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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 03HARARE1156 |
Deregulation Deal Could End Dry Spell for Fuel [...] (SBU) Summary: Fuel continues to be very scarce throughout the country. There are widespread rumors that multinationals will soon be allowed to import fuel and sell at a market price, but no formal approval has yet materialized. This would eliminate the GOZ's fuel subsidy, currently over 6 [...] |
2003-06-06 07:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EPET ZI |
| 03HARARE1158 |
MEDIA REACTION MASS ACTION IN ZIM; HARARE [...] The week-long mass action, called by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) aimed at forcing Robert Mugabe to address the economic and political crisis afflicting the country, remains the mainstay for editorials being carried in the mainstream media [...] |
2003-06-06 09:01:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1161 |
JUNE 6 MDC HARARE MARCH CANCELED - MASS ACTION DAY [...] (C) Due to an overwhelming youth militia presence in downtown Harare on June 6, the MDC planned to call off planned marches for Harare. Business and traffic activity seemed close to normal on June 6, albeit slightly reduced from the previous day. In calling for a march, and then not making a [...] |
2003-06-06 10:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE1165 |
2003 INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND EXPROPRIATION REPORT - [...] Summary: This year's Expropriation Report updates some claimants detailed in the 2002 report, and adds some claimants whose property remains in limbo. As in last year's report, the only claimants are American citizen (Amcit) owners of Zimbabwean real estate, both farming property and rural/w [...] |
2003-06-09 07:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON KIDE KSPR EINV EFIN ZI |
| 03HARARE1166 |
MEDIA REACTION MASS ACTION IN ZIM; HARARE [...] Weekend editorials concentrated on the five-day anti-government protests, called by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), that completely shutdown commerce and industry in the country from June 2 through 6, 2003. Editorial excerpts follow: [...] |
2003-06-09 09:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1169 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Bush and Blair lied about Iraq" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its June 8 editorial to criticizing the United States-led war against Iraq, saying, "the invasion of Iraq was unjust." Adding: "Bush and Blair are shameless liars." [...] |
2003-06-09 12:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1171 |
TSVANGIRAI FACES NEW TREASON CHARGES, AWAITS BAIL [...] (C) AFTER A WEEK OF MASS ACTION WHICH PRODUCED LESS THAN THE OPPOSITION WOULD HAVE LIKED, MDC LEADER, MORGAN TSVANGIRAI FOUND HIMSELF UNDER ARREST FOR TREASON ONCE AGAIN. SIPDIS HE SPENT THE WEEKEND IN JAIL AND IS CURRENTLY AWAITING A RULING IN A BAIL HEARING. PRESIDENT MUGABE SOUNDED TR [...] |
2003-06-09 14:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE1179 |
MEDIA REPORT MASS ACTION IN RETROSPECT; HARARE [...] Two journalists working for the independent short-wave radio station Voice of the People (VOP) were detained and beaten by ZANU-PF youths and war veterans at the beginning (June 2) of the week-long mass protests organized by the opposition Movement for Democratic Chang [...] |
2003-06-10 15:11:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1180 |
HIGH COURT TO HEAR TSVANGIRAI BAIL APPLICATION; [...] (SBU) Morgan Tsvangirai, MDC President, arrived in Magistrates Court this morning looking tired and dressed in a track suit rather than his usual business attire. A large contingent of his supporters were on hand outside the court to cheer him on but they were outnumbered by Law and Order Po [...] |
2003-06-11 06:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 03HARARE1185 |
ASSISTING ZIMBABWE AFTER DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS [...] (c) Summary: This message provides recommendations for U.S. assistance to a reformist, democratically-elected government. These recommendations go well beyond the assistance we recommended for a transition government in reftel. End summary. 2. (c) Reftel outlined programs and activities we [...] |
2003-06-11 12:39:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV ECON EFIN KDEM PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ZI |
| 03HARARE1207 |
MDC LOOKS TO THE FUTURE; TSVANGIRAI SPENDS ANOTHER [...] (C) MDC leaders worried that President Mugabe might try to influence the judiciary to keep their president, Morgan Tsvangirai, in jail for a month or more. They welcomed the SIPDIS reported visit of President Bush to the region and hoped that it would step up pressure for dialogue. They j [...] |
2003-06-12 13:54:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE1209 |
MEDIA REPORT IMF AND ZIMBABWE; HARARE [...] Under headline "Embrace the devil" the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" dedicated its June 12 editorial to encouraging the government of Zimbabwe "to seek rapprochement and mend fences" with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) "for the good of the na [...] |
2003-06-12 13:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1217 |
MEDIA REACTION DROC; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. N.'s indifference to DRC conflict disturbing" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its June 13 editorial to accusing the United Nations of dragging its feet in solving the political discord in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] |
2003-06-13 10:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1222 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Bombing out Iraq's ruins" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its June 15 editorial to calling on the United States "to ship out" of Iraq and "hand over the country to its rightful owners" - the Iraqis. Excerpts: 2. ". [...] |
2003-06-16 11:59:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP ZI |
| 03HARARE1223 |
MEDIA REACTION DROC; HARARE [...] Under headline "Uganda must be condemned" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its June 15 editorial to accusing Uganda of throwing spanners into the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Excerpts: 2. "The United Nations, [...] |
2003-06-16 12:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP ZI |
| 03HARARE1233 |
MUGABE STILL PACKS A PUNCH [...] (C) Robert Mugabe went on the offensive last week following the previous week's mass action by the opposition party, the MDC. Mugabe was pugnacious and triumphalist and used every opportunity to demean his political rival, MDC President, Morgan Tsvangirai. At the same time he took to his p [...] |
2003-06-16 14:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC ZANU PF |
| 03HARARE1236 |
MEDIA REACTION G8 SUMMIT; HARARE [...] Under headline "Africa should adopt one position on G8" the independent weekly "The Business Tribune" dedicated its June 12 editorial to criticizing the G8 for failing to meet their obligations to Africa at the just-ended summit in Evian, France. Stating: "Africa must [...] |
2003-06-17 11:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1242 |
SOUTH AFRICANS SEE SLOW PROGRESS TOWARD ZIMBABWE [...] (c) South African High Commissioner Jeremiah Ndou told the Ambassador June 17 that talks about talks between ZANU-PF and the MDC continued with both sides agreed on need to resume their dialogue. Ndou said that some talks had already occurred between the two sides prior to the June 2-6 stayawa [...] |
2003-06-18 05:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SF ZI |
| 03HARARE1251 |
CHURCH LEADERS TRY TO FACILITATE DIALOGUE [...] (C) A group of church leaders representing the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ), the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) and the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference have held two meetings with leaders of ZANU-PF and the MDC in an attempt to get the parties to the negotiating table. T [...] |
2003-06-19 14:09:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 03HARARE1252 |
MDC MAKES PLANS WHILE WAITING FOR ITS LEADER TO BE [...] (C) Although the MDC is clearly missing its leader who continues to be imprisoned on new treason charges, it remains united and strong according to Special Presidential Advisor Gandi Mudzingwa. Criticisms leveled against the MDC leadership are just that, criticisms, not indications of any sp [...] |
2003-06-19 14:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE1256 |
TSVANGIRAI FREE ON BAIL; TREASON TRIAL CONTINUES [...] (C) After two weeks in prison, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai was today granted bail on fresh treason charges. SIPDIS Bail conditions are high for Zimbabwe but should be doable. Tsvangirai's trial on old treason charges resumed this week SIPDIS as well. Under cross examination Central [...] |
2003-06-20 10:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE1267 |
MDC LEADER TSVANGIRAI WELL AND DETERMINED TO MOVE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-23 12:58:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE1292 |
MEDIA REACTION ZIM CRISIS; HARARE [...] Under headline "Pretoria becomes chief stumbling block", the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its June 24 editorial to encouraging South African President Thabo Mbeki to stop obstructing international efforts meant to resolve the deepening political and [...] |
2003-06-25 10:11:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1293 |
NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER DISCOURAGED ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-25 11:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI ZI |
| 03HARARE13 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S./IRAQ/NORTH KOREA STANDOFF; [...] With headline "Under the specter of a third world war," the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its January 5 editorial to encouraging the United States, at a time when a military showdown against Iraq seems inevitable, to resolve the nuclear sta [...] |
2003-01-06 08:52:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE130 |
NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF ZIMBABWE ON THE DECLINE [...] Summary: The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), a critical artery for this landlocked country, is one of the unnoticed victims of Zimbabwe's economic decline. Reliable sources at the NRZ, one of the many parastatals recording consistent losses over the past 18 years, confirm that capacity [...] |
2003-01-17 05:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN ZI |
| 03HARARE1311 |
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES EXERT INFLUENCE OVER [...] (SBU) Amendments to three bills were considered by Zimbabwe's Parliament June 12. Adverse reports were issued on each amendment by the Parliamentary Legal Committee (PLC). Two bills passed without objection on June 12 after compromises were made prior to the amendments reaching the floor. T [...] |
2003-06-26 13:01:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 03HARARE1316 |
Situation in Zimbabwe Remains Critical: [...] The significant 2002/2003 response by the international humanitarian community to the complex food security crisis in Zimbabwe averted famine. Although the current harvest is expected to be marginally better than last year's, the situation remains fragile and will require substantial quantiti [...] |
2003-06-27 08:48:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 03HARARE1317 |
MEDIA REACTION POWELL ON ZIM CRISIS; HARARE [...] The op-ed column by United States Secretary of State Colin Powell in the "New York Times" has made front-page headlines in the mainstream print media. While the independent newspapers welcomed Secretary Powell's commentary and recommendations, the state-controll [...] |
2003-06-27 08:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1318 |
MEDIA REACTION POWELL ON ZIM CRISIS; HARARE [...] Under headline "Ball in your court" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its June 26 editorial to encouraging Robert Mugabe's government to embrace Secretary Colin Powell's recommendations, carried in an op-ed published in the New York Times, in supp [...] |
2003-06-27 08:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1319 |
MEDIA REACTION POWELL OP-ED ON ZIM UNDER FIRE; [...] Under headline "Powell is a slow learner" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its June 27 editorial to criticizing Secretary of State Colin Powell for penning a critical op-ed in the "New York Times" on Robert Mugabe's government. Excerpts fol [...] |
2003-06-27 08:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE132 |
UN PREPARES TO BEGIN FOOD MONITORING [...] SUMMARY: Systematic UN monitoring of humanitarian assistance flows in Zimbabwe appears--finally--to be on the verge of proceeding. Two of the expatriate staff who will conduct this effort are on the ground, and plan shortly to open the first of five offices. Limited monitoring will begin in [...] |
2003-01-17 09:00:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAGR ZI |
| 03HARARE1321 |
Fuel Strategies Amidst The Downward Spiral [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted reftel, multinational oil companies remain in limbo as to whether they will be allowed to sell fuel imported with forex at a viable pump price. Industry sources report that the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (NOCZIM) will continue to bring in heavily subsidized fuel [...] |
2003-06-27 10:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EPET ZI |
| 03HARARE1322 |
DEFENSE FILES FOR DISCHARGE - TSVANGIRAI TREASON [...] (C) The State closed its case and the Defense filed for discharge in the fourteenth week of Morgan Tsvangirai's (first) treason trial. State witness Perence Shiri, Zimbabwe Air Force Commander, told the court that the MDC had requested his assistance in the event of the MDC winning the March [...] |
2003-06-27 10:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 03HARARE1330 |
RETIRED HIGH COURT JUDGE FERGUS BLACKIE ACQUITTED [...] (C) In a ten-minute Magistrate's court session on June 30, the state prosecutor Mrs. Ziyambi withdrew the state's case against retired Judge Fergus Blackie. Blackie was arrested on September 13, 2002 and accused of handing down a judgment without consulting a fellow judge who also heard the ca [...] |
2003-07-01 11:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 03HARARE1333 |
