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Sat 03 Mar 2007Mugabe faces challenge from party dissidentsZIMBABWE:Robert Mugabe sought to secure his future as Zimbabwe's president yesterday amid growing dissent in his party at the economic and political chaos in the country.Zanu-PF's central committee met to consider Mr Mugabe's proposal to delay a presidential election to 2010, extending his rule by at least two years.