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Two Chicago men charged with trying to help Mugabe bust sanctions – Two men from Chicago Prince Asiel ben Israel and Gregory Turner, who called themselves the “Chicago connection”, were today charged with trying to help President Robert Mugabe bust United States sanctions on him and his government. Ben Israel and Turner attempted to persuade undisclosed federal and state government officials — including an Illinois state senator and two US representatives from Chicago — to push for the lifting of the sanctions. The two reached a consulting agreement with Zimbabwe officials to be paid $3.4 million but it was unclear whether they received any money.

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The Insider is back with a slicker, new look. It had to suspend publication following frequent shut-downs which made it impossible to predict when the site would be up or down. The break has also allowed us to upgrade the site which is also on a new server.

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The European Union, under pressure from Belgium which hosts one of the largest diamond trading centres in the world, has announced plans to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe’s diamonds from Marange but has not given a date.

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President Robert Mugabe’s taskman, Patrick Chinamasa, who has been shifted from the Ministry of Justice to Finance, has been saddled with a heavy burden- how to deal with the International Monetary Fund’s Staff Monitored Programme.

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Jonathan Moyo has done the impossible again. He is back in government though he lost his Tsholotsho seat in the 31 July elections courtesy of President Robert Mugabe.

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The West was shocked when Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front leader Robert Mugabe won the 2013 presidential and parliamentary elections securing a 61 percent poll while his party won a two-thirds majority in the lower house.

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The Movement for Democratic Change, which still claims that it was robbed in the 2013 general elections, will celebrate its 14^th anniversary at Sakubva Stadium in Mutare this weekend under the theme: “Claiming the people’s victory”.

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The Movement for Democratic Change which lost the 31 July elections dismally today said the report by the Southern African Development Community which cleared the elections was highly fictitious, totally inaccurate and incredibly unscientific.

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