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The all-stakeholders media conference that deputy Minister of Media, Information and Publicity Jameson Timba had announced had been postponed was actually held with his boss Webster Shamu opening the conference.

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Flora Bhuka was a rising political star from the time she was elected Member of Parliament for Gokwe East. She was quickly promoted to Minister of State in Vice-President Simon Muzenda’s Office then Minister of State for Land Reform. But her star started fading when she came up with a damning land audit report that named top supporters of President Robert Mugabe who owned multiple farms. She was never kicked out of government up to today. But it appears that this is more to keep her in check. There are 12 cables on her. Here they are.

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The Constitution Select Committee will today launch its publicity campaign for people to vote for a new constitution in a referendum scheduled for 16 March.

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A month ago Zimbabwe was broke. It only had $217 in its kitty. Finance Minister Tendai Biti and Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa were tasked with raising money from donors, $252 million for the national referendum and the elections. No one came forward.

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Deputy Minister of Media, Information and Publicity Jameson Timba was forced to postpone a proposed all stakeholders’ media conference after the Media Alliance of Zimbabwe announced that it was pulling out because of the re-detention of journalists Jestina Mukoko and Andrisson Manyere.

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Jameson Timba, who was an advisor to Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, failed to land a cabinet post in the inclusive government but was appointed deputy Minister for Media, Information and Publicity.

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Jameson Timba, an advisor of Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, said the MDC’s participation in an inclusive government, coupled with its majority in Parliament, would allow the party to establish contacts and alliances with anti-Mugabe ZANU-PF members to weaken President Robert Mugabe and his party.

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The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front was prepared to give Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai nothing higher than third vice-President when negotiations for the formation of the government of national unity started after the indecisive 20008 elections.

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Jameson Timba, who was said to be a member of Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s kitchen cabinet, said the party had acted legally by dissolving its Women’s Assembly.

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President Robert Mugabe was firmly in control of the Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front despite significant sentiment within the party that he must step down, a cable released by Wikileaks says.

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