Former Finance Minister and People’s Democratic Party leader Tendai Biti was involved in a war of words with businessman Mutumwa Mawere with Mawere accusing Biti of being equally responsible for the state of the country’s economy.
The Twar (Twitter war) started when Mawere replied to this tweet by Biti,
https://twitter.com/BitiTendai/status/792838631908077568
To which Mutumwa replied,
https://twitter.com/mmawere/status/792951839247466496
Which resulted in a war of words on Twitter, with the two going at it with gusto,
You lack values principle & vision. Your idiotic attempt to renegotiate entry into ZANU is shameless & pathetic when u lost so much. https://t.co/mZi1Z83Fz7
— TENDAI BITI (@BitiTendai) October 31, 2016
You r obviously the paragon of virtue. Speak2the madness inherent in ur complaining2Mugabe than try2play me. U seek2see ZANU-PF everywhere. https://t.co/bwzkplkyJV
— Mutumwa (@mmawere) October 31, 2016
You are pathetic my friend. Really pathetic and I thought you were a better person . Much much better than this . https://t.co/NlOhLrTwhq
— TENDAI BITI (@BitiTendai) October 31, 2016
What is pathetic is people like u seeking2distort&bamboozle. Where r ur findings on diamond theft? Why not test them outside Mugabe's head? https://t.co/bwzkplkyJV
— Mutumwa (@mmawere) October 31, 2016
Shame https://t.co/kf9WsDZaPm
— TENDAI BITI (@BitiTendai) October 31, 2016
If I am pathetic then what does that make u.Everything that has gone wrong in Zim is not limited2the actors who trade in the name of ZANU-PF https://t.co/GYI5CXylDG
— Mutumwa (@mmawere) October 31, 2016
I am not going to sink to your level so if you continue with your ZANU inspired dross I will exercise my right to freedom of dissociation https://t.co/owH9Z0YCYw
— TENDAI BITI (@BitiTendai) October 31, 2016
Let us refuse&reject the tired Biti narrative that Mugabe is the only culprit. It doesn't absolve him of the mess in his name we must know https://t.co/zU9zWoWg5X
— Mutumwa (@mmawere) October 31, 2016
A Twitter user accused Mawere of defending Mugabe to which he responded,
What's strange is afta stripping u of yo assets, u still defend them & fight in their corner. They even specified u!! Eish
— mmatigari (@matigary) October 31, 2016
I am not sure whether we are on the same planet. I am not defending anybody but trying2demonstrate the faultlines in our collective minds https://t.co/EL3psYSn7p
— Mutumwa (@mmawere) October 31, 2016