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Movement for Democratic Change secretary-general Tendai Biti was adamant that there were no talks between the Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front and the two factions of the MDC, two weeks before the signing of the Global Political Agreement which ushered in the inclusive government leaving one to wonder whether he was telling United States embassy officials the actual situation on the ground or what they wanted to hear.

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Results of the South African national census released yesterday could open up a Pandora’s Box. The results say there are only 605 416 Zimbabweans in the country.

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War veterans leader Joseph Chinotimba who lost the Buhera South elections in March to Movement for Democratic Change candidate Naison Nemadziwa was reportedly collecting a “tax” of beef or cows from villagers in the area because they had “cheated him” so he needed to recoup what he lost in the election.

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Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai dashed off to Botswana soon after the Southern African Development Community meeting in Pretoria to meet President Ian Khama who had boycotted the summit in protest against the political impasse in Zimbabwe.

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Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, party secretary Tendai Biti and shadow Foreign Minister Eliphas Mukonoweshuro were barred from leaving Zimbabwe to attend the Southern African Development Community summit by immigration officials at Harare airport.

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Namibia’s Foreign Minister Marco Hausiku told United States ambassador to Windhoek Dennise Mathieu that Zimbabwe needed a cooling off period to develop a sense of trust in their leadership before holding new elections.

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United Nations special envoy Haile Menkerios said negotiations between Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe were all about dividing power and not resolving Zimbabwe’s fundamental issues in the long run.

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Jenni Williams has made more headlines in and outside Zimbabwe than any other woman in Zimbabwe. This has mostly been about her being arrested during one demonstration or another. The British newspaper, The Guardian, described her in 2009 as “one of the most troublesome thorns in Mugabe’s side”. Williams is now more known for her role as the director of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA). There is very little talk about her role as the spokesperson for the Commercial Farmers Union or its more radical offspring Justice for Agriculture. Even the United States embassy seems to have started focussing on her when she formed WOZA rather than when she was representing the CFU or JAG. Here 26 cables about her.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown phoned Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai not to budge emphasising that there would not be any international engagement with Zimbabwe if President Robert Mugabe retained executive power.

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Women of Zimbabwe Arise leaders Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu appeared at the Bulawayo Magistrate’s Court on 7 December 2009, only to be told that their court record was not accessible.

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