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The co-chair of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Constitution, Douglas Mwonzora was charged with insulting President Robert Mugabe for allegedly calling him a goblin at a rally in 2008.

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Although Australia’s longstanding view was that President Robert Mugabe ought to leave office, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said political developments in the country were encouraging and his government had committed A$6 million to cooperate with South Africa in supporting Zimbabwe’s recovery.

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Former Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika had a longstanding personal rapport with President Robert Mugabe and was highly unlikely to support any effort to remove or condemn Mugabe.

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President Robert Mugabe told the press at the formal inauguration of Mozambican President Armando Guebuza that a Frelimo victory was his too.

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The Deputy Minister of Justice Obert Gutu said the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change Morgan Tsvangirai was humble and tolerant, not vindictive like Robert Mugabe. These qualities in large part accounted for his widespread popularity.

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Agriculture Minister Joseph Made told United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles Ray way back in January 2010 that there would be no land audit in Zimbabwe until sanctions had been lifted.

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President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai announced a new Media Commission on 23 December 2009 with former broadcaster Godfrey Majonga as its chairman.

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India’s ambassador to Zimbabwe Ashok Venkatesan said President Robert Mugabe and the Shona were transplants to Zimbabwe, just like the jacaranda tree which was an import from South America but had become pervasive.

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Although sexual acts between people of the same sex in illegal in Zimbabwe, the gay and Lesbian Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) has 400 members according to former United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles Ray.

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Political scientist John Makumbe said Sithembiso Nyoni and other top politicians from Matebeleland such as Kembo Mohadi and Obert Mpofu were very loyal to President Robert Mugabe because they had been bought a long time ago.

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