Published by the government of Zimbabwe
17 November 2008
Harare — MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who failed to attend his party's crucial National Council to have a post-mortem on the outcome of Sadc Extraordinary Summit on the formation of an inclusive Government on Friday, is apparently globe-trotting and now in France.
France is the current chair of the European Union, which slapped Zimbabwe with illegal sanctions that have condemned ordinary people to immense suffering.
It was not immediately clear what type of travel document Tsvangirai was using, since he had only been issued with an Emergency Travel Document valid for South Africa.
Tsvangirai is said to be consulting on the way forward after the summit resolved that the inclusive Government be formed immediately with the disputed Ministry of Home Affairs being co-managed by Zanu-PF and MDC-T.
EU Development Commissioner Louis Michel told AFP yesterday that Tsvangirai would retain the European Union's backing for his quest to become Prime Minister.
"I assured Tsvangirai of our support. He wants the means provided by this responsibility, and we support him in this.
"The strongest pressure that the EU can apply" to help him "is to announce a very strong (aid) commitment if a Government is soon formed", Michel said.
Zanu-PF information sub-committee member Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa said Government hoped that Tsvangirai's efforts were directed towards the international normalisation of the Zimbabwean case.
"If his efforts are directed towards international normalisation of Zimbabwe's relations with EU, then it's a welcome move. One hopes that he is sending a message to those countries that we have come together and we are forming an inclusive Government," said Cde Mutsvangwa.
While the rest of his team came back home after the Sadc Extraordinary Summit in Sandton last week, Tsvangirai remained behind and his party said he was consulting regional leaders on the way forward. He, however, met Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba and King Mswati III, soon after the summit and thereafter flew to France.
French channel France 24.com yesterday quoted Tsvangirai as warning that President Mugabe would cause the collapse of a power-sharing agreement if he proceeded to form the inclusive Government, in an apparent contradiction with the decision taken by his national council.
"He would have literally collapsed the deal," Tsvangirai told AFP in Strasbourg, northern France,
He also said negotiations on the power-sharing Government with President Mugabe must not be allowed to run indefinitely.
"It can't be forever," Tsvangirai said. "We cannot go on and on and on."
The MDC national council on Friday said it would only join the inclusive Government once Constitutional Amendment No. 19 is passed to comply with all the terms of the September 15 deal, under which Cde Mugabe remains President and Tsvangirai becomes premier.
Yesterday MDC-T spokesperson Nelson Chamisa refused to comment on Tsvangirai's whereabouts.
"I comment on the party. On President Tsvangirai's itinerary or schedule I refer you to his personal spokesperson (George Sibotshiwe)," said Chamisa.
No comment could be obtained from George Sibotshiwe, who is based in South Africa.
Zimbabweans from all walks of life have since September 15 been waiting for Zanu-PF and the two MDC formations to form the inclusive Government, which they see as the best way to solve the political situation that has resulted in ordinary people suffering.
The Minister of Information and Publicity, Cde Sikhanyiso Ndlovu, was quoted on Friday as saying President Mugabe was already in the process of forming the much-awaited inclusive Government.
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Womudenga,
What "...bright side of life..." should the Herald and patriotic Zimbabweans look at when the stooge decides to ignore the SADC Summit ruling on what he himself had taken to the summit in the first place? What positivity is there to report on when the idiot does not even inform his party of his whereabouts? What "envy" is there on the part of the Herald when the fool boycotts a crutial meeting of his own party simply because he has been ordered to report to the EU Presidency immediately?
Was it not Tsvangirai who requested that the issue be… [Read Full Text]
Takunya you are an idiot along with the scum at the Herald ! All the Afrikans at my think tank , from all over Afrika recognise you as a moronic mouth piece for Mugabe. We used to think highly of him but how can anyone do this ? You and your ZANUPF MORONS will answer to the Great Nkosi in the last Chimurenga , stop writing rubbish ! You embarass all of Africa and all Afrikans !
