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Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe is cruel – minister

November 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Zimbabwe’s Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma has branded President Robert Mugabe as “cruel” for the “incessant arrests and beatings [of opposition supporters] under the pretext of maintaining order and applying the rule of law” in the country. Mangoma … read more »

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Zimbabwe: The Beast of Corruption

October 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Gracian W. Masiyiwa, zimeye.org The Zimbabwean nation is rocking at a standstill as multiple cases of corruption continue rip the country apart in what can only be the savage work of a vicious beast. Several news leads dominated the … read more »

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Zimababwe minister arrested for insulting President Robert Mugabe

October 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Zimbabwe’s energy minister was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of insulting President Robert Mugabe, a move likely to strain relations in the southern African country’s fragile coalition government. Elton Mangoma, a senior official in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for … read more »

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Zimbabwe drops charges against energy minister

July 18, 2011 by benim

Prosecutors on Monday withdrew charges against Zimbabwe Energy Minister Elton Mangoma who had been accused of breaching tender regulations by halting bids to supply electricity meters. “We have withdrawn the charges against him because the charges against him were almost … read more »

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Zimbabwe parties agree on path to new elections

July 7, 2011 by benim

Zimbabwe’s two main political parties have agreed to a timeline for reforms that will pave the way for fresh elections, but no date for the polls was set, an official said on Thursday. “We signed the election roadmap,” said Energy … read more »

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Zimbabwe energy minister cleared in fuel deal

June 28, 2011 by benim

Zimbabwe energy minister Elton Mangoma on Tuesday was cleared of charges that he breached tender regulations in a fuel deal. “The state has failed to establish a prima facie case,” Justice Chinembiri Bhunu said. “The accused is, therefore, found not … read more »

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Zimbabwe police stop lawyers headed to court

April 19, 2011 by benim

HARARE, Zimbabwe – A legal team dispatched to remote western Zimbabwe for a politically charged court case was stopped by police and prevented from attending the hearing, an independent lawyers group said Tuesday, in what they said is another example … read more »

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Robert Mugabe Hounds Rivals in Zimbabwe, Parties Say

April 18, 2011 by benim

HARARE, Zimbabwe — More than a quarter of President Robert Mugabe’s opponents in Parliament have been arrested since agreeing to join the government in a shaky power-sharing arrangement, part of an intensifying campaign of harassment intended to drive them out … read more »

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe condemns gay ‘filth’

April 14, 2011 by benim

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Thursday condemned gay “filth” in Europe, as he lambasted Western powers for maintaining their asset freeze and travel ban on him and his inner circle. “We don’t worry ourselves about the goings-on in Europe,” he … read more »

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Zimbabwe: PM’s party regains speaker seat

March 29, 2011 by benim

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party regained the disputed parliament speaker’s post in a bitterly fought ballot by lawmakers late Tuesday as state prosecutors earlier defied a court order to free on bail a close Tsvangirai ally that barred him from … read more »

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Zimbabwe churches condemn violence

March 29, 2011 by benim

Harare – Church leaders in Zimbabwe called on Monday for an end to escalating political violence and “hate language” fuelling it as elections approach and the nation slides deeper into a political crisis. In a pastoral statement, the Zimbabwe Council … read more »

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Tsvangirai meets with Zuma

March 27, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai met with South African President Jacob Zuma amid rising tensions within the unity government with President Robert Mugabe, media said on Sunday. “They [Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change] were bringing him up to … read more »

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Zimbabwe energy minister re-arrested

March 25, 2011 by benim

Harare – Zimbabwe’s energy minister Elton Mangoma was arrested on Friday on undisclosed charges, his party said, two weeks after his last detention sparked calls for a “divorce” in the strained unity government. “We have just been informed that minister … read more »

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Tsvangirai meets Guebuza on Zimbabwe tensions

March 16, 2011 by benim

Maputo – Zimbabwe’s prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza to discuss problems in his unity government with President Robert Mugabe. “There are a few problems developing in terms of cohesion,” Tsvangirai told reporters after … read more »

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Zimbabwe PM meets Mozambican president on tensions

March 15, 2011 by benim

Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza to discuss problems in his unity government with President Robert Mugabe. “There are a few problems developing in terms of cohesion,” Tsvangirai told reporters after the brief … read more »

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Envoys appeal for calm in Zimbabwe

March 11, 2011 by benim

Harare – Western envoys on Thursday issued a unprecedented joint appeal to Zimbabwean security forces to be impartial and non- political as tensions rose sharply over the arrest of a cabinet minister loyal to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. Recent weeks … read more »

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Zimbabwe energy minister arrested

March 10, 2011 by benim

Harare – Zimbabwean police on Thursday detained Energy Minister Elton Mangoma for questioning on undisclosed charges, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said. “I have just been informed the minister of energy has been arrested,” Tsvangirai told a meeting of local business … read more »

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