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Zuma currying favour with Mugabe?

SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma who faces crucial elections in May could be attempting to curry favour with President Robert Mugabe after he cancelled several key obligations at home and abroad to create time to attend Bona Mugabe’s wedding last Saturday. Apparently Zuma cancelled at the eleventh hour a “working…

EU re-engagement hangs in balance

BULAWAYO — Re-engagement talks between Zimbabwe and the European Union (EU) hang in the balance following last week’s expiry of the Global Political Agreement (GPA), which paved the way for the resumption of dialogue between Harare and Brussels. (more…)

Zuma’s clout bruised

THE silencing of Lindiwe Zulu, the spokesperson for South African President Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team in the local dialogue could signal a possible waning of the African National Congress (ANC) leader’s influence in Zimbabwean politics.Zuma’s influence also took a battering after the Constitutional Court ruled last month that elections be…

ZANU-PF outfoxing SADC, MDCs?

The ObservatoryIT was interesting to see just how much the two MDC formations came back from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Maputo meeting claiming victory and without anticipating the hurdles awaiting them in the succeeding political processes. In fact, the whole post-Maputo debate centred on who had…

Mugabe warns SADC

Phillimon Mhlanga, Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday warned the Southern African Development Community (SADC) not to interfere in the country’s political processes saying Zimbabweans are the makers of their own destiny.Speaking after signing the Constitutional Amendment (No. 20) Bill into law at State House, President Mugabe said SADC member…

SADC pressures Mugabe

THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation last week poured cold water on ZANU-PF’s calls for June elections insisting the inclusive government must fully implement an election roadmap agreed to under regional supervision.This comes as President Robert Mugabe has said he…