Current Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe. Photo credit: Zimbabwe Latest News
Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe
Throughout her husband’s prolonged reign, Grace Mugabe has always been in the media for all the wrong reasons. From ordering the eviction of poor squatters from their homes to picking fights with top government officials, the Zimbabwean First Lady always makes the headlines.
Her latest media frenzy is the controversial assault on a South African fashion model who was reportedly dating one of her sons. The 52-year-old First Lady is accused of assaulting 20-year-old Miss Engels with an electricity extension cord at a hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa a week ago.
The ugly incident has spiraled into a diplomatic row between South Africa and Zimbabwe after South African authorities accused the First Lady of ignoring an arrangement to hand herself in for questioning. Mrs. Mugabe has since returned to Zimbabwe amid calls for her arrest by local and international human rights activists.
