Opposition MDC Secretary-General, Chalton Hwende who posted on Twitter reporting on his visit to Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Germany, Paul Chikawa has come under fire from social media users but today, he got a rare backing from the self exiled government critic Professor Jonathan Moyo.

Hwende posted:“Yesterday I passed through our Zimbabwe Embassy in Germany and was well received by Ambassador Paul Chikawa and his team very fruitful engagement. Many Zimbabweans are based in Germany studying and working. During the GNU our very own MDC Ambassador Makuvise was based here.”

This attracted a response from exiled former Cabinet Minister, Dr Walter Mzembi who viewed the stunt as hypocritical since the MDC does not recognise President Emmerson Mnangagwa who appointed the Ambassadors.

“Can’t reconcile this. An Ambassador is literally “the President outside the country”. This is why they are addressed as “His Excellency” You can’t choose to recognise the President outside the country and unrecognise him in the country. Strange.”

Professor Jonathan Moyo did not agree with Mzembi saying that Ambassadors represent the state, not the president who appointed them.

“No @hwendec don’t be misled by ediots. The Ambassador represents the State, the Republic of Zimbabwe and not any individual or office in Zimbabwe. The Embassy is Zimbabwe and not Mnangagwa. So when you’re at any Embassy of Zimbabwe, you’re on Zimbabwean soil outside Zimbabwe!”