“It was a fine gesture by Mbeki to stop by. It gives him the courage to tell his peers that he is the point man on Zimbabwe’s crisis, but in terms of the talks there is nothing of substance to show”

South Africa’s president Thabo Mbeki last week met both leaders of the divided Movement for Democratic Change, MDC, and President Robert Mugabe in Harare in what was seen as a bid to inject a sense of urgency … via Institute for War and Peace Reporting

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“He was a remarkable man … Ian Smith was many things to many people - a sportsman, a patriot… a politician, a father”

By Wendell Roelf HUNDREDS of ageing, mostly white mourners on Thursday paid their final respects to Ian Smith, the former Rhodesian prime minister who resisted moves towards black-majority rule in Zimbabwe. via New Zimbabwe

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“The reality is that we are on our own and need to increase our self reliance”

HARARE, Zimbabwe : Zimbabwe’s finance minister proposed cutting taxes for the growing number of poor, increasing taxes on some manufacturers and cracking down on the black market as cures for his nation’s … via International Herald Tribune

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“Mugabe’s plane probably developed problems. Most Air Zimbabwe planes are not working as there are not enough parts to repair them.”

Mugabe was seen arriving at the airport half an hour after the announcement Johannesburg - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe commandeered a flight - bound for Victoria Falls - to take him to Mozambique, Beeld … via ZWNews.com

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Over 90 activists from women’s pressure group WOZA and its male wing MOZA were arrested on Tuesday in Harare before being released the same day in the evening. via SW Radio Africa

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A paper published by one of the most prestigious foreign policy institutes in the United States says Washington and its international partners should shift Zimbabwe policy to make ready for - and perhaps hasten … via Voice of America

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“Tsvangirai’s ascendancy thus signalled the struggle-family’s inevitable demise - and presented, to many in the ANC, an alarming harbinger of this eventuality in South Africa, too.”

South African president, Thabo Mbeki Ezekiel Chiwara 13.NOV.07 SOUTH African president, Thabo Mbeki, who has been entrusted to facilitate a political dialogue between Zimbabwe’s ruling party and opposition … via Talk zimbabwe

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“The EU is constantly looking for solutions through dialogue”

Despite “targeted sanctions imposed on some individuals in government”, the European Union has “not abandoned” Zimbabweans, according to a visiting EU official. via AllAfrica.com

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“The best solution to end the humanitarian crisis involving Zimbabweans here is to halt the influx by ending the appalling mis-governance in our country. If only South Africa could help in that regard.”

A Zimbabwean job-seeker has died of starvation in Cape Town, in a case that has brought home the suffering faced by millions forced to flee their homeland in search of the often elusive greener pastures in … via The Independent

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The scrapping of visa requirements between Zimbabwe and Mozambique and the subsequent proposed Beira Development Corridor Will, which is set to promote trade and investment between the two countries, could not … via AllAfrica.com

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