Mugabe admits Mujuru impacts

President Robert Mugabe yesterday admitted that he lost a number of key Zanu-PF members during a purge against perceived supporters of Vice-President Joice Mujuru, saying it was a blessing the ruling party is still intact.

Addressing the Zanu-PF central committee meeting yesterday, Mugabe lamented that a number of key party members went with the camp allegedly led by Mujuru.

He said they are also meeting in a political context in which the party has had its smooth running environment disturbed by misguided ambitions of individuals, "Gamatox".