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Zuma has little chance of fixing Zim’s issues

Zuma has little chance of fixing Zim’s issues

President Jacob Zuma’s mission to Harare on Monday is inspiring little hope among Zimbabweans that he can fix their broken year-old unity government…

Chinamasa defends Tomana the Indefensible.!

Chinamasa defends Tomana the Indefensible.!

Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa on Monday backed the appointment and performance of Attorney General (AG) Johannes Tomana whose appointment is currently being contested by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party.

GNU Talks To Resume Sunday, Zuma to meet principles Tuesday

GNU Talks To Resume Sunday, Zuma to meet principles Tuesday

SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team is scheduled to jet into Harare on Sunday to prepare for their principals visit two days later, on March 16 in an attempt to break the political logjam, which might see the confirmation of a date for fresh elections.

Zuma to Visit Zim :Mugabe is Running out of Options

Zuma to Visit Zim :Mugabe is Running out of Options

South African President Jacob Zuma is reportedly planning a trip to Harare next week, for the first time in his capacity as the mediator in the Zimbabwe crisis since he took over from Thabo Mbeki in November last year.

Tsvangirai and Mugabe deadlocked on Ministerial Functions

Tsvangirai and Mugabe deadlocked on Ministerial Functions

The Principals to the Global Political Agreement on Monday failed to come to an agreement concerning the unilateral re-assignment of ministerial functions that were gazetted by government last week Friday.

IMF Still not Prepared to resume Zimbabwe loans

IMF Still not Prepared to resume Zimbabwe loans

March 10, 2010 – The International Monetary Fund is still not prepared to resume lending to Zimbabwe, the head of the body said Wednesday, citing concerns about the country’s political situation.

Diamond Mine Directors treat Parliamentary Committee with Contempt

Diamond Mine Directors treat Parliamentary Committee with Contempt

Millie Phiri on 08/03/2010 13:17:00
Directors from Mbada Diamonds and Canadille, two joint venture companies between state owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) and two South African companies, spurned another Mines and Energy committee meeting forcing the Members of Parliament to seek advice from deputy clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda on Monday.

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Iran to “Stand by” Zimbabwe

Iran to “Stand by” Zimbabwe

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recently stated that the Islamic Republic will stand by Zimbabwe to fight against the sanctions imposed by Western nations.

President Mugabe Rearranges Ministerial Portfolios to MDC Disadvantage

President Mugabe Rearranges Ministerial Portfolios to MDC Disadvantage

President Robert Mugabe has again moved unilaterally to strip ministers of the Movement For Democratic Change formation of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of their powers, escalating tensions in the country’s troubled unity government.

MDC requests (AGAIN!), SADC to mediate in deadlocked negotiations

MDC requests (AGAIN!),  SADC to mediate in deadlocked negotiations

The national executive council of the MDC has resolved that SADC should be called in to mediate in the long running stalemate between parties in the Global Political Agreement. Party spokesman Nelson Chamisa said his party had evaluated the political landscape currently prevailing in the country and found out ‘things were going backwards instead of forward.’

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