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Posted 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 December 9, 2009
Zimbabwe Exiles’ Forum In an article published on the Zimbabwejournalists.com website on 24 December 2007, the author, Freeman Forward Chari, posed the following question: “In a country of nearly 200 000 military people….. whose public sector is run by the military, where does the common man fit in? Is there a possibility of civil participation in the country?” Chari breaks do...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on November 25, 2009
Politics Zanu-PF pre-Congress provincial nominations reveal a widening rift within the party. Vice-president Joice Mujuru has been nominated to retain her position, representing a defeat for the man even insiders call 'the cruellest one' - Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa. John Nkomo is set to become the second vice-president, replacing the late Joseph Msika. Nkomo's vacated post of Zanu...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on November 17, 2009
Politics The three principals in Zimbabwe’s coalition government met on Friday to negotiate a solution to outstanding issues threatening the power-sharing agreement. President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara face a 30-day deadline set by the SADC Troika. Botswana's President Ian Khama has again called for the holding of new ele...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on October 26, 2009
NANGO - DETENTIONS UNDER POSA NANGO, the official umbrella organisation for NGOs in Zimbabwe, held a Directors' Forum (Summer School) at Victoria Falls on 23 and 24 October 2009. On 25 October, the Chief Executive Officer of NANGO, Mr Cephas Zinhumwe, and the Chairperson of the Board of NANGO, Ms Dadirai Chikwengo, were detained on their way to the airport, and are being held under POSA, Sectio...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on August 26, 2009
26 August 2009 - ZDN correspondent: More than one independent source in Dubai has confirmed that Robert Mugabe (85) is undergoing emergency treatment for a terminal condition in hospital. A sudden dash from Namibia to the UAE via Harare kept the failing leader from several important appointments last weekend. It is likely that Mugabe may also miss his chance to parade about with Jacob Zuma a...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on August 2, 2009
On Saturday afternoon an employee of Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance, Tendai Biti, was brutally assaulted by soldiers at Biti's home in Harare. The victim, Howard Makonza, was rushed to hospital for treatment. Last weekend Robert Mugabe called for an end to violence, stating that people should promote “the values and practice of tolerance, respect, non-violence and dialogue as a means of...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on July 29, 2009
Comment: Zimbabwe Democracy Now So much for Zimbabwe’s three days of peace and national healing! But then, nobody in their right minds would believe for a moment that Robert Mugabe had any intention of changing tack and committing himself to a peaceful solution for Zimbabwe. When he called for an end to violence in the country last weekend, Mugabe said people should promote “the values...
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