Winning the election was half the battle. Emmerson Mnangagwa now has to contend with internal party politics If there ever was any doubt about the exact nature of the state Robert Mugabe - deposed in what has become known as a military assisted transition - back in November 2017, bequeathed us, then the events in the immediate aftermaths of the July 30 election, put paid to those lingering doubts. Zanu PF as a political formation is firmly in the unyielding grip of the military, and by implication, so is the state. Events such as live bullets being fired on unarmed protesters, notwithstanding that the eyes of the world were fixated on the country, “lapses in command” resulting in the harassment of the very journalists the government is trying to persuade to push a favorable narrative of Zimbabwe externally, and reports of the army terrorizing citizens have played out for all to see. Never mind the blowback from these set of unfortunate events, occurring especiall...
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