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Robert Mugabe

Succession debate resumes after Mugabe’s health scare
Article
/ 12 April 2012

Succession debate resumes after Mugabe’s health scare

Robert Mugabe has returned to Zimbabwe after a trip to Singapore fuelled rumours of his ailing health, reviving concerns about who would succeed him.

By Fanuel Jongwe
Mugabe ill health reports dismissed
Article
/ 10 April 2012

Mugabe ill health reports dismissed

Zimbabwe has dismissed reports that President Robert Mugabe is battling for his life in a Singapore hospital as "a lot of hogwash".

By Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai: Respect the Constitution, Mr President
Article
/ 3 April 2012

Tsvangirai: Respect the Constitution, Mr President

Zimbabwe’s prime minister has urged President Robert Mugabe to respect the country’s Constitution and hold credible elections predicted by reforms.

By Staff Reporter
Violence on the rise as Mugabe promises polls in 2012
Africa
/ 31 March 2012

Violence on the rise as Mugabe promises polls in 2012

A report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project claims there has been a spike in human rights violations in Zim following Mugabe’s call for elections.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 March 2012

Zim general’s death cleared of foul play

An inquest has ruled out foul play in the fiery death of former army commander Solomon Mujuru a top power broker in President Robert Mugabe’s party.

By Angus Shaw
Ruling sets fear among civic groups
Article
/ 22 March 2012

Ruling sets fear among civic groups

The guilty verdict given to activists accused of plotting against President Robert Mugabe may be successful in silencing other critics of the regime.

By Jason Moyo
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Article
/ 21 March 2012

Zim court fines activists for anti-Mugabe plot

Six Zimbabwean activists convicted of airing Arab Spring videos were fined $500 and sentenced to community service, rather than 10 years in prison.

By Nelson Banya
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Article
/ 19 March 2012

Zimbabwe convicts six of plot to unseat Mugabe

A court in Zimbabwe has convicted six activists of plotting to unseat President Robert Mugabe by stirring up Arab Spring-style protests.

By Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai warns against rigged Zim elections
Article
/ 19 March 2012

Tsvangirai warns against rigged Zim elections

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has urged the world to stop Robert Mugabe from stealing elections but says his country is open for business.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 March 2012

Zim’s indigenisation policy ‘scaring off’ investors

Analysts say Zimbabwe’s forcing of foreign firms to hand over a 51% stake will scare away much-needed investment despite assurances to the contrary.

By Reagan Mashavave
Mugabe is Air Zimbabwe’s last man flying
Article
/ 16 March 2012

Mugabe is Air Zimbabwe’s last man flying

Zimbabwe’s national carrier Air Zimbabwe has been grounded due to mounting debts after more than three decades in operation.

By Ray Ndlovu
Mugabe must go fish: ‘There’s no money for elections’
Article
/ 15 March 2012

Mugabe must go fish: ‘There’s no money for elections’

Zimbabwe’s finance minister says elections can’t be held this year as President Robert Mugabe wants, because there isn’t enough money available.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 March 2012

Zimplats hands over majority shares to government

The Zimbabwean government and Zimplats have reached an agreement to transfer a 51% stake to local investors, as required by a controversial law.

By Staff Reporter
Ballooning debt cuts off the power
Article
/ 8 March 2012

Ballooning debt cuts off the power

Zimbabwe finally realising the long awaited power crisis.

By Ray Ndlovu
‘Theatre of frustration’ draws crowds
Article
/ 8 March 2012

‘Theatre of frustration’ draws crowds

Politically charged plays have become the least suppressed way to express anger in Zimbabwe.

By Jason Moyo
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Article
/ 7 March 2012

Zimplats’ call for extension denied

Zimbabwe has rejected a request by platinum miner Zimplats to extend a deadline to hand over a nearly 30% stake under a contentious equity law.

By Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF eager to rush through elections
Article
/ 6 March 2012

Zanu-PF eager to rush through elections

Zanu-PF says elections could be held this year even if political reforms, including a new Constitution, requested by meditators are not ready in time.

