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Zimbabwe police arrest three of PM’s aides

HARARE — Zimbabwe police detained three senior aides to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai Sunday in the wake of a key referendum, the premier’s office said. They “were arrested in Harare this morning,” a source in Tsvangirai’s office told AFP, adding … read more »

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Zimbabwe PM clashes with Mugabe over poll observers

HARARE — Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday challenged the claims of President Robert Mugabe’s supporters that international observers would not be allowed to monitor upcoming elections. With Zimbabweans set to vote on a constitutional referendum on Saturday and … read more »

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Zimbabwe Bars NGOs from Constitutional Referendum

HARARE — Non-governmental organizations in Zimbabwe have petitioned President Robert Mugabe’s government to protest the electoral commission refusal to accredit them to observe Saturday’s constitutional referendum. After a meeting with President Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who was given a … read more »

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‘Time running out for Zimbabwe vote’

Johannesburg – Zimbabwe is well behind schedule with vital reforms needed to ensure a credible and violence-free election that would pick a successor to its troubled power-sharing government, Human Rights Watch warned on Thursday. The global rights body said repressive … read more »

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Zimbabwe PM, ex-lover to settle

Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is working on an out-of-court settlement with an ex-lover who he dumped to marry another woman, lawyers said on Thursday. Locardia Karimatsenga Tembo had gone to a civil court demanding $15 000 per month for … read more »

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Morgan Tsvangirai’s messy love life is a gift to his enemies

Poor judgment about private life gives cause for concern Guardian News & Media Ltd Harare: Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, believes that intelligence agents loyal to president Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party orchestrated a plot to humiliate and embarrass him … read more »

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Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai wedding war

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s estranged lover Locardia Karimatsenga Tembo yesterday filed an urgent application at the High Court seeking an interdict to stop the Premier’s September 15 wedding. But soon after Karimatsenga’s lawyer Tawanda Kanengoni of Munangati and Associates filed … read more »

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Zimbabwe PM’s ex lover sue him for maintenance

PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s ex-lover Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo has dragged the PM to court claiming US$15 000 monthly maintenance for her upkeep as she has been accustomed to. Ms Tembo also  claims that the PM could have left her because she … read more »

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Mugabe ‘will accept vote result’

Zimbabwean prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai says long-time ruler Robert Mugabe is ready to give up power if he loses the next election. Mr Tsvangirai made the comments in New Zealand, part of a tour to ask numerous countries to end … read more »

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No more cash for Zimbabwe army, says MDC

Harare – The Zimbabwe prime minister’s party said on Wednesday it can’t pay the military until revenues from the nation’s eastern diamond fields, largely sealed off by troops, reach state coffers. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party said the finance ministry … read more »

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Zimbabwe PM to Confront Mugabe Over ‘Treasonous’ Army Statements

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he will confront President Robert Mugabe over continued threats by senior security officers that they will not respect any election outcome that does not retain the 88-year-old leader’s Zanu PF party in power. Civic … read more »

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EU’S Ashton to meet Zimbabwe ministers

Brussels – EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is to meet on Thursday with three ministers from Zimbabwe to discuss political reforms but a further easing of sanctions is unlikely, an EU official said on Tuesday. After easing sanctions against … read more »

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Zimbabwe: PM Tsvangirai gets engaged

rime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai got engaged to his fiancée Elizabeth Macheka at a private ceremony in Harare last night. Macheka (35) is the daughter of Zanu PF Central Committee member and former Chitungwiza executive mayor and MP Joseph Macheka. Elizabeth … read more »

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Mugabe calls for violence free election

Harare – President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday urged Zimbabweans to shun violence ahead of elections he insists be held this year, in his first public appearance since a new wave of worry about his health. “We are going to elections … read more »

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Violence flares up in Zimbabwe

Harare – A Zimbabwe violence monitoring group said on Saturday there has been an upswing in violence in the past month since the president said he will call elections this year even if called-for democratic reforms are not made. The … read more »

