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Many observers were abhorred at Movement for Democratic Change treasurer Roy Bennett’s behaviour when he floored two Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front Ministers in Parliament but an equal number were proud of him, according to a diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks.

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Movement for Democratic Change mayors, Members of Parliament, provincial chairpersons, councillors and street level activists complained that one or more leaders were leaking information to the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front.

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The head of the Zimbabwe unit in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office John Dennis said research by the British government had failed to establish why eight Zimbabwean parastatals were put on sanctions in the first place.

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Movement for Democratic Change secretary general and Finance Minister Tendai Biti was the only MDC leader who had the respect of the Southern African Development Community chiefs, Democratic Republic of Congo ambassador Bene M’Poko said.

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South African President Jacob Zuma told Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai that if they had 15 issues before them and reached agreement on one, they should move forward and not wait until all 15 were resolved.

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Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai wrote United States President Barack Obama thanking him for the support he had given to his office and emphasised the need to maintain sanctions as a leverage to get concessions from the inclusive government.

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Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai told United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles Ray that progress on the implementation of the outstanding issues in the Global Political Agreement was slow because President Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front had adopted a new tactic in their agenda- reciprocity.

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We are getting there. Prime Minister and Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai has fought for democracy in Zimbabwe since he became secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions in the 1980s. It was in that role that he was catapulted to the MDC. He has the highest number of Wikileaks cables released on Zimbabwe, more than 800. But whether it was for better or worse, only the public can decide. Here are the first 718. We have 200 more to go and will publish them all before we move on to complete those on President Robert Mugabe who has the second highest. The cables might be boring to some now but we feel we need to publish them, not to embarrass Tsvangirai because we do not even believe their accuracy. We are publishing them because this is what shaped US policy on Zimbabwe.

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Swaziland principal secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Clifford Mamba described President Robert Mugabe as a “political Maradona” who was adept at keeping regional leaders on his side.

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United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles Ray says Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice- President Joice Mujuru are not likely to become president.

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