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September 2009 Vol 11, National News

Mugabe too busy to address unity crisis

By Staff reporter and agencies   Mon, Oct 19, 2009

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- The spokesman for Zimbabwe's president says Robert Mugabe is too busy to address the crisis in his unity government.

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- The spokesman for Zimbabwe's president says Robert Mugabe is too busy to address the crisis in his unity government.

The comments in a state-run newspaper Sunday reflect the contemptuous indifference with which Mugabe's party has reacted to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's announcement Friday he was withdrawing from the coalition at least temporarily.

The longtime opposition leader cited the prosecution of one of his top aides in announcing the boycott.

Getting the two sides to work together is crucial - and difficult given the hardening attitudes.

Mugabe spokesman George Charamba told The Sunday Mail that Mugabe was spending time arranging scholarships for students and welcoming soccer players in Zimbabwe for a regional tournament. Charamba says Mugabe will address Tsvangirai's move "at the right time."

By Staff reporter and agencies

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