Webster Shamu who left Zimbabwe as a disc jockey but returned home a war veteran now known as Charles Ndlovu has had a very intriguing political career. He has survived corruption scandals to rise first to a deputy Minister and then to a fully fledged Minister. Shamu is believed to be close to President Robert Mugabe though some reports have linked him to the Emmerson Mnangagwa faction. There are 27 Wikileaks cables that mention his name. Here they are.
27-Nyarota was upbeat about coming back of Daily News
26-Shamu filled media boards with ZANU-PF Sympathisers
25-Mugabe refused to meet ILO commission
24-BBC correspondent complained about CIO meddling
23-Shamu implicated in poaching scandal
21-Chinamasa and Shamu not interested in reform
20-Journalists wanted to file contempt of court charges against Shamu
19-Journalists take Shamu to court
18-ZANUPF and MDC resolve some outstanding issues
17-Timba wanted ministry to be disbanded in six months
16-US ambassador said it was in US interest to support MDC
15-Trevor Ncube plans to launch daily
14-Mugabe, Tsvangirai reward loyalty for cabinet picks
13-Shamu in inclusive government cabinet
12-Shamu was in the top committee to ensure Mugabe victory
11-Shamu among the ZANU-PF safari operators busting US sanctions
10-Were Shamu and Mzembi silenced?
9-Lock-step loyalty key for appointment by Mugabe
8-US embassy’s assessment of Mugabe’s new ministers
7-Cabinet reshuffle shows power of hardliners and military- Wikileaks
5-Shamu forced black farmer off his land
4-How to get Mugabe to step down
3-Mugabe so unpopular that he needs 250 000 to canvass for him
2-Shamu said there would be civil war if ZANU-PF did not win
1-Embassy said Webster Shamu was a womaniser
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