Tukunya ndebvu who are to call others stooges? Munoshaya zvekuswerera haunyare here? A country will never develop with such stunt minded people. Zimbabwe needs people with international outlook not cavemen attitudes like you have. Uringanga yeChinhoyi here or a mere conman?
Usa nyepe iwe Tuku ndebvu, you are used to labelling and terrorising fellow Zimbabweans. What militia are talking about, is it not Zanu Pf that has militia designed kill innocent people? How many innocent people have you killed yourself Tukunya Ndebvu? Ndimi macriminals who put Zimbabwe into disrepute by creating chaos on the pretext of representing Zanu PF. If you advise Zanu PF then you are responsible for putting Zanu PF into disrepute
Takunya is very clearly Mugabe's stooge, and less intelligent than he imagines Tsvangirai to be. Takunya insinuates that Tsvangirai wants the EU to vote him into power; he hasn't yet woken up to the fact that the people of Zimbabwe voted Tsvangirai into power.
Takunya's handlers have bamboozled him completely.
PLEASE IGNORE ANY POSTS FROM TAKUNYA_NDEBVU AND MABHIZA. THEY ARE BOTH THE SAME PERSON AND PAID BY THE ZANU PF'S MINISTRY OF INFORMATION (PROPAGANDA DEPARTMENT) TO POST AS MUCH PROPAGANDA ON THE WEB AS POSSIBLE TO PROMOTE THE MURDEROUS AND THIEVING ROBERT MUGABE. IF YOU READ ANY OF HIS POSTS YOU'LL SEE THAT HE MAKES THINGS UP AND CONTINUALLY LIES FOR THIS AIM. HE HAS NO CREDIBILITY WHATSOEVER AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. HE WILL CONTINUALLY CLAIM THAT TSVANGIRAI HAS CALLED FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE. THIS CLAIM IS 100% FALSE AND DESIGNED TO ALIENATE TSVANGIRAI FROM… [Read Full Text]
Seems that your lies have caught up with you. Yours claims that Tsvangorai all along has been calling for sanctions, he is in France asking for additional donor funng and begging them not to ,as he put it, "ratchet up sanctions that would hurt the average Zimbabwean". This now shows how you and your ilk operate, lies and misinformation, False arrests and beatings. Will you never be finished subjugating the people of zimbabwe, they have suffered enough under this regime.
PLEASE IGNORE ANY POSTS FROM TAKUNYA_NDEBVU AND MABHIZA. THEY ARE BOTH THE SAME PERSON AND PAID BY THE ZANU PF'S MINISTRY OF INFORMATION (PROPOGANDA DEPARTMENT) TO POST AS MUCH PROPOGANDA ON THE WEB AS POSSIBLE TO PROMOTE THE MURDEROUS AND THEIVING ROBERT MUGABE. IF YOU READ ANY OF HIS POSTS YOU'LL SEE THAT HE MAKES THINGS UP AND CONTINUALLY LIES FOR THIS AIM. HE HAS NO CREDIBILITY WHATSOEVER AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. HE WILL CONTINUNALLY CLAIM THAT TSVANGIRAI HAS CALLED FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE. THIS CLAIM IS 100% FALSE AND DESIGNED TO ALIENATE TSVANGIRAI FROM… [Read Full Text]
There are a lot of people in Africa who,ll readily accept Takunya,s logic, why, because it,s been done before, with Africans selling their continent for personal gains and it seems tsvangirai is not far from this category.Why deny that he never initially called for sanctions which right now is the main reason the economy is collapsing,he did call for sanctions and if not he should come out and deny it instead of leaving that to a bunch of liars who post garbage in this forum.Now he,s in France and if it means nothing why not find a way to… [Read Full Text]
What does the Herald mean when they say Tsvangirayi is globe trotting? This spread sheat is so overwhelmed with envy that it fails to report positively on anything to do with him. Come on let us look at the bright side of life.