There was total confusion when reports started circulating that the Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front planned to “take out” a white Member of Parliament. The question was, which one?
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Movement for Democratic Change vice-president Gibson Sibanda was arrested for allegedly inciting violence at an MDC rally in Bulawayo.
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The leader of the larger faction of the Movement for Democratic Change Morgan Tsvangirai said he was concerned that the leader of the smaller faction Arthur Mutambara was playing ball with President Robert Mugabe during the negations for an inclusive government. But he thought he could control Mutambara because most of the legislators elected under Mutambara’s ticket were now loyal to his faction.
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United States Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer told Mozambican President Armando Guebuza that President Robert Mugabe could be pursued for prosecution if he continued using violence against or even killing opposition leaders and members.
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Emmerson Mnangagwa is one of the most feared people in Zimbabwe. Once described as the Son of God because he was believed to be the logical successor of President Robert Mugabe, his political star has been rising and falling over the past three decades. He is still considered a presidential contender and is reported to have been virtually running the country since 2008 through the joint operations command. He is reported to be unpopular within the party but he is so powerful that no one really knows how true this is. There are over 200 cables on him. Here are the first 100:
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Bulawayo legislator David Coltart urged the United States to put pressure on the international community especially the Commonwealth to put pressure on President Robert Mugabe to restore the rule of law in the country.
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Movement for Democratic Change Bulawayo legislator David Coltart told United States embassy officials that President Robert Mugabe’s real goal behind the land reform programme was to destroy commercial agriculture in order to eliminate what the President believed was the most important base of financial support for the MDC in Zimbabwe.
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The United States embassy in Harare suggested that Emmerson Mnangagwa’s three daughters should be added to the sanctions list in response to the flawed March 2005 elections and the brutal Operation Restore Order.
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