Mugabe in dramatic U-turn

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday excluded MDC leader Welshman Ncube from a meeting of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) leaders to discuss the new constitution despite making commitments to include the minister in the crucial process.
Report by Everson Mushava

Mugabe – who is defying a Southern African Development Community (Sadc) resolution to include Ncube in the meetings – is said to have convinced Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara to meet him without the MDC leader.

Ncube was informed about yesterday’s meeting by both the PM and President’s offices, but was not told of the venue until he traced them to State House.

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