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President Robert Mugabe reappointed most of the ministers he had referred to as “the worst one (cabinet) he has ever had” to the inclusive government.

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Movement for Democratic Change negotiator and deputy treasurer Elton Mangoma argued that Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe would have equal powers within the National Security Council because it would operate by consensus.

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President Robert Mugabe was reported to have commandeered an Air Zimbabwe plane scheduled for a commercial flight to London to take his 59-member delegation to attend the climate change summit in Copenhagen.

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Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai told diplomats six days before his swearing in that his first order of business would be to replace central bank governor Gideon Gono because he had become a liability who continued to violate laws.

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Zimbabwe was last week reported to have received a revenue windfall of $136.9 million from platinum and gold mining companies.

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Malawi Foreign Minister Joyce Banda told United States acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Phil Carter that Malawi would not interfere in Zimbabwe’s affairs because outside interference only created more problems.

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President Robert Mugabe has mastered the art of sleeping with one ear open and therefore while appearing to be dozing he is always able to respond at the right moments.

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The Southern African Development Community which had been mandated to find a solution for the Zimbabwean crisis gave President Robert Mugabe two weeks to swear in Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai as Prime Minister.

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President Robert Mugabe was forced to accept dollarisation after central bank governor Gideon Gono told him that the economy was in a “near death” state due to the collapse of the Zimbabwean dollar.

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Botswana told Western diplomats that it would only recognise a Zimbabwean government in which the Movement for Democratic Change was given a fair share of power.

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