STEP INIn an unprecedented warning, he said in a statement: "We must remind those behind the current treacherous shenanigans that when it comes to matters of protecting our revolution, the military will not hesitate to step in." Mnangagwa's main rivals within the ruling ZANU-PF- party are the younger "Generation 40" or "G40" group, who enjoy Grace's support. But the 75-year-old former vice president has powerful military connections, having served as defence and state security minister. Chiwenga charged the ruling ZANU-PF party had been infiltrated by people who were seeking to destroy it from within. CRISISChiwenga called on the ruling party officials to "stop reckless utterance... denigrating the military, which is causing alarm and despondency within the rank and file".

Source: Daily Nation November 14, 2017 03:22 UTC