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SELF-EXILED former minister and Zanu PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo is seeking to apologise to Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga after accusing him of using a ghost writer for his doctoral thesis.<\/span><\/p>\n

On July 11, 2017, four months before Chiwenga led a coup that toppled long time ruler, the late Robert Mugabe, Moyo alleged that the then Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces did not write the thesis for his doctorate from the University of KwaZulu Natal. Chiwenga sued and demanded $5 million in defamation claims.<\/p>\n

But yesterday, Moyo\u2019s lawyers confirmed the two parties were in touch over the matter with the hope of concluding it cordially despite it being before the courts.<\/p>\n

Moyo\u2019s lawyer, Chris Mhike of Atherstone and Cook said legal representatives of the respective parties were \u201cstill mutually and amicably seized with the matter, with a view to concluding it cordially.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is highly regrettable that correspondence which was designed to be strictly private and confidential has been widely publicised on social media, apparently for mischievous and malignant reasons,\u201d Mhike said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt must be noted that the High Court case remains pending, and is therefore sub judice. We are therefore unable to meaningfully comment on the issue. The furthest we can go at this stage, in terms of commentary, is to confirm that the legal representatives of the respective parties are still mutually and amicably seized with the matter, with a view to concluding it cordially.\u201d
\nChiwenga\u2019s lawyer, Wilson Manase was not picking his calls yesterday.<\/p>\n

Moyo and Chiwenga were embroiled in vicious clashes during the height of factionalism in Zanu PF between a faction aligned to then Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa under the moniker, Lacoste and another better known as G40 that coalesced around the former First Lady Grace Mugabe.<\/p>\n

While Moyo was a key G4O proponent, Chiwenga was said to be the power behind the Lacoste faction led by Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n

Chiwenga accused Moyo of being a war deserter who fled from the liberation struggle, a claim that angered the former Information minister.<\/p>\n

Moyo snapped back on Twitter:<\/p>\n

\u201cFinally, I\u2019m happy that Chiwenga wants pre- and post-independence disclosures about who was who, who did what and so forth. That\u2019s good.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeanwhile, I take that to mean he wants the disclosure of who contributed what to his doctorate and who really wrote his KZN PhD. Again, the Shona wisdom that kunyarara kurinani panekutaura, applies. #Handeitione,\u201d Moyo said in the statement that triggered the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Moyo is now in exile after escaping the crackdown by the army during the coup that led to Mugabe\u2019s ouster. \u2013 News Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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