Zambia: Mnangagwa Bunks Mphoko Burial – Africa Links 24

By Farai D Hove | In a development stirring controversy across Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for failing to attend the burial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who was laid to rest in Matabeleland over the weekend.

Mphoko, who passed away in India, had served as Zimbabwe’s vice president alongside Mnangagwa during the late Robert Mugabe’s tenure. According to the constitution,…