Interesting reading from the archives
From The Financial Gazette, August, 23, 2001 Tsvangirai rules out national unity govt MORGAN Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), this week ruled out any possibility of his party forming a government of national unity with President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF. Tsvangirai spoke after reports in Harare and Johannesburg earlier this week suggested that South Africa’s governing African National Congress could be inching towards supporting a government of na
Can Tsvangirai really co-exist with Mugabe?
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (L) and President Robert Mugabe – a challenge of co-existence By Michael Gerson WASHINGTON – Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is attempting something rare and difficult – sharing power with the man who tried to murder him. Every Monday morning, Tsvangirai conducts public business across the table from Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s president, founder and oppressor. During a recent interview in Washington, Tsvangirai observed to me that the 85-year-o
Taking Meetings With a Murderer
By Michael Gerson (THE WASHINGTON POST, 17/06/09): Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is attempting something rare and difficult — sharing power with the man who tried to murder him. Every Monday morning, Tsvangirai conducts public business across the table from Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s president, founder and oppressor. During a recent interview in Washington, Tsvangirai told me that the 85-year-old Mugabe “is someone who can be charming when he wants. I am on guard when he becom
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