By Own Correspondent| Deputy minister for Finance, Terence Mukupe has once again hogged the limelight for violence amid claims that he assaulted Newsday journalist, Blessed Mhlanga’s wife.

Mukupe allegedly assaulted the scribe’s better half at SFM studios where he was supposed to be guest on a radio program.

Mhlanga alleged that Mukupe also “stole” his wife’s phone as she had recorded video evidence of the deputy minister charging towards the scribe in a move aimed at attacking him.

She was taking a video as Minister charged towards me in studio threatening to beat me up, his aide was holding him back. She then took video evidence. That's why he assaulted her with his two aides and took her phone.

— Dhara Blessed Mhlanga HSTV (@bbmhlanga) May 25, 2018

He did not steal it to use it, there is a video in that phone of him charging towards me threatening to beat me. That's why he took the phone

— Dhara Blessed Mhlanga HSTV (@bbmhlanga) May 25, 2018

People took to Twitter denouncing Mukupe’s unruly behaviour calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to fire him or risk dragging his name into the mud.

Lies what lies ,so you mean @bbmhlanga is making this up, your trolling game has gone too far. What kind of banker doesn't have economic facts ,kukurirwa kufunga nemunhu walawyer ,mandinyadzisa nhasi varume I used to defend you but I've reached a point of no return svaaaa!

— mmatigari (@m_matigary) May 24, 2018

Cde Runaway Train Terence Mukupe need strong horse sedatives to reign him down.

— Bla B (@bmusonza) May 24, 2018

Wait wait wait. Balance me here So you mean to tell me deputy
Minister has bodyguards. Jah neh then you wonder, poor people who vote for zanu are they normal. Honestly they need to go for mental check ups. pic.twitter.com/7KO2V3fmfX

— thamsanqa boyabenyathi?? (@african_00) May 24, 2018

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