Zimbabwe Prez Mugabe sacks Vice President over disloyalty
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Monday fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, citing "disloyalty, disrespect, and unreliability in the execution of his duties", Information Minister Simon Khaya Moyo said. Mnangagwa, a former intelligence chief, had been a leading candidate to succeed Mugabe. The President also removed 29 other party members aligned with Mnangagwa.