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Tsvangirai Withdraws From Power-sharing Deal
14.11.2008 16:01
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Zimbabwe's political crisis deepened on 14 November with the withdrawal of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by Morgan Tsvangirai, from the moribund power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF.
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Mugabe in Quandary Over Cabinet
14.11.2008 14:03
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PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is in a quandary on forming a government despite getting the go ahead from Sadc and his politburo.
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Mugabe Disrupted Summit
14.11.2008 14:02
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THERE was high drama at the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) summit in Sandton on Sunday when President Robert Mugabe refused to leave a session of the meeting after he was requested to do so by the chair, South African President Kgalema Motlanthe.
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Annan, Carter And Machel To Visit Country
14.11.2008 14:02
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Three members of the globally respected group of Elders, former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, former United States President Jimmy Carter, and international advocate for women and children's rights Graça Machel are expected to visit Zimbabwe next weekend to assess the escalating humanitarian crisis.
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Tsvangirai Party Refuses to Join Govt
14.11.2008 14:02
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The Deputy President of the MDC Thokozani Khupe announced on Friday that her party will not join a unity government with Robert Mugabe until the rivals resolve their differences over a power-sharing deal.
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'Food Relief Operators Are Overwhelmed'
14.11.2008 14:02
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Impatience among the hungry and food relief operations put on the back foot by a nearly three-month ban are complicating an already desperate situation as Zimbabwe barrels towards its peak food crisis, less than two months away.
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Process to Form New Government Begins
14.11.2008 14:02
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PRESIDENT Mugabe has started the process of forming an inclusive Government in line with the recommendations of last Sunday's Sadc Extraordinary Summit that called for its urgent establishment.
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'Frelimo is the Guarantor of the Future' - Paunde
14.11.2008 14:02
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The general secretary of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party, Filipe Paunde, on Friday declared that Frelimo is the only party in the country that has proved it is able to solve the problems facing the Mozambican people.
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CTA Proposes Boycotting Companies That Deny Social Responsibility
14.11.2008 14:02
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The Mozambican Confederation of Business Associations (CTA) has called for a code of conduct and other norms to regulate the relationship between private companies in terms of their social responsibility, and a boycott of the products of those companies that fail to comply, reports Friday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
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Frelimo Accuses Opposition of Plagiarism
14.11.2008 14:02
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The head of the local election brigade for Maputo province of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party, Veronica Macamo, on Thursday accused opposition candidates of plagiarizing the Frelimo election manifestos, since they had no ideas of their own.
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Simango Victory Would 'Devastate' Beira, Frelimo Claims
14.11.2008 14:02
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The Central Committee Secretary for Mobilisation and Propaganda of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party, Edson Macuacua, on Thursday claimed that the re-election of Daviz Simango as mayor of the central city of Beira would have "devastating and unprecedented" effects.
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Constitutional Council Readmits Renamo Candidates
14.11.2008 14:02
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Mozambique's Constitutional Council, which acts as the country's highest court on electoral disputes, on Friday overturned the disqualification of three mayoral candidates of the country's largest opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo.
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Press Freedom Crucial for Development
14.11.2008 14:02
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A Finnish delegation is preparing to visit Mozambique to assess the situation of the press as well as the stage of development of the country.
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Polling Stations Will Open On Time, Pledges STAE
14.11.2008 14:02
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The general director of the Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE), the electoral branch of the Mozambican civil service, Felisberto Naife, guaranteed on Friday that all the polling stations will open on time for the country's third municipal elections, to be held on 19 November.
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Airports Chief Strikes Back
14.11.2008 14:01
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The chairperson of the board of directors of the Mozambican Airports Company (ADM), Diodino Cambaza, detained on charges of corruption, has hit back at his accusers, in a long letter denying all the allegations.
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