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Elections by force
ZANU-PF's politburo today said it is going ahead with next year's elections, with or without a new constitution. Most Zimbabweans argue that the country is not ready for elections but…
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Chikane explains why he certified Zimbabwe’s diamonds
Abbey Chikane, the Kimberley Process Monitor tasked with ensuring that diamonds from Marange meet the minimum requirements of the KP Certification Scheme, has come under a lot of flak for certifying diamonds worth about $160 million without authority from the chairman of the diamond body or its Working Group or Monitoring. But he has explained why he did so. He argues that he had no option but to oblige to the request by the Zimbabwean government to save the entire diamond industry.
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No extension
South Africa will not extend the December 31 deadline for Zimbabwean immigrants to apply for the necessary permits to allow them to stay in the country Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana…
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Don’t rush new vote
Britain's ambassador to Zimbabwe mark Canning today warned the country's power-sharing government not to rush new elections, saying a premature vote risked turning into a repeat of a violent poll…
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Government property in SA to be sold
The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ruled today that one of three properties belonging to the Zimbabwean government be auctioned. Two other properties will not be auctioned because they…
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Zuma to revive Harare talks
South African President Jacob Zuma is expected to visit Zimbabwe this week to meet the leaders of the unity government and iron out differences over power sharing. Southern African Development…
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Zimbabwe’s diamonds saga continues- African diamond producers back Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s diamonds saga has taken another twist with African diamond producers saying they will back Zimbabwe to sell its diamonds from Marange and might even ask it to take legal action against those barring it from selling the diamonds.
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Just added to our archives today – Zimbabwe: a hard sell
Zimbabwe has always been difficult to sell to investors. But this has been largely due to the perceptions of the country rather than the reality on the ground. Even today,…
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SADC fails to hold summit on Zimbabwe
The Southern African Development Community today failed to hold a summit on Zimbabwe after two of the key leaders Zambian President Rupiah Banda and his Mozambican counterpart Armando Guebuza failed…
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Zimbabwe throws away unique opportunity to document exiles
Zimbabwe’s political leaders are throwing away a unique opportunity to document their nationals in South Africa so that they can establish the skills they have lost and the potential revenue they can earn and are instead wasting time talking about elections which no one really wants.
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