Jul 3 2008
The summit in Egypt is over and once again the African powers have nothing to show for the event, except perhaps a larger waistline and a few sore heads from the alcohol - are they allowed alcohol in Egypt? The summit was originally seen as an...
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Jul 1 2008
On Sunday, Robert Mugabe said: “I, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, do swear that I will, well and truly, serve Zimbabwe in the office of President - so help me God.” Yesterday, we saw Mugabe, as a‘world leader’ making a complete fool of himself to an...
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Jun 27 2008
As I type, Zimbabweans, should they wish, are voting in the second round of the Presidential election. Except, unlike elections elsewhere, there is only one candidate and he claims to be “upbeat” and “very optimistic”. In a one man race, he...
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Jun 25 2008
The vast majority of the world may not be particularly interested in recent events in Zimbabwe, and the few that are watching are doing it from a position where they couldn’t help even if they wanted to… The election sham is as good as over with...
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Jun 23 2008
I despair for the Zimbabwean people today. I watched events unfolding in Zimbabwe yesterday with an increased sense of foreboding. The MDC were about to hold a High Court sanctioned and authorised rally at Glamis Stadium within the Harare Showgrounds -...
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Jun 21 2008
“Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says “only God” can remove him from office, as the opposition MDC considers pulling out of next week’s run-off election amid escalating violence. “The MDC will never be allowed to rule...
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Jun 18 2008
Today I noticed a HUGE increase in the number of pages visits to my main blog “The Bearded Man” and this was precipitated by a REDDIT tag for a posting I did absolutely years ago on some quotes by Robert Gabriel Mugabe. It was suggested to me...
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Jun 15 2008
I often am accused of being decidedly anti-Mugabe, and if you were in my position, you may agree with my stance. But there are times when the man shoots himself in the foot - and categorically proves that he is a man with a wandering eye and dubious...
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Jun 13 2008
Mugabe has dropped any pretence at niceties. Not that there were very many niceties before. But now he has made it very clear that in the event that he loses the election on the 27th, not only will he not flee the country, but he will not vacate State...
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Jun 10 2008
In 2000, following the rejection of the referendum by the population for a new Constitution in Zimbabwe, the ‘land grab’ began. It was vicious and deadly, and left numerous people - both farmers and workers – dead, at the hands of the marauding...
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