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Tsvangirai on elections
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai today said it would be illegal for President Robert Mugabe to hold elections in March. "Mugabe says he wants an election in March. That's illegal, we…
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No Western observers
President Robert Mugabe today said he will not allow observers from Europe to monitor proposed elections as long as their nations enforced economic sanctions on Zimbabwe. Mugabe has said elections…
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At risk
More than 50 foreign-owned mining firms risk losing their licences after failing to submit acceptable indigenisation and empowerment plans as directed by government, reports said today. “Up to 45 mining…
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Implats threat
Indigenization minister Saviour Kasukuwere today threatened to cancel the license of South African-owned platinum mining giant Zimplats because the firm is refusing to hand over 51 per cent of its…
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Preach peace
President Robert Mugabe today urged lawmakers to preach messages of peace across the nation ahead of proposed elections. Speaking at the official opening of a new session of Parliament, Mugabe…
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Still targets
The Commercial Farmers Union today said its remaining 300 members continue to be targeted by violence without protection as political tensions rise ahead of proposed elections. Charles Taffs, head of…
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Mugabe has cancer
The media was awash with news today that President Robert Mugabe has cancer and has two more years to live. The news was from a Wikileaks cable that cited close…
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US praises Zimbabwe for its stance on terrorism
The United States showered Zimbabwe with praise on its stance on terrorism but that was way back in the 1980s before relations between the two nations soured.
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Catholic priest asks Chiyangwa to stop violence
A Catholic priest for Banket wrote Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front member Philip Chiyangwa urging him to stop the violence in the run-up to the 2000 Parliamentary elections after he had allegedly asked his audience to kill any member of the opposition.
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Sex scandal in refugee camp
Four women refugees and eight teenage girls accused two officials of the International Catholic Migration Commission of demanding sexual favours from them in exchange for scholarships in Western countries, money to attend local schools, blankets, and sanitary supplies.
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