US ambassador said MDC lacked vision

United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles Ray says Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change lacks strategic vision because its secretary general Tendai Biti has more than a full-time job as Minister of Finance and has insufficient time to devote to his party job.

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Mudenge forced to surrender farm

Foreign Minister Stan Mudenge was one of the senior Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front politicians to have allegedly been asked to surrender his farm in a purge that was reportedly aimed at those who had been against the elevation of Joice Mujuru as the 2004 party congress.

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Doing business with DRC

Foreign Affairs Minister Stan Mudenge signed a memorandum of understanding on commerce, energy and mining with the Minister of Regional Cooperation for the Democratic Republic of Congo Mbusa Nyamwisi in 2004.

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The Stan Mudenge Wikileaks cables

A former civil servant and diplomat Stan Mudenge was Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister for 10 years before being demoted to Higher Education. He was a powerful negotiator but was always viewed a political lightweight overshadowed by Simon Muzenda, Eddison Zvobgo and Emmerson Mnangagwa. There are 22 Wikileaks cables on him. Here they are.

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Can Obama outlast Mugabe?

President Robert Mugabe has been in power for 32 years. His first decade was blissful. He was the darling of the world. He received so many accolades that he ended up with 18 honorary degrees from all over the world. He was a statesman to emulate.

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