Zimbabwe: Mugabe Claims Un-Amused By Bootlickers, Says Wants Critical Followers

President Robert Mugabe has revealed his thoughts about his loyalists' praise singing tendencies, urging them to be more critical of party leaders as opposed to "bootlicking" them.

Mugabe said this while addressing Zanu PF followers at his Friday youth interface rally in Masvingo where he also scorned power hungry party politicians for seeking to outdo each other through playing the tribal card.

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