{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"zimbabwe","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe","author_name":"cfeditoren","author_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/author\/cfeditoren","title":"ZANU-PF Expels Pearson Mbalekwa","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uh3YsCtuUA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zanu-pf-expels-pearson-mbalekwa\">ZANU-PF Expels Pearson Mbalekwa<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zanu-pf-expels-pearson-mbalekwa\/embed#?secret=uh3YsCtuUA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;ZANU-PF Expels Pearson Mbalekwa&#8221; &#8212; zimbabwe\" data-secret=\"uh3YsCtuUA\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/sm_1780153105.573712-768x468.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":366,"description":"Former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer Pearson Mbalekwa has been expelled from ZANU-PF after internal disagreements over controversial plans to amend the Constitution. Mbalekwa is President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s nephew. Nehanda Radio reported sources as saying Mbalekwa had repeatedly refused to back constitutional changes being pushed by his uncle\u2019s allies in the party. The disciplinary process [&hellip;]"}