Tsvangirai appeases disgruntled party members

MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday moved to appease some of his top officials, who were left in the cold after the party's congress last year.

Tsvangirai yesterday convened his party's national council meeting, where he co-opted into the national executive, former deputy secretary-general, Tapiwa Mashakada, former Science and Technology minister, Heneri Dzinotyiwei, ex-party secretary for health, Blessing Chebundo and several others.

Observers said the move was meant to ease tensions and avoid a potential split as many of his officials were still grumbling about the October congress, which created some frictions still rocking the party MDC-T spokesperson, Obert Gutu confirmed that Tsvangirai proposed that the five be co-opted into the national executive to demonstrate there "were no losers in the party.