http://davidcoltart.com Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:56:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Telegraph By Peta Thornycroft in Harare Last Updated: 1:07AM BST 19 Oct 2008 Aid agencies have accused Robert Mugabe of cutting their lifeline to millions of starving Zimbabweans after he imposed sweeping new bank restrictions which have made it impossible for them to finance their operations. In a bid to stop ... http://davidcoltart.com/archive/2008/487 New Zimbabwe.Com By Mthulisi Mathuthu Posted to the web: 18/10/2008 13:11:08 AS THE curtain slowly comes down on one of the vilest regimes of our time, it seems easy to cast President Robert Mugabe as a failed politician who blew a sure thing – veering off from being a gentleman of international standing ... http://davidcoltart.com/archive/2008/479 Nehanda Radio 17 October 2008 "We are still in the same deadlock. We failed to agree. ZANU-PF is trying to give us a bicycle without wheels but we are refusing to ride that bicycle," MDC-T chief negotiator, Tendai Biti. "We need to be tolerant, patient and lower our expectations. The deal is ... http://davidcoltart.com/archive/2008/485 VOA By Peta Thornycroft Harare 16 October 2008 Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has made some compromises over distribution of cabinet portfolios according to the state controlled and owned Herald newspaper Thursday. Peta Thornycroft reports from Harare a partial agreement is expected Thursday after two full days of intense and long sessions of negotiations ... http://davidcoltart.com/archive/2008/486 ABC By Africa correspondent Andrew Geoghegan Posted Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:33am AEDT Zimbabwe's opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), says a deadlock over power sharing arrangements with President Robert Mugabe is plunging the country into deeper economic hardship. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is calling for urgent foreign mediation amid claims ... http://davidcoltart.com/archive/2008/480 Financial Gazette Njabulo Ncube, Political Editor 9th October 2008 A FRESH round of negotiations to unlock the impasse over the allocation of ministries between the two formations of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and ZANU-PF collapsed last night with President Robert Mugabe's negotiating team dangling the release of Morgan Tsvangirai's passport ... http://davidcoltart.com/archive/2008/482 VOA By Delia Robertson & Blessing Zulu Johannesburg & Washington 23 September 2008 The resignation on Tuesday of 11 South African ministers following that of President Thabo Mbeki increased concern the shuffle in Pretoria could have a negative impact on the delicate power-sharing transition already running into difficulty in Zimbabwe. VOA's Delia Robertson reported ... http://davidcoltart.com/archive/2008/481 The Guardian, Tuesday September 16 2008 Editorial Thabo Mbeki has got his deal in Zimbabwe, although too late, probably, to save his own skin in South Africa. Robert Mugabe retains the presidency and control over the army, and Morgan Tsvangirai, the man who bears the physical scars of his regime, has ... http://davidcoltart.com/archive/2008/478 New York Times By Celia Dugger 15 September 2008 HARARE, Zimbabwe — After almost three decades of untrammeled power, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Monday signed an agreement that gives his longtime rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, the authority to shape and carry out government policies as the country's new prime minister. The power-sharing deal, ... http://davidcoltart.com/archive/2008/477 Episcopallife online September 15, 2008 [Ecumenical News International] Christian leaders and organizations worldwide have welcomed the announcement of an agreement to form a unity government in Zimbabwe, while also saying that many challenges lie ahead for the southern African nation. "We have an opportunity," the Rev. Ishmael Noko, a Zimbabwean theologian who ... http://davidcoltart.com/archive/2008/476