Sibanda dies Former Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions president and founding member of the Movement for Democratic Change Gibson Sibanda died today. Sibanda was deputy president of the Mutambara faction of the MDC. -24 August 2010
Inflation down Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate in July stood at 4.1%, declining from 5.3% the month before, the government statistics agency said today. Food inflation eased from 7.39% in June to 7.11% last month. Non-food inflation fell from 4.42% to 2.9%. -23 August 2010
Cold feet The Zimbabwe Football Association which has been rocked by a match-fixing scandal is having second thoughts on hiring Zoran Djordjevic as Warriors coach because the Serbian once worked in Asia. Djordjevic was coach of Bangladesh. -22 August 2010
Charamba to keep his job Zimbabwe's three ruling parties have agreed to retain George Charamba as President Robert Mugabe's spokesman and permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information, reports said today. MDC-T secretary general Tendai Biti said the parties had agreed to retain Charamba in his jobs as part of a compromise deal meant to move the political transition process forward. - 21 August 2010
No compromise President Robert Mugabe today said his party would not make any further concessions with his partners in a unity government until western sanctions are removed. He told the party's central committee: "They have to get those sanctions off if they want any concessions from us. There are no more concessions. We will never ever move." -20 August 2010
Sanctions retarding Zim progress South African deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe today said smart sanctions against Zimbabwe's political leaders were "retarding" progress in the country. "The government's view is that the problems of Zimbabwe cannot be solely attributed to the tastes of ministers in Zimbabwe, but that the smart sanctions affect the free flow of capital and goods into Zimbabwe," Motlanthe told parliament. "This is why SADC and the AU have called on the European Union, the government of the United Kingdom and the government of the United States to reconsider the position on these smart sanctions." -19 August 2010
One month Movement for Democratic Change Secretary-General Tendai Biti today said that three outstanding issues from the global political agreement with ZANU-PF two years ago will be implemented within a month. He said the outstanding issues were the appointments of central bank governor Gideon Gono, attorney-general Johannes Tomana and the swearing in of Roy Bennett as deputy minister of agriculture. Chief negotiator South African President Jacob Zuma did not disclose the outstanding issue at this week's SADC meeting in Namibia. -18 August 2010
Rushwaya charged Zimbabwe Football Association chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya was suspended today over match-fixing linked to Asian betting syndicates. The disciplinary hearing was postponed to September 1 to allow her lawyers to study the allegations. Rushwaya denies wrong doing. - 17 August 2010
Progress South African President Jacob Zuma today told SADC leaders that Zimbabwe's main political parties had agreed on 24 of the 27 issues in the Global Political Agreement. He, however, did not disclose the three outstanding issues. -16 August 2010
30 Days The SADC Troika on Defence, Security and Politics today said that all outstanding issues in the Global Political Agreement should be fully implemented within a month. The Troika met on the eve of a SADC summit that begins in the Namibian capital Windhoek tomorrow. -15 August 2010
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