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The trial of deputy Youth Minister Thamsanqa Mahlangu, who was also Movement for Democratic Change youth chairman, began in August and United States embassy officials said unlike recent prosecutions of MDC-T Members of Parliament “we’re told there may be substance to the charge”.

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War veterans leader Joseph Chinotimba sued Movement for Democratic Change youth leader Tamsanqa Mahlangu, who was also deputy Minister of Youth, for “loss of business”.

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President Robert Mugabe’s nephew Patrick Zhuwao, Youth Minister Saviour Kasukuwere and war veterans leader Joseph Chinotimba almost disrupted the two-day all stakeholders conference organised by the inclusive government in July 2009 to map the way forward for the country.

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War veterans leader Joseph Chinotimba was involved in a car accident in Harare in December 2008 and was reportedly in a private hospital, according to a cable released by Wikileaks.

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Although capacity utilisation in the manufacturing sector improved from 43.7 percent in the first half of 2010 to 57.2 percent during the same period this year, the clothing, textile and printing sectors have remained poor and are expected to decline next year.

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War veterans leader, Joseph Chinotimba, who was accused of spearheading farm invasions that began in 2000, was included on the United States sanctions list but apparently unlike other entries there were no details about him.

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War veterans leader and trade unionist Joseph Chinotimba had turned farm workers against their employers and most farmers, especially tobacco producers, were leaving because there was no hope of normalcy or business as usual returning to Zimbabwe.

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Former chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company and later deputy Minister of Information Bright Matonga is reported to have hired war veterans leader and self-styled commander of farm invasions Joseph Chinotimba to evict Vince and Monica Schultz from their horticultural farm though they had won the right to remain on the farm in the High Court.

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We have decided to dedicate December to Finance Minister Tendai Biti’s Wikileaks cables. Our initial search indicates that he is mentioned in 264 cables much more than former Information Minister Jonathan Moyo.

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Finance Minister Tendai Biti is considered one of the most powerful men in the Movement for Democratic Change where as secretary-general he is generally regarded as the party’s number two. But he is also said to be very ambitious. There are 231 cables that mention his name.

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