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EX-River Ranch managers had UNDP permits 17 months after their contracts had ended

Charles Rukuni Region: Zimbabwe

  Three 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

Charles Rukuni Region: Zimbabwe

Two 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

Charles Rukuni Region: Zimbabwe

The 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

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Zimbabwe: No Going Back

Charles Rukuni 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: 1599
 

Zimbabwe's Power Share Will Last Because 'Mugabe Needs Tsvangirai'

Charles Rukuni 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

Charles Rukuni 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

Views: 1136
Tags: Tsvangirai , Mugabe , Media
 

Zimbabwe VP Implicated in 'Blood Diamonds'

Charles Rukuni 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?

Charles Rukuni Region: Zimbabwe

  I 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

Charles Rukuni 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

Views: 1893
 

Africom could be a headache for Obama

Charles Rukuni Region: Zimbabwe

United 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

Views: 2072

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Name: Charles Rukuni
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