Vol 49 No 16 | ZIMBABWE The real deal 1st August 2008 The three negotiating teams are to resume talks in South Africa on 3 August after a break to discuss progress with their respective parties. The original deadline for...
Vol 49 No 15 | ZIMBABWE ZANU-PF stashes the cash 18th July 2008 As they drag out negotiations with the opposition, the ruling party's acolytes are hiding millions of US dollars in offshore accounts Leading members of President Robert Mugabe's regime and their business allies are transferring tens of millions of US dollars out of Zimbabwe to safe havens to avoid the...
Vol 49 No 15 | ZIMBABWE Britain and the sanctions question 18th July 2008 China and Russia's dual veto of a draft sanctions resolution against Zimbabwe at the United Nations Security Council on 11 July took nostalgic diplomats back to the height...
Vol 49 No 15 | SOUTH AFRICA Zuma takes the provinces 18th July 2008 The fierce struggle for the presidential nomination is going Jacob Zuma's way - fast Supporters of Jacob Zuma, the President of the African National Congress, made their boldest effort yet to take over the government when they brought Kgalema Motlanthe into the...
Vol 49 No 15 | SOUTH AFRICA Not much enlightenment 18th July 2008 The battle for control of the African National Congress divides African intellectuals inside and outside the ANC, with Jacob Zuma supporters, Thabo Mbeki supporters and third-man advocates sparring...
Vol 49 No 15 | ANGOLA Radio Silence 18th July 2008 A six-month ban on broadcasts by Radio Despertar, the voice of the opposition União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, was imposed on 8 July by the...
Vol 49 No 14 | ZIMBABWE Deaths and deals 4th July 2008 The government sets tough terms for a power-sharing deal that might end the crisis The election on 27 June was Zimbabwe's worst. The opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, had formally withdrawn but his name was still on the ballot paper (AC Vol 49...
Vol 49 No 14 | ZIMBABWE Where the government gets its money 4th July 2008 Foreign mining investors still drop cash into Zimbabwe's empty bucket. Anglo American hit the spotlight in June with its US$400 million Unki platinum project, to be run by...
Vol 49 No 14 | ZIMBABWE Can the party hold together? 4th July 2008 With an eye to the succession, the top brass of Mugabe's party are squabbling and squirming Emmerson Mnangagwa was roped in by President Robert Mugabe to mastermind his bid for re-election, together with his close ally, Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa. Together, they persuaded...
Vol 49 No 14 | ZIMBABWE Keep an eye on Mnangagwa 4th July 2008 The force behind Robert Mugabe's re-election campaign was former intelligence chief Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Secretary for Legal Affairs of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, along with the...