Deserted by his veterans, Mugabe left vulnerable and stuck in no man’s land

On Thursday war veterans convened a meeting at Raylton club in Harare, Zimbabwe. This followed the expulsion of their leader Ambassador Chris Mutsvangwa from ZANU PF a fortnight ago. Before Mutsvangwa’s expulsion Mugabe had told a Central committee meeting that if war veterans insisted on defying his orders regarding a successor, he would unleash a second genocide and wipe them out. -- More...