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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 16:07
Robert Mugabe has been threatening to unilaterally call for fresh polls without fundamental reforms. And attempts to resolve the dispute, largely led by South Africa, have foundered on the personal animosity between the two leaders Mugabe and Prime Minister...Read More
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Tuesday, 30 April 2013 10:25
HARARE - South African leader Jacob Zuma is due in Harare after meeting Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday night, where the latter pushed for the convening of a mini-regional summit to speed up all outstanding reforms ahead of a...Read More
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Thursday, 11 April 2013 10:10
PRETORIA - A dagga bush is growing along the boundaries of the presidential guest house in Pretoria. And officials from a city improvement organisation say it is evidently being allowed to grow because the ground around it has recently been cleared....Read More
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Monday, 08 April 2013 16:44
JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is preparing to send more than 1,000 soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of a bid to stop the M23 rebel group from gaining more power there, it was...Read More
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Monday, 08 April 2013 10:19
HARARE - Over the years, it has become very clear that South Africa is the worst mediator on the continent. From Thabo Mbeki to Jacob Zuma, South Africa has not had much success with its mediation efforts because their policies are...Read More
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Wednesday, 03 April 2013 11:32
HARARE - With elections only a few months away, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is pinning hopes on South African president Jacob Zuma to deliver a credible poll amid heightening tensions. In an interview with his MDC newsletter, Tsvangirai said Zimbabwe could...Read More
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 12:57
HARARE - South African President Jacob Zuma wants a Sadc team to be stationed in Zimbabwe as Harare heads for make-or-break elections expected as early as July. In a report to the Sadc Troika on politics, defence and security cooperation meeting...Read More
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
Tuesday, 19 February 2013 11:49
HARARE - South African President Jacob Zuma has vowed to maintain tough mediation on Zimbabwe as dates for elections draw closer. In his state of the nation address, Zuma, the Sadc-appointed mediator said the region will maintain the spotlight on President...Read More
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
Thursday, 14 February 2013 12:30
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s negotiators to the Global Political Agreement (GPA) have snubbed South African President Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team. The meetings were supposed to tackle the contentious security sector and media reforms among other issues. On Sunday, representatives from...Read More
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Tuesday, 15 January 2013 09:41
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's president Jacob Zuma has dismissed claims that his deputy in government, Kgalema Motlanthe, will leave his post following his failed bid for the African National Congress (ANC) presidency in Mangaung last month. Having lost the presidential race,...Read More
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Friday, 28 December 2012 15:23
JOHANNESBURG - The South African government has sought to clarify remarks by President Jacob Zuma that angered dog lovers. Mr Zuma was quoted as saying at a rally on Wednesday that having pet dogs was part of white - not African...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Friday, 21 December 2012 10:48
HARARE - The ANC’s Mangaung Congress this week dominated the political media space. The Bull Eland observed that Zimbabweans were more interested in that electoral outcome than ongoings at home. This attitude reminded me of how things that happen next door...Read More
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Wednesday, 19 December 2012 13:29
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe will remain saddled with the tough mediation of South African President Jacob Zuma after the African National Congress (ANC) retained the Zimbabwean crisis mediator as party leader. Zuma’s re-election at the party’s congress yesterday effectively means...Read More
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Tuesday, 18 December 2012 17:13
BLOEMFONTEIN - The ANC announced the results of its leadership elections at its national elective conference at the University of the Free State campus in Mangaung on Tuesday afternoon. President Jacob Zuma won an overwhelming majority of votes to retain his...Read More
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Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:37
HARARE - The African National Congress (ANC) is set for a senior leadership tussle in Mangaung next week, with Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe taking on President Jacob Zuma for the party’s top position. Thabo Masebe, spokesman for Mr Motlanthe, confirmed on...Read More
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