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Zimbabwe: Msika Acting President

5 January 2009

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Harare — VICE PRESIDENT Cde Joseph Msika is Acting President for the duration of President Mugabe's traditional annual month-long leave, part of which will be spent outside Zimbabwe.

Presidential spokesman and Secretary for Information and Publicity Cde George Charamba announced that Cde Msika would be Acting President during President Mugabe's absence.

Cde Charamba told our sister paper, The Sunday Mail: "This is more of a retreat than an actual leave."

"The President is very busy reflecting on new structures that are needed to deal with the economic sanctions against Zimbabwe as well as working on structures of an inclusive Government which must come too soon."

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  • the west
    Jan 5 2009, 14:34
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    Let me get this straight. Zim is in the worst state it has ever been in, in its history and mugabe goes on holidays! What an absolute disgrace. mugabe and regime do not care at all for the people of Zim, they care only for themselves. mugabe and regime are suppose to be the servants of there people like any elected person is the world over.

    Wonder if mugabe has run away for good as he knows what is coming. As no leader would ever begin to think about leaving for a months holiday during a cholera epidemic and with the financial situation the way it is.

    Does everyone else see the funny side to mugabe, regime and there follows telling the US to leave it alone and then go and use the US dollar as Zim's main currency.

    Mugabe has run away from Zim, let the takeover of Zim by the good people of Zim, start today.

  • pstfarai
    Jan 6 2009, 04:43
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    The west, take a deep breath & think

  • N/a
    Jan 6 2009, 10:55
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    where is he- W ITH THE WIFE THAT SHOPS AND DROPS WHILE THE NATION STARVES!!!

  • chachacha
    Jan 6 2009, 16:48
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    Cde Charamba told our sister paper, The Sunday Mail: "This is more of a retreat than an actual leave." Funny indeed retreating from what? What has he been doing framing members of the opposition? Anyway is going to use Zillions or AMERICAN DOLLARS?

  • Glyph
    Jan 6 2009, 17:45
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    It may be touch and go if he comes back, I mean I'm sure he has a retirement plan cooked up with Kim Jong-il, and lets face it he cant get that monstrous cancerous prostate treated anywhere else now can he?

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