Namhla Ntandwa| Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has begun playing dirty in his fight to succeed President Robert Mugabe.
The VP has in the last few months personally opened insults on his opponents labeling them silly little kids, “brats,” – pwere, zvanana. He was also quoted by the First Lady allegedly labelling Robert Mugabe’s wife “a prostitute.”
The latest of those attacks have seen Mnangwagwa’s social media aide, Jones Musara taking to Facebook to attack his boss’ enemies, chief among them Higher Education Minister Jonathan Moyo.
Musara hurled several insults at Moyo including accusing him of being gay.
He also accused Moyo of attempting to bribe Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission officials.
Musara’s vicious attacks on Mnangagwa’s behalf continued stating: “Sources indicate that Prof Moyo’s alleged son with a disability is becoming mentally ill and that is mentally destabilizing Prof Moyo.”
Mnangagwa who aims to be Zimbabwe’s next president has Musara saying on his behalf, “Judiciary Service Commissioner Addington Chinake is having a gay relationship with Prof Moyo and Chinake’s wife is divorcing him?”
Unbridled Musara went further to make damning allegations against Moyo , “Zacc official tempted with bribe to cover up Jonathan Moyo’s fraud and corruption scandal? There was a meeting on Tuesday January 3 2017 between some Zacc official and Saviour Kasukuwere, Phillip Chiyangwa and Gandawa at St Paula’s restaurant corner Glenara and Samora Machel. Jonathan Moyo was also at the venue but did not attend the meeting. Vana Kasukuwere asked the Zacc official to cover up fraud and corruption scandal yana Jonso in return for unspecified favours. Chiyangwa actually had a bunch of cash which he wanted to hand over to the Zacc official but havana because they were not so sure kuti the official would do the favour even though the official appeared warming up to the offer.”
Commentator Tarisai Moyo dismissed Musara’s posts saying that the calibre of people who defend Mnangagwa in his bid to take over from President Robert Mugabe are a mirror image of the man himself.
I agree with him on one thing (prostitute)
Kindergarten analysis/opinion
Who spoke about using DDT on uMthwakazi in the 1980s; in their desperation to eliminate Joshua Nkomo from politics in his country? Wasn’t it Mnangagwa? For sure, our understanding of stooping low is different, I guess!
This article is clearly aimed at tarnishing the image of the Vice President. Anyone who knows him on a personal level will know he does not stoop low neither would he use such language to attack any person. People who voluntarily go on social media to attack the VP’s perceived enemies speak on their own behalf. It is not possible for the VP to monitor or approve everything that anyone wants to say in public. Zimeye, you publish so many articles that are void of facts and truth. The heading of this article is a complete misrepresentation of facts. It is not a fact that Mnangagwa sent Musara to speak on his behalf. I will go further and say, I know for a fact, he did not send Musara.
So where has he played dirty. What has munangagwa done for you to write this article. Svodaiwo
Politics is a life and death experience in Africa because, outside politics, all sectors of economic welfare are dead.
Politics and Govt are ubiquitous; suffocating the private sector, entreprenuership and the many other normal and natural private human endeavours such as sport, music and the arts, from which people should be making a handsome living; as happens in many Western nations.
People are taxed to death to mantain and retain a huge political infrastructure; where all the cronies; relatives and the like are employed.
This is why everyone goes for broke in African politics.
Racism; reinvention and rewriting of history; outright lies; violence; abductions and torture; decrees and violation of constitutions; sexism; tribalism; regionalism; religion; assassinations; corruption you name it – are all open season in African politics, when the going gets tough!