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From First Lady to First Citizen?

Simon Allison writes in Mail and Guardian: " Zimbabwe's long-running succession drama exploded into life on Monday when Robert Mugabe sacked vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was one of the leading candidates to eventually take over from the president. Mnangagwa's sudden demotion is likely to pave the way for Grace Mugabe, the president's wife, to assume more political power, perhaps even replacing Mnangagwa as vice-president after next month's ruling party conference. ...".