Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Statement Stokes Tensions in MDC-T

11 January 2018

T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's intimation of a possible imminent retirement from active politics is stoking tensions in the party, as rival camps have started bickering on whether he should bow out immediately or continue leading the fracturing opposition party.

Mr Tsvangirai's spokesperson Mr Luke Tamborinyoka yesterday accused party spokesman Mr Obert Gutu of encroaching into his turf after the latter sought to dismiss a statement from the party leader that hinted he could step down. Mr Tsvangirai's announcement on Monday followed his disclosure over a year ago that he had been diagnosed of cancer of the colon, for which he is undergoing regular medical treatment and check-ups in South Africa.

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