Mugabe Swiss trip blocked

President Robert Mugabe suffered a major body blow at the hands of Switzerland last week after the Swiss denied his wife Grace and four senior government officials visas to travel to the European country to attend an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) bi-annual conference.

Impeccable sources said the President, whom observers say is currently trying to make peace with the world through various overtures including toning down on his vitriol against the West, cancelled the trip at the eleventh hour in protest.

President Mugabe was due to travel to Geneva on Sunday through to Thursday with a 62-member delegation to the conference, which attracts information technology companies and policymakers.

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