[Power and corruption]
Is this the
world’s
newest despot?
She is the First Lady of poverty-
stricken Zimbabwe, a former
secretary who squanders
millions of dollars on diamonds,
designer shoes and high living.
Yet, as her 93-year-old husband
ails, the controversial Grace
Mugabe is making a play for
power, writesWilliam Langley.Facing the
loss of the
many perks
of being First
Lady when
her husband
dies, Grace
Mugabe has
transformed
herself into
a political
power player.