The Ignatius Chombo Wikileaks dossier

Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo, who was exposed by his former wife in an acrimonious divorce as one of the richest politicians in Zimbabwe has 63 Wikileaks cables that cite his name. 

Here is the complete list:

63-Doing business Zimbabwe- style

62-White farmers seek US$20 billion compensation to end land dispute

61-Mugabe, Tsvangirai reward loyalty for cabinet picks

60-Mugabe cronies busting US sanctions through safari operations

59-Britain refuses to give US information on people targeted for sanctions

58-US embassy gropes for information on people targeted for sanctions

57-Mugabe says Catholic Bishops’ letter is political nonsense

56-Chombo boots out three of the four elected MDC mayors

55-Mugabe has a shouting match with UN envoy

54-Makoni says Mugabe is out of touch

53-Chombo fires Mutare mayor

52-Clean up continues despite Chombo’s promise

51-US was aware Chombo had two wives five years before divorce

50-Chombo stops Murambatsvina

49-Lock-step loyalty key for appointment by Mugabe

48-Chombo among top officials asked to surrender farms

47-Chombo appoints commission to run Harare

46-Government puts squeeze on NGOs.

45-Chombo fires Mudzuri

44-Government puts squeeze on NGOs.

43-Cabinet reshuffle shows power of hardliners and military- Wikileaks

42-Chombo after Mudzuri because he is Karanga

41-MDC councillors freshman unable to comprehend issues

40-Chief Charumbira says Mudzuri is his own worst enemy

39-MDC takes over urban councils

38-Mayor suspended instead of corrupt councillors

37-Mugabe succession elusive

36-Judge upholds Chombo’s suspension of Mudzuri

35-US embassy questions Daily News’s credibility

34-Government tries to use farmers to ease sanctions

33-Chombo tries to neutralise MDC influence in cities

32-Midlands: the model in land redistribution

31-Mugabe rewards loyalty not competence

30-CFU grasping at straws

29-Government resumes food distribution after pressure from US and Vatican

28-Mayor says government is so broke it is trying to squeeze money from local authorities

27-Mudzuri got off on the wrong foot as Harare mayor- Wikileaks

26-The politics of food relief

25-US embassy says Chombo is a very tough, strategic thinker

24-Mujuru, Ndlovu ordered Chinotimba to stay out Bulawayo mayoral elections

23-Chombo announces ultra fast-track land reform

22-Iden Wetherell says Mnangagwa is one of the most intelligent men in government

21-CFU director proposed sanctions on individuals rather than on Zimbabwe

20-Mugabe so unpopular that he needs 250 000 to canvass for him

19-Fast-track land reform divides white farmers

18-Farmers say Mugabe does not want to destroy agriculture but to keep them out of politics

17-MDC challenges Mugabe presidential decree

16-Chombo tells diplomats land reform is irreversible

15-Did Chombo make an about-turn on land reform?

14-Delta boss planned deal to enable government to buy up 400 farms

13-Chombo says get your own plot- we will sort things out later

12-Commercial farmers go for broke

11-US ambassador describes Mugabe as a strategic thinker

10-Chombo described as a non-entity in Mugabe’s cabinet

9-Chombo, Border Gezi and Chanetsa compete to gain favour with Mugabe

8-Chombo protects “corrupt” MDC councillors

7-Chombo conspicuous by his absence at Tsvangirai’s first big event

6-Mugabe outmanoeuvred MDC to increase size of cabinet

5-US aware Chombo had two wives five years before divorce

4-Mudzuri says Chombo is undermining MDC

3-Why the US is interested in the land issue in Zimbabwe

2-Chombo among ZANU-PF officials who got multiple farms- Wikileaks

1-Chombo among those enriching themselves- Wikileaks

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