The wife of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has entered politics
after being endorsed to become head of the ruling Zanu-PF party's
women's league.
Grace Mugabe, 49, will take over the role in December at the party's
annual congress.
The BBC's Brian Hungwe in Zimbabwe says the post will allow Mrs
Mugabe to sit on Zanu-PF's powerful politburo.
There has been tension in Zanu-PF over who should succeed Mr Mugabe,
who was re-elected president last year.
Robert Mugabe, 90, has ruled since independence in 1980 .Mrs Mugabe was officially recommended to become the national
secpretary of the Zanu-PF women's league at its elective congress, which
has been taking place in the capital, Harare.
The gathering was addressed by her 90-year-old husband, who has
governed Zimbabwe since independence i 1980.
She is his second wife and used to be his secretary.The couple married in
1996 and have three children.
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