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South African President Jacob Zuma is expected in Zimbabwe “later this week” to assess progress on ongoing negotiations to resolve a crisis that has threatened the country’s fragile coalition government, one of the feuding parties said Tuesday. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) faction led by Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Zuma would jet into [...]
People Daily (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has reiterated his party's commitment to the inclusive Government saying that the arrangement was the only viable option the country could have. He he was quoted by The Herald as saying that it was pertinent that the inclusive Government overcomes challenges that it is facing in implementing the Global Political Agreement. "While we are currently involved...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai - who has over the years denied the existence of economic sanctions on Zimbabwe - yesterday made a major climb-down and acknowledged the existence of the ruinous embargo.
IOL (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has welcomed diplomatic efforts by South African President Jacob Zuma, who has moved to assist the coalition government in Harare.
Daniel Molokele (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
HARARE (Reuters) - A lack of cash is likely to prevent Zimbabwe unveiling any major projects in its 2010 budget, but analysts say it could provide the impetus for the reforms needed to attract foreign aid to rebuild the economy. Finance Minister Tendai Biti is due to present his 2010 budget on Wednesday -- the first full budget by the unity government formed 10 months ago to try to end a decade-long...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
HARARE (Reuters) - The trial of a top ally of Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on terrorism charges has been adjourned to January next year after a key prosecution witness failed to attend court on Friday.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Two weeks ago we ran an oped under the headline Moyo raising the sceptre of racism. We carry Prof Moyo's reply below. DOES criticising Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's controversial choice of Roy Bennett as Deputy Minister of Agriculture amount to raising the sceptre of racism against whites?
All Africa (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
LIBYAN leader Muammar Gaddafi has commended Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for not resorting to war and agreeing to a power-sharing agreement with President Robert Mugabe. Tsvangirai met Gaddafi this week in Tripoli.
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Zimbabwe Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Didymus Mutasa has dismissed the notion that the Southern African state should return to the Commonwealth. Zimbabwe left the imperialist designed institution in 2003. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos Zimbabwe to snub Commonwealth by: Lebo Nkatazo ZIMBABWE shot down a proposal to return to the Commonwealth on Thursday after...
Daniel Molokele (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s political parties should act now to prevent recurrence of election violence that last year left at least 200 supporters of the then opposition MDC party dead, a senior official of President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF party said on Wednesday. ZANU PF secretary for women’s affairs Oppah Muchinguri said: “I am worried about what happened last year. We have...
Daniel Molokele (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
President Jacob Zuma has taken over as the regional mediator in Zimbabwe’s political crisis. His predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, was mistrusted by Zimbabwe’s prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai. Mr. Tsvangirai said he believed that Mr. Mbeki was biased in favor of President Robert Mugabe. According to a statement from Mr. Zuma’s office, he appointed a new Zimbabwe team: Charles Nquakula,...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
President Jacob Zuma has taken over as the regional mediator in Zimbabwe’s political crisis. His predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, was mistrusted by Zimbabwe’s prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
President Jacob Zuma has taken over as the regional mediator in Zimbabwe’s political crisis. His predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, was mistrusted by Zimbabwe’s prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai.
Daniel Molokele (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
HARARE (Xinhua) -- The three parties in Zimbabwe's Global Political Agreement on Monday started negotiations to iron out differences which have created deep chasms within the country's inclusive government, in line with a SADC resolution passed in Maputo, Mozambique on Nov. 5. Negotiations went well into the evening, with none of the chief negotiators shedding light on what was going on behind doors,...
Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
The year 2009 is definitely Presidential year; Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th, and first African American President of the United States, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is appointed as the new Prime Minister of Iceland, becoming the world's first openly lesbian head of government. Morgan Tsvangirai is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe following the power-sharing deal...
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