[Civsoc-mw] Hot Seat: Mugabe thwarts "coup attempt" says political scientist Ibbo Mandaza

[Diana Cammack]

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Subject:	Hot Seat: Mugabe thwarts "coup a
	ttempt" says political scientist Ibbo 
	Mandaza


Hot Seat: Mugabe thwarts "coup attempt" says political scientist Ibbo
Mandaza

Published 28 April 2017

SYNOPSIS: On Hot Seat we focus on the disturbed political landscape in
Zimbabwe. Political Scientist Dr. Ibbo Mandaza says President Robert Mugabe
has thwarted an "attempted coup" within his party. Recent public feuds
between ZANU PF senior officials and cabinet ministers have exposed high
levels of corruption. The succession battle is not only about political
power but also about the money. For example ZANU PF Political Commissar
Saviour Kasukuwere fingered land baron Phillip Chiyangwa for allegedly
misappropriating 12 000 hectares of urban land. Chiyangwa, in turn, accused
Kasukuwere of demanding a US$5m bribe to speed up a land deal for him. The
party´s 10 provinces tried to oust Kasukuwere. They lodged vote of no
confidence against him. But Kasukuwere survived.  Political pundits say the
provinces had no power, within the ZANU PF constitution to get rid of
Kasukuwere and that only Mugabe could do that.
Dr. Mandaza explains that an "assault on Kasukuwere is an assault on
Mugabe." Tune in to Hot Seat to find out why "ZANU PF will win" next year´s
elections despite heavy infighting. Mandaza also gives us his views on the
opposition coalitions and why,  he says, the current strategy by the
"clueless opposition" is not about resolving the crisis.

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http://www.violetgonda.com/2017/04/hot-seat-mugabe-thwarts-coup-attempt-says
-political-scientist-ibb
o-mandaza/


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