By Staff Reporter
SA demands reforms in Zimbabwe before polls
Article
/ 5 March 2012

SA demands reforms in Zimbabwe before polls

Foreign Affairs Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has dismissed Robert Mugabe’s push for new polls without reforms required by the country’s unity deal.

By Staff Reporter
Black market dirties Zimbabwe diamond fields
Article
/ 4 March 2012

Black market dirties Zimbabwe diamond fields

The funeral of a gem dealer has revealed the illicit trade of diamonds in Zimbabwe has gone underground and may be propping up Zanu-PF cronies.

By Justine Gerardy
‘Forward ever, backwards never’ for Mugabe
Article
/ 2 March 2012

‘Forward ever, backwards never’ for Mugabe

Robert Mugabe may be under pressure to call it a day, but he still used his birthday party to tell people he was fit enough to go on leading Zimbabwe.

By Jason Moyo
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Article
/ 1 March 2012

Mugabe admits allies have died of Aids

President Robert Mugabe has launched a programme urging parliamentarians to lead by example in fighting HIV/Aids.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 February 2012

Zimplats given two weeks to hand over 29.5% stake

Impala Platinum’s Zimbabwe unit has been ordered to transfer 29.5% of its shares to a state-run fund in order to comply with local empowerment laws.

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe attacks gays, foreigners at birthday celebration
Article
/ 25 February 2012

Mugabe attacks gays, foreigners at birthday celebration

Robert Mugabe marked his 88<sup>th</sup> birthday with a trademark attack on gays and foreigners at a mass rally to celebrate the occasion.

By Reagan Mashavave
Mugabe’s birthday celebrated in Mutare
Article
/ 25 February 2012

Mugabe’s birthday celebrated in Mutare

Thousands of people gathered at a stadium in Zimbabwe’s town of Mutare for celebrations to mark veteran President Robert Mugabe’s 88th birthday.

By Staff Reporter
NGO ban causes alarm in Zim
Article
/ 24 February 2012

NGO ban causes alarm in Zim

Political jockeying for position in Zimbabwe is heating up as Zanu-PF bans 30 non-governmental organisations ahead of the elections.

By Ray Ndlovu
Zim steps up pressure to hand shares over to locals
Africa
/ 24 February 2012

Zim steps up pressure to hand shares over to locals

Foreign firms are learning that token deals will not appease Mugabe: Zimbabwe wants them to sell majority interests to locals before elections.

By Jason Moyo
Zanu-PF rewrites Zim’s ‘careless’ draft constitution
Africa
/ 23 February 2012

Zanu-PF rewrites Zim’s ‘careless’ draft constitution

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s party says it has made a lot of changes to a draft constitution meant to pave the way to the country’s elections.

By Staff Reporter
‘Resurrected’ Mugabe ‘fit as a fiddle’ at 88
Africa
/ 21 February 2012

‘Resurrected’ Mugabe ‘fit as a fiddle’ at 88

Remarking that he has come back to life more often than Jesus, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says he’s "fit as a fiddle" as he turns 88.

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe at 88: Is it time to leave?
Videos
/ 20 February 2012

Mugabe at 88: Is it time to leave?

President Robert Mugabe celebrates his 88th birthday. The M&G ask Zimbabweans in Johannesburg, if he’s been a good ruler for the past 24 years.

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe: We can reject Zuma (but he may stay, for now)
Article
/ 20 February 2012

Mugabe: We can reject Zuma (but he may stay, for now)

Robert Mugabe has threatened to reject President Jacob Zuma as a power-sharing facilitator for the tense power-sharing government in Zimbabwe.

By Staff Reporter
Only cowards don’t want elections, says Mugabe
Africa
/ 19 February 2012

Only cowards don’t want elections, says Mugabe

President Robert Mugabe says elections will "definitely" happen this year, calling politicians who say polls should be held in 2013 "cowards".

By Angus Shaw
EU seeks to normalise ties with Zanu-PF
Africa
/ 18 February 2012

EU seeks to normalise ties with Zanu-PF

The European Union said on Friday it has removed 51 loyalists of Zimbabwe’s president from a list of people facing travel and banking bans.

By Gillian Gotora
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