Tsvangirai accuses Britain and South Africa of trying to maintain ZANU-PF in power 22 February 2012, 20.11 Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai on 18 December 2002 accused Britain and South Africa of working with elements in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front the maintain ZANU-PF’s hold on power.
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Ncube urged US to expel children of those on its sanctions list 22 February 2012, 15.57 Movement for Democratic Change secretary general Welshman Ncube said sanctions imposed on President Robert Mugabe and his lieutenants were effective in turning the heat on Zimbabwe’s primary decision makers but he expressed concern that an asset freeze had not been implemented.
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Will the economy implode? 22 February 2012, 15.55 Zimbabwe’s economy was shrinking by one percent every month around 2002 that the United States embassy asked whether it would implode.
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COPAC releases principles guiding drafting of new constitution 22 February 2012, 11.12 The three co-chairs of the Constitutional Select Committee have released a document setting out the 26 constitutional principles guiding the drafting of the country’s new constitution.
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Business tries to engage Mugabe 22 February 2012, 06.40 The heads of eight large business corporations launched the Business Initiative in Zimbabwe to build dialogue with President Robert Mugabe’s government hoping to win the President’s trust by underwriting projects that he approved of.
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Tsvangirai calls on UN to intervene in Zimbabwe to stop civil war 22 February 2012, 06.37 Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai in October 2002 appealed to United States President George Bush to appeal to the United Nations Security Council to intervene in Zimbabwe to stop a bloodbath bath in Zimbabwe.
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USAID-funded poll surprises even the Americans 21 February 2012, 21.01 A United States Agency for International Development-funded opinion poll conducted by the Mass Public Opinion Institute surprised United States embassy officials when it revealed that people were evenly divided over the fairness of the 2002 presidential poll.
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Government starves commercial sector to hide fuel shortage 21 February 2012, 20.59 Fuel queues disappeared abruptly over one weekend in October 2002 giving an impression that the government had addressed the fuel shortage in the country but what had happened was that it had ordered suppliers to starve commercial clients to serve retail customers only.
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SADC sees the light at last 21 February 2012, 17.16 The Daily News applauded the Southern African Development Community’s decision to block President Robert Mugabe from the SADC chairmanship saying the regional organisation had seen the light at last.
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How to manipulate the Zimbabwe media 21 February 2012, 17.14 It was an elaborate dress rehearsal. Everything was planned to the last detail. There would be 12 to 15 journalists. The two United States diplomats would sit as planned with the US and Zimbabwe flags behind them. The press would be seated in a semi-circle because the effect sought was conversational.
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Who was removed from the EU sanctions list 21 February 2012, 14.24 All journalists were removed from the European Union sanctions list last week but there were also some surprise removals. Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front spokesman Rugare Gumbo was, for example, removed while “self appointed Anglican bishop” Norbert Kunonga remained on the list.
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Who is still on the EU sanctions list- full list 21 February 2012, 14.23 President Robert Mugabe and 111 others remain on the European Union sanctions list for the coming year. There are also 11 companies, mostly associated with the Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front, on the list.
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Britain says it will create 125 000 jobs in Zimbabwe 21 February 2012, 10.51 British Foreign Minister William Hague yesterday said his country would create 125 000 new jobs in Zimbabwe over the next four years but said sanctions will continue because political reforms remain slow and politically motivated looting, violence and intimidation continue.
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Global Witness says government should cancel Anjin contract 21 February 2012, 10.48 A British non-governmental organisation Global Witness says the government should cancel the contract of diamond miner Anjin, a joint venture between a Chinese and a Zimbabwean company.
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Five years of ruinous policy 21 February 2012, 06.23 President Robert Mugabe had embarked on a ruinous path which had seen gross domestic product decline by 35 percent between 1998 and 2002 and there was no prospect for recovery without a sweeping policy overhaul.
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