Mugabe's  New Vice Presidents To Be Sworn In Today

Zimbabwe's two new vice presidents will be sworn in today as the longtime president, Robert Mugabe, names a new Cabinet.

With the firing of Vice President Joice Mujuru this week, the incoming first vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is considered a likely choice, after decades of a close alliance with Mugabe.

"The task is onerous, and I have to fulfill the aspirations of our people and the expectations of my party," Mnangagwa told VOA's Zimbabwe service Thursday

The incoming second vice president, career diplomat Phelekezela Mphoko, is not as well known in his home country, having spent years in diplomatic posts abroad.

Mugabe dismissed Mujuru on Tuesday after accusing her of plotting to assassinate him, an allegation Mujuru has denied.

Credit: VOA