What now for Zimbabwe’s ‘Gucci Grace’ Mugabe?

Former dictator’s wife may be left ‘sitting pretty’ with a government pension

Grace Mugabe Zimbabwe
Grace Mugabe stands in front of a mural of her husband as she addresses a rally in July
(Image credit: Zingyange Auntony/Getty Images)

Zimbabwe’s former first lady Grace Mugabe - known by detractors as “Gucci Grace” or the “first shopper” for her love of designer clothes and Ferragamo heels - has been unusually quiet since her husband was detained by the military last week.

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