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State bids to keep Zim’s Bennett behind bars
A Zimbabwe prosecutor has said the state will challenge a court’s decision to throw out its application to appeal an order granting Roy Bennett bail.
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Zim judge orders Bennett’s release
A Zimbabwean judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a top lawmaker, who was part of the opposition until a unity government was formed last month.
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MDC activists freed on bail
Eight Zimbabwean political activists out of at least 30 facing charges of terrorism have been granted bail after months in prison, their lawyer said.
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Zimbabwe court grants bail to MDC’s Bennett
The Zimbabwe High Court granted Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) official Roy Bennett bail on Tuesday.
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Tsvangirai calls for reconciliation
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai called for national reconciliation and forgiveness on Sunday after years of political conflict.
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Tsvangirai: Zim’s road to recovery could cost $5bn
Repairing Zimbabwe’s battered economy could cost as much as -billion, said Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday.
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Morgan looks out for his men
The MDC leader prepares to meet Zanu-PF securocrats to prevent any further unlawful arrests from taking place, writes Jason Moyo.
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The honky who caused all the trouble
Roy Bennett claims he returned to Zimbabwe upon receiving assurances for his safety from South African President Kgalema Motlanthe.
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Zim court extends detention of MDC’s Bennett
A Zimbabwe court on Wednesday ordered ministerial nominee Roy Bennett to be kept in custody until March 4.
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Return to rule of law, Tsvangirai tells Cabinet
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has called in ministers responsible for security and demanded from them an immediate return to the rule of law.
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MDC’s Bennett formally charged over alleged terror plot
A Zimbabwe politician earmarked to join the new unity government appeared in court on Tuesday to face charges over an alleged terror plot.
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Zimbabwe unity overshadowed by court case
Zimbabwe’s new unity government began the task of rebuilding the shattered country on Monday but its first day was marred by confusion over terrorism
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Zim’s MDC undecided on response to arrest
Zimbabwe’s MDC may be reluctant to quit the new unity government, despite the arrest of one of its senior officials, a top party official has said.
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Bennett’s arrest a ‘malicious political vendetta’
The white former farmer who is at the centre of a power struggle over Zimbabwe’s new government is to appear in court on Monday on terrorism charges.
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‘Zanu-PF not ready to work with anyone’
Zimbabwe’s new finance minister said on Saturday a top opposition figure’s arrest showed Mugabe’s party was not ready to work with its former rivals.
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Arrest casts shadow over Zim Cabinet swearing-in
A top MDC official was arrested on Friday, just an hour before a Zimbabwe unity government was sworn in.
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Zimbabwe’s MDC says senior official arrested
Zimbabwean security agents arrested a senior leader of the MDC on Friday ahead of a swearing-in ceremony for a new Cabinet, a party official said.
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Exiled top MDC official returns to Zim
Roy Bennett, the top pro-democracy official pursued by Zimbabwean secret police, slipped quietly into Zimbabwe early on Friday.
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Mbeki to attend SADC summit on Zim crisis
President Thabo Mbeki will attend a Southern African Development Community (SADC) emergency summit this weekend in Zambia on the post-election crisis in Zimbabwe. However, Mbeki’s cherished policy of "quiet diplomacy" on Zimbabwe has been rejected by his own party.
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Tsvangirai in SA for private meetings
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai visited South Africa on Monday for private meetings in his first foreign trip since the March 29 presidential election, a party official said. Meanwhile, about 200 Zimbabwean exiles gathered at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Monday to hand over a petition to President Thabo Mbeki.
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MDC: Zim cops charge Jo’burg-based pilot with fraud
Zimbabwe police have pressed fraud charges related to a hotel booking against a Johannesburg-based pilot arrested while flying Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai to election rallies, the party said on Wednesday. Zimbabwe’s police were not able to confirm the arrest.
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Zim elections ‘not an even playing field’
A war of words has erupted ahead of election day in Zimbabwe this Saturday, with the opposition saying the government has already rigged the vote. These elections were ”never meant to be an even playing field”, said Nkosana Moyo, coordinator of presidential hopeful Simba Makoni’s campaign, in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
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Zim govt rubbishes vote-rigging claims
Zimbabwe’s justice minister has dismissed as ”utter rubbish” claims by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) that the political playing field is uneven ahead of national polls. Zimbabweans are preparing to elect a new president, Parliament and local councillors on March 29, but the MDC has expressed fears of vote rigging.
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‘No matter how much they beat me, I will stand up’
Roy Bennett, a member of the Zimbabwe opposition Movement for Democratic Change, was recently released from jail.
