The Insider

Although President Robert Mugabe remained influential within the inclusive government, he was constrained by hardliners from within his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front such as Patrick Chinamasa, Nicholas Goche and the service chiefs.

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United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Christopher Dell promised Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai that he would facilitate visas for a united delegation that Tsvangirai said planned to visit the United States including a travel document for Lucia Matibenga who did not have a passport.

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Former Information Minister Jonathan Moyo summed it up all. The government of Zimbabwe had normalised the abnormal. Zimbabweans took up the challenge. To survive, you had to make a plan.

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President Robert Mugabe described the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference pastoral letter which said the current leaders were no different from their colonial predecessors as “political nonsense” and accused the bishops of embarking on a “dangerous path.”

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Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front loyalist Eddison Zvobgo said President Robert Mugabe was not likely to step down after being re-elected as had earlier been speculated because he was worried about his personal safety if he left office.

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Former judge George Smith, who was a special counsel for River Ranch in which retired general Solomon Mujuru had a stake, advised African Consolidated Resources to take its case to court after the government took over its Marange claims.

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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Zimbabwe has released a pastoral letter which blames the suffering of the Zimbabwean people on a small black elitewhich replaced a small while elite and has perpetuated colonial-like misrule.

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Former army commander Solomon Mujuru was not given a chance when the Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front met in March 2007 to decide on the elections and the presidential candidate for 2008.

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The Papal Nuncio for South Africa James Green said the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe was embarrassing because Mugabe “pretends to be” a practicing Catholic.

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Shabanie Mine in Zvishavane had fallen into a state of disrepair since the government took it over from SMM Holdings, but some observers reportedly said the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front was benefitting from the cash flow the mine generated.

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