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How the MDC was formed
The seeds for the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change were sown at a working people’s convention that was held from 26-28 February 1999. The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade…
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Who the hell is Morgan Tsvangirai
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai turns 59 this week. To give our readers a chance to see the man for themselves we are going to publish a series of story on…
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MDC invites Odinga
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change is to invite Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga as the guest of honour at its third national congress slated for May in…
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Zimbabwe dragged into attempted Swazi arms deal – Wikileaks
Zimbabwe makes interesting reading. The country has been dragged into an attempted US$60 million arms purchase by Swaziland. The only reason is that Swaziland did not allegedly need the array of weapons requested. Another ventured elsewhere is that the country was trying to make up for weapons from China that it had been stopped from getting. But even in the diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks, Zimbabwe was just mentioned in passing.
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European Union sanctions bull…- Dutch company assisted Mujuru and Kaukonde
The European Union this week extended sanctions on President Robert Mugabe and 162 others recently but removed 35 of his lieutenants from the list. Although "the sanctions forbid direct or…
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Mugabe threatens to pull out of constitution talks
President Robert Mugabe today threatened to pull out of a process to draft a new constitution, accusing his coalition partners of delays designed to avoid holding elections this year. "We…
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Zimbabwe diamonds- KP gives Zimbabwe-ZANU-PF- free reign!
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme which is supposed to regulate the legal trade of rough diamonds may have inadvertently given Zimbabwe- or as most members claim president Robert Mugabe and his cronies- a free reign to sell Marange diamonds outside its system.
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Zimbabwe diamonds- UNDP scandal – tip of iceberg
A website run by United Nations Development Programme staff, who say they are committed to openness within the organisation, says recent reports that vehicles registered in the name of the…
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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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