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| Zimbabwe's VP Mnangagwa submits Mugabe's 'correct speech' | |
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| Zimbabwe's Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has submitted a speech to parliament that the president was supposed to give on Tuesday. | Zimbabwe's Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has submitted a speech to parliament that the president was supposed to give on Tuesday. |
| President Robert Mugabe accidentally read a state-of-the-nation address he had already delivered on 25 August. | President Robert Mugabe accidentally read a state-of-the-nation address he had already delivered on 25 August. |
| The error has been blamed on a mix-up in the president's secretarial office. | The error has been blamed on a mix-up in the president's secretarial office. |
| It took Mr Mnangagwa two hours to table the correct version of the speech because of heated questions and demands from opposition MPs for an apology. | It took Mr Mnangagwa two hours to table the correct version of the speech because of heated questions and demands from opposition MPs for an apology. |
| Wednesday's extraordinary session of parliament was called so that Mr Mugabe's speech could be officially tabled. The state-run Herald newspaper has printed the speech in full. | Wednesday's extraordinary session of parliament was called so that Mr Mugabe's speech could be officially tabled. The state-run Herald newspaper has printed the speech in full. |
| It says that the government plans to introduce legislation requiring senior public officials to declare assets as part of measures to tackle "the scourge of corruption". | |
| The speech mix-up has prompted questions from members of the opposition over whether the 91-year-old president remains fit to lead the country, the BBC's Brian Hungwe reports from the capital, Harare. | |
| After Mr Mugabe began speaking on Tuesday, it was not long before it dawned on those present that they had heard it all before, our reporter says. | |
| When he delivered the speech last month on the economy, he was heckled by opposition MPs. | When he delivered the speech last month on the economy, he was heckled by opposition MPs. |
| The state broadcaster had cancelled its live feed of the opening of parliament on Tuesday fearing further disruptions | The state broadcaster had cancelled its live feed of the opening of parliament on Tuesday fearing further disruptions |
| Opposition MPs belonging to Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) reportedly kept quiet during the speech, as ruling Zanu-PF party supporters clapped at regular intervals. | Opposition MPs belonging to Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) reportedly kept quiet during the speech, as ruling Zanu-PF party supporters clapped at regular intervals. |
| However MDC spokesman Obert Gutu later told Reuters it was "a historic blunder", adding: "Anyone who is still of a sound mind would have quickly picked it up that the speech was the wrong one." | However MDC spokesman Obert Gutu later told Reuters it was "a historic blunder", adding: "Anyone who is still of a sound mind would have quickly picked it up that the speech was the wrong one." |
| Opposition MP Ruth Labode blamed infighting within the ruling Zanu-PF for the error. | |
| "I suspect someone did that deliberately to embarrass the old man," she said told the BBC, saying a formal apology was necessary. | |
| Presidential spokesman George Charamba said the error in delivering the wrong speech was "sincerely regretted". The president later read the correct speech at a hotel in the capital Harare. | Presidential spokesman George Charamba said the error in delivering the wrong speech was "sincerely regretted". The president later read the correct speech at a hotel in the capital Harare. |
| Mr Mugabe, who has been in power since 1980, is Africa's oldest leader. | Mr Mugabe, who has been in power since 1980, is Africa's oldest leader. |