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Intelligence Analysis: Mnangagwa Fires Army Chief Sanyatwe After Removing Spy Boss Moyo and Police Head Matanga in Zimbabwe’s Deep Security Purge
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Intelligence Analysis: Mnangagwa Fires Army Chief Sanyatwe After Removing Spy Boss Moyo and Police Head Matanga in Zimbabwe’s Deep Security Purge

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Intelligence analyst: Evarist Chahali

Intelligence cut-off time: March 27, 2025 0317 GMT


Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has embarked on a sweeping and calculated purge of the country’s top security echelon, marked most recently by the sudden removal of Lieutenant General Anselem Sanyatwe, the Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA). This follows the retirement of Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga in December 2024 and the dismissal of Director-General of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Ambassador Isaac Moyo, in January 2025.

These moves signal more than routine administrative changes—they suggest a significant recalibration of Zimbabwe’s security and intelligence architecture, with profound implications for internal stability, elite power dynamics, and regional geopolitics.

This in-depth intelligence analysis explores the strategic calculus behind Mnangagwa’s purge, the background of the key players, and the broader implications for Zimbabwe's political future, with a special emphasis on SEO-optimised insights for intelligence professionals, analysts, and geopolitical observers.


1. The Security Elite Reshuffle: Timeline of Key Events

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