Sparks fly between Zimbabwean president and deputy

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa accused his deputy of plotting against him in a heated exchange, highlighting a rift between the nation’s two most powerful men as the economy implodes.

At a meeting of the governing Zanu-PF’s politburo last week, Mnangagwa shouted at Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, according to two people familiar with the situation. They asked not to be identified because the quarrel hasn’t been publicly disclosed...

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