Joseph Made has been Minister of Agriculture on and off since 2000 when he was appointed to President Robert Mugabe’s government as one of the technocrats meant to revive the country’s economy. But Made has been accused of destroying the country’s agriculture. The question that remains unanswered up to today is why Mugabe has kept him up to now. Could Wikileaks provide the answers? According to Wikileaks Made spent 17 years in the United States and the dissertation for his PhD was on land reform. Does he know more than we are told? There are more than 80 cables on him. Here is the first batch.
64-No land audit until sanctions are lifted
63-Ambassador says Made is still burying his head in the sand
62-White farmers seek US$20 billion compensation to end land dispute
61-Made says white farmers are no longer welcome in Zimbabwe
60-Mugabe, Tsvangirai reward loyalty for cabinet picks
59-Mugabe outmanoeuvred MDC to increase size of cabinet
58-Made survives Mugabe’s purge on losers
57-Made among the losers in 2008
55-Mugabe cronies busting US sanctions through safari operations
54-US ambassador says Gono is increasingly acting as de facto Prime Minister
53-US official says Jonathan Moyo is a political chameleon
52-Lock-step loyalty key for appointment by Mugabe
51-Commercial farmers wished Mugabe could fire Made
50-Gono called Mugabe on speakerphone for CFU president
49-CFU wanted to merge with ICFU to save its members
48-US firms in sanctions busting?
47-Fears as government announces intent to nationalise land
46-US ambassador says John Nkomo is too timid to assert himself
45-Gono laughed off Made’s crop forecasts
44-Embassy said arrest of Kuruneri was not the answer
43-Made clashed with Msika over Kondozi
42-Speedier evictions without Made
41-Made too optimistic about harvest
40-Makoni says removal of lands from Made a positive step
39-Industry happy that land was removed from Made
38-Cabinet reshuffle shows power of hardliners and military- Wikileaks
36-Embassy says battle for last 500 white farms will be messy
35-Made sets aside farms for green bombers
34-Mugabe joins Jonathan Moyo and Made in blame game
33-Gono turned a blind eye on cheating exporters
32-Made scuttled US$30 million tobacco deal
31-Made left out of crucial talks
30-Made refused to delist American citizen’s farm
29-Makoni says dismissal of Mudzuri work of Gang of Four
28-US ambassador says Makoni is a breath of fresh air
27-Murerwa said he disliked price controls
26-CFU says Moyo not Made calling the shots on land issue
25-Banker says Chinamasa, Made, Moyo and Chombo are enriching themselves
24-US embassy asked governor to intervene in citizen’s acquired farm
23-Government tries to use farmers to ease sanctions
22-Mpofu, Nkomo say chiefs to distribute food
21-MP says Mugabe wanted to step down in 2001 but was urged to stay on
18-Mugabe rewards loyalty not competence
17-Farmers get temporary reprieve
16-Farmers charged with crime of farming!
15-Mugabe angry that white farmer cannot use land
14-Made warned white farmers not to sabotage reform programme
13-Made refused to compromise with white farmers
11-Fast-track land reform divides white farmers
10-Farmers say Mugabe does not want to destroy agriculture but to keep them out of politics
9-MDC challenges Mugabe decree
8-Chombo tells diplomats land reform is irreversible -it is unhealthy to continue debating the issue
7-Jonathan Moyo puts pressure on chief judge to resign
6-Supreme Court orders government to stop land acquisitions
5-Nkosana Moyo said Made was incompetent
4-Delta boss planned deal to enable government to buy up 400 farms
3-Commercial farmers go for broke
2-Made wanted UK to pay for the land government wanted to acquire
1-US embassy says Joseph Made is a hardliner
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