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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Zimbabwe</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Zimbabwe&#8217;s Mugabe says divisions have weakened his party, cost them majority in 2008 poll</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Mugabe says divisions have weakened his party

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe&#8217;s president says infighting is destroying the party that has kept him in power for nearly three decades.
Robert Mugabe told about 10,000 delegates at a gathering of his ZANU-PF party Friday that the divisions cost them their parliamentary majority in last year&#8217;s contested polls.
Mugabe has ruled .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwes-mugabe-says-divisions-have-weakened-his-party-cost-them-majority-in-2008-poll-242912/" title="Zimbabwe&#8217;s Mugabe says divisions have weakened his party, cost them majority in 2008 poll">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Red Cross appeals for $32 million for Zimbabwe food aid, most for vulnerable rural-dwellers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Red Cross appeals for $32M for Zimbabwe food aid

JOHANNESBURG — The Red Cross says they need $32 million to feed 220,000 Zimbabweans who cannot access hard currency in the collapsed economy.
The Red Cross&#8217; Zimbabwe representative Stephen Omollo said Wednesday the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is appealing for the money to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/red-cross-appeals-for-32-million-for-zimbabwe-food-aid-most-for-vulnerable-rural-dwellers-241989/">Read more : Red Cross appeals for $32 million for Zimbabwe food aid, most for vulnerable rural-dwellers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe: Red Cross appeals $32 million for food, saying those in rural areas most vulnerable</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe: Red Cross appeals for food aid
JOHANNESBURG — The Red Cross says they need $32 million to feed 220,000 Zimbabweans who cannot access hard currency in the collapsed economy.

The Red Cross&#8217; Zimbabwe representative Stephen Omollo said Wednesday the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is appealing for the money to help Zimbabweans ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-red-cross-appeals-32-million-for-food-saying-those-in-rural-areas-most-vulnerable-241986/">Zimbabwe: Red Cross appeals $32 million for food, saying those in rural areas most vulnerable</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN appeals for $378 million for food and medicine for Zimbabwe emergency recovery program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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UN seeking $378M for food, medicine in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The United Nations is appealing for $378 million for Zimbabwe to buy food and medicines and bolster health, education and sanitation in the economically crippled country.
U.N. deputy emergency aid chief Catherine Bragg said Monday at least 1.9 million Zimbabweans will need food aid in the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-appeals-for-378-million-for-food-and-medicine-for-zimbabwe-emergency-recovery-program-240911/">UN appeals for $378 million for food and medicine for Zimbabwe emergency recovery program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister welcomes South African efforts to rescue his coalition government</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe PM welcomes South Africa&#8217;s intervention

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister says he is thankful for South African efforts to rescue his coalition government.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, speaking at a party rally Sunday, said South African President Jacob Zuma could visit soon.
Zuma&#8217;s spokesman did not comment on a possible visit by his boss, but said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwes-prime-minister-welcomes-south-african-efforts-to-rescue-his-coalition-government-237278/" title="Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister welcomes South African efforts to rescue his coalition government">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes at Shanghai&#8217;s airport, killing 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eugene Hoshiko</dc:creator>
		
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Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes in China, killing 3

SHANGHAI — A Zimbabwe cargo plane crashed as it took off from Shanghai&#8217;s main international airport Saturday, killing three crew members and injuring four others after it veered off the runway and burst into flames.
The aircraft&#8217;s tail struck the ground on takeoff, China Central Television reported. Footage showed .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-cargo-plane-crashes-at-shanghais-airport-killing-3-236802/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes at airport in Shanghai with 7 crew aboard, state media say</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-cargo-plane-crashes-at-airport-in-shanghai-with-7-crew-aboard-state-media-say-236781/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes at Shanghai airport

BEIJING — A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from a Shanghai airport with seven crew members aboard, state media and witnesses said.
The official Xinhua News Agency reported that four crew members, all foreigners, were injured. The status of the other three was not immediately clear.
China .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-cargo-plane-crashes-at-airport-in-shanghai-with-7-crew-aboard-state-media-say-236781/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes at airport in Shanghai with 7 crew aboard, state media say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Critics say UN food summit is long on rhetoric and waste, short on help for world&#8217;s hungry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frances Demilio</dc:creator>
		
