Zimbabwe’s Mugabe reads wrong speech

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has read out the wrong speech at the opening of parliament. He gave the same one during his state-of-the-nation address on 25 August, when he was heckled by opposition MPs. His spokesman told the state-run Herald paper the error was because of a mix-up in the president’s secretarial office. Before the […]

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has read out the wrong speech at the opening of parliament.
He gave the same one during his state-of-the-nation address on 25 August, when he was heckled by opposition MPs.
His spokesman told the state-run Herald paper the error was because of a mix-up in the president’s secretarial office.
Before the 91-year-old president spoke, the parliamentary speaker also warned against disrupting proceedings.
After Mr Mugabe began speaking, it was not long before it dawned on those present that they had heard it all before, BBC reports.
But during the speech, the MDC members sat quietly, while ruling Zanu-PF party supporters clapped at regular intervals, Reuters news agency reports.