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Zimbabwe: Failure of Power-Sharing Government

Zimbabwe: Failure of Power-Sharing Government

The government of the much-beleaguered country of Zimbabwe has been in a power-sharing agreement between the two opposing factions of Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party and Tsvangirai’s MDC party. People hoped that such a much-awaited turn of events not too long ago will mean that the country would be able to surmount its massive economic woes, health crisis, [...]
Zimbabwe’s latest crisis: Tsvangirai Boycotts Unity Government with Mugabe

Zimbabwe’s latest crisis: Tsvangirai Boycotts Unity Government with Mugabe

Zimbabwe is witnessing yet another controversy in its very difficult political climate after the recent arrest of Roy Bennett, the Movement For Democratic Change treasurer and deputy agriculture minister-designate who stands trial for three-year-old terrorism charges. “They just assume the protagonists can manage on their own. But this has been a [...]
Zimbabwe: MDC Member Roy Bennett Arrested Again

Zimbabwe: MDC Member Roy Bennett Arrested Again

Roy Bennett who is a senior member of MDC and close associate of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was arrested before his trial scheduled on 19th October. This is the second time this important ministerial nominee of Unity government of Zimbabwe has been imprisoned on the charges of terrorism. Unfortunately first time was in February when coalition [...]
Robert Mugabe and His Amazing Technicolor Franchise on Luck

Robert Mugabe and His Amazing Technicolor Franchise on Luck

Mugabe, an extremely lucky person who is a direct beneficiary of how the free world has too short a memory, scored yet another stroke of luck when Southern Africa political leaders resolved that the relic of a tyrant and his military junta a.k.a. goons can go ahead, as usual, and continue administering the army and the police of Zimbabwe. Mugabe must [...]