SIMBA MAKONI ON ZIMBABWEAN CRISIS [...] (C) Former Finance Minister and still ZANU-PF Politburo member Simba Makoni called on the Ambassador July 1. Makoni, who recently lost his 23-year old son to suicide, told the Ambassador July 1 that he was focused on family and his growing consultancy business and relatively disconnected fro [...] |
2003-07-01 13:16:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI ZANU PF |
| 03HARARE1339 |
ZIMBABWE CASH CRUNCH TIGHTENS [...] Summary: The shortage of local currency continues to worsen despite assurances by the Reserve Bank that more money is being printed. This, in addition to other widespread shortages in the country, has added to the burden of most Zimbabweans, who now need wads of low-denomination bills to pro [...] |
2003-07-01 14:46:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN ZI |
| 03HARARE134 |
UN Humanitarian Assistance Coordination [...] Summary. On Monday, January 13, the UN held its first coordination meeting of 2003 on Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis among UN agencies, donors and Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) officials. The large number of attendees included July Moyo, the Minister of Social Welfare, Labor and Public Works [...] |
2003-01-17 09:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 03HARARE135 |
AIR ZIM STRIKE OVER, BUT LITTLE RELIEF EXPECTED FOR [...] Summary: A GOZ compromise and end to the high-profile strike by Air Zimbabwe engineers offers little spillover for other disgruntled government workers. End Summary. 2. Press reports indicate that the four-month strike of Air Zimbabwe's engineers' has been resolved after the GOZ "interven [...] |
2003-01-17 09:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EAIR ZI |
| 03HARARE1351 |
MDC REQUESTS MEETINGS WITH POTUS DELEGATION IN RSA [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph two. Summary and Action Request: --------------------------- 2. (C) MDC Presidential Advisor, Gandi Mudzingwa, requested meetings with member(s) of the POTUS delegation at whatever level would be appropriate for an MDC delegation that wi [...] |
2003-07-02 14:56:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ASEC ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE1359 |
MDC OFFICIALS REFLECT ON MASS ACTION - SUCCESSES [...] (C) MDC Presidential Advisor Gandi Mudzingwa and MDC MP Roy Bennett both said recently that the June mass action was a success overall, but suffered from organizational problems that the party is resolving. Mudzingwa thought the problems were due to too many MPs becoming involved in key decis [...] |
2003-07-03 14:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE1360 |
MDC LEADER TSVANGIRAI SAYS THAT NO CURRENT [...] (U) MDC Delegations ----------------- (C) MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai outlined for the Ambassador his party's plans for upcoming meetings and various mediation efforts underway. Tsvangirai said that the MDC would be sending a small team to Pretoria next week headed by spokesman Paul The [...] |
2003-07-04 11:59:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE1362 |
MUGABE LAUNCHES RHETORICAL DEFENSE AGAINST VISIT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-07 08:57:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1368 |
MEDIA REACTION U. S. POLICY TOWARDS ZIM UNDER [...] Under headline "U. S. taking out carrot and stick once again" the July 3 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" carried an op-ed by Kuthula Matshazi on page 8 that was critical of the United States policy towards Zimbabwe. Excerpts: 2. ". . .The car [...] |
2003-07-08 09:37:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1369 |
MEDIA REACTION AU SUMMIT; HARARE [...] Under headline "AU must make a stand" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its July 3 editorial to urge the African Union (AU) - meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, next week for its second summit - to "publicly and firmly denounce Harare" for human rights abuse [...] |
2003-07-08 09:37:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE137 |
ZVOBGO-AMBASSADOR MEETING [...] (C) ZANU-PF elder statesman Eddison Zvobgo told the Ambassador January 15 that he preferred to keep his upcoming trip to the U.S. focused primarily on personal business but, at the Ambassador's suggestion, he agreed to consider stopping in Washington. Zvobgo discussed a faction within the ru [...] |
2003-01-17 10:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZI |
| 03HARARE1370 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] President George W. Bush's visit to Africa remains the top issue for discussion in lengthy editorials being carried in the mainstream newspapers ahead of the July 7 - 12 visit. Excerpts follow: 2. Under headline "Bush must respect African leadership" the gover [...] |
2003-07-08 09:38:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1371 |
MEDIA COVERAGE PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] An avalanche of news articles and opinion pieces focusing on the decisive African Nations Cup qualifying soccer match between Zimbabwe and Eritrea, especially in the government-controlled print and electronic media, failed to eclipse critical articles against Pr [...] |
2003-07-08 09:40:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1372 |
MEDIA REPORT PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] The June 29 edition of the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" devoted considerable space to articles talking about the forth-coming historic visit to Africa by United States President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell's op-ed in the New Yor [...] |
2003-07-08 09:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1373 |
MEDIA REPORT EDITOR CHARGED UNDER POSA; HARARE [...] Nqobile Nyathi, Editor of the independent daily "The Daily News," was arrested, charged and released on June 26 under the controversial Public Order and Security Act (POSA) for allegedly publishing adverts insulting Robert Mugabe. The ostensibly illicit adverts [...] |
2003-07-08 09:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1375 |
MEDIA REACTION SECRETARY POWELL'S OP-ED ON ZIM [...] The government-controlled daily "The Herald" continues to publish discourteous articles against Secretary of State Colin Powell. Excerpts of an op-ed carried in the July 2 edition follow: 2. Under headline "U. S. Secretary of State ignorant of Zimbabwean situa [...] |
2003-07-08 09:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1377 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Weekend editorials continue to focus on President Bush's first trip to Africa. Excerpts follow: 2. Under headline "Rude awakening awaits Bush" the government-controlled weekly "Sunday News" (06/29) comments: "The announcement that U. S. President George W. [...] |
2003-07-08 09:53:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1378 |
MEDIA REACTION POWELL OP-ED ON ZIM UNDER FIRE; [...] The lead article in the June 27 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" and an op-ed in the same edition collectively criticize Secretary of State Colin Powell for writing an op-ed column in the "New York Times" criticizing Robert Mugabe's govern [...] |
2003-07-08 09:54:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1379 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Mainstream newspapers have started dedicating acres of editorial space to mull over United States President George W. Bush's visit to Africa. Editorial excerpts follow: 2. Under headline "The Bush African trail" the independent weekly "The Daily News on Sunday" (06/ [...] |
2003-07-08 09:54:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ZI |
| 03HARARE1381 |
HARARE MAYOR ARRESTED, RELEASED AND RE-ARRESTED [...] (C) In his first days back at work following a trip to the U.S. and the UK, Harare Executive Mayor Elias Mudzuri was arrested by police at his office both on July 7 and 8. Minister of Local Government Ignatious Chombo attempted to suspend Mudzuri in April 2003 for alleged incompetence and malf [...] |
2003-07-08 13:16:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 03HARARE1383 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "Bush must tell Mbeki to act decisively on Zimbabwe" the July 8 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" printed an op-ed by Joseph Whande on page 8, in which he urges President George Bush to help resolve the socioeconomic and political impasse [...] |
2003-07-08 13:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1389 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "Bush must demand that Mbeki act on Zimbabwe" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its July 9 editorial to calling on President George W. Bush "to use his immense influence to pressure" South African President Thabo Mbeki to stand up [...] |
2003-07-09 07:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1390 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "Bush must demand that Mbeki act on Zimbabwe" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its July 9 editorial to calling on President George W. Bush "to use his immense influence to pressure" South African President Thabo Mbeki to stand up [...] |
2003-07-09 07:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1398 |
RIOT POLICE BREAK UP SMALL DEMONSTRATION, HARARE [...] (C) On July 8 police stopped about 15 to 20 MDC members who attempted to march from Africa Unity Square in downtown Harare to the US Embassy to deliver a petition. While the Daily News reported the number of demonstrators to be about 3000, reports from witnesses put the number at 15 - 20. [...] |
2003-07-09 09:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE14 |
MEDIA REACTION: HIV/AIDS; HARARE [...] Under headline "Why the world watches as Africans die of Aids" the independent "Daily News" dedicated its January 4 editorial to urging African leaders to be at the forefront in the fight against the HIV/Aids pandemic in their countries. Using Uganda as an example, th [...] |
2003-01-06 09:00:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1400 |
MEDIA COVERAGE PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] President George W. Bush's visit to Africa continues to make headlines in the local print and electronic media. While the independent press is casting the visit in positive light, the government-controlled print and electronic media is denouncing the whistle stop tour [...] |
2003-07-09 09:11:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1404 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH;S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "Tsvangirai exhibits inferiority complex" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its July 10 editorial to hailing President George W. Bush and his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki for coming up with a shared position on how to [...] |
2003-07-10 08:24:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1405 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "U. S. has a role to play in solving Zimbabwe crisis" the July 10 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" carried the following op-ed by Marko Phiri, political commentator, in which he advocates for a United States involvement in resolvi [...] |
2003-07-10 08:37:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1408 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] President George W. Bush's remarks on the challenges facing Zimbabwe during a joint news conference with his South African counterpart, Thabo Mbeki, in Pretoria made the top story during the state-run radio and television, ZBC/TV, news programs broadcast on July [...] |
2003-07-10 12:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1409 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "Bush putting up a faade" the July 10 edition of the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" carried the following opinion piece by Taungana Ndoro under his regular column "Inside Politics" on page 13, in which he bemoans the exclusion of Zimbabwe from President Bush's itine [...] |
2003-07-10 12:52:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1411 |
58TH UNGA - ZIMBABWE AGREES WITH MOST U.S. [...] SUMMARY: On July 10, DCM delivered Reftel demarche to Tadeous Chifamba, Director of Multilateral Affairs in Zimbabwe,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who raised no objections to any of the U.S. initiatives. Chifamba enthusiastically agreed with the U.S. position on Women & Political Participatio [...] |
2003-07-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PHUM ZI |
| 03HARARE1417 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Talks on Zimbabwe between President George W. Bush and his South African counterpart, Thabo Mbeki, continue to dominate editorials in the mainstream newspapers. Excerpts: 2. Under headline "Mbeki has his job cut out" the independent daily "The Daily News" (07/1 [...] |
2003-07-11 09:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1418 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "Africa must resist West's machinations" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its July 3 editorial to accusing Washington of conspiring to unseat Robert Mugabe and his government. Excerpts: 2. ". . .Mr. Bush's African visit. . .s [...] |
2003-07-11 09:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1419 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] There has been an outpouring of articles, op-ed and opinion pieces in the mainstream newspapers following talks on Zimbabwe between President George W. Bush and his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki, including President Bush's visit to Botswana, in the lead [...] |
2003-07-11 09:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE142 |
Black Farmer's Take on Land Reform [...] (U) Summary: A large-scale black commercial farmer believes most settlers on expropriated white commercial farms will fail and give up during 2003, leaving a future government to pick up the pieces of uncompensated land redistribution. At the same time, he expressed regret that white farmers [...] |
2003-01-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAGR ECON ZI |
| 03HARARE1420 |
JUDGE UPHOLDS SUSPENSION OF HARARE MAYOR ELIAS [...] (C) On July 10, High Court Justice Susan Mavangira upheld Minister of Local Government Ignatius Chombo's controversial suspension of Harare MDC Mayor Elias Mudzuri for alleged misconduct. In effect this ruling bars Mudzuri from going to his office, and from carrying out the functions of mayor. [...] |
