Nkomo's only credible opponent from the former ZAPU was Dumiso Dabengwa who had political clout and was a member of the Politburo...
Mutambara's candidates could face the expelled MPs standing as independents and/or candidates from the strongly Ndebele Simba Makoni/Dumiso Dabengwa axis...
A dark horse is Dumiso Dabengwa an Ndebele with good links to South Africa’s African National Congress...
Mujuru was recalled from Coventry where he had languished for months due to his treacherous association with party dissidents Simba Makoni and Dumiso Dabengwa...
Historically ZANU-PF has been willing to give the Home Affairs Ministry to opposition politicians – the Zimbabwe African People’s Union’s Joshua Nkomo and Dumiso Dabengwa previously held the post – as long as ZANU-PF keeps a grip on the military intelligence system...
SADC leaders heard a proposal by Ibbo Mandaza an ally of third presidential candidate Simba Makoni for a Tsvangirai presidency with Dumiso Dabengwa and Joyce Mujuru as vice-presidents and with the Mugabe stalwarts Didymus Mutasa (State Security) Kembo Mohadi (Home Affairs) and Sidney Sekeramayi (Defence) retaining their posts...
That is also why Dumiso Dabengwa opposed Mnangagwa and with Mujuru tried to thwart Sibanda's election as leader of the War Veterans Association...
As the government’s leading Ndebele he cannot risk again ending up on the wrong side now that former Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa Joshua Nkomo’s military chief has endorsed Tsvangarai...
MDC-M’s success must owe something to Dumiso Dabengwa’s backing for Makoni in whose favour Mutambara withdrew his presidential candidacy...
Dumiso Dabengwa is by far the most important recruit to Makoni’s camp though both Makoni’s and Mutambara’s MPs did very badly in the 29 March elections...
