Zimbabwe\u2019s President Robert Mugabe has accused his sacked deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, of consulting traditional healers to find out when the 93-year-old would die, as he schemed to take power, the state-owned Herald newspaper reports.<\/p>\n
Mr Mnangagwa first spread rumours that the president intended to retire in March, Mr Mugabe said but \u201cupon realising that I wasn\u2019t, he started to consult traditional healers on when I was going to die\u201d. He added:
At some point, he was told that he would die first before me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Addressing thousands of his supporters in the capital, Harare, Mr Mugabe said Mr Mnangagwa lacked \u201csupreme discipline\u201d, and tried to orchestrate \u201crebellious\u201d behavior in the ruling Zanu-PF party.<\/p>\n
Mr Mugabe fired Mr Mnangagwa \u2013 a close comrade of his since the 1970s war for independence \u2013 on Monday, in what analysts saw as a move to pave the way for his wife, Grace, to take power when he dies or retires.<\/p>\n
Mr Mugabe is expected to appoint her as vice-president.
She has called for Mr Mnangagwa\u2019s expulsion from Zanu-PF, which has been in power since Zimbabwe\u2019s independence in 1980.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n
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