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Mugabe accepts Mujuru challenge
16 Sep 2015 at 08:02hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe has challenged former Vice-President Joice Mujuru to go ahead and form her political party and face him in the electoral ring come 2018.
Addressing a luncheon to mark the official opening of the third session of the eighth Parliament yesterday, Mugabe said he was not afraid of Mujuru as speculated in the media.
"The media is writing that I am afraid of this person, I am not afraid of Mai Mujuru. She caused problems for herself, she is now being propelled to the high levels, what has she done? If she wants politics, let her do it," he said.
The Zanu-PF leader accused the media of concocting stories that he was scared of Mujuru and at times "creating fights" within his party.
In a sign of an impending clampdown, Mugabe warned that journalists should not cry foul when his government introduces repressive media laws.
Mujuru has been linked to a political party that will include former Zanu-PF stalwarts like Didymus Mutasa and Rugare Gumbo among others who were fired from the party on allegations of plotting to overthrow Mugabe and replace him with his then deputy.
The People's First team last week launched an economic blueprint, Blueprint to Unlock Investment and Leverage for Development (Build) - which has been dismissed by Zanu-PF.
Mugabe also threatened to introduce severe jail terms on rapists.
Addressing a luncheon to mark the official opening of the third session of the eighth Parliament yesterday, Mugabe said he was not afraid of Mujuru as speculated in the media.
"The media is writing that I am afraid of this person, I am not afraid of Mai Mujuru. She caused problems for herself, she is now being propelled to the high levels, what has she done? If she wants politics, let her do it," he said.
The Zanu-PF leader accused the media of concocting stories that he was scared of Mujuru and at times "creating fights" within his party.
Mujuru has been linked to a political party that will include former Zanu-PF stalwarts like Didymus Mutasa and Rugare Gumbo among others who were fired from the party on allegations of plotting to overthrow Mugabe and replace him with his then deputy.
The People's First team last week launched an economic blueprint, Blueprint to Unlock Investment and Leverage for Development (Build) - which has been dismissed by Zanu-PF.
Mugabe also threatened to introduce severe jail terms on rapists.
Source - newsday
