Other notable supporters include ex-Presidential Affairs Minister Didymus Mutasa; a former Labour and also State Security Minister Nicholas Goche (once suspended for five years from ZANU-PF); ex-Indigenisation Minister Francis Nhema; former Energy Minister Dzikamai Mavhaire and his deputy Munacho Mutezo; ex-Information Minister Webster Shamu (suspended); and a former Minister of State for Masvingo Province Kudakwashe Bhasikiti...
'The party headquarters is no longer a pleasure to work from' said another ZANU-PF source who worked for years with the ousted former Minister of Presidential Affairs Didymus Mutasa...
One Didymus Mutasa a key Mujuru figure saw his nomination papers rejected in Manicaland's Headlands constituency for stating perhaps due to the habits of half a century that he was in ZANU-PF...
One of the two ZANU-PF candidates will almost certainly win Harare East which has been blatantly gerrymandered by floating in blocs of voters from the adjoining seat of Goromonzi South whose own member of parliament Petronella Kagonye a close associate of disgraced Mujuru-ally Didymus Mutasa had unexpectedly escaped the anti-Mujuru purge (AC Vol 54 No 23 Struggles with the economy)...
Veteran former Minister Didymus Mutasa who has the best chance of success filed his nomination to represent ZANU-PF and was disqualified leaving the contest to ZANU-PF loyalists and various fringe candidates...
Both the recalled expelled MPs Didymus Mutasa and Tembo Mliswa have vowed to fight their seats on 10 June...
So far only Didymus Mutasa has publicly resisted his fall from grace...
Chombo replaces Mujuru's ally Didymus Mutasa as ZANU-PF Secretary of Administration...
Her ally the party Secretary for Administration and acting Finance Secretary Didymus Mutasa had been condemned by an angry Grace Mugabe for failing to raise cash for the smooth conduct of the Youth League Congress held before that of the Women's League (AC Vol 55 No 16 Coup de Grace)...
Outside Harare youths scuffled with Manica youths who objected to their provincial godfather and Mujuru ally Didymus Mutasa being parodied as 'Comrade Gamatox'...
