All Africa (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Statement by The Movement for Democratic Change on the African Union Resolution on Zimbabwe
PostNews Online (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
... the ill-fated plane, also bearing that name, was bought, Cameroon has been under the spell of a democratic Albatross initiated not by the shooting of any bird, but by that of six young Cameroonians killed in cold blood during the re-launch of multiparty politics in Cameroon. Cameroonians have done everything short of going to war, to bring about democratic change.On Friday,...
The Shebeen (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
THE Movement for Democratic Change says 12 of its supporters have been murdered since the presidential election run-off held eight days ago. Full...
Daniel Molokele (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
By Thulasizwe Simelane Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF has accused opposition Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai of disrespecting the Southern African Development Community, (SADC) appointed mediator, President Thabo Mbeki. Tsvangirai yesterday failed to attend a meeting scheduled by Mbeki between his Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe and opposition leaders. Mbeki...
Palapye.com News Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
source: Reuters UK By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - South African President Thabo Mbeki met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday to try to help end a political crisis, his spokesman said. The main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party said its leader Morgan Tsvangirai had declined to meet Mbeki, who has tried to mediate between the [...]
Afrigator (Free subscription) | yesterday
By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - South African President Thabo Mbeki met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday to try to help end a political crisis, his spokesman said. The main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party said its leader Morgan Tsvangirai had declined to meet Mbeki, who has tried to mediate between the two sides after Mugabe’s disputed re-election...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
THE Movement for Democratic Change says 12 of its supporters have been murdered since the presidential election run-off held eight days ago.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
DPA Johannesburg, July 6 (DPA) Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai appeared marginalized Saturday after South African President Thabo Mbeki held talks in Harare with President Robert Mugabe and members of a smaller faction of Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). The meeting was confirmed by Mbeki’s spokesman Mukoni Ratshitanga. “President Mbeki did meet with President...
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Zimbabwe is on the brink of an unprecedented famine after its worst harvest since independence in 1980. The plight of Zimbabweans is compounded by the deliberate starvation of most of the population because of their support for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). A crop assessment by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says that the country that...
Daniel Molokele (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has held an unexpected meeting in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare with President Robert Mugabe and Arthur Mutambara, leader of the breakaway faction of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change. Mbeki is the chief SADC mediator in the Zimbabwe crisis, but he's been rejected by the main MDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai. This week's African Union summit...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Johannesburg - South African President Thabo Mbeki held talks in the Zimbabwean capital Harare with President Robert Mugabe and the leader of a splinter faction of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, Arthur Mutambara, South African radio r...
Daniel Molokele (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Durban - Supporters of the Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) marched to Durban's city hall on Saturday calling on the African Union to deploy peacekeepers in Zimbabwe, SABC radio news reported. The marchers also protested the "illegitimate" swearing in of Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwean president. Nelson Kambarami, MDC Durban branch chairperson, said it was time for...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
More than 200 supporters of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change, who had been living at the party's Harare headquarters fleeing political violence, sought refuge at the US Embassy on Thursday. Embassy officials were moving "most of the women and children into safe houses," and were...
Christian Today (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, beat Mugabe in the March presidential election, but not by enough votes to avoid a run-off. Mugabe won the second round vote late last month after Tsvangirai pulled out citing state-sponsored violence against his supporters.
Palapye.com News Blog (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
source: The Zimbabwe Independent Thursday, 03 July 2008 21:31 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is any day now expected to announce a new cabinet that will have a few surprise inclusions while leaving space for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), it emerged yesterday. Informed sources said Mugabe would make public his new team after his return from [...]
