News about Zimbabwe that you can use
South African President Jacob Zuma, who is supposed to be the gatekeeper on Zimbabwe’s transition, today congratulated Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on his re-election.
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Australia today said Zimbabwe should hold fresh election based on a new and verified voters roll otherwise it will not lift its sanctions on Zimbabwe.
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In the Why Poverty series, a Malian peasant farmer who doesn’t want to sell their land to a multi-national sugar company, despite promises of rapid development for the community, says to himself: “You want to sell me happiness, but I say, NO. You offer it again and I say, NO. You come back a third time. Why not do it where you live? In fact you are offering me something that will make you happy, not me.”
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United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, who endorsed the military coup in Egypt, yesterday said the elections in Zimbabwe which brought Robert Mugabe back in power did not reflect the will of the people of Zimbabwe.
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Britain today said it was not happy with the election outcome and called for a thorough investigation of all the allegations of electoral violations.
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Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front leader Robert Mugabe today won the presidential elections polling almost double the number of votes Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai won.
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The Southern African Development Community election observer mission today called on the people of Zimbabwe to work together to build their country adding, “the future of your country is in your hands”.
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The European Union, which said it will declare Zimbabwe’s elections free and fair if the African observers say so, today said it will now follow developments and work closely with its international partners because it is concerned about alleged irregularities and reports of incomplete participation.
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Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, whose party seems destined for a massive defeat reminiscent of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa who fell from Prime Minister to secure only three out of 80 seats in 1980, is in a Catch 22.
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“We are faced with an election without reforms and against a leopard that has remained faithful to its spots, but our faith in God and our collective desire for real transformation will make us triumph over the setbacks, which are temporary.
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