Mutambara Faction MPS Threaten to Quit
Radio Voice of the People 13 August 2008 HARARE, August 13 2008 – Seven Members of Parliament (MPs) aligned to the Mutambara led Movement for Democratic Change on Tuesday reportedly threatened to leave the faction if their leadership signed a deal with President Robert Mugabe. MP for Mangwe, Edward Tshotsho Mkhosi, is said to have
Mugabe party claims deal struck with opposition faction
The Daily Telegraph By Peta Thornycroft In Harare And Sebastien Berger 13 August 2008 Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party claims to have signed a power-sharing deal with a faction of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change to create a new government in Zimbabwe. The agreement with Arthur Mutambara would sideline Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of
Reports of Side Deal in Zimbabwe
THE NEW YORK TIMES August 12, 2008 JOHANNESBURG — News agencies reported Tuesday that Arthur Mutambara, the leader of a faction of Zimbabwe’s opposition party, had signed a deal with President Robert Mugabe to form a unity government after months of turmoil and political instability in the country. The reports, citing an unidentified senior official
Towards a negotiated settlement in Zimbabwe Part 2
The Standard 2 August 2008 Opinion by David Coltart Question – what has happened to all our patriots? It seems to me that our nation has been blighted by a succession of leaders who are more concerned with their personal interests or the narrow interests of their own political parties and supporters than they are
Pressure on Mugabe to pay troops
Sydney Morning Herald By Connie Levett August 1, 2008 ZIMBABWE’S leader, Robert Mugabe, is under pressure to resolve the country’s political deadlock because hyperinflation threatens his ability to pay his key backers, the police and the army, say his opponents. Power-sharing talks are to resume on Sunday, the South African President, Thabo Mbeki, said after
Zimbabwe crisis talks break down?
ABC Radio Australia The World Today – Wednesday, 30 July, 2008 12:40 Reporter: Eleanor Hall Interview with Senator David Coltart ELEANOR HALL: In South Africa the crisis talks between Zimbabwean leaders stalled overnight. South Africa’s President, Thabo Mbeki, who brokered the deal for the meeting, said while the negotiators have now returned home, the talks
Towards a negotiated settlement Part 1
The Standard Opinion by David Coltart 28 July 2008 WHILST the MOU will undoubtedly be a positive step forward towards a negotiated settlement in Zimbabwe, many pitfalls still lie ahead and we will need Mandela-like wisdom to negotiate them. A few weeks ago in London Nelson Mandela commented on the Zimbabwean crisis using four words
Ditch this old dictator
The Australian By David Coltart July 25, 2008 WITH talks between the Movement for Democratic Change and ZANU-PF set to determine the future of Zimbabwe, it is incumbent on all to refer to the vision of Zimbabwe held by its most important stakeholders: Zimbabweans. That vision reaches out to gather in the desires and hopes
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS – DAILY OPINION ROUNDUP – Zimbabwe’s National Unity
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS 25 JUly 2008 • A selection of op-eds and editorials from the U.S. and around the world. Sign up for the email alert or subscribe to the RSS feed. Obama In Berlin, U.S. Mideast Policy, and Zimbabwe’s National Unity July 25, 2008 Australian o National Unity: David Coltart of the opposition
GNU, TG Which way forward?
The Zimbabwe Independent Opinion By Constantine Chimakure 25 July 2008 TALKS to find a settlement to Zimbabwe’s decade-long crisis started in Pretoria this week with Zanu PF and the MDC still deeply divided over what the process should produce. The negotiations followed Monday’s momentous occasion when President Robert Mugabe and leaders of the two MDC