By Dorrothy Moyo| ZANU PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa has told US President Donald Trump off.

Speaking during his trip to the UAE, Mnangagwa said he would please another country in the pursuit of getting targeted sanctions removed.

He been asked if the would fulfill US President Donald Trump’s administration’s required reform(s) in order for sanctions to be lifted. He said the measures had “no basis at all”.

The 77 year old military strongman, told The National newspaper his Government is concerned with satisfying the needs of Zimbabweans not Americans. He said, “we cannot say that there is something which we must do to satisfy America. Our concern is to do those things which satisfy the needs of our people.

“We want to build a Zimbabwe we want, a Zimbabwe we can be proud of. We should not condemn ourselves to poverty, condemn ourselves to isolation.”