ugabe’s wife hints at presidential runy

The wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe accused his deputy of attempting to oust her husband and indicated she may be a candidate to succeed him.
Grace Mugabe said Vice President Joice Mujuru should resign and accused her of wanting “to use money to topple President Mugabe,” in an address to veterans of the war of independence from the white-minority state of Rhodesia in Mazowe, 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of the capital, Harare. Mujuru didn’t answer calls to her mobile phone or office seeking comment.
Grace Mugabe, 49, has been holding rallies in several towns where she made similar accusations against the vice president, without directly naming her. Her 90-year-old husband has ruled the southern African nation since Zimbabwe gained independence from the U.K. in 1980.
“Some say I want to be president. Why not? Am I not Zimbabwean, too?” she said. “People who support Mujuru may do so, but Zimbabwe has one leader who has one wife.”
Mujuru, 59, has served as vice president of Zimbabwe since 2004 and is also vice president of Mugabe’s ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front party.
ZANU Split

Grace Mugabe was nominated to head the Zanu-PF Women’s League in August, a post she’s expected to fill after it is ratified by the party’s congress in December.
“The risk of Zanu splitting is now greater than ever before,” David Moore, an independent political analyst who has worked at the University of Johannesburg as a professor of development studies, said today by phone from Cape Town. “As we approach the December congress, things will be very tense.”
Zimbabwean newspapers including the state-controlled media have said Grace Mugabe aligned with Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa, a long-time opponent of Mujuru. Both Mnangagwa and Mujuru have been repeatedly named as possible successors to Mugabe should he step down or die in office.
“It’s impossible to say if Grace Mugabe’s comments have Robert Mugabe’s blessing,” Moore said. “It’s possible the genie has come out the bottle and she has her own agenda.”