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Women’s Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri was named one of the senior Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front leaders who supported former politburo member Simba Makoni to challenge President Robert Mugabe.

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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 263.

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Movement for Democratic Change treasurer Roy Bennett said the “Makoni project”- the entry of former Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front politburo member Simba Makoni into the presidential race- was more an attempt by some in ZANU-PF to seize the party from President Robert Mugabe.

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South African Airways is making a killing out of the demise of Air Zimbabwe. It is currently operating 18 flights to Harare every week, and has daily flights to the country’s primary tourist resort Victoria Falls.

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Joseph Chinotimba, a war veterans leader who rose to fame by spearheading farm invasions in 2000, was the only notable exception from the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front to publicly criticise former Finance Minister Simba Makoni when he announced his candidacy for president to challenge ZANU-PF candidate Robert Mugabe and Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the 2008 elections.

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Central bank governor Gideon Gono said backers of presidential aspirant Simba Makoni lacked credibility.

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Former Public Service Minister Nicholas Goche, currently Minister of Transport, said he did not believe that Simba Makoni could challenge President Robert Mugabe in the 2008 elections because he was a coward.

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A gang of youths occupied the Movement for Democratic Change’s headquarters at Harvest House and demanded the removal of then secretary general Welshman Ncube, his deputy Gift Chimanikire and treasurer Fletcher Dulini-Ncube.

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Minister of Women’s Affairs Oppah Muchinguri assumed the driver’s seat in implementing the Domestic Violence Act when it was passed by parliament in 2007 but at the same time recognised that the process would not work without civil society’s engagement.

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A senior Botswana Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said Morgan Tsvangirai was not capable of effectively leading the Movement for Democratic Change.

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