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Robert Mugabe

Student union takes Mugabe to court
Africa
/ 30 September 2014

Student union takes Mugabe to court

Zimbabwe students union takes President Robert Mugabe to court over the awarding of a controversial doctorate of philosophy degree to Grace Mugabe.

By Mail Guardian Correspondent
Zimbabwe students view  PhD for president’s wife as an ‘insult’
Africa
/ 27 September 2014

Zimbabwe students view PhD for president’s wife as an ‘insult’

The Zimbabwe National Students Union condemns university Vice-Chancellor Professor Levi Nyagura for condoning Grace Mugabe’s bogus doctorate.

By Staff Reporter
Zim election report: Presidency loses latest bid for secrecy
Article
/ 19 September 2014

Zim election report: Presidency loses latest bid for secrecy

The Supreme Court of Appeal rules that the government must hand the Khampepe Report on Zimbabwe’s 2002 elections over to the Mail & Guardian.

By Phillip De Wet
Mugabe caps Grace with a doctorate
Africa
/ 19 September 2014

Mugabe caps Grace with a doctorate

Doubt has been cast on the authenticity of the first lady’s PhD, which bolsters her bid for a top party post.

By Ray Ndlovu
‘Gucci Grace’ poised to lead post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
Africa
/ 18 September 2014

‘Gucci Grace’ poised to lead post-Mugabe Zimbabwe

Grace Mugabe – a recent PhD graduate and leader of Zanu-PF’s women’s league – may be destined to take the helm from her 90-year-old husband Robert.

By MacDonald Dzirutwe
Mugabe says sanctions on Russia must not be allowed
Africa
/ 16 September 2014

Mugabe says sanctions on Russia must not be allowed

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe voiced his support for Russia, describing Western sanctions against Moscow as "illegal".

By Sapa
New China wise to Mugabe
Africa
/ 5 September 2014

New China wise to Mugabe

Despite all the fanfare, the Asian giant is not the easy touch the Zimbabwean despot once knew.

By Jason Moyo
Zanu-PF succession battle: Mugabe ditches neutrality
Africa
/ 5 September 2014

Zanu-PF succession battle: Mugabe ditches neutrality

The president has all but broken with his impartial stance on who will succeed him.

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe’s latest visit boosts China-Zimbabwe relations
Africa
/ 1 September 2014

Mugabe’s latest visit boosts China-Zimbabwe relations

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has returned from China with optimistic reports on plans to work together on energy, infrastructure and transport.

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe wins at Beijing bingo
Africa
/ 29 August 2014

Mugabe wins at Beijing bingo

Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe appears to have achieved his goal of extracting more cash from China.

By David Smith
Zanu-PF: Women play along with the boys’ club
Africa
/ 22 August 2014

Zanu-PF: Women play along with the boys’ club

Time and again they are willing to be used as pawns to bolster the patrimony of Zanu-PF.

By Comment Grace Kwinjeh
Mugabe tests SADC’s power
Africa
/ 21 August 2014

Mugabe tests SADC’s power

As the new chairperson, he is already trying to further his own agenda in the region.

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe snipes at Zuma over SADC trade protocol
Africa
/ 18 August 2014

Mugabe snipes at Zuma over SADC trade protocol

Robert Mugabe has said Jacob Zuma should cooperate with other SADC countries instead of trying to turn the region into a market for SA’s products.

By Everson Mushava
Mugabe calls on region to reduce reliance on aid
Africa
/ 17 August 2014

Mugabe calls on region to reduce reliance on aid

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says SADC must limit cooperation with Western countries, claiming foreign funding compromises its independence.

By Staff Reporter
Zim thanks SA for role in resolving political crisis
Africa
/ 17 August 2014

Zim thanks SA for role in resolving political crisis

Zimbabwe has thanked President Jacob Zuma and his predecessors for the role they played in resolving Zimbabwe’s decade-long political crisis.

By Staff Reporter
SADC summit agrees to Zim-aligned economic agenda
Africa
/ 16 August 2014

SADC summit agrees to Zim-aligned economic agenda

Critics have castigated President Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwean government for imprinting Zanu-PF values on the theme of the SADC summit.