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Critics say UN food summit wasteful, ineffective

ROME — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, blamed for plunging his people into starvation, used his platform as Tuesday&#8217;s opening speaker at the U.N. anti-hunger summit to decry what he called his neocolonialist foes.
Another longtime African strongman, Moammar Gadhafi, held another nightly soiree at a villa in the Italian capital ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/critics-say-un-food-summit-is-long-on-rhetoric-and-waste-short-on-help-for-worlds-hungry-231285/" title="Critics say UN food summit is long on rhetoric and waste, short on help for world&#8217;s hungry">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe judge rules torture can be raised in case that has shaken coalition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Shaw</dc:creator>
		
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Zimbabwe judge: Torture can be raised in case

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Defense lawyers for a top prime minister&#8217;s aide can raise torture allegations at his trial, a judge ruled Wednesday in a case that has shaken Zimbabwe&#8217;s troubled coalition government.
Judge Chinembiri Bhunu also ruled that a weapons dealer can testify at Roy Bennett&#8217;s trial, setting the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-judge-rules-torture-can-be-raised-in-case-that-has-shaken-coalition-225735/">Zimbabwe judge rules torture can be raised in case that has shaken coalition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Trial in Bennett case that strained Zimbabwe&#8217;s troubled coalition government gets under way</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Shaw</dc:creator>
		
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Trial for top Zimbabwean PM&#8217;s aide gets under way

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Prosecutors sought to throw out testimony that evidence against a top prime minister&#8217;s aide was obtained through torture as the trial that has strained Zimbabwe&#8217;s troubled coalition government began Monday.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has called for the &#8220;the malicious prosecution&#8221; of aide Roy Bennett .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/trial-in-bennett-case-that-strained-zimbabwes-troubled-coalition-government-gets-under-way-223156/">Source article &nbsp;: Trial in Bennett case that strained Zimbabwe&#8217;s troubled coalition government gets under way</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese premier pledged $10 billion in loans, debt forgiveness to African nations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tarek El-tablawy</dc:creator>
		
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Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — China&#8217;s premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing&#8217;s motives in Africa are far from altruistic.
Wen Jiabao&#8217;s promise at the start of a two-day .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-premier-pledged-10-billion-in-loans-debt-forgiveness-to-african-nations-222332/">Chinese premier pledged $10 billion in loans, debt forgiveness to African nations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diamond watchdog gives Zimbabwe time to clean up lawless field</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Diamond watchdog gives Zimbabwe time to comply

JOHANNESBURG — Investigators for the world&#8217;s diamond control body say the gems were mined by virtual slaves who had been told to dig or die, and were smuggled out by soldiers who rape and beat civilians.
Yet the Kimberley Process, the diamond body, said those gems don&#8217;t qualify as &#8220;blood .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diamond-watchdog-gives-zimbabwe-time-to-clean-up-lawless-field-220342/">Source &nbsp;: Diamond watchdog gives Zimbabwe time to clean up lawless field</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe premier ends boycott, says he&#8217;s assured S.Africa closely monitoring unity government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe&#8217;s premier counting on South Africa

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister says assurances South Africa will be watching persuaded him to end his boycott of his country&#8217;s troubled unity Cabinet.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai told reporters late Thursday after talks with regional leaders he was returning to Cabinet meetings but still had differences to resolve with ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-premier-ends-boycott-says-hes-assured-safrica-closely-monitoring-unity-government-220157/">Read : Zimbabwe premier ends boycott, says he&#8217;s assured S.Africa closely monitoring unity government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister says he&#8217;s ending boycott of unity Cabinet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe&#8217;s premier ends boycott of unity Cabinet

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister ended his boycott of his country&#8217;s unity Cabinet on Thursday, saying he was relenting to give southern African leaders a chance to resolve the problems besetting the coalition.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai had announced his boycott of the unity government three weeks ago, citing ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwes-prime-minister-says-hes-ending-boycott-of-unity-cabinet-219545/">Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister says he&#8217;s ending boycott of unity Cabinet</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Air Zimbabwe plane smashes into 5 wild pigs on takeoff; plane damaged but passengers unhurt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Air Zimbabwe plane smashes into wild pigs
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe&#8217;s transport ministry says one of the national airline&#8217;s planes collided with five wild pigs on the runway in the capital during takeoff.

