Chiwenga’s ally, General Rugeje refuses to be appointed Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Mozambique following Nyikayaramba and Matemadanda’s deaths
HARARE – Retired Lieutenant-General Engelbert Rugeje has refused a proposed appointment as Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Mozambique, following the death of his predecessor, Victor Matemadanda, and the earlier death of another retired army commander who held the same post, Douglas Nyikayaramba, The News Hawks has reported. Rugeje, a Zanu PF politburo member and a close ally […] The post Chiwenga’s ally, General Rugeje refuses to be appointed Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Mozambique following Nyikayaramba a
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HARARE – Retired Lieutenant-General Engelbert Rugeje has refused a proposed appointment as Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Mozambique, following the death of his predecessor, Victor Matemadanda, and the earlier death of another retired army commander who held the same post, Douglas Nyikayaramba, The News Hawks has reported. Rugeje, a Zanu PF politburo member and a close ally […]
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Chiwenga’s ally, General Rugeje refuses to be appointed Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Mozambique following Nyikayaramba and Matemadanda’s deaths
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- September 14, 2026
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