2003-07-11 10:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 03HARARE1422 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "Bush visit sees welcome consensus on Zim" the independent weekly "The Zimbabwe Independent" dedicated its July 11 editorial to hailing President Bush's trip to Africa, saying: "By reaching out to Africa. . .Bush has indicated that post-Iraq Ameri [...] |
2003-07-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1437 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] President George W. Bush's visit to five nations in Africa remains a sizzling issue in the leading newspapers in Zimbabwe. An epigrammatic sample of some of the articles, op-ed and opinion pieces follow: 2. Under headline "Cyclone Bush hits Africa" the [...] |
2003-07-15 09:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1438 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "President finally vindicated" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its July 15 edition to declaring that the just-ended five-nation tour in Africa, especially South Africa, by President George W. Bush had managed to shore up Rob [...] |
2003-07-15 09:28:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1439 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "White House in crisis over Iraq invasion lies" the government-controlled daily "The Herald"(07/15) carried the following op-ed by Patrick Martin on page 6, in which he argues that the on-going muddle surrounding the contents of President George W [...] |
2003-07-15 10:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1446 |
MUGABE SUCCESSION ELUSIVE [...] (C) Summary. Over the past two months the domestic written press, both government and opposition, has churned out a stream of reporting on President Mugabe,s possible retirement. The local rumor mill has kept pace. Competing succession scenarios and successor lists have appeared, and differ [...] |
2003-07-17 07:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI ZANU PF |
| 03HARARE1447 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "MPs call for Blair to resign: Bush hangs British PM out to dry over Iraqi nuclear claims" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (07/17) carried the following opinion article by Chris Marsden on page 9: 2. "In admitting U. S. doubts over B [...] |
2003-07-17 08:48:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1448 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "Liars like Bush annihilate themselves" the ruling ZANU-PF weekly mouthpiece "The People's Voice" dedicated its July 13 editorial to criticizing the United States policy towards Zimbabwe. Excerpts: 2. ". . .Since when (has) Britain and the U. S. starte [...] |
2003-07-17 09:17:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1453 |
CAPITALIZING ON POTUS VISIT TO MOVE SOUTH AFRICA [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-17 12:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SF ZI |
| 03HARARE1457 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] An editorial and an op-ed article carried in the July 13 edition of the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" concentrate on the talks between President George W. Bush and his South African counterpart, Thabo Mbeki, during President Bush's visit to Africa. Excerpt [...] |
2003-07-18 05:03:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE146 |
MEDIA REACTION U.S./AFRICA TRADE; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. S. should treat Africa as single entity" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its January 19 editorial to cautioning the United States against the promotion of selective trade agreements, warning that such agreements "have the pote [...] |
2003-01-22 08:35:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1462 |
MEDIA REPORT PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO AFRICA; [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-18 08:40:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1463 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] President George W. Bush's visit to Africa remains a core issue for discussion in op-ed and opinion pieces being carried in some of the leading newspapers in Zimbabwe. Excerpts follow: 2. Under headline "U. S. seeks to strengthen its position in Africa" the go [...] |
2003-07-18 09:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1464 |
DEFENSE ARGUES FOR DISCHARGE - TSVANGIRAI TREASON [...] (C) Returning from a two-week break, on July 14, defense lawyers began arguments for dismissal by concentrating on a rule that to convict on treason charges there must be at least two credible witnesses - which the state did not satisfy given contradictions in Ben Menashe's testimony and the f [...] |
2003-07-18 09:51:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 03HARARE1466 |
MEDIA REACTION NORTH KOREA; HARARE [...] Under headline "China shows the way" the pro- government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its July 20 editorial to hailing China's "efforts to encourage and promote a diplomatic solution" over a crisis stemming from North Korea's alleged nuclear weapons program. E [...] |
2003-07-21 08:33:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1467 |
MEDIA REPORT U. S./ ZIM RELATIONS; HARARE [...] Back-to-back leading articles in the July 20 and 21 editions of the independent weekly "The Daily News on Sunday" and its sister daily "The Daily News," respectively, focus on the failing relations between the United States and Zimbabwe. Excerpts follow: 2. Th [...] |
2003-07-21 10:06:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1471 |
MEDIA REACTION DROC; HARARE [...] Under headline "DRC rebel ministers irresponsible" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its July 20 editorial to urging leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) two main rebel movements "to act responsibly and in the interests of their l [...] |
2003-07-22 08:29:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1475 |
MDC RELATES MORE CONTACTS ABOUT DIALOGUE [...] (C) Contacts with ZANU-PF: MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and Secretary General Welshman Ncube told the SIPDIS Ambassador over lunch July 22 that Zanu-PF and the South African Government(SAG) had reached out to them recently. ZANU-PF Minister for Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Patrick C [...] |
2003-07-22 14:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ZI SF |
| 03HARARE1476 |
MEDIA REACTION U. S. FOREIGN POLICY, BUSH'S VISIT [...] The July 20 editions of the two government-controlled weeklies - "The Sunday Mail" and the "Sunday News" - carried lengthy articles centering on United States foreign policy, President George W. Bush's visit to Africa, and another urging the United States to loo [...] |
2003-07-23 07:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1477 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH ON "CAPTIVE NATIONS [...] Under headline "Africa must resist" the government-controlled Bulawayo-based weekly "Sunday News" dedicated its July 20 editorial to criticizing President George W. Bush for including Zimbabwe on the list of country's he said, in a proclamation to mark "Captive [...] |
2003-07-23 08:40:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1478 |
MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICAL; [...] Under headline "U. S. crop subsidies disadvantage African farmers" the July 20 edition of the government-controlled Bulawayo-based weekly "Sunday News" carried the following article by Mbongeni Mguni, in which he criticizes President George W. Bush for dodging t [...] |
2003-07-23 11:09:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1491 |
MDC NOMINEES HARASSED, PREVENTED FROM FORWARDING [...] (C) On July 21, about 20 cities across Zimbabwe opened nominations for candidates to stand in mayoral and urban council elections to be held on August 30-31, but at least 20 would-be opposition candidates were prevented from registering by ruling party youths. This occurred before the MDC rec [...] |
2003-07-24 13:35:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 03HARARE15 |
Still Too Few Rains for Non-Irrigated Crops [...] Summary: The latest Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) report confirms that Zimbabwe is still drawing too little rainfall to improve food supply. Continued drought affords the GOZ an opportunity to dodge blame for the disastrous consequences of its fast-track land reform and expor [...] |
2003-01-06 11:03:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON AMGT ZI |
| 03HARARE1503 |
Environmental Impact of the Current Crises on [...] Summary: This report, focusing on the status of wildlife in Zimbabwe, will be the first of several related reports on Zimbabwe's deteriorating environmental situation. The combination of land seizures, economic pressure, general lawlessness, and hunger have taken a heavy toll on Zimbabwe's w [...] |
2003-07-25 07:54:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD SENV ZI |
| 03HARARE1506 |
PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA HOLDS FEW SUPRISES - [...] (SBU) Summary. The Fourth Session of Parliament promises to be much the same with the GOZ intent on legislation that further stifles dissent, free speech, NGOs, and private sector initiatives. President Mugabe's economic agenda, which he presented during the July 22 Parliamentary opening day [...] |
2003-07-25 09:29:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1507 |
HOW MUCH GIVE IN ZANU-PF OPENNESS TO DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-25 09:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
| 03HARARE151 |
ZANU-PF, MDC YOUTHS CLASH IN HARARE [...] Youths from the ruling ZANU-PF clashed with counterparts from the opposition MDC late on January 20 in Harare's high-density suburb of Kuwadzana. Although precise details of what occurred remain sketchy, police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena told journalists that one person died from severe burn [...] |
2003-01-22 12:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE1511 |
FUTURE STRATEGIES FOR MASS ACTION IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Experience gained from last June's &Final Push8 attempt at mass action has altered the strategic vision for those promoting and organizing non-violent protest in Zimbabwe. An accurate assessment of the situation and temperament of the Zimbabwean population points away from a &Se [...] |
2003-07-28 08:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM ZI |
| 03HARARE1519 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. S. shows unparalleled savagery, contempt for human life" the July 28 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the following article by Barry Grey, in which he criticizes the American Government for sanctioning the emblaz [...] |
2003-07-28 10:12:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE152 |
ExxonMobil tells GOZ to cut fuel subsidy [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting ExxonMobil delegation recently urged the GOZ to stop subsidizing fuel consumption, which has completely overburdened the country's foreign exchange assets. The delegation suggested a more targeted support mechanism for public transport and critical services that wou [...] |
2003-01-22 12:12:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EFIN ECON ZI |
| 03HARARE1521 |
Banknote Shortage Still Acute [...] Summary: It has become exceedingly difficult to secure paper money in Zimbabwe. Bank lines stretch to several blocks, with angry account-holders occasionally resorting to violence. The GOZ is blaming the Reserve Bank, opposition party and several others, but taking no visible action to allev [...] |
2003-07-28 11:39:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ZI |
| 03HARARE1532 |
BISHOPS MEET MUGABE AND TSVANGIRAI SEPARATELY IN [...] (C) Three prominent Bishops from Manicaland, all affiliated with the Zimbabwe Council of Chufches (ZCC), met with President Mugabe and MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai recently in an attempt to restart failed talks between the ruling and opposition parties. Mugabe raised a few issues he said w [...] |
2003-07-29 14:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI |
| 03HARARE1534 |
GOZ ISSUES APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] The Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has finally issued a formal request for humanitarian assistance to the United Nations (UN). The primary request is for additional (not in the pipeline) food aid in the amount of 600,000 MT of maize to fill what the GOZ perceives to be the "food gap," the diff [...] |
2003-07-30 07:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 03HARARE1535 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Bush humbled by uncertainty in Iraq" the July 30 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the following op-ed by Lovemore Mataire in which he blames the United States for going into Iraq without possessing "a brilliant exit [...] |
2003-07-30 09:34:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1536 |
MEDIA REPORT VOA'S STUDIO 7 UNDER FIRE; HARARE [...] Information and Publicity Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has accused the United States and Britain of toughening "their hostility towards Zimbabwe," by "churning out propaganda about regime change" through the Voice of America's (VOA) Studio 7 channel on Zimbabwe. S [...] |
2003-07-30 12:27:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1544 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "America's medieval barbarism" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its July 27 editorial to condemning the United States for making public the pictures of Saddam Hussein's two sons, Uday and Quasy, who were killed in a gun batt [...] |
2003-07-31 05:03:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1547 |
Zimbabwe's Ailing Economy: Where It Stands [...] (SBU) Summary: The Zimbabwean economy has plummeted more than anyone thought possible, the curious tragedy of a place that had all the right stuff - fertile land packed with minerals, sophisticated infrastructure run by well-educated populace, high-income tourist destinations - now in disinteg [...] |
2003-07-31 13:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1548 |
TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador met with MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai on July 29 to discuss the mediation effort by the SIPDIS Manicaland Bishops. Tsvangirai reported that when the Bishops' discussion with President Mugabe turned to the possibility of a unity government, Bishop Mutume said they woul [...] |