Transport Minister Nicholas Goche said in a statement Thursday that the Air Zimbabwe plane was headed from Harare to Bulawayo when the crash occurred .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/air-zimbabwe-plane-smashes-into-5-wild-pigs-on-takeoff-plane-damaged-but-passengers-unhurt-218771/">Source article &nbsp;: Air Zimbabwe plane smashes into 5 wild pigs on takeoff; plane damaged but passengers unhurt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kimberley investigators: Zimbabwe should be suspended because of diamond smuggling, violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Suspend Zimbabwe over diamond smuggling

JOHANNESBURG — Investigators for the world&#8217;s diamond control body say Zimbabwe should be suspended because its security forces are raping women, killing illegal miners and smuggling gems out of a diamond field in the troubled country&#8217;s east.
Human rights groups have made similar accusations, but the charges carry particular weight coming ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kimberley-investigators-zimbabwe-should-be-suspended-because-of-diamond-smuggling-violence-217873/">Read : Kimberley investigators: Zimbabwe should be suspended because of diamond smuggling, violence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge: British coup plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, released in Equatorial Guinea</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Coup plotter Simon Mann released in Eq. Guinea

JOHANNESBURG — A British coup-plotter and four South African mercenaries pardoned for attempting the overthrow of Equatorial Guinea&#8217;s government were freed from prison Tuesday in the tiny oil-rich African nation, the country&#8217;s chief judge said.
Simon Mann and his co-defendants were convicted in a trial that aired a plot .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-british-coup-plotter-simon-mann-4-south-africans-released-in-equatorial-guinea-216207/" title="Judge: British coup plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, released in Equatorial Guinea">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge: British coup plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, pardoned in Equatorial Guinea</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Coup plotter Simon Mann pardoned in Eq. Guinea

JOHANNESBURG — British coup-plotter Simon Mann and four South African mercenaries have been pardoned for attempting the overthrow of Equatorial Guinea&#8217;s government and will be freed from prison in the tiny oil-rich African nation, the country&#8217;s chief judge said Tuesday.
They were convicted in a trial that aired a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-british-coup-plotter-simon-mann-4-south-africans-pardoned-in-equatorial-guinea-215906/">Judge: British coup plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, pardoned in Equatorial Guinea</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister gets regional summit to address problems with unity government</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe: Regional summit set for Thursday

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe&#8217;s neighbors will hold a summit this week to try to break an impasse that threatens the southern African nation&#8217;s unity government, a spokesman for Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister said Monday.
President Robert Mugabe, accused by the premier of undermining the coalition, indicated he would be at the summit ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwes-prime-minister-gets-regional-summit-to-address-problems-with-unity-government-214731/" title="Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister gets regional summit to address problems with unity government">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Man kills 3 children with ax in Zimbabwe&#8217;s most brutal crime in recent years</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Zimbabwe man kills 3 children with ax

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe&#8217;s state media say a man allegedly killed three of his children with an ax and wounded two others in what police describe as Zimbabwe&#8217;s most brutal crime in recent years.
The Sunday Mail newspaper quotes police as saying Elmon Mupombwa, 41, also torched his home .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-man-kills-3-children-with-ax-in-zimbabwes-most-brutal-crime-in-recent-years-214215/">Police: Man kills 3 children with ax in Zimbabwe&#8217;s most brutal crime in recent years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe: Pres. Mugabe takes sharp dig at Tsvangirai, but says they&#8217;re still partners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe takes sharp dig at Tsvangirai

HARARE, Zimbabwe — President Robert Mugabe took a sharp dig at his estranged governing partner Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday, but said they were still allies in Zimbabwe&#8217;s troubled coalition.
Speaking Saturday at the state funeral of a former guerrilla leader who fought for independence from Britain in 1980, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-pres-mugabe-takes-sharp-dig-at-tsvangirai-but-says-theyre-still-partners-213698/">Zimbabwe: Pres. Mugabe takes sharp dig at Tsvangirai, but says they&#8217;re still partners</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe president says mental instability prompted opposition pullout from coalition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe pres.: opposition &#8220;not mentally stable&#8221;

