The MDC Senator for Khumalo,Sen.David Coltart has described as a non starter,ZANU PF’s reported offer of third Vice president post to MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai in an SADC/AU initiated all-inclusive government.
“The general consensus that I’ve gleaned is that he will be offered a substantive post. A third vice president wouldn’t provide [...]
The ruling ZANU PF party has expressed fears that Morgan Tsvangirai might form a government in exile. Tsvangirai left Zimbabwe on Monday together with his entire National Executive Council including Vice President,Thokozani Khuphe.
Under normal circumstances when Tsvangirai travels abroad Khuphe remains acting president and the pair are never outside the country together.
Mugabe’s spokesman George Charamba [...]
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, Gideon Gono has expressed frustration after a German company terminated a 40-year-old contract of supplying paper money to Zimbabwe.
The development comes as it has been established that Zimbabwe is left with one week worth of money supply.
‘That German company terminated a contract that was [...]
The MDC has dismised a report that appeared in a london based website that claimed that one of the observers to the talks,MDC Women’s league Chair and Harare North MP,Theresa Makone was last night ejected from the talks for
allegedly leaking information to the media.
‘That report is completely false’ MDC Information Officer, [...]
The dreaded Central Intelligence organization has been implicated in the mysterious death of The Times newspaper journalist Richard Mills in Harare.
Mills was found dead in his hotel room two weeks ago but his family was informed of the death last night, after his remains and personal belongings were returned to the [...]
BILL WATCH 30/2008
[26th July 2008]
The Inter-Party Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] signed on 21st July states: “The Parties shall not, during the subsistence of the Dialogue, take any decisions or measures that have a bearing on the agenda of the Dialogue, save by consensus.
Such decisions or measures include, but are [...]
Accommodation of losing candidates from both ZANU PF and the MDC faction led by Arther Mutambara in all inclusive government could complicate talks,casue a rift the two MDC factions and delay reaching a settlement,Metro can reveal.
State media reported on Friday that the real practical challenge that has already emerged is how losing candidates will be [...]
Accommodation of losing candidates from both ZANU PF and the MDC faction led by Arther Mutambara in all inclusive government could complicate talks and delay reaching a settlement.
State media reported on Friday that the real practical challenge that has already emerged is how losing candidates will be accommodated.
The negotiators will have to tackle how the [...]
Thinking beyond the political settlement
http://www.thezimbabwetimes.com
July 24, 2008
By Arthur G.O. Mutambara
THE signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) among the key political
parties in Zimbabwe on July 21, 2008, presented a unique and historic
occasion where national leaders showed political maturity by committing
themselves to a dialogue process. It is important to make a few observations
that will enable [...]
The MDC has beefed up its negotiating team to include two extra observers of the power-sharing talks between the ruling ZANU-PF and the two formations of the Movement for Democratic Change. A move Political analysts say is meant to facilitate quick decision making by the representatives.
The MDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai will be represented at [...]
