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HEADLINES author/source:Daily News published:Tue 8-Dec-2009 posted on this site:Tue 8-Dec-2009 Zanu PF leaders object more to the visa bans which stop them travelling to Europe and the US By Peta Thornycroft One of President Robert Mugabe's most successful recent propaganda campaigns is that "sanctions" are responsible for the pitiful state of the ...

Southern African diplomatic sources voiced concern at the expansion of the agenda on the table in talks among the three parties to Zimbabwe's troubled national unity government aimed at resolving contentious issues Washington 03 December 2009 Southern African Development Community Executive Secretary Tomaz Salomao flew into Harare on Thursday to ...

HEADLINES author/source:Standard published:Sun 6-Dec-2009 posted on this site:Sun 6-Dec-2009 Article Type : News Parties smuggling in new issues By Kholwani Hyathi The one-month deadline Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai gave President Robert Mugabe to fully implement their power-sharing agreement lapses today and the feuding parties still have ...

ONCE again, an air of fear, alarm and despondency has engulfed our troubled nation as Zimbabweans in their diversity watch helplessly while those we have entrusted to chart our future haggle, pontificate and prevaricate about the so-called outstanding issues in the GPA, that mysterious creature that spawned our ill-fated inclusive government - so ...

WHILE the Movement for Democratic Change has decided to concentrate all their efforts on the appointments of Gideon Gono as the Reserve Bank governor and Johannes Tomana as the Attorney-General, President Robert Mugabe is refusing to call for any by-election. The Zimbabwean constitution is clear on when a vacant parliamentary seat must be filled.

HEADLINES author/source:Times published:Thu 3-Dec-2009 Four men tried to abduct her Radio 5 Livea s presenter finds that Zimbabweans choose their words carefully Victoria Derbyshire Yesterday I presented my Radio 5 Live programme from Harare, the first time a full domestic BBC programme has been transmitted from Zimbabwe since foreign press were ...

The state-controlled Herald newspaper quoted Foreign Affairs Secretary Joey Bimha as saying Harare objects to the transmission of "hate messages" to Zimbabwe from transmission facilities in Botswana Patience Rusere Washington 02 December 2009 The Zimbabwean government is reported to have said it will lodge a diplomatic protest with neighboring ...

SW Radio Africa founder Gerry Jackson says her station broadcasts legally to provide Zimbabweans with the news to which they are entitled Washington 27 November 2009 The founder of a London-based radio station that broadcasts to Zimbabwe took exception this week to a statement by Industry Minister Welshman Ncube saying talks within the Harare unity ...

Zimbabwean Prime Minster and President of the Movement For Democratic Change Party, Morgan Tsvangirai addresses people at a rally in Chitungwiza about 40 kms east of Harare, Sunday, Nov., 8, 20009.

Pretoria sources told VOA that President Jacob Zuma has become exasperated by continued delays in Harare and wants the parties to meet a December 5 deadline set by regional leaders Blessing Zulu Washington 26 November 2009 A South African mediation team that was expected in Harare on Friday to give a push to talks on settling issues troubling the ...

Charles Nqakula, former defence minister and current adviser to President Jacob Zuma will lead a team to facilitate talks on the Zimbabwean power-sharing agreement, the presidency said.

Pretoria sources said the team to be sent to Harare by President Jacob Zuma includes trusted lieutenants who are a oeas tough as nails" Blessing Zulu Washington 25 November 2009 South Africa is expected to send a high powered delegation to Harare, Zimbabwe, on Friday in a bit to inject urgency into talks among partners in the troubled power-sharing ...

Lawyers representing Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change treasurer Roy Bennett have accused the State of attempting to suppress information that would weaken their case.

Zimbabwean police detained U.S. and British diplomats for several hours on Thursday, slashing the tires of their cars after they visited victims of political violence ahead of a presidential vote, the U.S. embassy said.

Britain is behind plans to bring Zimbabwe back into the Commonwealth in two years.

Zimbabwe's feuding parties will meet over the weekend to thrash out a compromise, with the first deadline imposed by the region to resolve the remaining issues likely to be missed.

By Stanley Gama President Jacob Zuma is preparing to intervene urgently in Zimbabwe as his advisers express impatience with Zimbabwean leaders for failing to meet to resolve their differences.

Harare - A Zimbabwean soldier has been sent to jail for an effective 12 years for breaking into a military armoury and stealing 20 automatic rifles, the state-controlled Sunday Mail said.

Fresh negotiations to deal with the so-called outstanding issues in the unity government are expected to begin in earnest this weekend nearly two weeks after the Southern African Development Community Troika directed at its meeting in Mozambique that Zimbabwe resolves its niggling issues within 30 days.

FINANCIAL GAZETTE ONE of the key roles of Parliament, according to the Constitution of Zimbabwe, is that of making laws for the peace, order and good of the country.