Mugabe's Cabinet divided on job cuts

President Robert Mugabe's Cabinet is not reading from the same script over proposals to cut the civil service wage bill after Public Service Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira yesterday appeared to contradict Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa's announcement that government is preparing to reduce its workforce.

Mupfumira said that government had no plans to retrench.

Mugabe later reversed the decision and publicly chastised Chinamasa, accusing him of rushing to announce the move without seeking Cabinet approval.

MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu said the policy inconsistencies among Zanu-PF ministers indicated lack of co-ordination.