Mugabe placated Mujuru!

November 10, 2012

The appointment of Sydney Sekeramayi as Defence Minister in a cabinet reshuffle in August 2001 was viewed by the United…

Was diplomat sidelined because of his brother?

November 10, 2012

Career diplomat Machivenyika Mapuranga may have been saved by then Foreign Minister Stan Mudenge who posted him as High Commissioner…

US ambassador describes Mugabe as a strategic thinker

November 10, 2012

Former United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Tom McDonald described President Robert Mugabe as an enigmatic if not mercurial figure who…

IMF resident rep saw bleak future for Zimbabwe

November 9, 2012

The International Monetary Fund resident representative for Zimbabwe Robert Franco saw a very bleak future for Zimbabwe despite the appointment…

US embassy said Murerwa is a decent but ineffective minister

November 9, 2012

The United States embassy said newly appointed Higher Education and Technology Minister Herbert Murerwa was a decent but ineffective cabinet…

Murerwa joked it was better to be Minister of Education than Finance

November 9, 2012

Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa joked four days before his demotion that he preferred to become Minister of Education, Sports and…

The Walter Mzembi Wikileaks cables

November 9, 2012

Walter Mzembi considered himself one of the reformers in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front. He came on with a…

Chamisa and Biti did not want GPA

November 9, 2012

Movement for Democratic Change hardliners secretary general Tendai Biti and spokesman Nelson Chamisa did not want the agreement between the…

Industry leaders accused Gono of trying to buy favours to silence them

November 9, 2012

Industry leaders accused central bank governor Gideon Gono of trying to buy favours and avoid criticism from the industrial sector…

What the US planned to do if GPA failed

November 8, 2012

The United States, which was not happy with the Global Political Agreement signed by the three main political parties in…