A week after Mnangagwa was fired and forced to flee the country, and a day before troops moved into Harare, Zimbabwe Defence Forces chief Constantino Chiwenga issued a statement that purges of senior ZANU–PF officials like Mnangagwa had to stop.
Seminggu setelah Mnangagwa dipecat dan dipaksa meninggalkan negara, dan sehari sebelum tentera bergerak ke Harare, kepala Angkatan Pertahanan Zimbabwe Constantino Chiwenga mengeluarkan pernyataan bahwa pembersihan pejabat senior ZANU-PF seperti Mnangagwa perlu dihentikan.