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Biti notches 200 Wikileaks cables

Finance Minister Tendai Biti is considered the second most powerful person in the Movement for Democratic Change. Some Wikileaks cables have even said he wanted to be Deputy Prime Minister. There are 264 cables on him. Here are the first 202.

In terms of individual cables Biti has the second highest number so far published by The Insider. Former Information Minister Jonathan Moyo is in the lead with 226 cables.

This month we are focussing President Robert Mugabe as he marks his 88th birthday. Mugabe has 756 cables.

Next month we will be featuring Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai as he celebrates his 60th birthday. Tsvangirai has more cables than anyone. He has 826.

We already have complete cables on:

 

Nelson Chamisa

General Herbert Chingono,

Joseph Chinotimba

Phillip Chiyangwa

Ignatius Chombo

Nicholas Goche

Jethro Goko,

Obert Gutu,

Learnmore Jongwe

Grace Kwinje

John Makumbe

Sydney Masamvu,

Strive Masiyiwa

Michael Mataure,

Jonathan Moyo

Simba Mudarikwa,

Grace Mugabe,

Joice Mujuru,

Charles Mutama,

Didymus Mutasa,

Pius Ncube,

Trevor Ncube,

Fidelis Satuku and

Jabulani Sibanda

 

Those not yet complete but already indexed are:

 

Tendai Biti

Gideon Gono

Robert Mugabe

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Charles Rukuni

The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

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