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Obert Mpofu and his bungling

The arrogance that Zimbabwe’s politicians continue to display is amazing. Eleven years ago Obert Mpofu, who had lost in the elections but was appointed governor of Matabeleland North vowed he would not resettle Movement for Democratic Change supporters. The question then was: who would he resettle?

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Charles Rukuni

The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

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