President Mnangagwa has made another move to strengthen his control by raising Major-General Emmanuel Matatu to Lieutenant General and putting him in charge of the Zimbabwe National Army. As the top boss of Zimbabwe's military forces, Mnangagwa recently removed Lt-Gen Anselem from his army leadership role and gave him a job as Sports Minister. Anselem takes over from Kirsty Coventry, who just became the new president of the International Olympic Committee.
Martin Rushwaya, who works as the Chief Secretary for the President and Cabinet, told everyone about this change. He said, "The President of Zimbabwe has promoted Major-General Matatu to Lieutenant General and Commander, starting right away." Before moving up the ranks, Matatu ran...