MDC-T at pains to dismiss the 'concocted' power struggles story

The Movement for Democratic Change led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said it dismisses as malicious and unfounded reports in the discredited Zanu-PF flier, the story that there are power struggles within the party.

"The report is yet another clear attempt by the State media in scaling dizzy heights in believing in their own and Zanu-PF's lies," said MDc-T in a statement.

"Using fictitious sources, The Sunday Mail in its lead story yesterday claimed that there are serious power struggles in the MDC-T led by the MDC Secretary General, Tendai Biti and National Organising Secretary, Nelson Chamisa."

"The newspaper also outrageously lies by publishing malicious claims that the MDC-T Deputy National Spokesperson, Tabitha Khumalo during a National Standing Committee meeting, accused President Tsvangirai of "killing the party."

"For the record, Tabitha Khumalo is not a National Standing Committee member, does not in any way sit in that Committee and has never attended any meetings held by that Committee," added the MDC-T statement.

"We castigate attempts by The Sunday Mail and other Zanu-PF mouthpieces, such as The Herald and ZBC in their forlorn attempts to defame the MDC and its leadership in a desperate bid to save the sunset party - Zanu-PF."

MDC-T reiterated that the article was wishfull thinking and there are no powere struggles.

"We restate that there are no power struggles in the MDC, which only a year ago, held a successful 3rd National Congress at Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo where a new leadership was elected for office for the next five years.  The MDC remains one happy, united family focused on bringing real change."

The MDC-T said its leadership and members are united and have a common goal of delivering a new Zimbabwe to the people of this land.

"It is not a secret that internal power struggles, factions and divisions are eternal in Zanu-PF, where the infighting has reached very alarming levels."

MDC-T said it is aware that the State media has become street corner gossip places where shameful false and unconfirmed reports are turned into front page news stories.

"We are aware that sources of these defamatory stories are not in the MDC, but at the ministry of Media, Information and Publicity where a senior civil servant has chosen to abandon his public service duties to devote time to undermine the MDC."

The MDC-T's said its position is that these doomsday cults and authors of disorder in Zanu-PF will not stop the national project of bringing real change to the people of Zimbabwe.