The Insider

Former United Nations Development Programme resident representative Victor Angelo told United States assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Walter Kansteiner in December 2001 that a growing number of people in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front realised that the party was on a suicidal path but they were not willing to stand up to President Robert Mugabe.

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Controversial Bulawayo cleric Archbishop Pius Ncube said the people of Zimbabwe, especially those from Matabeleland, were so scared that they would never rise up against the government.

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National Constitutional Assembly leader Lovemore Madhuku blamed poor communication for the failure of the stay-away that was organised by the NCA and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions leadership in December 2002.

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Movement for Democratic Change leaders Morgan Tsvangirai, Welshman Ncube, Tendai Biti and Sekai Holland were described as Uncle Toms who would be judged by history for the evil they had unleashed on the people of Zimbabwe because they had allegedly advocated for sanctions on Zimbabwe.

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Demonstrations by the National Constitutional Assembly to pressure the government for a more democratic constitution increased after the 2002 presidential elections but one political analyst said they had little impact because they were not properly coordinated.

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Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai said the registrar-general Tobaiwa Mudede was a ZANU-PF partisan who acted like a referee who throws away his whistle and joins one team.

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Movement for Democratic Change director general Toindepi Shonhe was arrested because attorney-general Johannes Tomana had failed to arrest lawyer Innocent Chagonda and his partner Chris Mhike.

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The National Coordinator of the Movement for Democratic Change Isaac Maposa told a visiting United States senate delegation that party leader Morgan Tsvangirai needed an armoured car ahead of the 2002 presidential elections.

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Lawyer Innocent Chagonda was appointed a member of the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee which was tasked with monitoring and addressing issues related to the implementation of the Global Political Agreement that was to usher the inclusive government.

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