Didymus Mutasa was replaced as Secretary for Administration by Emmerson Mnangagwa a big promotion since Mnangagwa failed to hold the national chairmanship a year ago and then lost in the Kwekwe constituency...
At present the Politbureau is dominated by Mugabe's lieutenants from the liberation struggle of the 1970s: Robert Mugabe (President and First Secretary) Simon Muzenda (Second Secretary and Vice- President) Joseph Msika (Second Secretary and Vice-President) John Nkomo (Chairman) Didymus Mutasa (Administration) Emmerson Mnangagwa (Finance) Moven Mahachi (Commissariat and Culture) Stephen Nkomo (External Affairs) Sydney Sekeramayi (Security) Nathan Shamuyarira (Information and Publicity) Welshman Mabhena (Transport and Welfare) Tenjiwe Lesabe (Women's Affairs) Josiah Tungamirai (Youth) Naison Ndlovu (Economic Affairs) Eddison Zvobgo (Legal) Joyce Mujuru (Education) Oppah Rushesha Muchinguri (Health) Vacant (Production and Labour)...
Didymus Mutasa although useful to the party has lost support at provincial level...
Mugabe picked as leader because his ethnic links were weak now stands up for the Zezuru; Simon Muzenda for the Karanga; Didymus Mutasa for the Manyika...
The ZANU-PF Secretary for Administration Didymus Mutasa defended Tungamirai saying the youth wing needed 'more mature and seasoned politicians' and warning bleakly of 'chaos'...
Kangai's faction was thrown out and replaced by Didymus Mutasa's supporters...
The other Manicaland leader Didymus Mutasa has been too close to Mugabe...
But the war between them is echoed by a parallel war inside ZANU-PF between the National Administrative Secretary Didymus Mutasa and Lands Minister Kumbirai Kangai who is Chairman of the Manica provincial party...
