Who Is Grace Mugabe, Africa's Most Polarizing First Lady?

The decision by embattled Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to prepare his government for the days when he no longer rules has brought about the apparent end of that controversial rule itself.

The sacking last week of his Vice President was a seeming bid to pave the way for the 93-year-old Mugabe's reviled wife to assume the presidency -- setting up a dynastic succession -- and likely prompted Zimbabwe's military to finally step in.

Who Is Grace Mugabe, Africa's Most Polarizing First Lady?

Grace Mugabe’s political profile has soared in the past few years as the 52-year-old has positioned herself as her husband’s successor – even publicly challenging him earlier this year to officially name one.