A Zimbabwean cabinet minister on Tuesday accused Robert Mugabe's deputy of using state institutions to try to arrest him and further his attempt to eventually become president in the most direct attack in the deep rivalry over the country's future leadership. Mugabe is 92 and Africa's oldest ruler who has held power since the country gained independence from Britain in 1980. One faction is widely believed to be manoeuvring to impose his wife Grace as a possible successor, another backs Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has the support of war veterans. Moyo, a senior ZANU-PF official, said in a public statement that Mnangagwa was illegally using the anti-graft commission to further his political career. The commission said it would study Moyo's statement and respond appropriately when it was ready, without specifying when that would be.

Source: The Star November 01, 2016 15:47 UTC