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Obert Mpofu and his bungling
The arrogance that Zimbabwe's politicians continue to display is amazing. Eleven years ago Obert Mpofu, who had lost in the elections but was appointed governor of Matabeleland North vowed he…
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Arrogant miners should leave
Indigenisation Minister Saviour Kasukuwere today said foreign mining firms resisting the country’s empowerment laws should shut-up shop and leave. “Foreign-owned companies are very arrogant, especially mining firms. If they don’t…
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Could Mugabe step down, even if he wanted to?
Despite reports about his ailing health- which he has dismissed- President Robert might not be in a position to retire even if he wanted to because there is too much at stake, according to a blogger for a United States magazine, Foreign Policy.
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Two dollars per child
Education Minister David Coltart was today reported as saying that each child in Zimbabwe has been allocated just under US$2 per month in the budget towards their education. Zimbabwe was…
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Mugabe a survival strategist but…..
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has baffled his critics for more than a decade. In 2000, most people thought that his days were numbered after people rejected a new constitution that…
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The UN and the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe- the untold story
Georges Tadonki was virtually unknown in Zimbabwe when he worked for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Harare. He came into the country on 24 March 2008, five days before the national elections. By January 2009 he had lost favour with his bosses and was told on 27 January that his contract would not be renewed because of his performance. During that short period he had already clashed with the United Nations country representative Agostinho Zacarias who also headed the United Nations Development Programme.
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Seven more Wikileaks cables added
The Insider has added seven more Wikileaks cables on Zimbabwe bringing our total to 55. Our cable search indicates that Wikileaks has now released 115 cables that mention Zimbabwe, some…
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Mugabe says he is not ill
President Robert Mugabe today scoffed at speculation about his health saying this was “misplaced”. He was in sound health. Reports this week said that South African mediators trying to find…
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Some ZANU-PF big fish could cross the floor to MDC
This is what we thought 11 years ago when the Movement for Democratic Change inflicted its first victory over the Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front in the referendum for…
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GPA saved Zimbabwe from tougher EU sanctions- Wikileaks
The signing of the Global Political Agreement by Zimbabwe’s three key political parties -the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front and the two factions of the Movement for Democratic Change may have saved Zimbabwe from tougher European Union sanctions according to a diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks.
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