The Insider

Namibia’s Secretary to the Cabinet Franz Kapofi told a United States diplomat that President Robert Mugabe was “shrewd” and had tremendous ego, so Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai needed to recognise that ego and not fight over every ministry.

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The Member of Parliament for Bing South Joel Gabuzza went into hiding after friendly police warned him that they had been ordered to arrest him during the run-up to the presidential elections run-off.

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People in Binga were forced to eat caterpillars and sour fruit mixed with ash to stay alive after local authorities blocked food deliveries for several months, the Member of Parliament for the area Joel Gabuzza said.

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Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front president Robert Mugabe and his Movement for Democratic Change counterpart Morgan Tsvangirai were in a quandary over the distribution of ministerial posts following the 15 September inclusive government deal.

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Masvingo South legislator Walter Mzembi told a United States embassy official in late 2008 that he had attended meetings that included President Robert Mugabe and Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa and he doubted that there was a rift between the two.

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Movement for Democratic Change spokesman Nelson Chamisa on the current impasse in talks: “We want to share power. But Mugabe wants to swallow the MDC. We will not allow that. He wants all the key ministries – finance, home affairs, defence, information, foreign affairs, justice and even women and youth.”

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President Robert Mugabe is reported to have lent some money to Michael Sata for his campaign for the Zambian presidency against Rupiah Banda following the death of Levy Mwanawasa, according to a Wikileaks cable dispatched from Lusaka on 6 October 2008.

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Emmerson Mnangagwa, who had somehow become a key player in the negotiations for an inclusive government, allegedly grabbed President Robert Mugabe by the lapels after a heated argument over the possibility of ceding the Ministry of Home Affairs to the Movement for Democratic Change.

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General Solomon Mujuru’s former partner in the River Ranch Diamond Mine, Adel Aujan, has just been named one of the richest Arabs with a net worth of $3.4 billion.

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