The southern African country has been plunged into a state of political tension after the army chief on Monday warned that they could \u201cstep in\u201d to halt a purge of loyalists of axed VP Emerson Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe current purging of which is clearly targeting members of the party with a liberation background must stop forthwith. The known counter-revolutionary elements who have fermented the current instability must be fished out,\u201d army chief General Constantino Chiwenga said in the presence of over 90 army chiefs.<\/p>\n
The ruling ZANU<\/span> PF in a tweet on Tuesday said \u201cThanks for your concerns, there is NO coup happening in Zimbabwe. Please continue with your lives and face up to your own problems.\u201d<\/p>\n A tone more measured than that of the party\u2019s youth league during a press conference on the political ongoings in the southern African country.<\/p>\n \u201cWe as Zanu PF Youth league are a lion which has awakened and found its voice, therefore we will not sit idly and fold our hands whilst cheap potshots and threats are made against Mugabe,\u201d said the secretary of the youth league Kudzai Chipanga.<\/p>\n