Categories: Stories

MDC-T says it seems like globe-trotting Mugabe gets sick if he spends a month in Harare

The Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai has condemned President Robert Mugabe’s latest trip to Papua New Guinea as costly and purposeless adding that it seems like Mugabe gets sick if he spends a single month in Harare.

Party spokesman Obert Gutu said Mugabe’s trips had so far gobbled $80 million this year. The trips had yielded nothing as Mugabe tried to fix global issues when he could not fix the “economy under his chin”.

“His foreign trips never cease and it seems like he gets sick if he spends a single month in Harare,” Guu said. “So far this year his trips have gobbled a whopping $80 million and there is not a single achievement made through his insatiable appetite for air travel.  This is the President who likes to please the world and enjoys trying to fix global issues yet he can't fix the economy under his chin.”

Mugabe left the country yesterday to attend the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries summit in Papua New Guinea.

“The MDC thunderously condemns Mugabe's purposeless and costly trip to Papua New Guinea because it shows Mugabe's cavalier approach to the issues affecting Zimbabwe. People have spoken but he remains mute, deaf and blind,” the MDC said.

“His obstinacy is amazing. Even trips that require a secretary of a ministry, Mugabe takes over. To date he lives as the most travelled African leader who brought home more hunger, poverty and suffering.”

Continued next page

(199 VIEWS)

This post was last modified on May 28, 2016 11:37 am

Page: 1 2

Charles Rukuni

The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

Recent Posts

Britain says amendment of the Zimbabwean Constitution is a sovereign, legislative matter for Zimbabwe to decide

Britain says amendment of the Zimbabwe constitution is a sovereign, legislative matter for Zimbabwe to…

March 24, 2026

Who started the war?

It is now 47 years since I wrote the short story below for a South…

March 4, 2026

Zimbabwe 2026 monetary policy statement at a glance

Zimbabwe has released its 2026 monetary policy statement in which it seeks to stabilise its…

March 1, 2026

Was Chombo Mugabe’s number two?

Far from it, on paper that is. Ignatius Chombo was one of the longest serving…

February 6, 2026

Zimbabwe’s 2026 citizen’s budget

Zimbabwe on Thursday announced a ZiG290.9 billion budget with revenue expected to be ZiG287.6 billion,…

November 30, 2025

IMF says Zimbabwe’s economic recovery in 2025 is stronger than previously anticipated

The International Monetary Fund says Zimbabwe’s economic recovery in 2025 is stronger than previously anticipated…

November 8, 2025