Harare — President Mugabe has assured the nation that he will not allow MDC-T's "disengagement" from the inclusive Government to affect State operations.
Opening the 78th Ordinary Session of Zanu-PF's Central Committee at the party's headquarters yesterday, President Mugabe said MDC-T had proved that it was not a "true and genuine partner".
"We must no longer trust those who pretend to be in the inclusive Government and have jumped in and out of it.
"They can never be true and genuine partners and have proved to be dishonest.
"We, however, want to assure that we will not allow the situation to continue like that."
He said MDC-T had "disengaged" from Zanu-PF when the party was not Government but only a part of it.
"Zanu-PF is not Government, but in Government. It is part of Government like the other two parties.
"Cabinet is not a party affair. That kind of hypocrisy should be seen as it is.
"What kind of sincerity is that? We go into Government, form policies, hold investment conferences, (but) we have a part of the Government striking against themselves. Zvinorevei?
"Ko Zanu-PF zvairiko kuParliament, we have a majority with the two Houses combined.
"What we know is that they are driven by Rhodesians who want to come back and take back the land.
"They are also driven by their European sponsors. They are agents of Europe, they want regime change here."
He said Government would move on regardless of this action.
Zanu-PF's First Secretary said the inclusive Government was formed to achieve set objectives.
"We are meeting in the ninth month after the formation of the inclusive Government, and we being the important party in the Government which has yielded the President, it is our duty to examine it, how it has affected the Government and the party.
"There are two sides -- the debit side and the credit side.
"What good things have emerged from our being in the inclusive Government?
"Yes, we have peace, there is an appreciation of objectives of unity and national healing.
"We understand that the nation should be able to benefit from activities in the country.
"What are the benefits that we think have come to our nation, to our people in agriculture, commerce, the manufacturing sector, the economy and the interaction of people?"
The President said Government aimed for economic turnaround but the pace had been slow, mainly due to the illegal sanctions.
"In Europe, although they have not pronounced it, sanctions (which are) like Zidera are in practice.
"The Americans are open about it, but Europe is sly and clandestine.
"Our companies can no longer do business there, the markets no longer exist.
"Raw materials and spare parts from Europe are no longer coming.
"Masanctions, handi masanctions anorambidza vanhu vakasarudzwa kufamba asi mabusiness edu haakwanisi kutengeserana.
"Zvinorwadza nekuti nyika yedu yanga ine economy yangayakatarisa kunyika idzodzo.
"Ndokwaitengeswa fodya, nyama nezvimwe. Kuti ndoita shanduko, transformation.
"If a company is built on the strength of equipment from Germany and Germany refuses with its parts, that will be the end of it.
"This is how sanctions have wreaked havoc on our economy."
President Mugabe said the formation of the inclusive Government had brought hope that sanctions would be removed.
He, however, said there was evidence that MDC-T leaders had asked for the embargo to subsist.
"In the Global Political Agreement that we signed as Zanu-PF, MDC-T and MDC-M, it is stated that parties should work in getting Europe and America to lift the sanctions.
"They are our partners in Government, but they are refusing. The words from (Finance Minister) Biti are political and nonsensical."
He said MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai asked European Union officials who visited Zimbabwe to maintain sanctions.
"The three representatives of the EU who came to Zimbabwe were told not to lift the sanctions now.
"It is not possible to achieve the objectives set out in the Short-Term Emergency Recovery Programme, it is not possible in the absence of a free environment for business.
"With sanctions, industry cannot get the spare parts it wants," he said.
President Mugabe said expectations were that the three parties would be honest with each other.
"The party led by (Professor) Mutambara has tried to be with us during the day, but are with the other side during the night.
"They have one leg in and another leg out.
"We thought we are together in the inclusive Government, but they run to their European friends and run a parallel government and this is objectionable," he said.
He, however, said there were many enquiries by people interested in investing in mining, manufacturing, construction and communications.
"The situation is ripe and we need to make sure that the people are employed, agriculture is producing and the country is back on its feet," he said.
President Mugabe said efforts to develop through synergies with the East would continue.
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Everything out of Mugabe's mouth is just one weak pathetic lie after another. Why does he even bother pretending he wants the inclusive government to work? How does he expect anyone to believe anything he says? How can he expect to command any respect except from the barrel of a gun? This guy has absolutely no credibility left, whatsoever.
My brother; my question is this: why hate your own brother so much instead of working with him and see his true thinking and realization whether it's beneficialry for the whole country, or not. Stop accussing yourself, look around and ask yourself this question: Do I and should I listen to any thing that's destructive to my people and the country as a whole, or should I participate to develop my people and the country as a whole??? If you can, please answer this question for me.
How can I consider your supposition when it has no substance? In the nine months since the formation of the inclusive gov't there are still 30 unresolved issues from the GPA when they should have been cleared up in the first few weeks.
I gave Mugabe the benefit of a doubt early on thinking that he had to work to convince powerful people in his own party to live up to the agreement. His behaviour over the last few months have clearly shown that isn't the case. Now I know that Mugabe's signature isn't worth the ink it used. The man has proven himself to be a cold blooded parasite with no honour.
If my brother is a murderer, then it is my solemn and unpleasant duty to stop him from murdering anyone else, using lethal force to kill him if that is the only option I have left.
Maybe in your culture, brothers are supposed to join with other brothers to help murder anyone a brother designates as "needs to be murdered." It would certainly explain why your culture spreads only hate and starvation, whereas my adopted culture produces so much food that even the poorest people weigh over 15 stones.
Yes he's quite a liar. He taken a situation where, as always, he and ZANU-PF are at fault and he's alleged that it's actually the other party that's done these deeds. If you take his speech and reverse "ZANU-PF," and "MDC," whenever each appears, then you will have a correct understanding of the actual truth of the situation.
He's also, wildly delusional. I question whether he's lost sight of reality when he claims that "...we being the important party in the Government which has yielded the President..." How does he reach this conclusion? ZANU-PF lost the last elections for both the Parliament and the Presidency. Polls show that Mugabe and ZANU-PF currently have only a 15% approval rating. How does that make them important? Could it be because they control the police, the army, the courts, the AG, and the RBZ through corruption and violence? The only reason that he's called the President is because of the GNU. Without it, neither he nor his party have any legitimacy whatsoever.
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