURTSZANU-PF lawmakers vowed to remove Mr Mugabe after he missed their weekend deadline to resign.

Source: Daily Nation November 21, 2017 13:07 UTC