Harare - Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe has fired his deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa - two days after he threatened to expel him for allegedly plotting to topple him.
“His Excellency, the President has exercised his powers to relieve Hon Emmerson Mnangagwa as vice president of the Republic of Zimbabwe,” according to a statement read out by Information Minister Simon Khaya Moyo.
According to Moyo, he consistently, persistently exhibited traits of disloyalty, disrespect, deceitfulness and unreliability.
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Mugabe’s wife, Grace was booed at a ruling Zanu PF rally held in Bulawayo on Saturday and the 93 year old leader was not particulary amused.
A visible angry Mugabe then threatened to drop him from the presidium during his address at the rally.
Grace - who has not hid her interested to take over from Mugabe - has led the onslaught against Mnangagwa, accusing him of plotting to oust the 93-year-old president since 1980.
