Mzembi said Gono was running scared

Masvingo legislator Walter Mzembi told United States embassy officials, a month after the signing of the Global Political Agreement, that central bank governor Gideon Gono was running scared because he wanted a position in government, probably as finance minister, but was being left out of the inclusive government.

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How Mugabe clipped Mujuru’s wings

President Robert Mugabe replaced four provincial governors thought to be allied to former general Solomon Mujuru to intimidate and quiet internal opposition from within his Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front, former politburo member Simba Makoni told United States embassy officials.

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The Theresa Makone Wikileaks cables

Theresa Makone has been one of the most powerful women in the Movement for Democratic Change and together with her husband Ian, they have been party of MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s inner cabinet. The couple is reported to control the party’s financial strings. They were allegedly the channel for party funding to avoid the Political Finances Act which barred parties from receiving outside funding. The power she wields within the party is demonstrated by the fact that she is the Minister of the powerful post of Home Affairs. There are only seven cables that mention her name. Here they are.

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Herald calls Tsvangirai and Makoni Western stooges

As the government continued to delay the release of results for the 2008 elections, the Herald resorted to liberation struggle language describing Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai and presidential candidate Simba Makoni as Western stooges who were being used to sabotage the land reform programme.

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