Seriously speaking how can one fight with Mugabe's wife for his affection and attention. That is a battle you would have lost before the sheets are changed on the bed for the previous night's sleep.
First Joice Mujuru and now Emerson Mnangagwa all seem to be waiting for Mugabe to rule against his wife in their favour.
On the other hand Grace herself is not busy begging her husband to be protected against party veterans. She is busy working the grass-roots. There is no month that goes by without her holding a rally.
When veterans were seriously threatening her G40 group just before the Politburo meeting of Wednesday 10 February she did not wait for her husband to decide. She did not run crying to daddy. She went to the grass-roots. She organised and bused grass-roots party supporters to the venue.
Meanwhile the Lacoste group, just like Joice had done before them, had been busy making noises about wanting Mugabe to make a firm call. For godsake's do they seriously expect Mugabe to make a firm call against his wife's political ambitions.
He may not be encouraging her, but it is foolish to expect him to block her outright. Come to think of it, what justification is there for him to block her?
The wages of butt-licking is being unceremoniously dumped. Mr Mnangagwa can you please quietly join Joice Mujuru in the queue to collect your wages.
I certainly do not think Grace has the skill, charisma and depth of knowledge required to successfully lead Zimbabwe, but she certainly is beating her rivals at the political game by far. She certainly seems to understand that the key to leadership of the country does not lie with her husband but with the people.
That is why she does not run to her husband, but is taking care to be visible to the people. She is holding rallies all over the place. In marketing principles visibility is a key step in building brand recognition.
Meanwhile her rivals are not visible to the people. Even after being unceremoniously kicked from Zanu-PF leadership Joice is yet to hold a single rally to promote her own visibility. Nothing stops her from doing that except her own ineptitude. Tsvangirai has been holding rallies hasn't he? Nobody stopped him.
The desire to lead Zimbabwe cannot be a secret ambition. It has to be a public ambition. Leadership is a public endeavour. If you want to lead Zimbabwe, every member of society has to publicly know where you stand. Do not give us the unnecessary homework of trying to guess what you plans are. Do not behave as if we have to come to your farm, house or even bedroom to find out what you think. Tell us what you think very straight and forward.
