Coltart says ZANU-PF will swallow MDC even if Mugabe were gone
Movement for Democratic Change Secretary for Legal Affairs David Coltart said the Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front’s intolerance of the opposition was deeply ingrained and went far beyond President Robert Mugabe.
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Makumbe says MDC has to keep the fire burning
Political scientist John Makumbe advised the Movement for Democratic Change not to waste too much time and resources in campaigning in the 2002 local government elections but it still had to contest to “keep the fire burning”.
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Coltart brushed off threats against him as mind games
Bulawayo legislator and Movement for Democratic Change Shadow Minister of Justice David Coltart told United States embassy officials that he was not going to leave Zimbabwe and threats from the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front were just mind games.
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Mutambara said look East policy was over
Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara told an indigenisation forum that the government had abandoned its “Look East” policy and would now look neither East nor West for investment.
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Mutambara suspends six members
Arthur Mutambara, Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the smaller faction of the Movement for Democratic Change suspended six party officials on 9 May 2009 for bringing the party into disrepute.
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Coltart wanted to set up truth and justice commission
Bulawayo legislator David Coltart told Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai way back in 2002 that he would only accept the post of Justice Minister if he was allowed to set up a Truth and Justice Commission to seek retribution against those who were responsible for Zimbabwe’s plight.
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Farm invasions decrease
The president of the Commercial Farmers Union Trevor Gifford told United States ambassador James McGhee that farm invasions and disruptions, while continuing, had decreased significantly following Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara’s tour of the farms.
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Mutambara visit fails to stop invasions
The visit to Chegutu by several government ministers including Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara failed to stop disruptions of farming activities in the area.
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