Simba Makoni tells silent Mugabe to say something

Mavambo leader Simba Makoni has called on President Robert Mugabe to "come out of his closet" and provide direction on the crisis gripping the country.

In his overview of the state of the country's economic and socio-political situation Wednesday Makoni said the current furore over executive salaries needed to be addressed from the highest office in the land.

Makoni said he believed Mugabe was aware of what was going on regarding the obscene salaries.

The former finance minister called on the Zimbabwean leader to "say something" because the nation was in a state of paralysis.

The fact that Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa presented a budget that was varied by a rise in civil servant wages in less than a week shows a dysfunctional government or one at war with itself, Makoni added.