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Posted by ZDN on March 9, 2010
Politics The MDC on Sunday said it was seeking SADC intervention to help resolve outstanding issues in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The decision will be passed to the party's national council, due to meet in Harare on March 12. In a government gazette issued on Friday, President Robert Mugabe reassigned powers from the Ministry of Information and Technology and the Ministry of ...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on March 2, 2010
Politics The MDC is demanding drastic action against Zanu-PF youths who last week threatened Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for not calling for the removal of targeted sanctions. The youths were marching in the capital on Wednesday in protest against the sanctions. They also detained a freelance photojournalist Andrison Manyere for filming the demonstration, but he was later released. ...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on February 23, 2010
Politics Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on Thursday the inter-party talks had reached a deadlock and were “going nowhere.” Biti called for South Africa and SADC to intervene. President Robert Mugabe said on Wednesday the extension of targeted sanctions by the EU was a deliberate ploy by the West to undermine development in the country. But he said he would not breach the power-sha...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on February 16, 2010
Politics Jonathan Moyo was passed over for promotion to the new Zanu-PF Politburo lineup. The spin-doctor was hoping to become either information secretary or to head the party’s commissariat. The central committee was reportedly wary of trusting political chameleon Moyo enough to be part of the party’s inner circle. The EU has decided to extend targeted sanctions until 2011 against ...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on February 9, 2010
Politics The three principals in the unity government reached a small breakthrough on Friday when they agreed to appoint the chairs of two of the Commissions - the Electoral and the Human Rights – who were named as Justice Simpson Mtambanengwe and Professor Reg Austin respectively. The South African mediation team is expected to meet negotiators from the thr...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on February 2, 2010
Politics Zanu-PF’s supreme decision making body, the Politburo, said there will be no more Global Political Agreement (GPA) compromises until targeted sanctions have been lifted. The sanctions question is not included in any conditions of the GPA. A leaked Zanu-PF working document reveals that the party wants “an all-powerful presidency” and has no intention of sharing power in the...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on January 26, 2010
Politics Inter-party talks were again adjourned on Wednesday and are expected to resume in two weeks. MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said that the party is losing patience and allegedly wants to declare a deadlock in its negotiations with Zanu-PF. It plans to refer the agenda to SADC and South African President Jacob Zuma. The MDC appears to be standing its ground on key issues it wants re...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on January 20, 2010
Politics The inter-party negotiations between the coalition partners did not take place on Monday Jan. 18 as scheduled after Zanu-PF negotiators Patrick Chinamasa and Nicholas Goche failed to attend. Talks were meant to resume on Saturday but were postponed to Monday because of the absence of Goche who was in Tanzania, reportedly on government business. South Africa P...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on January 14, 2010
This is the first update for the New Year and covers the period from December 16 to January 13. Politics Inter-party talks between the coalition partners will resume January 16. The MDC on Friday Jan. 8 again announced it would not pull out of the unity government, saying any differences will be resolved. But on Tuesday Jan. 11, MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said that any further farm invas...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on December 18, 2009
Politics Zanu-PF’s fifth congress, which ended on Saturday in Harare, approved Robert Mugabe as the party’s leader for another five years, Joice Mujuru as senior vice president, John Nkomo as second vice president and controversial South African Ambassador Simon Khaya-Moyo as party chairman. Mugabe will be 92 at the end of his new term in office. The delegates allegedly adopted a number of...
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