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe&#8217;s president says he is committed to working with his estranged prime minister despite his assessment that the former opposition leader is &#8220;not mentally stable&#8221; for boycotting the coalition government.
President Robert Mugabe says Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai&#8217;s opposition party has &#8220;one leg in, and one leg out&#8221; .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-president-says-mental-instability-prompted-opposition-pullout-from-coalition-213641/">Zimbabwe president says mental instability prompted opposition pullout from coalition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwean foreign minister: UN investigator&#8217;s trip &#8216;a provocation of the highest order&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Shaw</dc:creator>
		
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Zimbabwe foreign minister: UN trip a &#8216;provocation&#8217;

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe&#8217;s foreign minister on Friday sharply criticized as &#8220;a provocation of the highest order&#8221; an attempt by the U.N. torture investigator to visit Zimbabwe and investigate alleged attacks by thugs linked to the ruling party on its opponents.
Manfred Nowak had flown to Zimbabwe on Wednesday, saying ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwean-foreign-minister-un-investigators-trip-a-provocation-of-the-highest-order-212389/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Zimbabwean foreign minister: UN investigator&#8217;s trip &#8216;a provocation of the highest order&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe officials bar UN torture investigator who had meeting with prime minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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Zimbabwe blocks UN investigator visit to country

JOHANNESBURG — An outraged U.N. torture investigator said Thursday he believes Zimbabwe&#8217;s president may be the reason he was blocked from the country, a move that could further isolate the struggling nation and its fragile coalition government.
Manfred Nowak had planned to investigate alleged attacks on Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai&#8217;s .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-officials-bar-un-torture-investigator-who-had-meeting-with-prime-minister-211367/">Zimbabwe officials bar UN torture investigator who had meeting with prime minister</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe officials bar UN torture investigator who had meeting with PM; sends to South Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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Zimbabwe deports UN investigator to South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwean immigration officials barred the United Nations&#8217; torture investigator from entering their country and returned him to South Africa Thursday, an act he termed a &#8220;serious diplomatic incident&#8221; that reflects a split in the coalition government.
&#8220;There are certainly some parts of the government who do not want .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-officials-bar-un-torture-investigator-who-had-meeting-with-pm-sends-to-south-africa-210837/" title="Zimbabwe officials bar UN torture investigator who had meeting with PM; sends to South Africa">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe immigration officials bar UN torture investigator who had meeting with Tsvangirai</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe: UN investigator sent to South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — The United Nations torture investigator says he was barred from Zimbabwe and sent back to South Africa after a night in the Harare airport.
An angry Manfred Nowak, speaking to reporters in Johannesburg Thursday upon arrival from Zimbabwe, said he would recommend the U.N. take action for the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-immigration-officials-bar-un-torture-investigator-who-had-meeting-with-tsvangirai-210789/" title="Zimbabwe immigration officials bar UN torture investigator who had meeting with Tsvangirai">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe: UN torture investigator stopped at airport after ignoring word he would be blocked</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe: UN torture investigator stopped
JOHANNESBURG — The United Nations&#8217; torture investigator said Wednesday he was stopped by immigration authorities as he tried to enter Zimbabwe in defiance of officials who rescinded his invitation.

Manfred Nowak told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that officials at the Harare airport refused to allow him through even though .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-un-torture-investigator-stopped-at-airport-after-ignoring-word-he-would-be-blocked-210235/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Zimbabwe: UN torture investigator stopped at airport after ignoring word he would be blocked</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe blocks visit of torture investigator but he plans to proceed at invitation of PM</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe blocks visit of UN torture investigator

JOHANNESBURG — At the last minute, Zimbabwe on Wednesday blocked the United Nations&#8217; torture investigator from visiting the country where opponents to President Robert Mugabe have been attacked and harassed, but he vowed to go anyway at the invitation of the prime minister.
The actions by Zimbabwe, which had invited .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-blocks-visit-of-torture-investigator-but-he-plans-to-proceed-at-invitation-of-pm-209897/">Original article &nbsp;: Zimbabwe blocks visit of torture investigator but he plans to proceed at invitation of PM</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN rights office says Zimbabwe blocks visit of torture investigator</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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UN: Zimbabwe blocks visit of torture investigator

JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe&#8217;s government has blocked a visit by the United Nations&#8217; torture investigator who was to examine alleged attacks on opposition activists by ruling party supporters, the world body said Wednesday.
The office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Manfred Nowak was initially invited to Zimbabwe .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-rights-office-says-zimbabwe-blocks-visit-of-torture-investigator-209551/" title="UN rights office says Zimbabwe blocks visit of torture investigator">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwean premier&#8217;s party fears new attacks after temporary withdrawal from coalition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe: Prime minister&#8217;s party fears new attacks

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The party of Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister said one of its security officials was beaten by the president&#8217;s militants Tuesday, and said the attack was part of new violence unleashed because it has stepped back from the governing coalition.
Movement for Democratic Change spokesman Nelson Chamisa said at ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwean-premiers-party-fears-new-attacks-after-temporary-withdrawal-from-coalition-208269/" title="Zimbabwean premier&#8217;s party fears new attacks after temporary withdrawal from coalition">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mugabe, Tsvangirai meet for 1st time since split in Zimbabwe&#8217;s unity government</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe leaders in split unity government meet
HARARE, Zimbabwe — An aide to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says the former opposition leader who has temporarily withdrawn from a coalition with President Robert Mugabe has held a four-hour meeting with Zimbabwe&#8217;s longtime leader.
James Maridadi said Monday that Tsvangirai met with Mugabe for the first time ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mugabe-tsvangirai-meet-for-1st-time-since-split-in-zimbabwes-unity-government-207451/">Mugabe, Tsvangirai meet for 1st time since split in Zimbabwe&#8217;s unity government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe police raid house used by top aides to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — Police loyal to President Robert Mugabe raided a house used by the prime minister&#8217;s supporters Saturday and accused them of hoarding weapons in a move that is likely to push Zimbabwe&#8217;s fragile coalition government closer to collapse.

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai&#8217;s Movement for Democratic Change said Saturday the police raid on a house .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-police-raid-house-used-by-top-aides-to-prime-minister-morgan-tsvangirai-205782/">Zimbabwe police raid house used by top aides to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mugabe calls split in coalition government a &#8216;non-event,&#8217; says he will not bow to pressure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — President Robert Mugabe is describing the split in Zimbabwe&#8217;s governing coalition as a &#8220;non-event,&#8221; and says his party will not bow to pressure.

Mugabe&#8217;s comments to state television Friday are his first since Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said last week that he was temporarily withdrawing from the coalition. The former opposition leader has .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mugabe-calls-split-in-coalition-government-a-non-event-says-he-will-not-bow-to-pressure-205306/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Mugabe calls split in coalition government a &#8216;non-event,&#8217; says he will not bow to pressure</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aid groups in Zimbabwe worry about impact of unity government squabbles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — Aid workers said Wednesday the disarray of the government of Zimbabwe is putting its most vulnerable citizens at risk as hunger and disease threatens to sweep the country.

Zimbabwe&#8217;s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai announced last week he was withdrawing indefinitely from a unity government that has been troubled from the moment its ministers were .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aid-groups-in-zimbabwe-worry-about-impact-of-unity-government-squabbles-202551/">Aid groups in Zimbabwe worry about impact of unity government squabbles</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After withdrawing from unity government, Zimbabwe&#8217;s PM seeks &#8216;rescue&#8217; from regional leaders</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-withdrawing-from-unity-government-zimbabwes-pm-seeks-rescue-from-regional-leaders-199734/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister will be on the road this week asking other leaders in the region to &#8220;rescue&#8221; the unity government from which he temporarily withdrew, his spokesman said Monday.

Also Monday, a judge said the trial would start Nov. 9 in the weapons case that prompted Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to boycott .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-withdrawing-from-unity-government-zimbabwes-pm-seeks-rescue-from-regional-leaders-199734/">After withdrawing from unity government, Zimbabwe&#8217;s PM seeks &#8216;rescue&#8217; from regional leaders</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Backers of $5 million African leadership prize say they can&#8217;t find winner this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Watt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — In a snub to recent ex-presidents and heads of state in Africa, organizers of a multimillion-dollar annual prize for good governance on the continent said Monday they had decided not to give out the award this year.

The Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership is awarded only to democratically elected heads of state .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/backers-of-5-million-african-leadership-prize-say-they-cant-find-winner-this-year-199732/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Backers of $5 million African leadership prize say they can&#8217;t find winner this year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe&#8217;s Mugabe too busy with students, soccer to address crisis in unity government</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chengetai Zvauya</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — President Robert Mugabe is too busy with students and soccer to address the crisis in his unity government, his spokesman was quoted as saying Sunday.

