Thokozani Khuphe

The Honourable Thokozani Khupe Senator
President of the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
In office 15 February 2018 – December 2020 Disputed with Nelson Chamisa
Preceded by	Morgan Tsvangirai
Succeeded by	Douglas Mwonzora
Vice-President of the Movement for Democratic Change
In office November 2005 – 15 February 2018
President	Morgan Tsvangirai
Preceded by	Position established
Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
In office 11 February 2009 – 13 August 2013 Serving with Arthur Mutambara
President	Robert Mugabe
Prime Minister	Morgan Tsvangirai
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of Parliament for Makokoba
In office March 2000 – 2018
Preceded by	Sithembiso Nyoni
Majority	8,450 (50.8%)
Secretary for Transport of the Movement for Democratic Change
In office 2000–2005
President	Morgan Tsvangirai
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Paurina Mpariwa
Personal details
Born	(1963-11-18) 18 November 1963 (age 60) Makokoba, Southern Rhodesia
Political party	Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (until 2022) Citizens Coalition for Change (since 2022)
Residence(s)	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Profession	Trade unionist

Thokozani Khupe (born 18 November 1963) is a Zimbabwean politician, trade unionist and CCC party member. She was Deputy Prime Minister 2009–13.

Following the death of party founder Morgan Tsvangirai in early 2018 Khupe opposed the ascent of Nelson Chamisa as leader of the MDC-T on the grounds that she was the only one of its three Vice Presidents elected by congress, whereas Chamisa and the third vice president Elias Mudzuri had been appointed by Tsvangirai. Khupe was supported by much of the party organization in this, but lost the power struggle to Chamisa; Khupe and her supporters consider their faction the legitimate MDC-T and have continued to use the MDC-T name. They are involved in a court battle with the Chamisa faction over the party name, symbols, logo and trademark;^[1] the matter had not been resolved prior to the 2018 general elections and the Khupe faction ran in the elections as the MDC-T while the much bigger Chamisa faction ran as part of the MDC Alliance.

On 22 April 2018, she was elected unopposed as the President of her MDC-T faction at an extraordinary congress in Bulawayo.^[2]

In 2020 she was removed from the position of party president by Douglas Mwonzora amid strong claims of violence and cheating from her fans.^[3][4]