2003-07-31 15:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 03HARARE1555 |
CHEGUTU ZANU-PF CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO SUSPEND MDC [...] (C) On July 31 the ZANU-PF dominated city council of Chegutu voted to suspend the MDC Mayor of Chegutu Francis Dhlakama and withdraw all benefits of his office. Dhlakama facilitated an early July Ministry of Local Government audit which detailed corruption perpetrated by various members of th [...] |
2003-08-01 10:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 03HARARE1564 |
MEDIA REPORT ANZ SUES INFORMATION MINISTER MOYO; [...] We have a classic case here in which the prey has become the predator. Upset by "highly defamatory and malicious attacks" by Information and Publicity Minister Jonathan Moyo, the independent Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) - publishers of the "Daily News" and [...] |
2003-08-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1577 |
Cargill Makes Bootleg Currency [...] (U) Summary: By printing their own Zimbabwean currency, Cargill executives have found an inventive solution to Zimbabwe's banknote shortage. End Summary. "Cargill" Cash -------------- 2. (SBU) With few banknotes available, Cargill had been unable to compensate small-scale cotton growers. [...] |
2003-08-06 11:35:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1578 |
Zimdollar Tumbles Further [...] Summary: The Zimdollar has fallen another 25 percent from Z$3350 to 4200:US$1. End Summary. 2. In early May, the Zimdollar still traded at Z$1450:US$1, so the three month devaluation stands at around two-thirds. While a number of factors are weakening the Zimdollar, oil parastatal NOCZIM [...] |
2003-08-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE159 |
INCREASING GOVERNMENT BRUTALIZATION AND TORTURE OF [...] (C) The Government of Zimbabwe has intensified its brutalization of political opponents and is increasing its reliance on torture as a means of intimidation. On January 16 a court-ordered medical exam revealed that an MDC MP and four other MDC members had been tortured while in police custody [...] |
2003-01-23 14:59:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE1593 |
Still Otherworldly Economic Policy [...] Summary: Past-week events affirm the GOZ is still committed to self-destructive economic policies. We observe no GOZ reckoning of the economy's sorry state. End Summary. New Farm/Conservancy Acquisitions --------------------------------- 2. Even while the so-called Utete Commission is s [...] |
2003-08-08 09:36:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1594 |
MDC OFFICIAL OFFERS MIXED ASSESSMENT ON CHURCHES' [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gandhi Mudzingwa, MDC's Director of Presidential Affairs, on August 7 told poloff that mixed signals from ZANU-PF underscored the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing bishops' attempt to jump start talks. He reported that a ZANU-PF source had approached him about derailing the e [...] |
2003-08-08 10:10:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
| 03HARARE1599 |
BISHOP RECOUNTS STATUS OF TALKS INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On behalf of the bishops' troika (reftels), Trevor Manhanga of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe on August 8 gave Charge a status report on the bishops' initiative to get political talks renewed. Manhanga dismissed criticism of the initiative by certain ZANU-PF elements and [...] |
2003-08-12 07:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
| 03HARARE16 |
Update on Expropriation of U.S. Assets [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months, the GOZ has seized land owned by American citizens without compensation or due process. In addition, both U.S. oil companies operating in Zimbabwe have voiced concerns to us that the GOZ could at some point in the future nationalize or force sale of their asse [...] |
2003-01-06 11:05:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ELAB ZI |
| 03HARARE1605 |
Industry Braces for Forced Indigenization [...] Summary: Zimbabweans reflexively cringe when their near-octogenarian president boasts of a new economic initiative. Robert Mugabe's policies have already produced farms with no crops, gas stations with no gas and banks with no money. Although still just an idea percolating in ZANU-PF circle [...] |
2003-08-13 09:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ELAB ZI |
| 03HARARE1607 |
MEDIA REACTION MUGABE/TAYLOR ARROGANT; HARARE [...] Under headline "Alternative to dialogue" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its August 13 editorial to urging Robert Mugabe to be sincere in finding a durable solution to the current political impasse in Zimbabwe, adding that Mugabe's "demand that [...] |
2003-08-13 13:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE161 |
Metalwork company may close [...] Summary: Another pillar of Zimbabwe's economic infrastructure may crumble. The Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO), a parastatal and the country's sole iron/steel manufacturing company, seems headed for closure unless Government comes up with a costly rescue package. End Summary. Form [...] |
2003-01-24 08:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN ZI |
| 03HARARE1614 |
MEDIA REACTION MUGABE/TAYLOR HOLD POLITICAL [...] Under headline "Africa must now bear on Mugabe to step down" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its August 14 editorial to calling on African leaders to "use their influence" to encourage Robert Mugabe, blamed for the "deepening political and economic ana [...] |
2003-08-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1615 |
GOZ Targets Additional Commercial Farms and [...] (SBU) Summary. New lists of commercial farms continue to appear in the government-sponsored press. Hundreds of mostly white-owned farms have been "gazetted" for preliminary acquisition orders this year alone, despite public statements that the land acquisition exercise was successfully compl [...] |
2003-08-14 11:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1616 |
Harare's Inflation Woes [...] Summary: High inflation and negative real interest rates continue to wreak havoc on the pensions and savings of many Zimbabweans. The Zimdollar is in freefall, now trading at Z$5,000:US$ 1. While select high-end investors have profited from Zimbabwe's collapsing currency and runaway inflatio [...] |
2003-08-14 14:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ELAB ZI |
| 03HARARE1621 |
LABOR'S ULTIMATUM RUNS OUT, UNSPECIFIED RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-14 14:48:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1635 |
Govt Outlaws Large Cash Sums [...] Summary: Zimbabwe's cash saga continues. The GOZ has made it illegal for anyone to charge a premium for banknotes or possess Z$5 million (US$1,000). End summary. 2. Meanwhile, the banknote crisis continues unabated. Supermarkets have a higher mark-up on banknotes than on any other product. [...] |
2003-08-18 12:05:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1643 |
MEDIA REACTION TAYLOR/MUGABE; HARARE [...] Under headline "Curse of quiet diplomacy" the independent weekly "The Daily News On Sunday" dedicated its August 17 editorial to criticizing South African President Thabo Mbeki's "quiet diplomacy" towards Robert Mugabe, arguing, "It was not quiet diplomacy which [...] |
2003-08-19 06:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1649 |
MEDIA REPORT GOZ BANS NGOS FROM DISTRIBUTING FOOD [...] Under headline "Merchants of hunger" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its August 20 editorial to denouncing the government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) for ordering donor agencies in Zimbabwe to surrender all food aid to village headman. Excerpts: 2. [...] |
2003-08-20 11:28:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1651 |
MEDIA REACTION TRUCK BLAST AT U. N.'S IRAQ HQ; [...] The August 19 truck bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, has received extensive coverage in both the local print and electronic media. The blast made the lead story in the August 20 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald." The [...] |
2003-08-21 05:48:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1652 |
Inflation 400 Percent; Zimdollar 5,000:1 [...] Summary: Year-on-year inflation has reached 400 (actually 399.5) percent while the Zimdollar has fallen to Z$5,000:US$. The Government still seems unwilling to let the market (or an independent central bank) determine interest or exchange rates. As a result of this strained macroeconomic e [...] |
2003-08-21 06:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1655 |
Scapegoating of Reserve Bank Intensifies [...] Summary: Although the Government's daily Herald has cast blame in many corners for the country's cash shortage, its recent attacks on the Reserve Bank (RBZ) have been frenzied and unrelenting. This makes little sense, but then in today's Zimbabwe, what does? End Summary. Latest Villain? [...] |
2003-08-21 14:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1656 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Will America learn from its past mistakes?" the pro-government weekly "Business Tribune" carried the following feature article by Billet Magara in which he criticizes the United States for leading a military campaign against Saddam Hussein, sayin [...] |
2003-08-21 14:52:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1669 |
Update of Child Labor Information for Zimbabwe [...] Summary. Given the ongoing political, economic, and governance crises in Zimbabwe, little attention has been paid to elimination of child labor. Zimbabwe has ratified both ILO Convention 138 (Minimum Age Convention)and ILO Convention 182 (Convention on the Prohibition and Elimination of the [...] |
2003-08-25 14:38:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ZI |
| 03HARARE1671 |
MEDIA REACTION EDITORIALS AGAINST LIFTING OF [...] Back to back editorials in the August 25 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" and the July 24 edition of its sister weekly "The Daily News on Sunday" are against the call for the lifting of travel and economic restrictions imposed on Robert Mugabe a [...] |
2003-08-25 14:46:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1672 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. N. abuse by UK and U. S. must be probed" the August 24 edition of the government- controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" carried the following opinion piece by Tafataona Mahoso under his regular column "African Focus": 2. "For those nations who [...] |
2003-08-25 14:47:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1673 |
MEDIA REACTION SADC MUTUAL DEFENSE PACT HAILED; [...] Under headline "SADC Mutual Defense Pact welcome development" the August 25 edition of the government- controlled daily "The Herald" carried the following op-ed by Caesar Zvayi: 2. ". . .The events of September 11, 2001 an obvious backlash by the disgruntled bu [...] |
2003-08-25 14:48:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR ZI KAPO |
| 03HARARE1677 |
Businessmen foresee recovery (somehow) [...] (U) Summary: Local businessmen assured a visiting congressional staffer that the Zimbabwean economy can regain past prowess. While despairing of the present economic climate, the businessmen's medium-term hopefulness stunned our visitor, a seasoned Zimbabwe- watcher. Although we share our i [...] |
2003-08-26 06:36:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1697 |
Ho-Hum Supplementary Budget [...] Summary: The GOZ's supplementary budget announcement held no surprises. Spending for calendar year 2003 increased 85 percent, accounting for higher than forecast (by the GOZ) inflation. In his speech to parliament, Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa brokered no solutions to Zimbabwe's many eco [...] |
2003-08-27 07:34:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1698 |
LABOR RESPONSE AWAITS CONSENSUS [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the deadline has passed on the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' (ZCTU) July 29 ultimatum to the GOZ demanding resolution of the cash crisis (reftel), no threatened "unspecified action" has materialized. It now appears that a ZCTU National Council meeting will not take [...] |
2003-08-27 09:05:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1705 |
MEDIA REACTION U. S. ACCUSED OF TRYING TO ISOLATE [...] The United States Institute of Peace is reported to have accused the United States and the European Union (EU) of trying to isolate Zimbabwe. Under headline "ZANU PF rule unavoidable: U. S. report," the August 28 edition of the government-controlled daily "The [...] |
2003-08-28 07:58:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR ZI KAPO |
| 03HARARE1710 |
GOZ triples fuel price - again [...] Summary: The GOZ has raised the controlled price of leaded fuel from Z$ 450 to 1,170/liter. Not enough to reawaken Zimbabwe's somnolent gas stations, but it does partly formalize GOZ recognition of the falling Zimdollar. End Summary. A 17-fold increase since February --------------------- [...] |
2003-08-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV ZI |
| 03HARARE1711 |
TALKS ON TALKS: MOMENTUM TOWARD ZIMBABWE POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A series of meetings between political players here and HIRC Africa Subcommittee staffer Malik Chaka illuminated the tentative state of play of various efforts to get ZANU-PF/MDC talks resumed. ZANU-PF Chairman John Nkomo highlighted improvements in the political atmosphere and [...] |
2003-08-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC ZANU PF |
| 03HARARE1712 |
ZIMBABWE WAFFLING ON EFFORT TO CONTROL FOOD RELIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings with House International Relations Committee Africa Subcommittee staffer Malik Chaka August 20-21, Minister for Special Affairs (and ZANU-PF Party Chairman) John Nkomo and Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Services July Moyo emphasized the government's pr [...] |
2003-08-28 15:01:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI SA ZI |
| 03HARARE1713 |
WFP/UNDP REPORT A FOOD-FIGHT IN THE OFFING [...] (c) Summary. In a somber August 28 meeting, UNDP resrep Victor Angelo commented on the accelerating downward spiral of the Zimbabwean economy and increasingly difficult UN/NGO relations with the GOZ. The WFP Regional Director described a discouraging exchange with President Mugabe on NGO in [...] |