By Staff Reporter
SADC: Mugabe’s chance to lead
Africa
/ 14 August 2014

SADC: Mugabe’s chance to lead

Will the president tone down his rhetoric to heal the rift with the Southern African Development Community?

By Ray Ndlovu
Unruly Zapu stands to lose
Africa
/ 7 August 2014

Unruly Zapu stands to lose

Deep divisions over the next vice-president could cost the former party key positions it has traditionally held in Zanu-PF.

By Staff Reporter
The political hands behind the rise of Grace Mugabe
Africa
/ 4 August 2014

The political hands behind the rise of Grace Mugabe

In an attempt to secure her own future, the first lady has become a willing pawn in Zanu-PF’s internal succession wars.

By Staff Reporter
Playing catch-up, Obama seeks bigger US role in Africa
Article
/ 3 August 2014

Playing catch-up, Obama seeks bigger US role in Africa

Many Africans feel America is lagging behind China and others in its engagement with their continent.

By Aaron Maasho and Pascal Fletcher
Grace Mugabe joins fray over Zim succession
Africa
/ 31 July 2014

Grace Mugabe joins fray over Zim succession

The appointment of Robert Mugabe’s wife as leader of the Zanu-PF Women’s League could propel Grace Mugabe into the party’s powerful politburo.

By Fanuel Jongwe Author and Fanuel Jongwe
New wave of farm problems in Zim
Africa
/ 18 July 2014

New wave of farm problems in Zim

President Mugabe has derided new landowners for renting out farms to white commercial farmers dispossessed of their farms.

By Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF infighting a toxic poison
Africa
/ 27 June 2014

Zanu-PF infighting a toxic poison

The emergence of hate language betrays the party’s historical means of silencing dissent.

By Staff Reporter
Zim: Kudzayi case to put social media on trial
Africa
/ 27 June 2014

Zim: Kudzayi case to put social media on trial

The recent arrest of ‘Sunday Mail’ editor Edmund Kudzayi on charges of terrorism indicates foreboding times for the Zimbabwean media.

By Takura Zhangazha Comment
Old Zim laws inconsistent with new Constitution
Africa
/ 26 June 2014

Old Zim laws inconsistent with new Constitution

Zimbabwe’s civic leaders say there is a growing debate around discrepancies between old laws and the Constitution, which was adopted in March 2013.

By Christopher Torchia
Zim’s ‘Baba Jukwa’ charged with subversion over fake Facebook account
Africa
/ 21 June 2014

Zim’s ‘Baba Jukwa’ charged with subversion over fake Facebook account

The editor of a state-run newspaper has appeared in court on charges of subversion and undermining the authority of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe versus Tsvangirai – again
Africa
/ 20 June 2014

Mugabe versus Tsvangirai – again

The two leaders have been slugging it out since 2002 – and they will be at it again come the elections in 2018.

By Ray Ndlovu
Zim: ‘Weevil’ Moyo walloped but wriggles free
Africa
/ 20 June 2014

Zim: ‘Weevil’ Moyo walloped but wriggles free

Livid Zanu-PF officials say they will monitor the minister closely to ensure he toes the party line.

By Staff Reporter
Loyalty is all Mugabe demands
Africa
/ 20 June 2014

Loyalty is all Mugabe demands

Corruption and incompetence do not matter if the president knows he can count on you.

By Jason Moyo
Zim: Moyo’s project backfires
Africa
/ 20 June 2014

Zim: Moyo’s project backfires

Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Jonathan Moyo is accused of using the media hearings as a battlefield to curry public favour.

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe succession battle fuels media crackdown
Africa
/ 19 June 2014

Mugabe succession battle fuels media crackdown

Political factional fights in the Zanu-PF have led to a media crackdown with suspicious break-ins and raids on three editors’ offices.

By Staff Reporter
Zim: Moyo survives the chop
Africa
/ 13 June 2014

Zim: Moyo survives the chop

The vice-president’s allies won Mugabe to their cause, and the information minister is down – but not yet out.

By Staff Reporter
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