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Morgan Tsvangirai’s letter to Nicholas Goche, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare (This is Zimbabwe)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:11:39 GMT

... of the MoU, our joint statement and indeed in the interest of every Zimbabwean.Yours sincerely,Morgan TsvangiraiMDC PresidentCc President Thabo MbekiParties to the MoU- Zanu-PF and MDC-MSADC Heads of GovernmentUnited NationsCare InternationalChristian CareUSAIDCatholic Relief Services (CRS)World VisionAction AidVia an MDC Press Release

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Tsvangirai describes dinner with Mugabe (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:08:00 GMT

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said that he got to see President Robert Mugabe as a human being during a private dinner last month.Tsvangirai gave an exclusive interview to Heidi Holland, the South African author of Dinner With Mugabe, about hosting the president when he was a rebel leader. Holland's article was published in The Zimbabwe Independent.A passer-by...

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Mugabe go-it-alone threat hangs over renewed talks in South Africa (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:34:39 GMT

Johannesburg - Negotiators from Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF and Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) resumed talks on a power-sharing government in South Africa on Friday, a South African official confirmed. Foreign...

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South Africa Confirms Zimbabwe Talks to Resume (Daniel Molokele)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:32:00 GMT

HARARE (Reuters) - South Africa said Zimbabwean power-sharing talks would resume on Friday despite comment from President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party that there was no need for further negotiations. Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have failed to reach agreement in over one month of post-election power-sharing negotiations aimed at ending a political crisis that has worsened...

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Zimbabwe's MDC Says Will Not Sign Proposed Deal (Daniel Molokele)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:21:00 GMT

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC said on Friday it would not sign a power-sharing deal with the ruling ZANU-PF in its current form. MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said it was "ridiculous" for the ruling ZANU-PF to insist on MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's signature without addressing "deficiencies" in the proposed agreement in terms of executive powers

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From a bullet to a pen (Afrigator)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:09:21 GMT

Then on July 21, 2008 the Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Principals. The Parties involved in the signing were Zanu PF, the two MDC formations led by Morgan Tsvangirai and by Arthur Mutambara respectively. However as I commute to and from work people are wondering what really is going on behind the scenes since there’s no publicity on what it is about these talks about talks...

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Morgan Tsvangirai: My Dinner With Robert Mugabe (Daniel Molokele)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:08:00 GMT

By Heidi Holland in Johannesburg Morgan Tsvangirai, who has repeatedly suffered arrest and assault at the hands of Mr Mugabe's regime, described how the tension disappeared during their first one-on-one meeting. "A passer-by might have mistaken it for a lost father-son reunion," said Mr Tsvangirai. "Initially, there was tension between us but as we chatted about this and that and...

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Mugabe says he will form government, with or without opposition (International Herald Tribune)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:04:22 GMT

The government-controlled Herald newspaper said the party of the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai "does not want to come in, apparently."

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MDC candidate clinches Speaker post (The Star)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:35:59 GMT

Robert Mugabe's plan to cling to power suffered a heavy blow after Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won the crucial vote for the coveted post of Speaker of Parliament.

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Blow for Robert Mugabe as Morgan Tsvangirai’s man elected Speaker (David Coltart (Official Website))

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:24:26 GMT

The Telegraph By Sebastien Berger, Southern Africa Correspondent and Peta Thornycroft in Harare 26 August 2008 Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe suffered a major blow to his attempts to hold on to power when an MP from Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change was elected as speaker of parliament. In a stunning upset Lovemore Moyo, chairman of Mr Tsvangirai’s [...]

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MDC clinches Speaker post (The Star)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:46:26 GMT

Robert Mugabe's designs to cling to power has suffered a heavy blow after Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) ...

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'Victory Strengthens MDC’s Hand in Power Struggle’ (Daniel Molokele)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:08:00 GMT

Analysts say Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai, has strengthened its hand in its power struggle with President Robert Mugabe with today's victory in Parliament. Tsvangirai's MDC secured the powerful position of Speaker of parliament. MDC national chairman Lovemore Moyo got 110 votes in the 210 member assembly. A rival candidate...

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Tsvangirai stronger after MDC puts up speaker - Feature (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:16:45 GMT

Johannesburg/Harare - Zimbabwe's new House of Assembly voted in a speaker from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Monday, dealing a blow to President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF and strengthening MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's hand in po...

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Opposition MDC takes speaker post in Zimbabwe parliament (Big News Network.com)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:00:55 GMT

Harare, Aug 25 (DPA) In a landmark victory for Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, the candidate of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won the vote for speaker of parliament Monday giving the party control of the key post for the first time.

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Lovemore Moyo Makes Zimbabwe Parliamentary History (Daniel Molokele)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:44:00 GMT

LOVEMORE Moyo has become the first non-Zanu PF Speaker of Parliament in a major power shift in Zimbabwean politics. Moyo, the national chairman for the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party led by Morgan Tsvangirai, beat Paul Themba Nyathi of a rival MDC faction for the job -- one of the most powerful positions in Zimbabwean politics. Umzingwane MP Nomalanga Khumalo...

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Opposition MDC takes speaker post in Zimbabwe parliament (Second lead) (Thaindian News)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:03:21 GMT

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Jubilant MDC takes key speaker post in Zimbabwe parliament - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:08:02 GMT

Harare - In a landmark victory for Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, the candidate of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won the vote for speaker of parliament Monday giving the party control of the key post for the first time. Th...

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MDC wins the post of parliamentary speaker (Afrigator)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:20:23 GMT

Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC has won the crucial post of parliamentary speaker. The MDC's Lovemore Moyo got 110 votes out of 208 ballots cast for the lower house position. Moyo was nominated by Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC camp which beat Zanu-PF's Robert Mugabe out of a parliamentary majority in March. This is the first time since independence in 1980 that Zanu-PF is not at the helm. The...

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Lovemore Moyo Elected as the new Zimbabwe Parliament Speaker (Daniel Molokele)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:56:00 GMT

Harare - In a key victory for Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, the candidate of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won the vote for speaker of parliament Monday. The MDC's Lovemore Moyo took 110 seats against 98 for Paul Themba Nyathi, the only other candidate fielded from a breakaway MDC faction led by Arthur Mutamabara that had the support of Zanu-PF. * DPA

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Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF stays out of speaker vote (This is Zimbabwe)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:26:15 GMT

Via Reuters: Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party did not nominate a candidate for the key post of parliamentary speaker on Monday, leaving the role to be filled by the opposition, a Reuters reporter said. Zimbabwe’s parliament is due to elect a new speaker later on Monday but only Morgan Tsvangirai’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change and a [...]

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