President Mugabe has taken a dig at his political rival, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's looks saying he would beat him in any beauty contest.
He was trying to explain why Zanu PF lost in the last harmonised elections in Manicaland. Zanu-PF only won six out of 26 seats.
He told delegates to the Zimbabwe Local Government Conference that he suspected the people could have voted against Zanu-PF because he was 84-years-old and was showing wrinkles consistent with that age.
But he said when he looked at his rival MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, he was convinced it was not about facial looks. He said if the two were to go for a beauty contest, he would come out tops.
"Zvino ndikati chitadzo chingava kupi? Tikamira papapa ndiri 84 (then) ndinotariswa nemvana dzakati kuti," he said to laughter.
Although Tsvangirai might come short in the looks department he has bedded a string of women since his wife, Susan passed away.
He is now married to Elizabeth and claims his skirt chasing days are now over.
- vps2.mansheb.net
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