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Private conservancies were not recognised under the Zimbabwe law, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism Lucas Tavaya told a United States embassy official nine years ago.

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President Robert Mugabe was angry that a white farmer could not use his land to increase production of wheat and tobacco prompting Agriculture Minister Joseph Made to announce new drastic measures to speed up the land reform.

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Publisher Trevor Ncube, who had openly admitted that he was not a fan of Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, criticised Tsvangirai’s actions after the 29 March election saying Tsvangirai lacked leadership “over and over again” and was “..out of his depth”.

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Poaching had become so rampant in Zimbabwe that the conservancy and hunting industry said it had lost game worth more than US $40 million since the farm and property invasions began in 2000.

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Alex Mupa, an advisor to Movement for Democratic Change candidate Boniface Pakai, told United States embassy officials in 2001 that the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front had established a new resettlement scheme in the Save Conservancy to distribute land to those promising to vote for the party in the Bikita by-election.

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Proposals by the managers of the Save Conservancy to have some of the proceeds generated by tourism in the area ploughed back to the local community would still leave the conservancy a “white island” and that was not acceptable, former Foreign Minister Stan Mudenge told United States embassy officials and then US Assistant Secretary of State Susan Rice 12 years ago.

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United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Tom McDonald warned Zimbabwe that if land belonging to United States citizens was forcibly acquired without appropriate compensation this would have real adverse effects on the Zimbabwe-US relations.

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The Prime Minister and Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai has fought for democracy in Zimbabwe since he became secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions in the 1980s. It was in that role that he was catapulted to the MDC. He has the highest number of Wikileaks cables released on Zimbabwe, more than 800. But whether it was for better or worse, only the public can decide. Here are the first 420. We are just half-way through.

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Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai said South African President Thabo Mbeki did not like him personally but in politics you had to work with people whether you liked them or not.

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Movement for Democratic Change secretary general Tendai Biti denounced reports that the party was considering a government of national unity or a vice-presidential spot for party leader Morgan Tsvangirai and warned that there could be an outbreak of violence.

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