2003-08-29 06:16:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL EAGR PHUM ZI |
| 03HARARE1717 |
MIXED REPORTS IN RUN-UP TO ZIMBABWE'S LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zimbabwe will hold two parliamentary by-elections, and mayoral and urban council elections in twenty cities across the country on August 30 - 31. Embassy Harare has been coordinating with other missions in Harare to mount an observation effort to cover most of the constituencies. [...] |
2003-08-29 10:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE1725 |
What is Zimbabwe's GDP? [...] Summary: Sources differ widely about Zimbabwe's present gross domestic product (GDP). It may be as low as US$3.5 billion. End Summary. 2. The GOZ's Central Statistical Office stopped publishing GDP figures in 1995, just before the country began its relentless downhill slide. Misleading [...] |
2003-09-02 06:37:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1731 |
OPPOSITION SCORES WELL IN ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY. (C) The MDC retained its parliamentary seat, won six out of seven mayoral races, and gained more than half of the urban council seats that were up for grabs in local elections held August 30 - 31. Voting at polling stations, observed by independent observers including emboffs, was g [...] |
2003-09-02 17:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI |
| 03HARARE1732 |
MEDIA REACTION PAPER REBUTS "HERALD" STORY; HARARE [...] The August 29 edition of the independent weekly the "Zimbabwe Independent" carried an article rebutting a front-page article in the August 28 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" that deliberately mis-reported and quoted out of context a most [...] |
2003-09-03 05:52:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1736 |
MEDIA REACTION COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN ZIM; HARARE [...] While an editorial in the September 3 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" saw the outcome of the weekend urban council elections, in which the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) narrowly defeated the ruling ZANU PF party, as a demonstr [...] |
2003-09-03 08:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE175 |
POSSIBLE THREAT TO US EMBASSIES IN EAST AFRICA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: ON 24 JANUARY 2003 RSO WAS CONTACTED AFTER HOURS BY MR. JERRY REDEMPTUS WHO PROVIDED LIMITED INFORMATION REGARDING A POSSIBLE TERRORIST OPERATION AGAINST THE US EMBASSIES KAMPALA, NAIROBI, AND DAR ES SALAAM FROM AL-QAEDA. REDEMPTUS STATED THAT INDIVIDUALS IN DAR ES SALAAM WOU [...] |
2003-01-27 12:10:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
| 03HARARE1762 |
Zimbabwe Economic Policy: Is Rigor Mortis [...] (SBU) Summary: As with directionless negotiations about negotiations in the political sphere, the GOZ keeps boasting of meaningful economic reform that it never gets around to. Long-promised initiatives - more banknotes, devaluation, better land reform, the return of fuel and less public spen [...] |
2003-09-09 05:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE178 |
Harare's Commuter Blues [...] Summary: Zimbabwe's foreign exchange shortage has sidelined most passenger vans, transforming a short commute into a twice daily ordeal for residents of Harare's high-density suburbs. 15-30 minute treks now take 2-3 hours, a potential trigger for social unrest. End Summary. Few vans still [...] |
2003-01-27 14:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ZI |
| 03HARARE1782 |
MINISTER OF STATE NKOMO ON INTERPARTY TALKS: HASTE [...] (c) Summary. The Ambassador met with Minister of State for Special Affairs John Nkomo on September 10 as a follow up to last month's meeting (ref a). The talks centered on HIV/AIDS programs, the role of NGOs in distributing humanitarian food assistance, the status of interparty dialogue, an [...] |
2003-09-11 07:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ZI |
| 03HARARE179 |
A new official exchange rate? [...] (U) Summary: Several industry contacts tell us they believe the Government might adopt a Z$750-800:US$1 exchange rate for exporters and perhaps others. Such a move would slow but not arrest Zimbabwe's economic decline. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The most authoritative word comes from Chamber [...] |
2003-01-27 14:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN ECON ZI |
| 03HARARE1792 |
TSVANGIRAI ON MDC'S OVERSEAS OUTREACH, TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 10 meeting with Ambassador Sullivan, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai voiced continued frustration with ZANU-PF's lack of urgency on resuming talks and recounted efforts by MDC principals to engage with regional SADC leaders in that regard. He sought USG support f [...] |
2003-09-11 14:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE1794 |
UNDAUNTED BISHOPS SEEK BENCHMARKS TO STIMULATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The bishops troika on September 10 updated Ambassador Sullivan on their efforts to facilitate inter-party talks. They were encouraged by ZANU-PF Chairman John Nkomo's invitation to a meeting earlier that day, although they did not expect ZANU-PF to re-activate the bishops' initi [...] |
2003-09-11 14:47:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
| 03HARARE1805 |
Tsvangirai Treason Trial Postponed Until [...] (SBU) Lawyers for Morgan Tsvangirai advised the Embassy on September 12 that by mutual agreement of the parties, resumption of Tsvangirai's treason trial was postponed from September 15 to September 22. Presiding Justice Garwe approached the parties on September 11, noting that he had schedu [...] |
2003-09-12 10:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE183 |
PARLIAMENT BUDGETARY PROCESS [...] This year represents the second time in Parliament's 20 year history that the budget bill has been disaggregated and subjected to a serious review by Parliament's newly (2000) created portfolio committees- consisting of Members of the ruling and opposition political parties. This new, more tr [...] |
2003-01-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 03HARARE1838 |
MEDIA REACTION CUBA/ZIM/U. S. RELATIONS; HARARE [...] Under headline "Cuba, Zimbabwe lead the way" the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday News" dedicated its September 7 editorial to demonizing the West, especially the United States and Britain, for allegedly maltreating Cuba and Zimbabwe. Excerpts follow: [...] |
2003-09-15 05:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1839 |
MEDIA REPORT ZIMABWEANS SEEK ASYLUM IN THE U. S.; [...] The lead article in the September 8 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" concentrates on an application for "Temporary Protection Status" by Zimbabweans living in the United States. Under headline "Zimbabweans seek U. S. shelter," Farai Mutsaka, Ch [...] |
2003-09-15 05:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1840 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - CALL FOR BLAIR TO RESIGN; [...] Under headline "Blair lacks moral fiber to remain in office" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 7 to calling on British Prime Minister Tony Blair to resign over his decision to commit Britain to military action in Iraq. Excerp [...] |
2003-09-15 05:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1841 |
MEDIA REACTION SA DRUG DEAL WITH WTO HAILED; [...] Under headline "SA drugs deal with WTO noble" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 7 editorial to hailing a drug manufacturing and importation deal between South Africa and the World Trade Organization (WTO), saying the deal "has [...] |
2003-09-15 05:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1842 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] The United States-led mission in Iraq, including a U. S. proposal for a new United Nations resolution to attract more money and troops for Iraq, have again come under fire in articles published in the government-controlled mainstream newspapers. Article excerpt [...] |
2003-09-15 05:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1843 |
MEDIA REACTION SEPTEMBER ELEVEN SECOND [...] Under headline "Americans to mark grim anniversary" United States-based columnist for the government controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" (09/07), Tendayi Kumbula, dedicated his article to reflect on the second anniversary of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks [...] |
2003-09-15 05:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1844 |
MEDIA REPORT PLACEMENT OF OP-ED ON WTO CANCUN [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-15 05:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1845 |
MEDIA REPORT SUPREME COURT ORDERS DAILY NEWS TO [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-15 05:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1846 |
MEDIA REACTION 9/11; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. S. foreign policy to blame for September 11 attacks" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (09/11) carried an op-ed by Caesar Zvayi on page 8, in which he accuses President George W. Bush of "busy stepping on more toes" after the terror [...] |
2003-09-15 05:21:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1852 |
MEDIA REACTION SUPREME COURT RULING ON ANZ [...] Under headline "Travesty of Justice" the independent weekly "The Standard" dedicated its September 14 editorial to dismissing Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku's ruling on the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), publishers of Zimbabwe's only independent dai [...] |
2003-09-15 09:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1853 |
MEDIA REACTION U. S. AND WAR AGAINST TERROR; [...] Under headline "U. S. losing war against terrorism" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 14 editorial to encouraging the United States to "abandon its current Middle East foreign policy" as a panacea to win the U. S.-led war against glo [...] |
2003-09-15 09:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1861 |
MINISTER OFFERS INSIGHTS ON ZANU-PF POSTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Mines Edward Chindori-Chininga on September 11 spoke with Ambassador Sullivan on ZANU-PF succession issues and internal party elections. Chindori-Chininga did not break any new ground but confirmed party elections' potential implications for succession and the govern [...] |
2003-09-15 13:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL ZI ZANU PF |
| 03HARARE1866 |
GOVERNMENT RAIDS AND CLOSES ONLY INDEPENDENT DAILY [...] (SBU) Summary: Friday night, September 12, police units raided the offices and printing press of the largest circulation daily newspaper in Zimbabwe, The Daily News (TDN), forcing production to cease. Thursday's Supreme Court ruling declared the paper's operations "illeg [...] |
2003-09-16 06:10:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1871 |
MEDIA REACTION GOZ-CONTROLLED THE HERALD HAILS [...] Under the headline "Action against Daily News proper" the government-controlled daily newspaper "The Herald" dedicated its September 16 editorial to saluting the government of Zimbabwe for shutting down the "Daily News" and its sister weekly "The Daily News on Sunday," [...] |
2003-09-16 12:09:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1874 |
PRELIMINARY REPORT: ARMED RIOT POLICE BEGIN FORCED [...] (C) According to an eyewitnesses account by head legal counsel of The Daily News, (TDN), Gugulethu Moyo, armed riot police came to the TDN offices and began forcibly removing the assets of the company. In place of taking TDN CEO Sam Nkomo to court this morning (September 16), the police ins [...] |
2003-09-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | KMDR KPAO PHUM PREL ZI |
| 03HARARE1880 |
UN Coordination Meeting with GOZ and [...] Summary. On September 15th, the UN held its first coordination meeting on the humanitarian crisis, after a hiatus of many months, with the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and donors. Overall, despite the GOZ's attempt to try and reassure the donors and encourage them to respond favorably to th [...] |
2003-09-17 09:48:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 03HARARE1885 |
MEDIA REACTION REMEBERING 9/11; HARARE [...] Two weekend newspapers - the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" and independent weekly "The Standard" - dedicated huge acres of space to opinion articles reflecting on the second anniversary of September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Las [...] |
2003-09-17 11:33:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1886 |
MEDIA REACTION 9/11; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. S. foreign policy to blame for September 11 attacks" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (09/11) carried an op-ed by Caesar Zvayi on page 8, in which he accuses President George W. Bush of "busy stepping on more toes" after the terror [...] |
2003-09-17 11:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1887 |
GOZ UPS THE ANTE ON CLOSURE OF ONLY INDEPENDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY In the span of six days, from September 11 to 16, the GOZ has gone from declaring The Daily News (TDN) illegal (9/11; ref a), to occupying and shutting down TDN operations (9/12; ref b), to accepting TDN registration under the onerous Access to Information and Privacy Protection Ac [...] |
2003-09-17 12:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1891 |
UPDATE ON SECRET CONSTITUTIONAL TALKS [...] CONFIDENTIAL/NOFORN -- PLEASE DO NOT DIVULGE TO OFFICIALS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 2. (C) In a meeting in his law office September 16, MDC Secretary General Welshman Ncube told Ambassador Sullivan SIPDIS that he was scheduled to meet with Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa September 21- [...] |
2003-09-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ZI |
| 03HARARE1892 |
MDC SECRETARY-GENERAL ON SADC OUTREACH, TALKS, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary-General Welshman Ncube on September 16 reported to Ambassador Sullivan on meetings with selected SADC heads of state. He advised that the bishops troika remained active as an informal intermediary between MDC and ZANU-PF but that the ruling party continued to stall. [...] |
2003-09-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE1903 |
