'Mandela wanted Mugabe to see sense'

President Mugabe had by Friday night not sent a condolence message to South Africa and the Mandela family following the death of former President Nelson Mandela.

While international leaders on Friday quickly reacted to extend grief, Zimbabwe as neighbours remained quiet amid reports that Mugabe spent the day officiating at a graduation ceremony at Midlands State University in Gweru.

Meanwhile, ex-PM Morgan Tsvangirai made sensational claims that before Mandela's health deteriorated, he had wanted to meet Mugabe to make the Zanu-PF leader "see sense" over the way he was reportedly running down the country.