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Act on abuses
Human Rights Watch has called on the Southern African Development Community to press for an immediate improvement of human rights conditions in Zimbabwe. This follows the arrest of 46 activists…
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Mangoma says fuel shortage was due to fraud at NOCZIM
Zimbabwe’s recent fuel shortage was due to fraud at the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe, Energy Minister Elton Mangoma said today. He said NOCZIM had stolen $35m of Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) funds between February 2009 and February 2010. It had also not bought any strategic reserves since February 2009.
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Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma’s statement on the power and fuel situation in Zimbabwe.
Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma today issued a detailed statement on electricity and fuel supplies in the country. Here it is in full.
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Is Mugabe that naïve?
Heidi Holland's book: Dinner with Mugabe is fascinating. The book is supposed to be an analysis of how Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, a freedom fighter, turned into a tyrant. But…
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Britain did not believe SADC could solve Zimbabwe crisis- Wikileaks
Britain did not believe the Southern African Development Community could solve the crisis in Zimbabwe following the controversial 2008 elections and only agreed with the importance of the regional body one month after the signing of the Global Political Agreement, according to a diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks.
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Fuel shortage due to fraud at NOCZIM
Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma today said Zimbabwe’s recent fuel shortage was due to fraud at the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe. He said NOCZIM had stolen $35m…
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African economies – like old soldiers – do not die
African economies - like old soldiers - do not die, do not collapse, but just fade away, according to Tony Hawkins, of the University of Zimbabwe. He was referring to…
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Britain behind Gukurahundi?
Bizarre as it sounds a former Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army fighter argued that it was Britain and not South Africa that was behind the Gukurahundi massacres in which thousands of…
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Have a laugh- A nation of poor millionaires
When you look back you can easily laugh it off now. First we were poor millionaires, then we became poor trillionaires and finally we could not even count the number…
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Is Zimbabwe sending troops to Libya?
Reports which remained unverified today said Zimbabwe could be sending troops to Libya to crack down on protesters there. Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi is under siege from protesters who want…