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AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe
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African Leaders Disagree On AU Govt
African leaders once again failed to reach a consensus on the proposed African Union (AU) government, making their recently concluded AU summit end on a discordant note.
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Police Close Down Militia Bases
A week after Robert Mugabe's 'smash and grab election,' police in the country were instructed to forcibly close down Zanu PF militia bases. Residents in several suburbs expressed their surprise at police beating up some of the Zanu PF supporters manning the torture camps, telling them their services were no longer required.
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South African Unions Protest Against Mugabe
South Africa's main labour union the Confederation of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) held a demonstration at the Beitbridge border post Saturday protesting against Robert Mugabe's regime. Spokesman Jan Tsiane urged continental bodies to intervene in the crisis and help restore democracy in the wake of Mugabe's one-man election. No incidents were reported during the protests except the arrest of one man who was later released.
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African Civil Groups Intensify Campaign to Pressure Mugabe
As condemnation of the Mugabe regime intensifies in the aftermath of his sham one-man presidential election, civil society groups on the continent are uniting to express their solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe. The continuing campaign of violence against MDC officials and supporters has angered many African civil organisations, and they are now turning their words of support into action, to increase pressure for change.
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Refugees Left 'Homeless And Hopeless' Outside US Embassy
While officials at the US Embassy in Harare took the day off to celebrate America's Independence Day on Friday, almost 200 victims of political violence were still waiting outside the embassy gates seeking refuge and shelter.
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Number of Displaced People 'Extremely Worrying'
The Zimbabwe Exiles Forum said on Friday the South African government needs to take responsibility not only for the number of Zimbabweans fleeing into the country, but also for the growing number of displaced Zimbabweans - a figure that is now estimated at a quarter of a million since the March elections.
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Mugabe Warns Botswana
Robert Mugabe has warned neighbouring countries to 'think twice' before launching an attack against his regime.
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Local Currency Fading Away
The flower seller booths on Unity Square in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, are now the haunt of money changers, because this is one of the few commercial activities in the country still experiencing any kind of growth.
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UN Security Council Debates Sanctions
The United Nations Security Council is discussing what the United States calls "targeted sanctions" aimed at the Zimbabwe government and its top officials.
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New Cabinet Might Include MDC
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is any day now expected to announce a new cabinet that will have a few surprise inclusions while leaving space for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), it emerged yesterday.
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Tanzania Rejects Mugabe Win
Tanzania does not recognise Mr Robert Mugabe as the legally elected President of Zimbabwe because last Friday's presidential run-off, which was boycotted by the opposition, was "highly flawed", Foreign Affairs minister Bernard Membe said yesterday.
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Journalists' Trial Postponed
On 2 July 2008, the trial of two Kwekwe-based journalists accused of publishing falsehoods in breach of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) was postponed to 15 July. The postponement took place after the trial judge dismissed the defence's application to stop proceedings pending an appeal of the judge's refusal to release the journalists.
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Archbishop Backs Calls for Talks On Crisis
The Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to find ways of opening new negotiations to end the political stalemate in Zimbabwe.
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Intimidation Was Widespread, Claim Voters
AMBUYA Motsi (not her real name), a widow living in the high density suburb of Glen Norah, Harare, last Friday could not believe what she had just done -- voting for embattled President Robert Mugabe in a presidential run-off election condemned as a sham world-wide.
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Mbeki Bound to Fail
SOUTH African president Thabo Mbeki's mediation efforts in the Zimbabwe crisis to produce an undisputed presidential result have failed, with some political analysts suggesting that Sadc should appoint another facilitator to broker an inclusive government pact between President Robert Mugabe and the MDC's Morgan Tsvangirai.
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No Substitute for Negotiations
ROBERT Mugabe's holding of a one-man election has killed off any possibility of a negotiated political settlement in Zimbabwe, the MDC's Tendai Biti said on Tuesday.
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New Divisions Rock MDC
THE Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC has been rocked by divisions on whether the party should enter into negotiations with Zanu PF to form a government of national unity (GNU) to end the country's crisis.
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West for Tougher Sanctions
WESTERN countries are lobbying for the imposition of comprehensive sanctions on Zimbabwe in a move which could result in the country's further isolation and decimate the crumbling economy.
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Ballots Spoiled in Protest
ZIMBABWE'S electorate protested angrily against last Friday's presidential election run-off and President Robert Mugabe's government as shown by an extraordinarily high number of spoilt ballots, some carrying insulting messages.
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Govt Relaunches Price Blitz
GOVERNMENT has launched a second price blitz against retailers and manufacturers, forcing them to slash prices of goods and commodities less than one week after the contentious electoral victory of President Robert Mugabe.
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