President Mugabe, who is eager to form a new government after a seven-month stalemate, forwarded a draft of the amendment to Mr Mbeki for consideration early this week. But the MDC said it had not been consulted on the draft...
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The September deal had raised hopes that a new leadership would get on with the task of rescuing the ruined economy. But the power struggle between Mugabe and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, his old foe, has overshadowed daily hardships including food...
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Limpopo's health department has denied reports that 19 people have died of cholera in Musina. Provincial health and social development spokesperson, Phuti Seloba, said on Wednesday that only two people had died of the disease at Musina hospital on Tuesday,...
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Mr Annan, former US President Jimmy Carter and human rights activist Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel said they wanted to assess humanitarian needs. But a government source told The Herald newspaper the mission was "partisan". The government and opposition remain...
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The hosts lost their last seven wickets for just three runs as Muttiah Muralitharan (4-14) and Ajantha Mendis (3-26) ripped through the order. Sri Lanka made light work of the reply, despite the dismissal of Upul Tharanga after just three...
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Top-level cricket returns to troubled Zimbabwe from Thursday (tomorrow) this week after Sri Lanka sent a 15-player squad to play a series of five One-day Internationals. The irony is that it was Sri Lanka, as much as any Test nation,...
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Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai missed talks in Swaziland on the crisis in his country on Monday because his rival and negotiating partner, President Robert Mugabe, refused to give him a passport. The government of neighboring Botswana on Monday condemned the...
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The peacekeepers' "current mandate limits their ability to become real peacemakers and provide for a lasting solution," Motlanthe said Sunday. Congolese President Joseph Kabila attended the Johannesburg meeting of the 15-nation regional bloc, with his delegation sitting next to Angola,...
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Zimbabwe's economic woes are expected to dominate a summit that opened in Uganda on Wednesday aimed at cementing trade and aid ties between 26 African states. The presidents of Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya all gave speeches outlining ideas...
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PF party and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change say they want resolution so they can turn their attention to rescuing their country from economic collapse. But there was little prospect of a breakthrough at Sunday's summit of...
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