Britain debated using Mandela to condemn 2008 election results at his birthday- Wikileaks
Britain was so desperate to get the United Nations or the United States to condemn Zimbabwe’s March 2008 election results that it even tried to use former South African President Nelson Mandela to condemn them when he visited London for his 90th birthday celebrations, a cable released by Wikileaks says.
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Britain was ready to pour one million pounds for Zimbabwe elections in 2008- Wikileaks
Britain was prepared to pour in nearly one million pounds in support of Zimbabwe elections soon after the controversial March 2008 general elections and was prepared to do this discreetly because the Southern African Development Community which was spearheading the negotiation process in the country was not accepting foreign contributions, one of the diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks says.
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Zimbabwean jailed for benefits fraud in UK
Shingirai Zvokunzwa from Wroxeter Court, Newstead Rise, in Reading has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after fraudulently claiming 28 000 pounds in benefits.
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