A leaked explosive audio - which has gone viral - featuring two interlocutors known to The NewsHawks, but who can't be named for professional reasons, at least for now, reveals local billionaire Kudakwashe Tagwirei's hidden business and political grand plan, strategy, tactics and burning ambition to succeed President Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2030 to become President.
Tagwirei's plan includes taking over more sectors of the economy, making bigger money and using it to influence the military and politics for him to eventually become President in 2030 after fighting off Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, his main stumbling block, out of the way.
The succession battle against Chiwenga will come soon after the contentious constitutional amendments have been passed by parliament and signed by the President into law, the audio says.
Chiwenga is locked in a fierce succession battle with Mnangagwa.
He is fighting tooth and nail to take over from him, posing a threat to Tagwirei's ambitions.
Mnangagwa does not want Chiwenga to succeed him.
Tagwirei and former Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander retired General Philip Valerio Sibanda are also widely seen as contenders in the increasingly cutthroat race to State House.
The audio confirms many things already known to be true to the public, including that Tagwirei views himself as the de facto Prime Minister of the country, co-running government with President Emmerson Mnangagwa
The tycoon is perched at the commanding heights of the economy, with vast political, economic, business, policy and decision-making powers and influence.
This makes Tagwirei feel unstoppable in his political agenda.
The audio says Tagwirei is already billionaire anyway who controls key sectors of the economy and plans to hold further sway on mining, land, health, education and energy through lined up money-spinning multi-million-dollar business deals.
Tagwirei views himself as far more monied that other local tycoons such as Wicknell Chivayo and Pedzisayi Scott Sakupwanya.
He only sees Billy Rautenbach, another Mnangagwa close ally, as his real competitor, according to the audio.
Through policy influence, Tagwirei is tightening his grip on the gold sector while barring foreigners from coming in, owns vast tracts of land, plans to build a health empire, to control student accommodation, and have a stranglehold on fuel distribution.
This plan, he thinks, will make him even a more powerful billionaire and in the process propel him to become President.