MEDIA REPORT "DAILY NEWS" UPDATE; HARARE [...] Since the government of Zimbabwe outlawed the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe on September 12, the popular independent daily newspaper "The Daily News" has not been appearing on the streets for five days. The newspaper's website has the message: "We apologize for th [...] |
2003-09-18 14:10:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1911 |
GOZ IGNORES OWN COURT, REOCCUPIES ONLY INDEPENDENT [...] (C) Following a pattern going back several years, the GOZ has thus far ignored a direct court order. The High Court of Zimbabwe ruled, on September 18 (ref B), that the police's crack-down (ref A) of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), publisher of The Daily News (TDN) and The Daily New [...] |
2003-09-19 09:08:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1931 |
DEATH OF VICE-PRESIDENT MUZENDA [...] (U) The GOZ officially announced the passing on September 20 of Vice-President Simon Muzenda. The death of the 81-year-old ZANU-PF Politburo member from Masvingo province, who had been critically ill for weeks, was not unexpected. Government sources announced publicly that the Politburo will [...] |
2003-09-22 12:14:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1933 |
GOZ KEEPS THE BOOT ON THE DAILY NEWS [...] (C) Over the weekend of Sept 19th, the GOZ solidified its position in its battle (ref) to keep the only independent daily newspaper in Zimbabwe, The Daily News (TDN), closed. The parent company of TDN, Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), filed an application with the Media and Informatio [...] |
2003-09-22 12:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1935 |
COURT DECISIONS CLOUD CIVIL RIGHTS, POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Supreme and High Courts of Zimbabwe this month have made several notable judgments that may shape the future of jurisprudence in the country. Judgments in cases involving The Daily News (TDN) and High Court Justice Paradza set precedents with potentially far-reaching impl [...] |
2003-09-23 05:17:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI |
| 03HARARE1938 |
Zimbabwe not qualified for AGOA [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-23 09:13:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ELAB PHUM ZI |
| 03HARARE1943 |
GOZ GIVES FURTHER PROOF OF INTENT TO SHUT DOWN THE [...] (C) On Sept 22, 2003, the police picked up four directors, including CEO Sam Nkomo, of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), the parent company of The Daily News (TDN), which was the only independent daily newspaper in Zimbabwe. At the station, the police took the directors, statements, and [...] |
2003-09-24 13:28:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1949 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. S. soldier serving in Iraq calls for end to occupation based on lies: We're facing death for no reason" the government-controlled daily published the following hypercritical op-ed by Tim Predmore, a United States soldier on active duty with the 101st [...] |
2003-09-25 13:39:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1950 |
UN Consolidated Appeal for Zimbabwe [...] The UN formally launched the stand-alone Consolidated Appeal (CAP) for Zimbabwe in September. While acknowledging the after effects of the last three years of drought, the CAP notes that Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis has largely been man-made and that moving beyond emergency to recovery would [...] |
2003-09-25 14:24:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 03HARARE1955 |
Masvingo Splinters into Dual Economies [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite both an apparent end to the 3- year drought and relative harmony between local ZANU-PF and MDC parties, Zimbabwe's southern Masvingo province faces tough economic times ahead. Only those with access to U.S. dollars are doing well. The rest often depend on outside food [...] |
2003-09-26 08:48:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1958 |
MUZENDA EULOGY INCLUDES APPEAL TO MDC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Robert Mugabe's eulogy on September 24 to Vice President Simon Muzenda, who died on September 20 (ref A), is not likely to change the political climate here. As with previous speeches, Mugabe seized the opportunity to extol the virtues of land reform, to vilify the British and A [...] |
2003-09-26 10:33:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1971 |
MDC SHADOW MINISTERS PREVIEW PARTY'S ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MDC shadow minister for economic affairs and MDC MP Tendai Biti on September 23 summarized to emboff the elements of the party's economic plan, called RESTART. The plan, which he cast as essentially a social democratic platform, was being circulated for comment and could be exp [...] |
2003-09-29 15:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD SOCI ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE1973 |
MUNICIPAL POLITICS TESTING THE MDC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saddled with the responsibility to provide services in often far-flung communities, new MDC mayors' and councils' effectiveness will be constrained by legal battles, a lack of resources, and the threat of interference from the Ministry of Local Government. The MDC's victories in [...] |
2003-09-30 06:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR EAID ZI |
| 03HARARE1974 |
PARLIAMENT TO RESUME SESSION ON OCTOBER 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After making limited progress on the government,s ambitious legislative agenda during the last session, Parliament is slated to resume attention on October 7 to a host of potentially important bills, including an electoral act and an anti-money laundering law. Parliament last [...] |
2003-09-30 06:27:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE1975 |
MEDIA REACTION MUGABE'S BROADSIDE AGAINST WEST; [...] Robert Mugabe's broadside against the West, especially the United States and Britain, while addressing the 58th United nations General Assembly in New York, made the lead story in the September 27 edition of the government- controlled daily "The Herald" (circulation 5- [...] |
2003-09-30 08:13:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1976 |
TAKING STOCK OF TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: With signals from ZANU-PF and MDC suggesting that they may be preparing to resume negotiations, Embassy offers this inventory of factors likely to play on each party's negotiating posture during the run-up to and in the conduct of talks. To date, neither party appe [...] |
2003-09-30 10:18:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
| 03HARARE1977 |
BISHOPS PROPOSE PARTIES' RETREAT [...] (C) Bishop Trevor Manhanga on September 26 offered the Embassy an update on the so-called bishops' initiative. According to Manhanga, the bishops continued to meet personally with representatives from each party at least once a week. They remained especially encouraged by ZANU-PF's posture, [...] |
2003-09-30 10:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
| 03HARARE1979 |
MEDIA REACTION CALL FOR U. N. REFORM; HARARE [...] Under headline "The U. N. must reform or die" the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday News" (circulation 50,000 - 60,000) dedicated its September 28 editorial to call for the restructuring of the United Nations. The editorial comes hard on the heels of Robert Mugabe' [...] |
2003-09-30 11:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1992 |
MEDIA REPORT "ZIM'S JUDICIARY INDEPENDENT" - [...] Under headline "Zim's judiciary independent" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (circulation 50 - 70,000) dedicated its September 27 editorial to declaring that that local judges "fit the bill of an independent judiciary." The editorial is in response to an [...] |
2003-10-01 05:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE1993 |
MDC ANNOUNCES NEW STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) On September 30, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai briefed the diplomatic community on the MDC's SIPDIS position on various current issues. While Tsvangirai did not reveal anything earth shattering, he did acknowledge that some contact with ZANU-PF was ongoing but said that the [...] |
2003-10-01 08:39:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE1995 |
Zimbabwe's Food Crises Set to Continue in the Face [...] As a result of the continuing severe economic decline, particularly in the crippled agricultural sector, the food crisis in Zimbabwe is expected to continue into the 2004/05 marketing year. Projections for Zimbabwe's 2003/2004 agricultural season are bleak, largely due to worsening input supp [...] |
2003-10-01 09:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 03HARARE1997 |
THE DAILY NEWS STRUGGLES TO RETURN TO THE STREETS [...] (SBU) Since Sept 24 (reftel) the only independent daily newspaper in Zimbabwe, The Daily News (TDN), has not succeeded in getting an edition on the streets. TDN,s parent company, Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), was optimistic several times about returning to press only to see the g [...] |
2003-10-01 15:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI KPOL |
| 03HARARE2000 |
Zimbabwe HIV and AIDS Education Messages at [...] Summary: Zimbabwe is facing both a food security crisis and the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Rural food distribution points provide an opportunity to save lives in terms of combatting hunger and fighting HIV/AIDS. USAID has just launched a new program working with local communities to capitalize [...] |
2003-10-02 08:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA US ZI |
| 03HARARE2006 |
Zimbabwe Economic Crises Update [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-02 12:09:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE201 |
UN SPECIAL ENVOY MORRIS IN THE ZIMBABWEAN PRESS [...] Zimbabwe's government-owned "Herald" newspaper attempted to twist comments made by UN Special Envoy for Humanitarian Needs in Southern Africa James Morris after his January 24 meeting with President Mugabe in Harare. The front page of the January 25 "Herald" informed r [...] |
2003-01-28 15:07:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO ZI |
| 03HARARE2015 |
MEDIA REPORT MOYO THREATENS STUDIO 7; HARARE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-06 13:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO ZI |
| 03HARARE2016 |
"Export or Die" for Mutare Businesses [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabweans in and around Mutare, the country's third largest city, continue to fare better than most countrymen. On a recent sojourn, we observed the same U.S. dollar/local crevice found in Masvingo (ref). Clearly, however, Mutare's export sector enables more to reach the privi [...] |
2003-10-06 13:09:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2017 |
MEDIA REPORT MOYO THREATENS INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS [...] The independent press in Zimbabwe, including the Voice of America's (VOA) Studio 7 - a program that features the latest developments in Zimbabwe - have become endangered projects following Information Minister Jonathan Moyo's threats to ban the news organizations last [...] |
2003-10-06 13:10:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ZI |
| 03HARARE202 |
Coca-Cola makes case for higher prices [...] (SBU) Summary: Coca-Cola reps have joined a procession of companies lobbying the GOZ for a relaxation on price controls. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Coca-Cola's Regional Director has met with Zimbabwe's Finance and Trade/Commerce Ministers in the past week to argue that his company cannot contin [...] |
2003-01-29 05:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN ECON ZI |
| 03HARARE2024 |
NEW UTETE LAND AUDIT REPORT OFFERS LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Utete commission report on anomalies in the land resettlement program, widely anticipated as an indicator of how the GOZ will address the chaotic situation in the agricultural sector, is a non-event. Despite stringent attempts to keep this document secret, Post recently o [...] |
2003-10-07 10:17:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2033 |
ZCTU OFFICIALS ARRESTED AT GATHERING POINTS - [...] (U) On October 8, Police arrested forty-one members of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) in Harare, five in Bulawayo, one in Masvingo, one in Chinhoyi, and reportedly one hundred in Mutare. The ZCTU members were gathering to protest high taxes, escalating costs for transport and other [...] |
2003-10-08 16:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE2044 |
DISASTER DECLARATION FOR ZIMBABWE [...] The Ambassador has determined that the severe and complex political, economic, social and humanitarian crises facing Zimbabwe continue to be of sufficient magnitude to warrant USG assistance and is therefore exercising the disaster assistance authority, as per Reftel B and 2 FAM-061-062, in de [...] |
2003-10-09 14:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 03HARARE2045 |
ZCTU DETAINEES RELEASED [...] Labor contacts report that most of the detained Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) supporters (ref A) were released without spending the night in jail. In Harare, out of forty-one detainees, twenty signed admissions of guilt and paid a $5,000 (US$.88) fine. The remainder of the Harare [...] |
2003-10-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM ZI |
| 03HARARE2062 |
Will Land Reform Ever Work? [...] (SBU) Summary: After the Presidential Land Review Committee's failure to prescribe solutions to land reform's shortcomings (ref), many on the ground are wondering if Zimbabwe will ever have a vibrant agrarian sector again. There is still a certain measure of self- delusion - white farmers hop [...] |
2003-10-15 09:16:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2074 |
Inflation: 456 Percent and Rising [...] Summary: Zimbabwe's year-on inflation rate has risen to 456 percent. Within months, it could spiral to hyper- levels. End summary. 2. The recent increase takes into account the zimdollar's hefty pre-September devaluation, when it fell from Z$2350 to Z$5600:US$1 in just two months. Zimbab [...] |
2003-10-16 10:04:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2080 |
MEDIA REPORT STATE NEWSPAPER ATTACKS GOZ MINISTER; [...] Under headline "Take urgent steps to arrest inflation" the government-controlled daily newspaper "The Herald" (circulation 50 - 70,000) dedicated its October 16 editorial to attacking Finance Minister Dr. Herbert Murerwa and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) for doing [...] |
