Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was jeered by opposition MPs as he delivered his state of the nation address in parliament.
The
president was repeatedly drowned out as he delivered one of shortest
ever state of the nation speeches, lasting less than 30 minutes. The
opposition MPs sang protest songs against his 10-point plan to solve the
country's economic crisis.
More than 20,000 people have lost
their jobs in the past seven weeks. Members of Mr Mugabe's ruling
Zanu-PF party responded to the songs by the Movement for Democratic
Change MPs by singing that the 91-year-old was still in charge.
The
BBC's Brian Hungwe reports that Mr Mugabe showed no emotion during the
heckling but struggled to raise his voice above the opposition. As he
presented his plan, the president said that "Zimbabwe is already
positioning itself for major economic take-off".
He also highlighted infrastructure deals signed with China. |
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