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Mugabe returns
President Robert Mugabe today returned from Singapore where he had gone for an eye check-up following a cataract operation there, ending speculation about his health. There had even been reports…
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Zimbabwean jailed for benefits fraud in UK
Shingirai Zvokunzwa from Wroxeter Court, Newstead Rise, in Reading has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after fraudulently claiming 28 000 pounds in benefits.
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Zimbabwe diamonds- UNDP and River Ranch panic
One of the reasons why The Insider would like Finance Minister Tendai Biti to investigate River Ranch operations between 2004 and 2007 is that the company appears to have a…
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Britain told Tsvangirai it would not support GNU on day one – Wikileaks
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai within hours of his being sworn in that he was “disappointed” with the power sharing negotiations and would not be sympathetic to requests for assistance until there was proof that the power sharing was truly being implemented according to one of the diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks.
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Biti says MDC race wide open
Movement for Democratic Change secretary general Tendai Biti was today reported as saying all leadership positions are up for grabs at the party’s May congress, opening up the race even…
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EU sanctions questioned
European Union sanctions targeted at members of President Robert Mugabe’s government and senior officials of the ruling ZANU-PF appear to be a monumental joke and may be hurting the ordinary…
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British aid not charity
It’s a classic case of contradictions. On Tuesday the European Union extended sanctions on Zimbabwe by one year. This was largely because of “an in-depth assessment the UK and its EU partners ha(d) unanimously agreed to”. At the same time Britain decided to increase aid to Zimbabwe to 100 million a pounds a year. The reason – this is a “reward” for improved democratic reform.
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It’s too early to predict Mugabe’s downfall
This was what we thought four years ago and we have been proved right. And as we had predicted what led to the current inclusive government was the people rather…
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Imara upbeat about Zimbabwe
Imara, a Pan-African investment banking group and a source of in-depth investment research on the Zimbabwe market, has predicted better economic performance and increased market activity for Zimbabwe this year. …
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Biti should widen his diamond investigation
Finance Minister Tendai Biti has taken a bold decision to investigate the diamond revenue from Marange. Reports yet to be confirmed say that the country may have lost as much as $300 million from the sale of diamonds from Marange. This is revenue the country badly needs especially in view of the low salaries for civil servants and the shortage of fuel.
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