How's this for a worrisomely cryptic announcement?:
Harare – Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will not return home on Saturday as expected to prepare for the second round of elections against Robert Mugabe, his party said.
“We apologise to advise that Morgan Tsvangirai is no longer expected to return today. We can't say why he will not be coming today, except to say it's due to circumstances beyond our control,” Movement for Democratic Change spokesperson Nelson Chamisa said.
That is the story in its entirety. Tsvangirai's strange absence, coupled with the news that the long-stranded arms from China have apparently arrived in Zimbabwe does not bode well for then already parlous state of affairs in the country.
