'Mugabe and Jonathan Moyo must iron it out,' says Mugabe's spokesman

Unwittingly though, it seems President Robert Mugabe's spokesperson George Charamba has confirmed there was something amiss with former Information minister Jonathan Moyo's ministerial position, saying the President and the minister had to iron it out and "no one in the government is allowed to comment on the matter" and asking rhetorically "whenever you fight with your wife, do you go public about it or you address it internally?"

Charamba has declined to clarify his boss' position regarding Moyo's purported ouster, as the mystery surrounding his position deepens. Moyo was on Tuesday reportedly kicked out of Cabinet due to a technicality after circumstances under which he had been appointed as minister changed.

Instead, Charamba yesterday threw the gauntlet to Mugabe and Moyo, saying they should provide clarity on the matter.

"Don't ask me an issue which is between the President and his minister," he said.

"I have nothing to do with it because I am not Moyo.

"He has to speak on his behalf.

"It is an issue between the President and the minister so it is the two people who must clarify not me."

Charamba told reporters to "Continue speculating the way you have been doing and when all is done, it is either you will be embarrassed or not.

"I don't know and I don't want to talk about it because this is an issue for the President and his minister.

"Let me ask: Whenever you fight with your wife, do you go public about it or you address it internally?

"So how will I know what is between the President and his ministers?"

There is growing speculation within the government circles that Moyo may have angered Mugabe through his utterances during an interview on BBC HARDtalk programme.