Joice Mujuru fires his deputy , days after accusing her of plotting to kill him . `` Wanting a post should not lead someone into plotting to kill , '' he said in reference to Mujuru , while opening his ruling Zanu PF party 's congress in the capital , Harare . Vice President Robert Mugabe dismisses the allegations against her . Mugabe has also fired eight Harare ministers , a government official says . Mugabe was seen as a Mugabe successor , but his wife is now gaining political power .
Joice Mujuru fires his deputy , days after accusing her of plotting to kill him . Vice President Robert Mugabe dismisses the allegations against her . Mugabe has also fired eight Harare ministers , a government official says . Mugabe was seen as a Mugabe successor , but his wife is now gaining political power .