President Robert Mugabe’s Speech at the Opening of the 7th Parliament of Zimbabwe

Full text of President Robert Mugabe’s speech at the opening of the Seventh Parliament of Zimbabwe on Tuesday 26th August 2008
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Madam President of the Senate, Mr Speaker Sir, Senators and Members of the House of Assembly, Ladies and Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends. I welcome you all to this First Session of the Seventh Parliament of Zimbabwe
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Morgan Tsvangirai leaves Dutch Embassy

HARARE, ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe’s opposition leader emerged from his refuge at the Dutch Embassy Wednesday to call for African leaders to guide talks to end Zimbabwe’s crisis, saying a presidential runoff this week was no solution.

Morgan Tsvangirai press statement on quitting Zimbabwe election runoff

The MDC won the March 29th elections despite conditions that were far from free and fair. Our party’s message of peaceful, democratic change and rebuilding a New Zimbabwe enjoys the support of the vast majority of Zimbabweans.

Our election victory confirmed this to Mugabe and since that date, he and his supporters have been waging a war against the people of Zimbabwe

An Yue Jiang and cargo disappeared in Africa without a trace

The Chinese government on Wednesday denied that a ship, the An Yue Jiang, from their country carrying arms has managed to offload its ‘deadly cargo’ to the regime in Harare. [Chinese were already caught lying once when they said the ship was recalled to China]

Reports in the past week have suggested that the cargo was offloaded either in Angola or Congo, Brazzaville, and Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga last week confirmed that the cargo had indeed arrived in the country.

“Operation Mavhoterapapi” (Who did you vote for?) in Zimbabwe

Hundreds of people, including children, have fled to Harare from rural areas, seeking medical attention after the ZANU-PF government launched “Operation Mavhoterapapi” (Who did you vote for?) in the wake of their parliamentary election defeat and an anticipated second round of voting in the presidential ballot.

Tsvangirai Returns From Botswana?

Sources said Tsvangirai is scheduled to address a press conference in Harare upon his arrival. The sources could not however say whether Tsvangirai was returning to Botswana or staying.
The MDC leaders secured temporary asylum and a base in Botswana last week after meeting the country’s new president, Ian Khama.