"There Are Hooligans In My Party" - Mugabe
Harare, Zimbabwe, 11 December 2009 Yes, a stunning admission by Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwe president when he addressed the Central Committee of ZANU PF here in Harare. The ZANU PF Congress will be officially opened by Mugabe on Friday. In a clear reference to Basil Nyabadza, the Manicaland Province Chairman who was forced to resign, Mugabe said that there was factionalism in the provinces and that youths were being used to further personal ambitions. He was in this mood because he still angry at the way his party turned on him and campaigned instead for Simba Makoni covertly. "Youths have been used to support individuals. This is not ZANU PF. There are hooligans in the party," said Mugabe. He tellingly added: "We have an enemy to fight (the MDC-T), an enemy with a great force behind it, with the support of the British." So, at least now we know that Mugabe considers Tsvangirai his enemy. Mugabe was speaking against the backdrop of an SMS campaign that was denounced...