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Seretse Khama Ian Khama POSTED on facebook:<\/p>\n

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“Another Vice President has lost their job as a result of a fall from GRACE.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n

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AfricaNews: \u00a0Botswana president Seretse Khama Ian Khama has mocked political ongoings in neighbouring Zimbabwe in the aftermath of Mugabe\u2019s firing of his vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa.<\/h4>\n
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In a Tuesday morning post on his official Facebook wall barely 24-hours after the firing, the 64-year-old outgoing leader said, \u201cAnother Vice President has lost their job as a result of a fall from GRACE<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Fall from GRACE<\/span>\u2019 being in reference to how former vice-president Joice Mujuru was also fired by Mugabe because of political differences with Mugabe\u2019s wife, GRACE.<\/p>\n

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Another Vice President has lost their job as a result of a fall from GRACE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Three hours after his post, it had attracted over 138 comments and had been shared over 230 times. Most commenters seemed to enjoy the President\u2019s observation whiles other sought his support to oust Mugabe \u2013 democratically.<\/p>\n

Mugabe fired his vice-president on Monday after a long fallout with First Lady Grace Mugabe. Mnangagwa was seen as a frontrunner to succeed Mugabe in a role that Mrs Mugabe is also believed to be interested in. His supporters reportedly booed at Grace during an event leading to calls for his sack.<\/p>\n

But an official communication confirming his sack put the reason for Mugabe\u2019s decision down to disloyalty. Information Minister Simon Khaya Moyo\u2019s statement said the former vice-president had exhibited traits of disloyalty, disrespect and deceitfulness.<\/p>\n

Mugabe \u2013 Khama episodes<\/p>\n

The most recent spat between the two leaders when when Mugabe last month accused Khama of being responsible for the failure of Southern Africa to retain the African Union chairmanship post. The country\u2019s foreign minister was a candidate but lost to Chad\u2019s Moussa Faki Mahamat.<\/p>\n

The Botswana government in response said Mugabe\u2019s comments were pardonable because of his advanced age. \u201cThe Ministry chooses not to comment any further out of respect for President Mugabe\u2019s advanced age and as such, understands that allowances need to be made,\u201d a statement read.<\/p>\n

Long before that, Khama had broken \u2018diplomatic rules\u2019 in September 2016 when he asked Mugabe to step down after leading Zimbabwe for so long. Speaking a Reuters interview about Mugabe\u2019s continued stay in power he said: \u201cWithout doubt. He should have done it years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have got plenty of people there who have got good leadership qualities who could take over. It is obvious that at his age and the state Zimbabwe is in, he\u2019s not really able to provide the leadership that could get it out of its predicament,\u201d Khama added.<\/p>\n

He steps down when next Botswana goes to the polls, Mugabe on the other hand will be on the ballot for the ruling Zanu-PF when elections are held in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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