Posts by Charles Rukuni

The British government supported military action against Zimbabwe following the swearing in of Robert Mugabe as President of Zimbabwe after an election run-off that had been boycotted by first round winner Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change, one of the diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks says.

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The question of who is in control in Zimbabwe- Mugabe or the military- has been a subject of debate since the controversial 2008 election results. Most people, including the West,…

Three  River Ranch employees still had valid United Nations Development Programme permits five to 17 months after their contracts had been terminated.  The head of the UNDP communications department Stephane…

Britain was so desperate to get the United Nations or the United States to condemn Zimbabwe’s March 2008 election results that it even tried to use former South African President Nelson Mandela to condemn them when he visited London for his 90th birthday celebrations, a cable released by Wikileaks says.

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The European Union last week extended sanctions on Zimbabwean leader President Robert Mugabe and 162 others.  It says these sanctions are aimed at the named individuals and entities and not…

In his quest to investigate diamond revenue from River Ranch Finance Minister Tendai Biti might find it difficult to get cooperation from the United Nations Development Programme. But there is…

Britain was prepared to pour in nearly one million pounds  in support of  Zimbabwe elections soon after the controversial March  2008 general elections and was prepared to do this discreetly because the Southern African Development Community which was spearheading the negotiation process in the country was not accepting foreign contributions, one of the diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks says.

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President Robert Mugabe turns 87 tomorrow. At that age he should have long retired and should be reading his memoirs, with the countries’ leaders going to him for advice. Instead…