EX-River Ranch managers had UNDP permits 17 months after their contracts had ended
Region: ZimbabweThree people seconded to River Ranch diamond mine by a South African-based company had valid United Nations Development Programme permits five to 17 months after their contracts had been terminated. The th... more
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Government confirms River Ranch vehicles were registered in the name of UNDP
Region: ZimbabweTwo vehicles with civilian number plates belonging to River Ranch diamond mine were indeed registered in the name of the United Nations Development Programme. This was confirmed by the then secretary for Transport and C... more
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UNDP admits vehicles registered in its name were used to smuggle diamonds
Region: ZimbabweThe United Nations Development Programme has finally admitted that vehicles registered in its name were used to smuggle diamonds from River Ranch Mine near Beitbridge into South Africa but claims that the vehicles were fra... more
Views: 388Zimbabwe: No Going Back
Region: Zimbabwe
The days of Zimbabwe's problems are over and it is only pessimists and those who do not see the hand of God in the political and economic transformation of this beleaguered country that are holding back. "This economy i... more
Views: 504Zimbabwe's Power Share Will Last Because 'Mugabe Needs Tsvangirai'
Region: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's power-sharing government of President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is for real. Contrary to widespread sentiment, mainly propagated by a skeptical media that wanted nothing else but Mugabe ... more
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Zimbabwe Skeptical as Tsvangirai Sworn In
Region: Zimbabwe
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as Zimbabwe's second Prime Minister on February 11 but the historic event was greeted with a lot of cynicism by a world that wanted only one thing- Mugabe to go. Some of ... more
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Zimbabwe VP Implicated in 'Blood Diamonds'
Region: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s vice President Joyce Mujuru threatened a senior executive of a British company with unspecified action after the company refused to handle $15 million worth of “blood diamonds” that her daughte... more
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Blair, Bush gone, is it now time for Mugabe to go?
Region: ZimbabweI heaved a sigh of relief as George Bush stepped down and Barack Obama was sworn in as the President of the United States. I had nothing against Bush. As an African I was celebrating the inauguration of Obama but t... more
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Mugabe May Be Evil, But Tsvangirai is No Saint
Region: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is considered one of the most evil men in the world today. He has been called all sorts of names— tyrant, dictator and monster. He is said to be ruthless with his own people. ... more
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Africom could be a headache for Obama
Region: ZimbabweUnited States President Barack Obama will have a lot of homework to do. The people of Africa are expecting him to be more understanding and sympathetic to their cause. They consider him one of their own because his father ... more
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Charles Rukuni is a Zimbabwean journalist with more than 30 years in the field. He has also been a journalism trainer since 1995.
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