The Insider

State Security Minister Nicholas Goche told United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Tom McDonald that the Movement for Democratic Change was a violent party that imported weapons and had nefarious plans against the government.

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A Zimbabwean researcher with the Institute of Security Studies Takawira Musavengana said although South African President Jacob Zuma and his entourage were trying desperately to distinguish themselves from the Thabo Mbeki administration, South Africa’s position on Zimbabwe had not fundamentally changed.

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Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai told United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Tom McDonald that although a lot of people would like to see him “disappear from the face of the earth” this would be quite risky for the government.

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The Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai faction was fast losing its parliamentary majority, six months after the formation of the inclusive government, due deaths and the suspension of its sympathisers from the smaller faction of the MDC.

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Several packages were lined up towards the end of 2000 for President Robert Mugabe to step down and Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai had agreed to Mugabe’s graceful exit because it was in Zimbabwe’s national interest, according to MDC advisor Clive Puzey.

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The United States embassy in Harare said way back in August 2009 that Zimbabwe was not likely to hold any elections within the period set under the Global Political Agreement because none of the political parties in the GPA was eager to hold elections.

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Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai said his party was planning a mass stay-away which would only end when President Robert Mugabe had been forced out of office because he had pushed the people to the limit.

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The secretary-general of the Mutambara faction of the Movement for Democratic Change Welshman Ncube issued an ultimatum to Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo to ban three Members of Parliament who had been expelled from the party for indiscipline or he would face corruption charges.

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Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai told an officer of the British High Commission that Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front member Simba Makoni was a coward when he accepted the post of Minister of Finance.

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