Generational gap

Movement for Democratic Change secretary-general Tendai Biti alluded that one of the reasons why his party and President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front were failing to reach agreement to implement the Global Political Agreement was the generational gap.

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Banda and Sata darlings of Mugabe

Zambia’s presidential contenders Rupiah Banda and Michael Sata were both close friends of President Robert Mugabe and were not likely to follow the footsteps of the late Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa who had described Mugabe as a sinking Titanic.

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Mugabe wanted MDC to walk away from talks

President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front refused to budge on the allocation of ministries for the new inclusive government because they wanted the Movement for Democratic Change to walk away from the talks so that ZANU-PF could hold on to power.

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The Joel Gabuza Gabuzza Wikileaks cables

Joel Gabuza Gabuzza was one of the founding members of the Movement for Democratic Change and was first appointed Minister of State Enterprises and Parastatals in the inclusive government. He was later moved to Public Works. There are only two cables that mention his name. Here they are:

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