Tsvangirai's MDC-T suspends Mangoma

MDC-T deputy treasurer Elton Mangoma- who has been on the forefront of calling for party president Morgan Tsvangirai to step down- was on Friday suspended following the party's National Council meeting.

The National Council, which is the party's supreme decision making body, resolved to refer Mangoma's Case to the disciplinary tribunal.

Tsvangirai's camp has been pushing for Mangoma's expulsion for "publicly embarrassing and humiliating" the party leader by calling for his resignation.

Mangoma's legal team yesterday filed an urgent application with the High court to stop his expulsion.

The legal team also wanted to stop the party National Council from discussing Mangoma at its meeting planned today.

MDC-T sources said Tsvangirai was vigorously pushing for Mangoma's expulsion for stating in a letter to him that there was need for leadership renewal following the party's disputed drubbing in the July 31 general elections controversially won by President Robert Mugabe and his party Zanu PF.

The letter has torched a storm after it was leaked to the media, with the spectre of another acrimonious split looming large.

More details to follow....