Arthur Mutambara was a firebrand student leader at the University of Zimbabwe. He went on to the United Kingdom to do his PhD and worked for various United States firms and organisations before coming to South Africa where he started his own company. It was while in South Africa that he was approached to lead the pro-senate faction of the Movement for Democratic Change as it was known at the time. Mutambara, it has transpired, was not the first, second, or even third choice. After a dismal performance in the 2008 elections Mutambara became deputy Prime Minister virtually because he was one of the principals to the Global Political Agreement. But he was soon kicked out of the leadership of the party. There are 114 cables on him. Here they are:
114-Tsvangirai and Mutambara agreed to handle sanctions personally
113-Ambassador said Mutambara was a politician without platform or principles
112-Tsvangirai said Gono was the lesser of two evils
111-Why no one wants elections- US ambassador says
110-Mutambara wont win current 10 seats in next elections
109-Tsvangirai and Mutambara rejected Truth Commission
108-Biti said Gono was a thief
107-ZANU-PF’s outstanding issues
106-Khupe fails to help farmer
104-Mutambara queried why Mugabe was refusing to swear in Bennett
103-Tsvangirai said he was working amicably with Mugabe and Mutambara
102-Mutambara accused Charamba of foot dragging on media commission
101-US ambassador said it was in US interest to support MDC
100-Gorden Moyo says without Mugabe there would be chaos
99-Tsvangirai frustrated but says he cannot leave inclusive government
98-Zimbabwe riskiest investment destination?
96-MDC was prepared to accommodate Gono to get rid of Tomana
95-Chinotimba fails to derail stakeholders meeting
94-Mutambara says Mugabe gave Tsvangirai crumbs
93-Mutambara said look East policy was over
92-US ambassador says Grace seems to have aged
91-Mai Mujuru the only ZANU-PF heavyweight sharing dais with Tsvangirai
90-Mutambara suspends six members
89-Khupe overshadowed by Mutambara
88-Mtetwa says GPA will not work as long as Tomana is AG
87-Mugabe denies he has anything against Bennett
85-Mutambara visit fails to stop invasions
83-Mzembi says Mugabe will not support Mnangagwa or Mujuru to succeed him
82-Mai Mujuru sides with MDC to oppose farm invasions
81-Mutambara says ask not what other nations can do for Zimbabwe
78-Mugabe, Tsvangirai reward loyalty for cabinet picks
77-Khupe told US ambassador Mugabe was crazy
76-Mugabe outmanoeuvred MDC to increase size of cabinet
75-Tsvangirai challenges ZANU-PF actions
74-Mutambara says all sceptics must now shut up
73-Inclusive government the only game in town
72-Chamisa says Biti wanted to become Deputy Prime Minister
71-Mutambara piffed West not willing to oust Mugabe by military force
70-Parties agree to Amendment 19
69-Chamisa and Biti did not want GPA
68-Industry leaders accuse Gono of trying to buy favours to silence them
67-Mugabe and Tsvangirai in a quandary over ministerial posts
66-Grace wanted to marginalise Tsvangirai
65-Welshman Ncube said Mutambara had a fragile ego
64-Mugabe, Mutambara biggest winners in GPA
63-Tsvangirai was confident he would be driver of policy in GNU
62-Jonathan Moyo holds balance of power
61-Former MDC MP says Mutambara is mentally off
60-Mutambara says we are smarter than the Australians and Americans
59-Mutambara MPs were ready to ditch candidate a week before elections
58-Tsvangirai said Mbeki, Mugabe and Mutambara ganged up against him
57-Has MDC been outmanoeuvred by ZANU-PF again?
56-Tsvangirai thought he could control Mutambara
55-US asked if MDC was going to be swallowed by ZANU-PF like ZAPU
54-Mujuru found Tsvangirai more acceptable than Mnangagwa
53-US pushed for military intervention in Zimbabwe
52-Frazer said Mugabe could be pursued if violence continued
51-Frazer says Mugabe is testing us all
50-ZANU-PF goes after MDC legislators
49-Editor arrested over Mutambara article
48-Mutambara and Tsvangirai enter into pact
47-Trevor Ncube says the MDC is unstrategic and arrogant
46-Tsvangirai prepared to work with Mutambara not Makoni
45-Mutambara seeks coalition with Tsvangirai
43-Manicaland a hotbed of opposition to Mugabe
41-Mujuru promised to support Tsvangirai if Mugabe stole election
40-MDC reunification collapses
39-MDC factions agreed to field Tsvangirai as president
38-Biti says Mbeki is full of b… s…
37-Trevor Ncube says the MDC is a “tired and contaminated brand”
36-Behind the scenes in the run-up to the 2008 elections
35-Ten Mutambara MPs were ready to defect- Bennett
34-MDC promised to present a united front
33-Tsvangirai wanted MDC to come up with a unified slate of candidates
32-Mutambara faction nothing more than a splinter
31-Mbeki wanted an election that would not be disputed
30-Trevor Ncube thoroughly disgusted with MDC
29-Dell said Mutambara not thinking about real issues
28-Dell promised to assist opposition trip to US
27-Why MDC unity talks broke down
25-Mutambara told Dell that Tsvangirai would be sole MDC candidate
24-Mutambara says Mugabe has betrayed the liberation struggle
23-US embassy monitors government actions during funeral of MDC activist
22-Chikane said Mugabe was a madman
21-Kwinje and Holland released
20-EU banks on SADC to put pressure on Zimbabwe
19-Mutambara arrested for trying to leave the country
18-Dell walks out on Mumbengegwi
17-Mutambara says opposition is united to drive out Mugabe
16-Funeral of MDC activist postponed because leaders are in hospital
15-Police brutally disrupt prayer meeting
14-Chiredzi South by-election expected to bolster Mnangagwa
13-Mutambara said Mugabe could be beaten a year before the elections
12-Mutambara says he has presidential ambitions but not now
11-Tsvangirai says Mutambara is just a figurehead
10-Mutambara and Tsvangirai were for reunification but …..
9-Pius Ncube preferred Mutambara to Tsvangirai
8-Mutambara was prepared to become Tsvangirai’s deputy
7-Dell told Mutambara to go for Mugabe and not Tsvangirai in the US
6-Mutambara faction asks for help from US
5-Mutambara stumbles at first hurdle
4-Mutambara believed Zimbabwe could be the Singapore of Africa
3-Mutambara a distant uncle of Zvobgo!
2-Mutambara says Tsvangirai has become a “little Mugabe”
1-Mutambara announces intention to contest MDC presidency
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