By Staff Reporter- President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s “soft coup” has reportedly backfired amid indications that all is not well within Zanu Pf’s backyard.

This follows traditional leaders indicating that the country’s current leader is not recognised in the spiritual realms of the country.

Mnangagwa, whose ascendancy to the presidency was through a “soft coup” is reportedly seeking “endorsement” from the traditional leaders including the country’s “svikiros” who are reportedly still recognising deposed leader Robert Mugabe as the country’s leader.

Mnangagwa Wednesday was in Chipinge where he met traditional leaders from Manicaland including the “svikiros”.

The development reported of President Emmerson Mnangagwa flying to Chipinge was confirmed by the Labour Minister Sekai Nzenza.

Mnangagwa traveled to Chipinge because local chiefs are saying the way he took over power was not done following due process traditionally in November 2017.

Insiders have told ZimEye Mnangagwa is meeting former president Mugabe’s top female n’anga who is revered since Chimurenga war times.

Addressing journalists during her Labour Day speech, Nzenza hinted on the development saying,

“I am on my way to Chipinge. We are going to be meeting with the chiefs tomorrow (today), so we will be meeting a number of people affected by the cyclone, and especially some of the most vulnerable who lost their parents during the cyclone.”

Sources inside government said she was not able to comment on this because there will be a religious backlash considering that the country is a Christian nation. “Hazvitaurike kuti leader wenyu arikuita zvechinyakarae zviri so open.”meaning it is something which can not be openly said that your leader is engaging in traditional rituals openly.

Chipinge is rife with superstition and recently a local nearby headman, speaking with ZimEye alleged that Christians were the ones who caused the cyclone Idai when they (according to his allegations), stole sacred pots belonging to his father.