Knives out as ZANU PF turn on Gideon Gono »

From SW Radio Africa – By Tichaona Sibanda, 22nd March 2010
Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono’s enemies in ZANU PF have moved swiftly to denounce him for his scathing attack against the controversial indigenization bill and want him removed from his job.
Gono’s enemies within the powerful ZANU PF politburo are now using his unusually strong criticism [...]

SADC chief says troika still consulting on date to discuss Zim »

From SW Radio Africa – By Lance Guma, 2nd October 2009
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary Tomaz Salomão has told Newsreel that the group’s troika, which is meant to deal with outstanding issues in Zimbabwe’s unity government, is still consulting on a suitable date to meet. The leaders of Mozambique, Swaziland and Zambia form [...]

Zuma came, saw, showed Zim he cares »

From The Weekend Argus (SA) by By Peta Thornycroft, 30th August 2009
Choosing his words carefully, and smiling his way through Zimbabwe’s treacherous political terrain, President Jacob Zuma (pictured) sweetened the public air for a few hours in Harare. That may have been all he could do during his visit on Thursday, because not much [...]

Zuma expected to unlock deadlock »

From The Zimbabwe Times – By Raymond Maingire, 27th August 2009
HARARE – South African President Jacob Zuma flew into Zimbabwe Thursday evening amid high expectations he would use his influence as current SADC chair to unlock a political deadlock that continues to haunt Zimbabwe’s six month old unity government.
Zuma touched down at the Harare International [...]

Zuma expected in Harare this month to tackle government deadlock »

From SW Radio Africa – By Alex Bell, 13 August 2009
South African President Jacob Zuma, who last month promised to intervene in the unity government’s political deadlock, is expected in Harare later this month, according to government sources.
Zuma’s spokesman Vincent Mangwenya was unable to confirm the meeting or which dates the South African leader will [...]

Zuma’s pledge to Tsvangirai »

From IOL – By Peter Fabricius,  04 August 2009

President Jacob Zuma has promised Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai that he will take up his complaints about the unity government with President Robert Mugabe and other regional leaders.
Tsvangirai, the leader of the larger faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T), met Zuma in Joburg yesterday [...]