The Insider

Mines Minister Obert Mpofu, though one of the few ministers from Matabeleland who had won elections after the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change, was considered a political weight to succeed Joseph Msika as vice-president when he died in August 2009.

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Former Finance Minister Simba Makoni who contested the 2008 presidential elections as an independent candidate formally launched his own Mavambo Kusile Dawn party on 30 June 2009.

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Former Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front politburo member, Dumiso Dabengwa, the only high ranking ZANU-PF member to come out and publicly support his former colleague Simba Makoni, said Makoni would never make a clean break from ZANU-PF and was still hoping that he would be called upon to succeed President Robert Mugabe.

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The leader of the smaller faction of the Movement for Democratic Change Arthur Mutambara criticised the West for not willing to use military force to oust President Robert Mugabe.

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Masvingo legislator Walter Mzembi told United States embassy officials, a month after the signing of the Global Political Agreement, that central bank governor Gideon Gono was running scared because he wanted a position in government, probably as finance minister, but was being left out of the inclusive government.

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President Robert Mugabe replaced four provincial governors thought to be allied to former general Solomon Mujuru to intimidate and quiet internal opposition from within his Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front, former politburo member Simba Makoni told United States embassy officials.

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The United States embassy said that Movement for Democratic Change secretary for International Affairs Sekai Holland was a difficult character.

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Movement for Democratic Change secretary for International Affairs Sekai Holland said it was getting more difficult to control youths and others who were increasingly determined to retaliate in the face of Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front intimidation.

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Movement for Democratic Change secretary for International Affairs Sekai Holland told diplomats that the arrest or conviction of MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai could be the spark that would send angry Zimbabweans into the streets in protest and the government was well aware of that possibility.

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Theresa Makone has been one of the most powerful women in the Movement for Democratic Change and together with her husband Ian, they have been party of MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s inner cabinet. The couple is reported to control the party’s financial strings. They were allegedly the channel for party funding to avoid the Political Finances Act which barred parties from receiving outside funding. The power she wields within the party is demonstrated by the fact that she is the Minister of the powerful post of Home Affairs. There are only seven cables that mention her name. Here they are.

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