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In a tight spot: Morgan Tsvangirai, twisting this way and that, is poised for a battle with his more realistic Secretary-General and Finance Minister, Tendai Biti, who is taking a more realistic approach to the troubles facing the constitution-making process. Tsvangirai's chosen route of being all things to all people is, Tendai Biti, realises, destined to leave the Prime Minister with egg all over his face, since Tsvangirai has made it clear that he is not going to let this issue decide the fate of his precious unity government with Mugabe Harare, Zimbabwe, 22 August 2009 A bruising encounter is brewing between Tendai Biti, the MDC-Tsvangirai Secretary-General (also Finance Minister) and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over the constitutional process. Biti (as confirmed by this week's Zimbabwe Independent) confronted Advocate Eric Matinenga about his statement that the Kariba Draft Constitution was not a factor in the current process, asking him why he had gone ahead to issu...

Deputy Prime Ministers Thokozani Khupe and Arthur Mutambara are seen here with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at State House in Entebbe. The two were taken on a junket by Robert "The Solution" Mugabe as he starts his offensive to charm the MDC-T leadership into submitting to his will. He appears to be winning. Meantime, back home, all hell is breaking loose, with Civil society partners of the MDC-T declaring their marriage to the opposition party dissolved. Former allies of the MDC-T, the Zimbabwe Congress Of Trade Unions and the National Constitutional Assembly have blasted Morgan Tsvangirai and Robert Mugabe over their failures on not only the constitution but also the running of the country in general. Almost all of the criticism was directed at Morgan Tsvangirai and the MDC-T, signalling that the myopic days of "why criticise Tsvangirai, criticise Mugabe instead" are over. Indeed, it serves no purpose to harp on about the geriatric Mugabe, who everyone agrees...