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Germany threatens to withdraw aid

Germany has threatened to cut off aid to Zimbabwe unless Zanu PF supporters who reportedly invaded a farm owned by a German national

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Canada slams Maguwu detention

The Canadian government is outraged by the state's treatment of incarcerated diamond rights researcher, Farai Maguwu. The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has also condemned Maguwu’s continued detention saying it was irregular.

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Mugabe swears in Tsvangirai’s ministers

President Robert Mugabe yesterday swore-in five new ministers appointed on Tuesday by his arch-rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in response to what the premier said was a decline in confidence in the fragile government of national unity formed 16 months ago. Those sworn in at Zimbabw

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. . . as Zanu PF roots for longer presidential term for Mugabe

President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party is pushing for a clause in the country’s new constitution that will effectively guarantee the veteran ruler more time in office.

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Thabo Mbeki — Father of the failed state in SA?

The ANC’s political victory in 1994 was a result of the ideological “struggle against apartheid”. As a counter achievement the ANC was compelled to destroy the “legacy of apartheid” from society.

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Zapu threatens ‘NO’ vote campaign

The revived Zapu party whose stronghold is Matabeleland has warned it would campaign for a ‘No’ vote in the referendum if the devolution of power and proportional representation were not enshrined in the new constitution.

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Domestic violence forum gets underway

THE prevalent social cancer of domestic violence within marriage has become a topical problem in Zimbabwe, with several cases reported in the media and many others swept under the carpet.

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Factionalism at Zanu PF meeting

BULAWAYO - Zanu PF divisions in Matabeleland came to the fore at a party provincial conference held this weekend in Bulawayo where several high-ranking party officials from the province were sidelined.

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Chaos in city

Zanu PF youths — allegedly acting at the behest of senior party officials — have gone on a rampage in Bulawayo, invading buildings and threatening tenants. The youths, driving vehicles with Zanu PF Bulawayo Province inscriptions, have combed buildings owned by foreign nationals and ordered the owners and their tenants to wind up business and hand over the buildings to them.