All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The country's three main political parties have finally begun discussing crucial outstanding issues in the Global Political Agreement to try to end the long running dispute between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai.
The Bearded Man (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Howzit Just so you know, tomorrow's posting will be later than usual as I have an appointment with the ivory mechanic* early in the morning. I need to get the ball rolling to get my missing front tooth replaced... *dentist -o00o- I know that I have commented on this before - but this is serious - and for a change it is not ZANU PF that are delaying everything, it is the smaller faction of the MDC....
The Bearded Man (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Howzit On Thursday, I spent some time on an editorial that looked at the inaccuracies of the voters' roll... This was following a shock revelation in parliament by an MDC MP. " Home Affairs Minister Giles Mutsekwa on Friday said that the coalition government was looking for technical expertise and financial resources to overhaul the country's voters' roll which is said to be in shambles. Mutsekwa...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The MDC has accused ZANU PF of mobilizing its militia to re-open torture bases countrywide, to intimidate the electorate into accepting the controversial Kariba Draft constitution. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party says it has unearthed evidence that meetings are being convened to revive terror squads to harass, intimidate and torture people to endorse the draft constitutional document, which...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
THE government is still to constitute the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) board, rendering null and void the board announced in September by Information minister Webster Shamu Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said this week. According to Tsvangirai, Shamu appointed the BAZ board, chaired by Tafataona Mahoso, in disregard of the global political agreement, which states that President Robert...
turenchi (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Muammar GaddafiZimbabwean Prime Minister, Mr. Morgan Tsvangirai left on Thursday for North Africa, where analysts said he would meet Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to maintain political pressure on President ...Zimbabwean Prime Minister, Mr. Morgan Tsvangirai left on Thursday for North Africa, where analysts said he would meet Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to maintain political pressure on President...
The Bearded Man (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Howzit Foreign currency mid-rates updated... -o00o- PACHEDU (Roy Bennett) Racist taunts from Chinamasa Made Roy Bennett cross the line Minor scuffle led to trauma Jail was worse than any fine Justice more than once miscarried Babe knew naught of lost Estate Nor how much Heather was harried Brutalized by greed and hate Tortured thoughts of one in prison Suffering subhuman woes Lice enjoy incarceration...
The Bearded Man (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Howzit Among the list of obstacles that face the unity government, there is the appointment of the Attorney-General (who spent most of this week in court prosecuting Roy Bennett - and who was having a hard time of it) and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, Gideon Gono. Both appointments were made unilaterally by Mugabe, and he has stated that neither man is going anywhere. But perhaps there was...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai and some of the negotiators to the Global Political Agreement met for less than two minutes on Monday.
The Bearded Man (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Howzit Foreign currency mid-rates updated... -o00o- It isn't very often that household names stand up and are counted - especially when the person that they are standing up against is Robert Gabriel Mugabe. " Peter Gabriel, Susan Sarandon, Cyndi Lauper, and Citizen Cope have signed a petition calling on Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, to help end politically motivated violence against...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has urged party negotiators to the Global Political Agreement to speed up talks in order to end the deadlock over unresolved issues.
ABC News (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Mugabe defends reforms, blames 'neocolonialist enemies' for economic collapse. Zimbabwe - Africa - Society and Culture - Morgan Tsvangirai - Politics
Daniel Molokele (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
HARARE – Prime Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday met negotiators from his MDC-T and President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF party as he pushes for a speedy resolution of a power-sharing dispute threatening Zimbabwe’s coalition government. Tsvangirai’s spokesman James Maridadi told ZimOnline that negotiators from Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara’s MDC-M party did...
Daniel Molokele (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
JOHANNESBURG — The number of tourists visiting Zimbabwe this year has more than tripled, a trade official said Monday as entrepreneurs tried to lure investors to the troubled southern African country. Emmanuel Fundira, president of the Zimbabwe Council of Tourism, said at an investment conference in neighboring South Africa that a unity government formed in February has brought political and...
The Bearded Man (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Howzit Yesterday the news wires were buzzing with news about Roy Bennett's trial. I wrote an Instablogs editorial ( Justice, Honesty & Integrity - The Three Missing Elements In Roy Bennett's Trial )as more information came in - and it is your choice as to which side is ahead on point. " A senior official in Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party pleaded not guilty on Monday to terrorism...
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