The opposition MDC Alliance is crying foul after South African envoys send by President Cyril Ramaphosa on a fact finding mission snubbed them despite an earlier communication to meet upon arrival in Zimbabwe.

The MDC Alliance Spokesperson, Fadzayi Mahere said they were waiting from 10am in the morning and were later told that the team was now heading back to South Africa to appraise Ramaphosa of the outcome of their meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Mahere blamed Zanu PF for the snub.

“We can only assume that the failure to meet the MDC Alliance delegation was as a result of demands made by the Zanu PF delegation,” she said.

Mocking the opposition, Information Secretary Nick Mangwana said cited the example of Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe who was once send as a special envoy by Mnangagwa to Guinea saying envoys are only supposed to meet the head of state.

“Earlier today I was talking to some former diplomats about Special Envoys. We were recalling HE President sending Special Envoys in the region including when he sent Hon Kazembe Kazembe to Conakry. All these Special Envoys met the Head of State briefed him/her and went back,” said Mangwana.

Meanwhile, a rival MDC faction, MDC-T led by Dr Thokozani Khupe said it had no problems with being snubbed by Baleka Mbete and Sydney Mufamadi.

“As MDC-T we welcome this development and remain positive that the two leaders in President Ramaphosa and President Mnangagwa will get to the bottom of the issues bedevilling our beautiful nation and Zimbabwe will once again experience peace, unity love and harmony,” said the party Spokesperson Khalipani Phugeni.