“Who is in charge of the cabinet?” Tsvangirai asked. “To whom do all these ministers report? Can you dismiss them if they breach? It’s fundamental.”
Tsvangirai said as he outlined his proposal for resolving the contentious issue of who would lead any unity government in a speech to SADC Cabinet ministers gathered on the eve of a Southern African Development Community summit.
“We have agreed that Mr. Mugabe will be president whilst I become prime minister,” he told the SADC ministers. “We envisage that the prime minister must chair the Cabinet and be responsible for the formulation, execution and administration of government business including appointing and dismissing his ministers …. A prime minister cannot be given responsibility without authority and be expected to deliver.”
In his speech to southern African leaders Friday, Tsvangirai said the two sides remained unable to agree on how powers would be divided between him and Mugabe,he said compromise was necessary
Tsvangirai, because Zimbabweans would reject a deal “if any party is greedy.”
The MDC won the most seats in parliament in March elections and proposed that the president have no power to veto laws. The opposition also proposes that the president “shall be commander in chief of the defense forces of Zimbabwe,” but exercise that power on the advice of the prime minister.
Botswana President Seretse Ian Khama refused to attend the summit to protest Mugabe’s welcome as a head of state.
President Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia,remained hospitalized in Paris but in speech read aloud by his foreign minister, called the events in Zimbabwe a “serious blot on the culture of democracy in our subregion,” singling out for criticism the June presidential runoff.
Asked Saturday by reporters what he would say to Mugabe if he was sitting next to him, Tsvangirai patted the couch in his hotel room and said: “I’ll say, ‘Old man, you’re out of touch. You’re out of place. Look around you. Who of your age is around?’ ”
In the streets of Johannesburg, several hundred protesters marched peacefully outside the summit, some holding up red soccer penalty cards reading: “Mugabe must go.”
Additional Reporting by AFP
Then you have Athur Mutambara rushing to sign a deal where the Primime minister is ceremonial!
No deal with no powers otherwise we will be back to square one with Mugabe. He needs to go and rest after this he is old and weak to lead any meaningful gvt.I suggesting that the JOC can report to Mugabe with all other soldiers reporting to the prime minister we have no problem with that. Regai va salutane as the Hague awaits them.
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you are too ugly to rule us—-you will scare the investors
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In negotiation a compromise is always the best you could achieve not overal power. Those people close to Tsvangirayi should advise him otherwise he will end up with nothing. I hope MDC-T MP will form a government with President Mugabe because Tsvangirayi does not realise that he is partly to blame for the economic crises in Zimbabwe, remember 70% of the economy is controlled by the west particularly UK and the west blocked all loans thru IMF & World Bank. Tell me who can survive in UK or in any developed nation like US & Canada without a credit card, but our country is surviving without any credit for that reason I owe my blood to Zimbabwe and I will not rest until the aspirations of Black people is achieved. Black people should control everything in Zimbabwe at 51% and then foreigners should hold no more that 49% of the Zimbabwean economy.Some the largest companies in the world are controlled by the state such as in China, Petrol China is now the largest company in the world. I hope the new government of national unity will allow state owned companies to run the economy. State owned companies like Cottco are doing quite well. If Zimbabweans do not control the economy in the next year or so then the future of our children will be doomed. They will survive on western aid for ever and when they become stubborn the west will just pull-out the button until everyone dies.
Tawanda, if black Zimbabweans are capable of running Zimbabwe in all aspects, then Zimbabwe don’t have million % inflation, you still have not wake up, Zimbabwe problem is solely due to Mugabe n ZANU-PF !
Scarface.Still using that good name Morgan.Keep it up.You can’t get his name out of your head.
From what i can remember,you did not want foreign investment in Zimbabwe.So if Morgan is going to scare foreign investors away then that should make you happy.Why are you complaining.
Morgan.Do not give in to these idiots.They know that without you Zimbabwe is doomed.They have built four walls around themselves but they forgot to put in a door.
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ugly morgan, WE dont need a good looking pres u fool! at least he can convey with the “Rich” in a civalized mannner (which is what we badly need right now and judging with the amount we’ve gotten so far i say hes good and DEFINETLY doesnt scare away investers!) doubt if we can really say the same abt the baboon (illegitemetly) in office at present….besides mapenzi anozivana, if u r as intelligent (as u seem not) u’ll get the hang of wat i jus said