2003-10-17 07:36:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE2081 |
MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. S. double standards on Israel deplorable" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its October 12 editorial to accusing the United States of treating Israel with kid gloves. "The U. S.'s hypocrisy and double standards when it c [...] |
2003-10-17 07:36:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE2091 |
GOZ has no money for fuel [...] Summary: Oil parastatal NOCZIM has been unable to import fuel for GOZ purposes over the past week. End summary. 2. The fuel shortage is affecting Zimbabweans in a variety of ways: - The National Railway of Zimbabwe (NRZ), a critical cog in the country's economic infrastructure, has can [...] |
2003-10-20 13:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2093 |
PARLIAMENT PASSES RESTRICTIVE FINANCIAL LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Parliament recently imposed strict restrictions on people and institutions, access to cash. The statutory instrument is the Government,s answer to the biting cash shortage but only stifles the ability of the country to conduct day-to-day transactions by criminalizing holding the equival [...] |
2003-10-21 05:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PTER ZI |
| 03HARARE2094 |
MDC OFFICIAL ON POSSIBLE CIO INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MDC's Chairman for Harare Morgan Femai related to poloff on October 20 a first person account of the shootings at MDC's Harvest House headquarters on October 18. The senior MDC official present when the events took place, Femai alleged that the shooter, Ronnie Chihota, was as [...] |
2003-10-21 09:18:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE2095 |
CHAT WITH A CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with poloff October 8, ZANU-PF MP (appointed by the President) and Deputy Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Chief Fortune Charumbira identified weaknesses in the nation's municipal administration and outlined efforts to improve them. He [...] |
2003-10-21 14:18:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI ZANU PF |
| 03HARARE2096 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. S. efforts on Iraq reflect crisis in diplomatic ethics" the October 18 edition of the government- controlled daily newspaper "Chronicle" (circulation 45 - 60,000) carried the following op-ed by Dr. Godfrey Chikowore, Head, International Relations and Social Development Stud [...] |
2003-10-21 14:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE2100 |
POLICE BEAT ARRESTEES AFTER NCA DEMONSTRATION IN [...] (SBU) On October 22, police arrested 180-300 demonstrators including National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Director Dr. Lovemore Madhuku, during a demonstration organized by the NCA at Africa Unity Square in downtown Harare. The demonstration advocated a new constitution. Police confiscated [...] |
2003-10-22 14:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE2104 |
MEDIA UPDATE; HARARE [...] Begin summary: Two independent newspapers "The Daily News" and "The Daily News on Sunday" remain shut as the government of Zimbabwe makes sure that Zimbabweans are bereft of voice and answerability. The government of Zimbabwe recasts some sections of the controversial [...] |
2003-10-23 08:54:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE2105 |
VIOLENCE IN REDCLIFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Inter-party violence in Redcliff over the weekend reportedly left the homes of eight MDC members and two former ZANU-PF urban councilors damaged and one former ZANU-PF urban councilor (the father of an Embassy FSN) hospitalized. Hundreds of MDC supporters assaulted a senior ZANU [...] |
2003-10-23 12:51:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE2122 |
ENGAGING SOUTH AFRICANS ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-24 10:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ZI SF |
| 03HARARE2123 |
MDC LEADERSHIP ON COURT CASES, TALKS, VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and Secretary General Welshman Ncube on October 23 confirmed to SIPDIS the Ambassador that court consideration of the party's election petition would commence November 3 and that Tsvangirai's treason trial would be postponed until next SIPDIS [...] |
2003-10-24 10:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE2124 |
70 NCA ARRESTEES CHARGED, SOME STILL DETAINED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 22, police arrested over a hundred NCA demonstrators, beat some, and released up to a hundred without charge on October 22. Seventy were charged on October 23. Many of those paid a fine and signed an admission of guilt statement; some refused to pay or sign and were s [...] |
2003-10-24 10:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE2132 |
POLICE STYMIE COURT JUDGMENT FOR DAILY NEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a ruling by the Administrative Court in its favor October 24, The Daily News (TDN) published a truncated October 25 issue before a police raid closed the offices of parent Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) later that day. The Media and Information Commission (M [...] |
2003-10-27 14:24:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE214 |
HARARE RESIDENTS CLASH WITH RIOT POLICE [...] (U) Riot police on January 29 clashed with several hundred Harare residents gathered in the city center for a meeting with Mayor of Harare Elias Mudzuri, who represents the opposition MDC. The meeting had been planned -- and well-publicized -- more than a week in advance, and was to discuss [...] |
2003-01-29 15:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE2140 |
Rare Public Rift Among GOZ Ministries [...] (SBU) Summary: Disagreement among moderates and hardliners has spilled into public fora, a rare and refreshing occurrence in this insular government. End summary. 2. (SBU) Over the past year, the GOZ's media and more militant ministers have increasingly castigated the GOZ's economic team f [...] |
2003-10-28 12:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2141 |
SOUTH AFRICAN TAKE ON DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: South African High Commissioner Jeremiah Ndou told the Ambassador Oct 27 that dialogue/negotiations between ZANU/PF and the MDC had progressed well on both constitutional as well as transitional arrangements. He said that there had been some recent backsliding by ZANU-PF, however [...] |
2003-10-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI SF |
| 03HARARE2143 |
RIOTING AT UZ - DAY TWO [...] (C) For the second straight day, police on October 28 used tear gas to disperse crowds of students at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ). UZ MDC coordinator Gift Nyandoro said that the student leadership requested a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor on October 28 to discuss the non-payment of th [...] |
2003-10-28 14:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE2146 |
HEALTHCARE STRIKES "PARALYSE" PUBLIC HOSPITALS [...] Summary. Doctors and nurses, both defined by the GOZ as providers of "essential services" and thus precluded from striking, are engaged in industrial action based on wage demands. Economic realities increasingly compel workers of all levels to ignore GOZ laws which try to prevent them from [...] |
2003-10-29 09:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2149 |
GOZ Still Scapegoats Exporters [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOZ continues to blame export firms for its foreign exchange shortage. If today's lead story in the official press is a curtain-raiser for the November 20 budget speech, the Mugabe administration may kill what's left of Zimbabwe's once hearty export sector. End summary. [...] |
2003-10-29 13:10:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2159 |
LEGAL BATTLE ON AFTER RELEASE OF ANZ DIRECTORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A court magistrate on October 29 ordered the release of four directors of the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), reserving judgment on criminal charges pending against them until November 13. Armed police continue to bar access to ANZ offices, preventing resumed publicat [...] |
2003-10-30 13:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE2160 |
MUGABE WORKING AFTER POSSIBLE BRIEF "HEALTH [...] (C) Reports that President Mugabe suffered a stroke or other debilitating illness within the past week appear to be unfounded. Reliable Embassy contacts confirmed that he had been sighted on numerous occasions during the past few days, including at a politburo meeting yesterday and at the co [...] |
2003-10-30 14:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2166 |
Devaluation of Fits and Spurts [...] Summary: The zimdollar has held steady since August 22, dropping a mere 1 percent. For a currency that has depreciated from Z$18 to 5650:US$1 since 1998, this may seem surprising. The zimdollar's 6-year record indicates, however, that the next steep devaluation lurks around the corner. End [...] |
2003-10-31 07:59:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE217 |
VISIT OF SPECIAL U.N. ENVOY JAMES MORRIS ON THE [...] Summary: On January 24, Ambassador Sullivan and key Mission staff attended a meeting and lunch with Special U.N. Envoy James Morris and members of his delegation during his recent visit to Zimbabwe. At these events, Morris provided briefings on the current international, regional and country [...] |
2003-01-30 10:37:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF |
| 03HARARE2170 |
VOA'S STUDIO 7 MAKING WAVES IN ZIMBABWE; HARARE [...] At first glance, Negussie Mengesha's - VOA Program Manager, Africa Division - visit to Zimbabwe seemed difficult, if not impossible. What stood in his way was the hardnosed anti-VOA Studio 7 rhetoric by the government of Zimbabwe's spokesman, Information Minister Jona [...] |
2003-10-31 09:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE2179 |
GOZ BLAMES HARARE CITY COUNCIL FOR WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the past several weeks, the government press has blamed Harare's MDC-dominated City Council for myriad woes and has depicted a Council mired in personnel conflicts and improper procedures. It is possible the GOZ is gearing up to dismiss the entire Council and replace it with [...] |
2003-11-03 09:27:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE2183 |
BREAD NOW BEYOND REACH FOR MANY [...] Summary: Bakeries have increased the price of bread from Z$1,750 (US 26 cents) to Z$2,500 (US 37 cents), well beyond the reach of most ordinary Zimbabweans who earn less than a dollar a day. Bread has become increasingly important here since most families use it as a substitute for the local [...] |
2003-11-03 14:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN AMGT ZI |
| 03HARARE2184 |
Mugabe to Restructure Economic Team [...] (SBU) Summary: In a clear indication that hardliners are winning out over Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank (RBZ) moderates (refs a/b), President Mugabe has announced his intent to shake up his economic team. It also suggests the November 20 budget speech will offer Zimbabwe's beleaguered pr [...] |
2003-11-03 14:32:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2185 |
ELECTION PETITION HEARINGS UNDERWAY [...] (U) Presided over by High Court Justice Hlatshwayo, hearings on the MDC's petition seeking invalidation of Zimbabwe's 2002 election results commenced November 3. Attorneys for the MDC spent the day reviewing arguments advanced in the party's petition (e-mailed to AF/S), interrupted occasional [...] |
2003-11-03 15:24:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ZI |
| 03HARARE2189 |
GONO TO RUN CENTRAL BANK CHIEFarer [...] (U) Summary: President Mugabe has decided on Jewel Bank Managing Director Gideon Gono as the new Reserve Bank governor. Gono's close ties to Mugabe make it unlikely he will be an assertive, independent central banker. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Since the GOZ eased Leonard Tsumba from the gove [...] |
2003-11-04 14:36:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2196 |
MEDIA REPORT KANSTEINER UNDER FIRE; HARARE [...] Under headline "Kansteiner: from C-130 to Carrots" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (11/02), circulation 55 to 70,000, carried the following op-ed by Nathaniel Manheru, a. k. a. Jonathan Moyo (Information Minister), under his regular column "The Other Side" [...] |
2003-11-05 08:27:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE220 |
GOVERNMENT-OWNED PAPER TAKES OFFENSE AT U.S. [...] Under headline "Zim must not bow to hate campaign" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" used its January 30 editorial to dismiss the January 27 travel warning. Excerpts follow: 2. "The travel warning issued by the United States State Department advising [...] |
2003-01-30 13:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE2204 |
MDC LEGAL AFFAIRS SECRETARY ON RECENTLY CONCLUDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary for Legal Affairs David Coltart on November 4 confirmed to the Embassy the party's expectation that the court would delay issuance of judgment on the election petition (hearings on which concluded November 4) before eventually rejecting it. He outlined to Ambassado [...] |
2003-11-05 15:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE2208 |
"DEFECTION" FROM ZCTU EFFECTED BY GREEN BOMBERS [...] Summary. The GOZ-sponsored press reported triumphantly that the Grain Marketing Board's (GMB's) workers have seceded from the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) to ally instead with the ZANU-PF organization, the Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU). However, the increasing numbe [...] |
2003-11-06 12:45:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2209 |
GOZ DENIES AFL-CIO REP RENEWED WORK PERMIT [...] (U) The GOZ has refused to extend the work permit of AFL-CIO's resident representative. The rep applied for renewal in July 2003, upon expiration of his previous annually-renewed permit. He received four separate one-month extensions before being notified that no further extensions would be [...] |
2003-11-06 14:39:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE222 |
