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Nov 30 2009, Robb

If ever we were to sit back and look at the destruction, death and decay caused by Mugabe;s 30 year rule in Zimbabwe, there is one common denominator in all he does.

Money.

The man has made money, riches and power his God.

Instead of being the...

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