The comments in a state-run newspaper reflect the contemptuous indifference with which Mugabe&#8217;s party has reacted to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai&#8217;s announcement Friday that he was withdrawing from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwes-mugabe-too-busy-with-students-soccer-to-address-crisis-in-unity-government-199181/">Read : Zimbabwe&#8217;s Mugabe too busy with students, soccer to address crisis in unity government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe: Mugabe too busy with students, soccer to address crisis in unity government</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — The spokesman for Zimbabwe&#8217;s president says Robert Mugabe is too busy to address the crisis in his unity government.

The comments in a state-run newspaper Sunday reflect the contemptuous indifference with which Mugabe&#8217;s party has reacted to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai&#8217;s announcement Friday he was withdrawing from the coalition at least temporarily.
The longtime ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-mugabe-too-busy-with-students-soccer-to-address-crisis-in-unity-government-199178/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Zimbabwe: Mugabe too busy with students, soccer to address crisis in unity government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe judge postpones trial for top aide to prime minister in case that strained coalition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chengetai Zvauya</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — A judge on Saturday granted lawyers for a top aide to Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister more time to prepare for trial in a case that has prompted the longtime opposition to abandon shared rule with President Robert Mugabe at least temporarily.

Roy Bennett was freed late Friday from jail in Mutare, 170 miles (270 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-judge-postpones-trial-for-top-aide-to-prime-minister-in-case-that-strained-coalition-198794/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Freed aide to Zimbabwe PM says judges starting to protect the rule of law</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chengetai Zvauya</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — A top aide to Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister, whose pending trial led to a fracture in the coalition government, said after he was freed on bail that judges are starting to stand &#8220;behind the rule of law.&#8221;

Citing the &#8220;persecution&#8221; of Roy Bennett, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday abandoned — at least temporarily ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freed-aide-to-zimbabwe-pm-says-judges-starting-to-protect-the-rule-of-law-198716/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Freed aide to Zimbabwe PM says judges starting to protect the rule of law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai aide released on bail; trial starts Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MUTARE, Zimbabwe — The politician whose trial shook Zimbabwe&#8217;s unity government is free on bail.

Hours after a judge ordered bail for Roy Bennett on Friday, reporters watched him walk out of the jail in Mutare, 170 miles (270 kilometers) east of the capital.
Bennett says after a weekend in Harare, he will return to Mutare for .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-tsvangirai-aide-released-on-bail-trial-starts-monday-198517/">Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai aide released on bail; trial starts Monday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister says he is boycotting from the country&#8217;s unity government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chengetai Zvauya</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — Citing the &#8220;persecution&#8221; of a top aide, Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister abandoned — at least temporarily — shared rule with President Robert Mugabe, marking a setback to the country&#8217;s struggle to emerge from political gridlock, economic collapse and international isolation and sanctions.

Morgan Tsvangirai told reporters Friday his party members would not attend Cabinet ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwes-prime-minister-says-he-is-boycotting-from-the-countrys-unity-government-197961/">Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister says he is boycotting from the country&#8217;s unity government</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister announced he was boycotting the country&#8217;s troubled unity government Friday, citing the &#8220;persecution&#8221; of a top aide being tried in an alleged coup plot.

At a news conference Friday, longtime opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said, &#8220;We are not really pulling out officially,&#8221; but that his party would not attend Cabinet ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwes-prime-minister-says-he-is-disengaging-from-the-countrys-unity-government-197926/">Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister says he is disengaging from the country&#8217;s unity government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ActionAid: Poor nations conquer hunger by simply investing more in small farmers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Maliti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BLANTYRE, Malawi — Government fertilizer has made the difference between hunger and plenty for Rodrick Jesitala, a farmer and father of three in southern Malawi.

