Nhema, Mpofu and Chiwenga named in rhino poaching

The names of Environment Minister Francis Nhema, Mines Minister Obert Mpofu, Defence Forces chief Constantine Chiwenga and chief of conservation in the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Vitalis Chadenga “repeatedly resurface in rumours” about rhino poaching- a diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks last week says.

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Thugs on the payroll and in the classroom

The leader of the Progressive Teachers Union, Raymond Majongwe, told United States embassy officials that hundreds of Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front thugs that were involved in the coordinated attacks and intimidation of rural communities were now on the government payroll and were receiving the $100 government allowance that all civil servants were.

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Commercial farmers thought SADC could change Mugabe’s path

Commercial farmers, who had been under so much pressure that they were at the point of throwing in the towel, believed firmly that South African President Thabo Mbeki, Botswana President Festus Mogae and Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano held the key to changing President Robert Mugabe’s path, as their counterparts had done years before when their concerted action forced Ian Smith from power.

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