Category: Politics (archives)

Sen. Inhofe Introduces Bill to Repeal Zimbabwe Democracy, Economic Recovery Act of 2001 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:S.1646:# S.1646 — Zimbabwe Sanctions Repeal Act of 2011 (Introduced in Senate – IS) S 1646 IS 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1646 To repeal the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October …

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ZANU PF delays deployment of SADC team to join JOMIC http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tichaona Sibanda28 September 2011 A senior member of the MDC-T on Wednesday blamed ZANU PF for holding up the deployment of a regional team that will bolster the operations of the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (JOMIC). The MDC-T deputy spokesperson and MP for Bulawayo …

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Land reform alleviating poverty: President http://www.herald.co.zw/ Thursday, 22 September 2011 02:00 From Morris Mkwate in New YorkZIMBABWE has moved closer to alleviating poverty in different parts of the country following the successful implementation of the land reform programme, President Mugabe has  said. Addressing delegates to the High-Level Meeting on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought in the Context …

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Zanu PF activists invade farm http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Own CorrespondentFriday, 29 July 2011 15:06 HARARE – People claiming to be war veterans have invaded a plot owned by MDC Constitution Select Committee rapporteur, Charles Nyamutowa in Nyanga’s Juliasdale area, as violence and instability spreads across the country. Six known Zanu PF activists claiming to be former liberation war …

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SADC Facilitation Urges Full GPA Implementation http://www.radiovop.com/ Harare, July 21, 2011 – The South African facilitation team is in Harare to map up final details on the roadmap to elections scheduled to be held next year. The facilitators  are meeting the country’s political parties to encourage them to implement the  Global Political Agreement (GPA) in full. A representative …

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Scepticism persists over full GPA implementation http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 15 July 2011 08:17 Paidamoyo Muzulu WHEN negotiators dutifully announced that the coalition government partners had struck a deal on the timeframe leading to fresh elections as agreed under the GPA, the nation must have reacted with general scepticism.In the 30 months that Zanu PF and the two MDC …

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ZANU PF deputy Minister under siege from party mob http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tichaona Sibanda11 July 2011 The ZANU PF MP for Marondera East and deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Tracy Mutinhiri, had to seek police protection from a ZANU PF mob that was threatening to take over her Tapiwanashe farm on Saturday. Mutinhiri, best known for …

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Mutinhiri’s farm invaded http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Bridget Mananavire, Staff WriterSunday, 10 July 2011 15:50 HARARE – Tracy Mutinhiri, the Zanu PF deputy minister for Labour and Social Welfare, says she is marked for death, as hundreds of people she described as “Zanu PF militia sent by Sydney Sekeramayi” invaded her farm yesterday. Over 20 police officers in riot …

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Anger at Malema’s ‘insane’ land-grab comments FIENIE GROBLER | JOHANNESBURG June 20, 2011 Agricultural organisations across the racial spectrum spoke out on Monday against African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema’s land-grab talk, while the government, the ruling party and business were slow to respond. Agri SA and the Transvaal Agricultural Union (TAU) …

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Malema’s theft policy would drive SA off rails May 27 2011 – Independent Online AFP ANC Youth League president Julius Malema. The Afrikaans newspapers this week focused on the extraordinary statements by ANC general secretary Gwede Mantashe about race and land, two issues that probably define the trenches of our political and economic debates. Mantashe …

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