Thanks to fertilizer he couldn&#8217;t afford without government help, Jesitala harvested enough corn to feed his family this year. A report released Friday praised Malawi&#8217;s program, saying governments simply making agriculture ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/actionaid-poor-nations-conquer-hunger-by-simply-investing-more-in-small-farmers-197871/" title="ActionAid: Poor nations conquer hunger by simply investing more in small farmers">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwean judge orders Roy Bennett, prominent member of Tsvangirai&#8217;s party, back to jail</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chengetai Zvauya</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — A prominent aide to Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister was sent to jail Wednesday to await trial on charges linked to long-discredited allegations his party plotted President Robert Mugabe&#8217;s violent overthrow.

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said the case against Roy Bennett threatened the coalition he joined with Mugabe earlier this year.
Tsvangirai had nominated Bennett .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwean-judge-orders-roy-bennett-prominent-member-of-tsvangirais-party-back-to-jail-196044/">Original article &nbsp;: Zimbabwean judge orders Roy Bennett, prominent member of Tsvangirai&#8217;s party, back to jail</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nestle says Zimbabwe accounts back to normal after report of freezing, audit</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nestle-says-zimbabwe-accounts-back-to-normal-after-report-of-freezing-audit-193809/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — Nestle says its Zimbabwe banking is back to normal just days after newspapers reported that the government froze their accounts and ordered an audit after the company stopped buying milk from a farm owned by President Robert Mugabe&#8217;s wife.

Nestle spokesman Ravi Pillay in neighboring South Africa said the company&#8217;s Zimbabwe accounts were .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nestle-says-zimbabwe-accounts-back-to-normal-after-report-of-freezing-audit-193809/">Original article &nbsp;: Nestle says Zimbabwe accounts back to normal after report of freezing, audit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe: top Mugabe cronies dumped by state in torture case; told to defend themselves</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-top-mugabe-cronies-dumped-by-state-in-torture-case-told-to-defend-themselves-193242/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — A Zimbabwean official says several top officials and cronies of President Robert Mugabe being sued for torture have been renounced by the state and will not receive legal assistance.

Deputy Attorney General Prince Machaya told The Associated Press on Sunday that the state will not represent officials being sued by prominent human rights .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-top-mugabe-cronies-dumped-by-state-in-torture-case-told-to-defend-themselves-193242/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Zimbabwe: top Mugabe cronies dumped by state in torture case; told to defend themselves</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe freezes Nestle&#8217;s accounts, cries foul after it stops buying Mugabe farm milk</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-freezes-nestles-accounts-cries-foul-after-it-stops-buying-mugabe-farm-milk-193197/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe&#8217;s central bank chief says the government has frozen Nestle&#8217;s local accounts and ordered an audit after Nestle stopped buying milk from a farm owned by President Robert Mugabe&#8217;s wife.

Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono told the weekly Zimbabwe Independent newspaper Saturday that two possible &#8220;irregular&#8221; transactions were found in the company&#8217;s accounts.
Nestle&#8217;s .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-freezes-nestles-accounts-cries-foul-after-it-stops-buying-mugabe-farm-milk-193197/">Zimbabwe freezes Nestle&#8217;s accounts, cries foul after it stops buying Mugabe farm milk</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe&#8217;s President Robert Mugabe calls for fresh start in relations with West</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwes-president-robert-mugabe-calls-for-fresh-start-in-relations-with-west-188319/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — President Robert Mugabe called Tuesday for a new start to relations with those Western countries he has spent years insulting for their criticism of his leadership.

&#8220;Our country remains in a positive stance to enter into fresh, friendly and cooperative relations with all those countries that have been hostile to us in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwes-president-robert-mugabe-calls-for-fresh-start-in-relations-with-west-188319/">Source &nbsp;: Zimbabwe&#8217;s President Robert Mugabe calls for fresh start in relations with West</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe&#8217;s president refuses to give housing to prime minister, PM aide says</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwes-president-refuses-to-give-housing-to-prime-minister-pm-aide-says-187172/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe — An aide to Zimbabwe&#8217;s prime minister says President Robert Mugabe is refusing to provide state housing seven months after the appointment.

Longtime opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai entered into a unity government with Mugabe in February.
Nelson Chamisa, spokesman for Tsvangirai&#8217;s Movement for Democratic Change, said Monday that the prime minister remains in his private ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwes-president-refuses-to-give-housing-to-prime-minister-pm-aide-says-187172/">Original article on  : Zimbabwe&#8217;s president refuses to give housing to prime minister, PM aide says</a>.]]></description>
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