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US embassy not spared during economic collapse
The United States embassy in Harare was not spared during the economic collapse of the country according to a cable dispatched by the embassy in January 2008.
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Mugabe criticises ICC
President Robert Mugabe today accused the International Criminal Court of turning a “blind eye” to crimes by Western leaders. He told the United Nations General Assembly that the ICC “seems…
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Chombo conspicuous by his absence at Tsvangirai’s first big event
Several Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front senior officials, including Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo failed to attend Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s launch of his 100-day plan to revive the country’s economy.
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Mudzuri says Chombo is undermining MDC
The former mayor of Harare Elias Mudzuri who was suspended from his post by Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo told United States embassy officials that Chombo was trying to undermine the Movement for Democratic Change by persecuting him so that he could seize control of municipalities that the Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front could not win through the ballot.
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Why the US is interested in the land issue in Zimbabwe
The United States was interested in the land issue in Zimbabwe because some of its citizens lost land to the government without any compensation even though in some cases the citizens had bought the farms after the government had declared no interest.
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Air Zimbabwe won’t go
Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi today said Zimbabwe will not shut down its bankrupt national airline but it seeking foreign partners to rescue it. He said the airline is the country's…
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Are you aware that you can get our latest headlines through your regular mail as soon as we update our website? Yes, you can, even on your phone. All you…
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Tsvangirai optimistic but cautious
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai today said he hoped Zimbabwe will hold its elections next year to bring to an end an "awkward and rancorous" power-sharing partnership with President Robert Mugabe.…
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The Sydney Sekeramayi Wikileaks dossier
Security Minister Sydney Sekeramayi has maintained his image of “Mr Clean” as there are only three Wikileaks cables that mention his name. He is not a principal actor in any of them and two of them have to do with cabinet reshuffles. The only cable that seems taint his name is the one about corruption in the procurement of fuel when he was Energy Minister.
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Sekeramayi is presidential material-Wikileaks
Security Minister Sydney Sekeramayi, who is one of the longest serving cabinet ministers, was identified way back in the 1980s as one of the leading contenders to succeed President Robert Mugabe.
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