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I’m not too old ladies and gentlemen – Mugabe

Cape Town – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe had guests attending the launch of Zimbabwe’s Trade and Investment Policy Document in stitches when he told them that he was not too old, Radio VOP reported on Friday. Mugabe turned 88 on … read more »

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World ‘mustn’t let Mugabe rig election’

London – Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday urged the world not to allow President Robert Mugabe to steal any future elections, but insisted his country is open for business despite its problems. “My call to the world is, … read more »

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Zimbabwe poll politics ‘hurting investment’

Johannesburg – Zimbabwe’s demand that foreign companies turn over majority stakes to locals is being driven by upcoming elections and scaring investors away, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Thursday. Mining firms, banks and retailers have grown increasingly worried ab … read more »

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Who am I to question Mugabe’s health – PM

Johannesburg – Zimbabwe’s prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai was reticent on Thursday about President Robert Mugabe’s claim that he was fit enough to still be president at 88. “Is President Mugabe fit enough to lead?” said Tsvangirai in response to a … read more »

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Mugabe ‘a hypocrite, tired election candidate’

Cape Town – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has lashed out at his coalition partner President Robert Mugabe, branding him a “hypocrite and tired election candidate” leading a group of cowards, Radio VOP reported on Friday. According to the report, … read more »

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Mugabe accuses Tsvangirai of plotting constitutional coup

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe accused his political rivals of trying to use constitutional reforms to get rid of him, but warned that his ZANU-PF party would reject any changes threatening its future, the Sunday Mail newspaper reported. Mugabe, who turns … read more »

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Zimbabwe minister doubts polls this year

Harare – Zimbabwe’s constitutional affairs minister on Wednesday cast doubt on President Robert Mugabe’s bid to hold elections this year. A referendum on a proposed new constitution must take place before the holding of general elections. “My assessment is the … read more »

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EU to keep up Zimbabwe sanctions, drops 51 from list

The European Union is expected to keep up sanctions on Zimbabwe but remove a third of the people from its list of those affected by asset freezes and visa bans, EU diplomats said on Tuesday. The arms embargo will remain … read more »

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Zimbabwe Tsvangirai slammed over ‘God chosen remark’

Cape Town – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been criticised after telling a religious audience that he and President Robert Mugabe were chosen by God to lead the nation and that people should pray for them, The Zimbabwe Mail … read more »

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Mugabe, Tsvangirai face-off

Cape Town – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai are expected to hold an explosive meeting amid reports the premier is seething with anger over leakages of confidential communication between them, News Day reported on Monday. This, … read more »

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Zimbabwe wants to ban foreign papers

Harare – Zimbabwe’s media commission on Thursday said it will ask authorities to ban foreign newspapers that are not registered to operate in the country. “The Zimbabwe media commission has resolved to bar affected papers from entrance into and circulation … read more »

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Zimbabwe civil servants plan 1 day strike

Harare – Government workers in Zimbabwe will stage a one-day strike on Thursday to demand a salary increase and improved work conditions, union officials said. “The strike is definitely on tomorrow,” Tendai Chikowore, spokesperson for the Public Service Association told … read more »

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Zimbabwe Tsvangirai calls for reforms before vote

Harare – Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai warned on Thursday that crucial reforms were needed before credible elections could take place. President Robert Mugabe has said he wanted early polls to be held in 2012 as his uneasy power-sharing deal … read more »

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Mugabe begged Tsvangirai not to walk out of GPA

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday claimed President Mugabe last week begged him not to walk out of the wobbly inclusive government in protest against escalating violence in most parts of the country. Meanwhile, Tsvangirai told supporters at Chibuku Stadium in … read more »

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Mugabe must retire – Tsvangirai

Harare – President Robert Mugabe should consider stepping down as old age and health worries catch up with the 87-year-old Zimbabwean leader, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Wednesday. “The question of age is catching up, the question of health … read more »

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