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Resisting The Will Of The People

Robb — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:55:30 +0000

I see that Robert Mugabe, in his assumed position as President of Zimbabwe, has dropped all pretence that his party is seeking an agreement with Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change. Not only has he decided that there will be no...

First Blood To ZANU PF, First Round To MDC

Robb — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:45:16 +0000

These last few days have been mixed fortunes for Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), and even an even tougher roller coaster ride for Mugabe and his ZANU PF party. Yesterday morning, against the run of play,...

The Politics Of Numbers

Robb — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:09:38 +0000

With so much shoulder barging going on, I thought that I would attempt to explain the reason behind so much activity, and it is very simply put down in one word. Numbers. There are 210 seats in Parliament in Zimbabwe (worked on a population of...

Mugabe's Inconsistencies

Robb — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:29:27 +0000

Robert Gabriel Mugabe has been in power for in excess of 28 years. I do not say that everything he has done in Zimbabwe has been wrong, but nine times out of ten his judgement has been… ‘impaired’ should we say. I will only look at three of...

Mugabe and Tsvangirai Vie For Control

Robb — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:26:03 +0000

It is ironic that Robert Mugabe should be in a power struggle with Morgan Tsvangirai when for the past 28 years he has hung grimly on to power using whatever tools within his reach. That this young upstart who leads a political party that has not...

Negotiations: Tsvangirai prepared to accept Zimbabwe premiership

Desh — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:53:41 +0000

Morgan Tsvangirai outlined his proposal for resolving the contentious issue of who would lead any unity government in a speech to regional Cabinet ministers gathered Friday, the eve of a Southern African Development Community...

ZANU PF vs MDC - The Wait Continues

Robb — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:36:32 +0000

I despair of African politics. And, in particular. I despair of politics in Zimbabwe if Robert Mugabe has anything to do with it. The negotiations to establish some common ground between Mugabe’s ZANU PF and the two factions of the Movement...

Tsvangirai detained at Harare airport on way to African summit

Madhuri Katti — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:12:59 +0000

Morgan Tsvangirai, the Zimbabwean opposition leader, said he and other party officials were detained at Harare airport today and had their passports confiscated. The leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said he had his passport seized...

Agreements Mean Nothing To Mugabe

Robb — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:57:10 +0000

My late father used to tell me that for a gentlemen’s agreement - first you need two gentlemen. He also used to say that a verbal agreement is only as good as the paper it is written upon. Robert Gabriel Mugabe is no stranger to...

Disinformation Or Misguided Loyalty

Robb — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:10:27 +0000

Disinformation: false or misleading information deliberately spread by a propaganda agency. Misguided: confused or erring in thought or action; foolish. When countries are at war, there is always a huge campaign to confuse the perceived...