Vice President Chiwenga has for the second time refused to take food, drinks, wine, or water at public gatherings.

Sources said: “I have witnessed indications of the soaring tension between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga during the prayer meeting at the National Sports Stadium today.

After being offered a glass of water VP Chiwenga refused to take it for fear of being poisoned.”

Other sources claim that Chiwenga is not taking food in public as an operation done on him requires him to use specialised tubes to feed directly through the throat and not the normal way.

VP Chiwenga has since stopped taking food at public gatherings.