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Zanu PF and MDC Sign Memorandum of Understanding

July 22, 2008

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Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai Shaking Hands at Signing of Agreement

On Monday the 21st of July, Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara signed an agreement to pave the way towards power sharing talks between their respective political parties. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by all three leaders in the presence of SADC facilitator Thabo Mbeki. The memorandum is a written agreement that Zanu [...]

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Zimbabwe Election Violence Report by Ian Pannell

June 14, 2008

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Even though the BBC is banned from reporting from Zimbabwe yet another one of their correspondents has managed to enter the country and report on events taking place in Zimbabwe. Ian Pannell has reportedly spent the last month in Zimbabwe following the election campaign. Below is Ian Pannell’s report from Manicaland.

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Are the 2008 Zimbabwe Presidential Elections Rigged?

April 3, 2008

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Zimbabwe Presidential Elections Rigged!

Cartoon by Tom Scott of The Dominion Post featured in the April 2nd edition. (Click on image to enlarge.) It has been five days since Zimbabweans took to polling stations and there has been no word as to who won the presidential elections. MDC has been claiming that they have won the elections stating that [...]

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Zimbabweans in New Zealand Poll Results

March 30, 2008

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Zimbabweans in New Zealand Ballot Paper

Below are the results of the mock elections organized by the Save Zimbabwe Campaign New Zealand where Tsvangirai won with an overwhelming majority of the votes. Given that there are about 7,000 Zimbabweans in New Zealand, turn out was poor with just under 200 votes made. Tsvangirai % Makoni % Taugana % Mugabe % TOTAL [...]

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Zimbabwe Has Voted

March 28, 2008

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DEMOCRACY UNDER MUGABE’S RULE

Yesterday Zimbabweans took to polling stations to take part in presidential elections with the main candidates being President Robert Mugabe, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai and independent runner Simba Makoni. Just how free and fair the elections were is something that had been put into question well before voting began. There [...]

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Simba Makoni to Challenge Mugabe

January 16, 2008

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Dr. Simba Makoni

Last week there were a number of reports flying around that former finance minister Simba Makoni was starting a political party to run against Mugabe in the elections. According to a number of reports, he has the backing of a number of senior government officials, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), the armed forces and prominent [...]

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Mugabe’s Supporters

December 1, 2007

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