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  1. Zambia's champion of democracy, Levy Mwanawasa, dies

    by , 19th August 2008 at 06:42 PM (Tracking the News)
    LUSAKA (AFP) — President Levy Mwanawasa, a trenchant critic of Robert Mugabe who won praise for his handling of Zambia's inflation-prone economy, died Tuesday in hospital in France aged 59.

    Mwanawasa, who had been receiving treatment at the Percy Military Hospital near Paris, never recovered after suffering his second stroke in a little over two years at the end of June.

    Announcing seven days of national mourning, acting head of state Vice President Rupiah Banda told state ...

    Updated 19th August 2008 at 06:45 PM by NewsTracker

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    Zambia , Democracy , Governance , Sadc
  2. Zimbabwe Opposition Committed to Ongoing Peace Negotiations

    by , 19th August 2008 at 07:32 AM (Tracking the News)
    By Peter Clottey

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    Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) says it is committed to the ongoing peace negotiations between the opposition and the ruling ZANU-PF party despite a reported stalemate ...

    Updated 19th August 2008 at 07:35 AM by NewsTracker

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    Democracy , Law & Order , Sadc , Zimbabwe
  3. S. Africa's Mbeki Awaited In Harare As Power-Sharing Deal Remains Elusive

  4. Tsvangirai to Tour Southern Africa as Zimbabwe Talks Remain Deadlocked

    by , 19th August 2008 at 07:30 AM (Tracking the News)
    Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai begins a tour of southern Africa Monday, seeking help in advancing power-sharing talks with the party of President Robert Mugabe.

    The two leaders left a regional summit in South Africa Sunday still deadlocked over who would control a proposed national unity government.

    Zimbabwe's justice minister, Patrick Chinamasa, told state media today that the negotiations will continue under the mediation of South African President ...
  5. Zimbabwe Opposition Says Manicaland Constituency Sealed By War Veterans

    by , 19th August 2008 at 07:28 AM (Tracking the News)
    By Jonga Kandemiiri

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    Zimbabwe opposition officials on Monday reported another abduction in Manicaland province following the brief kidnapping last week of the wife of an opposition activist there.

    MDC officials ...
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