Morgan Tsvangirai
(L to R) UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe, Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay pose at the opening of a women's conference on May 24, 2012 in Harare. Pillay who is on a five day visit to Zimbabwe, said women rights need to be respected and countries must address women's reproductive health needs, including HIV and AIDS.
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We have many opportunities in mining, agriculture, tourism and manufacturing and our quest to attract investment has been affected by the way in which sections of our inclusive Government have gone about implementing measures to promote the participation of our previously disadvantaged citizens in the mainstream economy
I hope common sense will prevail because it is in the interest of workers for the country's largest labour body in the country, the ZCTU, to be one united entity. I hope that dialogue will be speeded up so that the workers of this country will speak with one strong voice through a united body.
There must be a non-violent environment so that people vote in a free and fair voteMore quotes »
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Zimbabwe's prime minister tries to lure investors
coalition government make that difficult.In a speech at an investment forum in neighboring South Africa, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said he wants more economic benefits for black Zimbabweans. But, he said, a recent threat by Zimbabwe's black empowerment Read more »
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SADC Must Come of Age in Luanda
with Mugabe who continues to behave as if nothing can be done about him. And, indeed, nothing seems to be done about him. Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change, along with the people of Zimbabwe, have shown a great deal of patience and restraint. 2:47 AM from AllAfrica.com Read more »
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US slams Mugabe's 'thugs'
on Thursday said "thugs" from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party killed a supporter of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and hurt several others at a weekend rally. The US embassy in Harare condemned the attack — which came a day after a visit 2:05 AM from iAfrica.com Read more »
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Tsvangirai warms up to China
Reporter Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has softened his critical stance on China, saying the Asian economic giant is not plundering resources in Africa. He made the remarks at the first International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing during his visit 5/31/12 from The Herald Read more »
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Youths of Zimbabwe PM's Party Apply for Controversial Empowerment Funds
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party youths say they have started applying for funds meant to give locals a head-start in business under the government's controversial indigenization program. According to the MDC, youths from President Robert Mugabe's 5/31/12 from Voice of America Read more »
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Tsvangirai Meets Nato Commander
Minister Morgan Tsvangirai secretly met former US Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Forces Europe, General Wesley Clark, during his visit to Austria last month, it has emerged. Gen Clark commanded Operation Allied Forces in the Kosovo war during his term as 5/31/12 from AllAfrica.com Read more »
