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Fuel shortage due to fraud at NOCZIM

Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma today said Zimbabwe’s recent fuel shortage was due to fraud at the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe. He said NOCZIM had stolen $35m…

Charles Rukuni February 24, 2011

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African economies – like old soldiers – do not die

African economies - like old soldiers - do not die, do not collapse, but just fade away, according to Tony Hawkins, of the University of Zimbabwe. He was referring to…

Charles Rukuni February 23, 2011

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Britain behind Gukurahundi?

Bizarre as it sounds a former Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army fighter argued that it was Britain and not South Africa that was behind the Gukurahundi massacres in which thousands of…

Charles Rukuni February 23, 2011

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Have a laugh- A nation of poor millionaires

When you look back you can easily laugh it off now. First we were poor millionaires, then we became poor trillionaires and finally we could not even count the number…

Charles Rukuni February 23, 2011

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Is Zimbabwe sending troops to Libya?

Reports which remained unverified today said Zimbabwe could be sending troops to Libya to crack down on protesters there. Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi is under siege from protesters who want…

Charles Rukuni February 23, 2011

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Zimbabwe Diamonds- River Ranch went all out to kill The Insider story

River Ranch intensified its efforts to silence The Insider after it published a series of stories on its operations and raised questions as to why it was assisted by African…

Charles Rukuni February 22, 2011

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Did Bush try to topple Mugabe from within?

This was a question we asked two years ago when we could not get an explanation as to why African Management Services Company, a company owned by the World Bank…

Charles Rukuni February 22, 2011

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Britain supported military action against Mugabe in 2008- Wikileaks

The British government supported military action against Zimbabwe following the swearing in of Robert Mugabe as President of Zimbabwe after an election run-off that had been boycotted by first round winner Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change, one of the diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks says.

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Charles Rukuni February 22, 2011

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Who is in control in Zimbabwe- Mugabe or the military?

The question of who is in control in Zimbabwe- Mugabe or the military- has been a subject of debate since the controversial 2008 election results. Most people, including the West,…

Charles Rukuni February 22, 2011

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SA deadline extended

Zimbabweans in South Africa have been given another month to breathe. The Ministers of Home Affairs for both Zimbabwe and South Africa today agreed to extend the deadline by which…

Charles Rukuni February 22, 2011