Tutu to Mugabe: Time To Go or be Arrested
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has joined the chorus initiated by the Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga in calling Mugabe to resign. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has also united in calling for the same. ... 249 views | 32 recommendations | 10 comments
Zimbabwe Power Sharing Talk Breaks Down
According to latest reports from the BBC, the SADC [Southern Africa Development Community] Talks aimed at resolving the situation in Zimbabwe has broken down. Both sides claimed irreconcilable differences while the UN insisted that there should be talks. The SADC has stated...
Will the Political Deadlock in Zimbabwe Be Resolved?
Michael Jackson in his album "Thriller" recorded the song with the catchy verse "Do You Wanna Be Startin Somethin?" Many people are asking the same question in Southern Africa. Is it true that the MDC is concerned about a passport instead of lasting peace as suggested by...
created by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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207 views | 52 recommendations | 11 comments
MDC asks for UN and AU Intervention after possible breakdown in Power Sharing...
According to reports from ABC-Radio Australia which I heard on my shortwave radio on the 18TH of October 2008 at 8:00AM EST, the power sharing deal between Mugabe and the opposition MDC is in the process of breaking down. The reasons are secondary to the selection of cabinet...
created by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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124 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Mbeki in Zimbabwe to Negotiate Power-Sharing Dispute
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki met with Robert Mugabe, current president of Zimbabwe, and Morgan Tsvangirai, his main rival today in order to try to save the power-sharing deal the leaders had been working on. The deal is almost off the table after Mugabe...Zimbabwe Deal Threatened by Cabinet Post Dispute
Disagreement over key cabinet positions in the fledgling Zimbabwean government is threatening to dissolve the shaky coalition before it can even complete itself as Robert Mugabe claims key government roles for his...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Zimbabwe Talks: Still No Deal
The beleaguered talks between rival parties ZANU-PF and MDC have failed to cement a power-sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe and Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, even a s the opposition finds its...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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200 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
MDC Wins Zimbabwe Parliament Vote
In a surprising move, MDC chairman Lovemore Moyo was voted the first opposition speaker since the country's independence in 1980. Two MDC law-makers were arrested at the ceremony, after Moyo narrowly beat Mugabe-backed MDC candidate Paul Themba Nyathi 110 to 98. "As the MPs...Zimbabwe Rivals Negotiate Power-Sharing Deal
Update: the summit between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party and the opposition MDC continues after three days. Reports that Morgan Tsvangirai, opposition leader, has abandoned the talks have been denied by Tsvangirai himself and Thabo Mbeki, President of neighboring South...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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317 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Zimbabwe Crisis Talks Stall, Rumours of a Mole Surface
The world is waiting in anticipation after it was announced that the Zimbabwe talks had stalled and were taking a few days off.The official story running on the wire and other news services is that both sides are at an impasse over what position and powers Morgan Tsvangirai,...
South Africa tells Robert Mugabe to surrender
Robert Mugabe has been warned by Thabo Mbeki that he will face prosecution for the crimes he has committed during his 28 years in power in Zimbabwe, unless he signs a deal to give up all effective power."Mbeki,...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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2917 views | 50 recommendations | 16 comments
Mugabe and Tsvangirai Meet for Historic Zimbabwe Talks
The two supposed President's of Zimbabwe met today for the first in a series of negotiations designed to end the bloodshed and economic turmoil that has enveloped the country since the failed March elections. Some people think it's just a cop out, and don't trust Mugabe to...South Africa ruling party backs Zimbabwe talks
As Zimbabwe announces that it will start a renewed crackdown on opposition leaders, lawmakers and activists in the coming days, South Africa's ruling party has turned on the pressure.."African National Congress leaders have urged President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party to...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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