The Insider

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai told diplomats six days before his swearing in that his first order of business would be to replace central bank governor Gideon Gono because he had become a liability who continued to violate laws.

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Zimbabwe was last week reported to have received a revenue windfall of $136.9 million from platinum and gold mining companies.

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Malawi Foreign Minister Joyce Banda told United States acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Phil Carter that Malawi would not interfere in Zimbabwe’s affairs because outside interference only created more problems.

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President Robert Mugabe has mastered the art of sleeping with one ear open and therefore while appearing to be dozing he is always able to respond at the right moments.

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The Southern African Development Community which had been mandated to find a solution for the Zimbabwean crisis gave President Robert Mugabe two weeks to swear in Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai as Prime Minister.

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President Robert Mugabe was forced to accept dollarisation after central bank governor Gideon Gono told him that the economy was in a “near death” state due to the collapse of the Zimbabwean dollar.

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Botswana told Western diplomats that it would only recognise a Zimbabwean government in which the Movement for Democratic Change was given a fair share of power.

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President Robert Mugabe is serious. There will be no violence in this year’s elections. If there is, he will not be responsible. People might ask why? After all the country has never held any elections that were free of violence since its independence!

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Movement for Democratic Change secretary general Tendai Biti said President Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front were stupid not to offer any compromises to solve the Zimbabwean crisis.

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