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Zimbabweans remit US$490m a year
Zimbabweans are remitting at least $490 million a year, enough to finance the entire budgets of the Ministries of Health and Education which account for nearly a third of the…
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Are Zimbabwe’s MPs people’s representatives or just mercenaries?
Former Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries boss Callisto Jokonya this week aptly described why Zimbabwe is in such a mess. “We are our own worst enemies because we let politicians craft the agenda of the nation,” he said.
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How MPs can help develop the country
Nearly 20 years ago, Murehwa North MP Alois Mangwende presented a paper at the Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Chile. He spoke about the role of parliament in promoting democracy. Zimbabwe was…
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West says Zimbabwe should hold credible elections
The Friends of Zimbabwe, a group of Western countries including the United States, Britain and the European Union, has called on Zimbabwe to hold credible and legitimate elections that are free of violence and that accept the will of the people.
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Referendum in September-October next year
Zimbabwe's referendum on the new constitution can only be held in September or October next year which implies that elections cannot be held before that. President Robert Mugabe had said…
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Museveni says Mugabe cannot talk to most African leaders because they are too young
President Robert Mugabe was facing a difficult time after the disputed 2008 elections which he lost to Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai because he did not want to talk to most African leaders because they were too young, according to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
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Just added to our archives- Bob, age and gays
President Robert Mugabe may be the oldest leader in Africa but he is definitely not the longest serving. He is currently the fourth longest serving leader in Africa and 14th…
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New Zealand cable shows power of US over IMF
New Zealand had to seek clarification urgently about what to do with Harare when the Zimbabwean government paid back US$120 million to the International Monetary Fund in August 2005. Zimbabwe owed US$290 million and was at the time facing an economic crisis at home.
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SA rejects over 10 000 Zimbabwean applications
South Africa's Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma today said her department had already turned down more than 10 000 applications from Zimbabweans seeking to work, study or stay in South…
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Tomana added to US sanctions list
Zimbabwe’s attorney-general Johannes Tomana, whose appointment has been challenged by the Movement for Democratic Change, was today added to the United States sanctions list because he has selectively prosecuted political opponents and their perceived supporters in an effort to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes and institutions.
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