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Mugabe Delivers Stinging Attack On Tsvangirai
Robert Mugabe has launched a stinging attack on his main rival, PM Morgan Tsvangirai, in his first public speech since he won Zimbabwe’s disputed presidential election.
Rejecting opposition claims the vote was stolen, he told a Heroes’ Day event that those against him could “go hang”.
Mr Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) boycotted the speech.
The party has lodged a legal challenge against the result of the “stolen election”, demanding it be rerun.
Mr Mugabe won 61% of the vote in the election on 31 July, while Mr Tsvangirai came second with 35% and Welshman Ncube third with 3%, according to official results.
The president’s Zanu-PF party also gained a parliamentary majority of more than two-thirds, winning 160 of the 210 seats.
In his speech, which dealt with a series of national issues, Mr Mugabe focused at one point on his election victory and called for celebrations.
“Those who lost elections may commit suicide if they so wish. Even if they die, dogs will not eat their flesh,” he said.
Zimbabwe’s Western detractors had been “put to shame”, he added.
Heroes’ Day is Zimbabwe’s proud annual celebration, when the country remembers those who died during the 1970s fighting for independence, reports the BBC’s Mark Lowen in Johannesburg.
Mr Mugabe was speaking at National Heroes’ Acre, the monument in the capital where some of those killed are buried.
In an earlier statement on Monday, Mr Tsvangirai called for calm, saying there was no national celebration for the day but rather “a nation in mourning”.
BBC
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Denkete
August 12, 2013 at 5:27 pm
Mugabe even a dog has its day! Woof woof! Your friends Hitler,Mussolini, Gaddaffi, Saddam, idi amin dada didnt see it comin either
paulsal isaac
August 12, 2013 at 9:40 pm
In an introspective and most comprehensive way to convince Morgan Tsvangirai, the people of Zimbabwe, Africa and the world as a whole, regional responsible elections monitoring bodies that includes SADC, COMESA, EU and other non-governmental organizations should release substantiated and truth based reports on the observation of the ambiqueties before and after the polling day.This will profoundly help in the solving on the most controversial and intriguingly contested elections.(Young political analyst, southern Africa, south African based)
EagleEyed
August 13, 2013 at 9:35 am
Zimbabweans look clever when they are outside their national territory. I have come to learn that they are the most foolish and coward people in the southern hemisphere. They let Bob ruin they lives in broad day light.Because of a 90 yr old guru, Zim ladies are all over the boarders selling sex & HIV. when are you guys going to wake up. Take a leaf from Zambia.No presido will take us for a hell ride for 38 yrs.
made to love
August 13, 2013 at 9:47 am
bob! bob! thats my man.
viva bob viva bob! let the haters go hang!
long live independence, long live freedom from colonialists!
bob you inspire me! nine degrees!
i love you bob!
zambian
August 13, 2013 at 10:11 am
Even dogs will not eat his flesh when the old dictator kicks the bucket.shame!