'Mugabe is being tribal,' says Jabulani Sibanda

Jabulani Sibanda former war veterans' leader has accused President Robert Mugabe of treating him harshly compared to other alleged supporters of former Vice-President Joice Mujuru and suggested his persecution was tribally motivated.

Sibanda was arrested last year for allegedly saying Mugabe and First Lady Grace Mugabe planned a bedroom coup. His case for allegedly undermining the authority of the President is pending in the courts.

Sibanda said that those accused of playing a leading role in the alleged plot to kill Mugabe had not been arrested.

Meanwhile, MDC politician, Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga has criticised President Robert Mugabe for unnecessarily stirring tribal tensions in the country through his recent appointment of a Shona vice chancellor to lead Lupane State University.

Professor Pardon Kuipa was early this month appointed to the job by President Mugabe.