The Insider

Commercial Farmers Union president Doug Taylor-Freeme told United States embassy officials that he preferred a moderate Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front government to a Movement for Democratic Change one.

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President Robert Mugabe was more tolerant of the Movement for Democratic Change during the run-up to the 2005 elections because either he had a plan of ensuring that the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front would win without resorting to violence or he wanted the MDC to win because he had no clear successor.

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The President of the Commercial Farmers Union Doug Taylor Freeme said the pace of the fast track land reform had slowed since the demise of hardliners like Information Minister Jonathan Moyo.

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A British parliamentarian has called on Old Mutual to disengage completely from anything that is linked with blood diamonds in Zimbabwe if it wishes to avoid perceptions of collusion or acquiescence in the continuing repression and human rights violations in the country.

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Movement for Democratic Change legislator Tendai Biti complained that it was morally wrong for the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front to use its unlawful majority to push bills that would restrict the activities of the opposition.

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Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga who was Member of Parliament for Glen Norah at the time threatened to beat up fellow MP, war veterans leader Chenjerai Hunzvi for interrupting her several times during her speech about the declining access to medicines.

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Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front chairman John Nkomo returned his post as national chairman at the highly contested 2004 party congress which saw Joice Mujuru being elevated to vice-president.

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Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front chairman John Nkomo was powerless in implementing meaningful land reform despite his seniority within ZANU-PF.

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Former Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front politburo member Simba Makoni told United States embassy officials that ZANU-PF chairman John Nkomo and Information Minister Jonathan Moyo did not see eye to eye though they came from the same district, Tsholotsho.

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Elton Mangoma, a chartered accountant who has worked for some of the country’s biggest companies, was a founding member of the Movement for Democratic Change. He is the party’s deputy treasurer and currently Minister of Energy. Prior to the formation of the inclusive government, Mangoma was reported to be eyeing the post of Finance Minister. He was the MDC-T’s other negotiator with Finance Minister Tendai Biti. Though said to be a close advisor of MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, there were whispers that Mangoma was really former General Solomon Mujuru’s man. There are 43 Wikileaks cables on him. Here they are.

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