In this week’s episode, News24 politics journalist Tshidi Madia speaks to Zimbabwe’s only independent member of Parliament and former Zanu-PF member, Temba Mliswa, who pins the current developments in Zimbabwe on Grace Mugabe.<\/p>\n
He accuses the first lady of trying to usurp her husband’s powers and mandate as the elected leader of the country.<\/p>\n
“The ZDF cannot take orders from the first lady, it takes them from the president. But orders are now coming in from the first lady.” LISTEN.<\/p>\n
We also go to the streets of Zimbabwe to hear what some of the citizens’ make of the current ‘military coup’, and catch up with News24’s team in Harare.<\/p>\n
Once you’ve listened, share the podcast with your circle, and let us know what you think of this week’s topic by voting in the poll below. POLOTIKI, a weekly politics podcast from News24. Listen on iTunes here.<\/p>\n
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