ZIMBABWEAN CLERGY MORE OUTSPOKEN AGAINST POLITICAL [...] (SBU) The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo recently lambasted the Mugabe regime, even calling it fascist, and the Methodist Bishop of Harare recently urged the High Court to be courageous and resist corruption. Precious few church leaders have been as outspoken, and clergy and commentator [...] |
2003-01-30 13:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE2224 |
Firms Wrestling, Writhing [...] (U) Summary: Rickety infrastructure, high inflation and intrusive government - the fun never stops for finance directors in Zimbabwe. It's a credit to their ingenuity that they keep their companies in business. End Summary. 2. (U) DCM Whitehead and the economic/commercial section met thi [...] |
2003-11-10 08:39:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2225 |
MDC SECRETARY GENERAL ON CARROTS AND STICKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC Secretary General Welshman Ncube on November 6 told poloff that he intended during his planned visit to Washington next week to urge the USG to be more vocal in its criticism of the GOZ. At the same time, he concluded that the time had come for a more explicit elaboration b [...] |
2003-11-10 10:09:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE2226 |
NEW HEALTH SALARIES LIKELY TO BREAK THE BANK [...] Summary: Nurses have largely returned to work after victory in a strike demanding healthy salary increases (ref). The majority of mid-level and junior doctors continue with their simultaneous job action, despite a ruling from the Labour Court that their strike is illegal and an order to retu [...] |
2003-11-10 14:54:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2236 |
VISIT TO ROTTEN ROW [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF Deputy Director for External Relations Itai Mach on November 5 told poloff that the party's national conference next month would likely focus more on economic and land reform issues than personnel/leadership matters. He suggested that informal and personal communications [...] |
2003-11-12 15:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID EAGR ZI ZANU PF |
| 03HARARE224 |
PLACEMENT OF PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION [...] President Bush's State of the Union Address received good placement in both the print and electronic media (radio). All four state-run radio channels - 3FM, SpotFM, FM Zimbabwe, and Radio Zimbabwe - carried excerpts of the Presidents speech starting with the 17 [...] |
2003-01-30 13:53:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP KPAO ECPS KMDR OEXC ZI |
| 03HARARE2241 |
FOOD ASSISTANCE IN NEWLY RESETTLED AREAS [...] The World Food Program recently wrote to the major international donors requesting their concurrence with a proposal to provide food assistance in the newly resettled areas, i.e., the former commercial farming areas that were subject to the Government of Zimbabwe's fast-track, often violent, [...] |
2003-11-13 14:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 03HARARE2246 |
LABOR PLANS ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION [...] (U) Summary: The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), disillusioned with stayaways which bring no change, have instead begun to focus on a series of public demonstrations to focus attention on their plight (ref). ZCTU Secretary-General Wellington Chibebe has published calls for another [...] |
2003-11-17 06:48:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2252 |
MUGABE VIGNETTES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy offers the following brief collection of personal tidbits on President Mugabe gleaned from the UN Resident Representative here and friends of the Mugabe family. The vignettes depict an ailing, egotistical family man interested in leaving office but give no indication o [...] |
2003-11-17 13:59:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2253 |
PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR SHUFFLE SHOWS SOME HEAT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent appointment of four new provincial governors reflects factional infighting that so far appears unlikely to yield any meaningful shift in government policy. The appointments are part of an anticipated broader personnel shake-up that will underscore President Mugabe's full [...] |
2003-11-17 14:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2255 |
Inflation Hits 526 Percent [...] Summary: Year-on-year inflation has reached 526 percent. Jarred by spiraling prices, Zimbabweans anxiously await Thursday's budget speech. End Summary. 2. The Central Statistical Office's most recent inflation figures encompass October 2002-October 2003. Basic foods and transportation ar [...] |
2003-11-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2256 |
MUGABE'S CHOGM ATTENDANCE IN AIR FOLLOWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigerian President Obasanjo met with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai twice and President Mugabe once during his visit to Zimbabwe on November 17. According to MDC sources, Tsvangirai told Obasanjo during the first meeting that the MDC would be willing to participate in a tran [...] |
2003-11-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
| 03HARARE2257 |
ZCTU LEADERS, DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 18, police arrested 9 members of the ZCTU governing body, and about forty-five civil society leaders and ZCTU members nationwide in advance of a ZCTU planned demonstration. There were credible reports that WOZA Director Jenni Williams was severely beaten during arrest [...] |
2003-11-18 15:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ASEC ZI ZCTU |
| 03HARARE2259 |
WITH MANY MEMBERS STILL IN JAIL, ZCTU CALLS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the numbers are not finally confirmed, police arrested about 200 people nationwide in connection with planned ZCTU demonstrations on November 18. The ZCTU is calling for a snap work stoppage on November 20-21 to protest the detentions, however with no preparation, we see [...] |
2003-11-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE2261 |
Central Banker Gono: What to Expect [...] (SBU) Summary: Gideon Gono's assiduously-crafted image as Zimbabwe's star businessman/negotiator will not survive his Reserve Bank tenure. The economy he's about to steward is a sliver of its former self. Initially, we expect Gono to quietly advocate market-oriented policies through his per [...] |
2003-11-20 08:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2268 |
2004 budget: Quick Readout [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-21 08:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2279 |
HARARE LABOR LEADERS RELEASED, MOST WITHOUT CHARGES [...] (SBU) All of the Harare-area labor detainees have now appeared before the court, with only four being charged under the Public Order and Security Act (POSA), and the rest released without charges. Those leaders answering charges are: Lovemore Matombo, President of the Zimbabwe Congress of T [...] |
2003-11-24 04:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM ZI |
| 03HARARE2284 |
2004 budget was nonevent [...] Summary: Consider two dissonant facets of last Thursday's budget announcement- a) The Robert Mugabe government projected this year's economic growth at minus-13.2 percent, ensuring Zimbabwe remains the planet's worst performing peacetime economy. b) It proposed no significant new initiativ [...] |
2003-11-24 11:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2286 |
MEETING WITH BROKERS OF POLITICAL RECONCILIATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Disparaging remarks about "talk about talks" between the ruling Zanu-PF party and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have replaced hopeful reports of imminent breakthroughs. A meeting on November 19, 2003, between Ambassador Sullivan, Director of USAID Paul Weisenfeld, [...] |
2003-11-24 13:39:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ZI MDC ZANU PF |
| 03HARARE2287 |
OPPOSITION LEADER ON OBASANJO VISIT, POLITICAL [...] (C) Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on November 21 confirmed to Ambassador Sullivan the essential details related by associates to the Embassy last week (reftel) of his meetings with Nigerian President Obasanjo on November 17. He clarified that Obasanjo had said that Mugabe indicated agr [...] |
2003-11-24 14:54:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE2289 |
MEDIA REPORT VOA'S STUDIO 7 UNDER HEAVY FIRE [...] Voice of America's (VOA) Studio 7 program on Zimbabwe made the hub of the lead story carried in the November 23 edition of the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" (circulation 55 - 70,000), in which the United States Government is slammed for allegedly setti [...] |
2003-11-25 07:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE230 |
FEBRUARY 3 TREASON TRIAL OF MDC PRESIDENT [...] The common law treason trial of three Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leaders -- President Morgan Tsvangirai, Secretary-General Welshman Ncube, and Member of SIPDIS Parliament Renson Gasela -- is scheduled to begin in Zimbabwe's High Court on Monday, February 3. The trial was origina [...] |
2003-01-31 10:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE2302 |
Gono will speak on Dec 17 [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's business community eagerly awaits incoming Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's first policy statement, now scheduled for December 17. Most critical is where Gono comes down on currency markets. End Summary. 2. (U) After Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa's vacuou [...] |
2003-11-26 09:00:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2309 |
RECUSAL OF JUDGE MUDDIES DAILY NEWS CASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Administrative Court Justice Michael Majuru recused himself from the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) case on November 25 following reports that he was to be investigated for bias in the case. A Media and Information Commission (MIC) application to h [...] |
2003-11-26 14:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE2310 |
ENCOUNTER WITH THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a chance encounter at a social event on November 25, Minister of Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Patrick Chinamasa elaborated privately to poloff about ruling party views of the MDC and the USG. Chinamasa suggested that the USG had the potential stature to influe [...] |
2003-11-26 14:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ZI |
| 03HARARE2313 |
MASS ACTION IN THE OFFING? [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary for Presidential Affairs Gandi Mudzingwa on November 25 advised poloff that the opposition party was laying the groundwork for another "mass action" in late January or early February 2004. He predicted that the bishops would soon publicly declare their mediation e [...] |
2003-11-28 10:31:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE232 |
INFORMATION MINISTER SAYS DAILY NEWS IS "ILLEGAL" [...] In the continuing legal battle between the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), publishers of the independent daily "The Daily News," and the government of Zimbabwe over the mandatory registration of media houses and accreditation of journalists under the controver [...] |
2003-01-31 15:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE2329 |
Weary retailer asks, what next? [...] (U) Summary: A major Zimbabwe retailer has just lived through violent occupations, price controls, imperious ministers, high inflation and shortages of fuel, electricity and cash. Its Chief Operating Officer now wonders what more the GOZ can throw at him. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The Embassy [...] |
2003-12-02 05:29:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2332 |
ZANU-PF TAKES PARLIAMENTARY SEAT FROM MDC - TWO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF took a parliamentary seat from the MDC in a by-election held on November 29 - 30 in Kadoma Central. Neither candidate articulated a campaign message in interviews with poloff who visited the area the day before voting began. The MDC candidate alleged intimidation and vot [...] |
2003-12-02 15:25:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC ZANU PF |
| 03HARARE2342 |
Mugabe shifts blame for recession [...] (SBU) Summary: In his December 2 State of the Nation address to Parliament, President Mugabe slammed foreign exchange fraud rather than sanctions for the country's economic downturn, adopting a slightly less confrontational stance toward the U.S. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Over the past year, t [...] |
2003-12-03 13:17:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2353 |
AMENDMENTS TO LAND ACT DUCK THE REAL ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: Recently announced amendments to Zimbabwe's Land Acquisition Act do little except close several loopholes through which commercial farmers based legal challenges to compulsory acquisition of their land. Through a blend of easing the procedural constraints on the GOZ and making t [...] |
2003-12-04 13:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2359 |
RULING PARTY SUCCESSION RACE: IS ZVINAVASHE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The retirement of Vitalis Zvinavashe as commander of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) and his emergence on the national political scene underscore uncertainties surrounding the ruling party's contortions over prospective leadership succession. His possible appointment as Vice-P [...] |
2003-12-05 10:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ZI ZANU PF |
| 03HARARE2364 |
RULING PARTY CIRCLES WAGONS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ZANU-PF annual conference December 5-8 in Masvingo projected a ruling party united under the unquestioned leadership of Robert Mugabe and ever-resistant to outside influence. The conference ended suspense over succession speculation by indicating unambiguously that the party [...] |
2003-12-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI ZANU PF |
| 03HARARE2365 |
Govt may ax EPZs [...] Summary: Yesterday's Herald suggests the GOZ may eliminate export processing zones (EPZs), taking to the next level its obliteration of a once-thriving and diversified economy. End summary. 2. The lead article in the State-run Herald's business section announces: "EPZs fail to deliver - RB [...] |
2003-12-09 05:48:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE238 |
ZANU-PF HAS NO SOLUTIONS FOR ZIMBABWE'S CRISES [...] Summary: (SBU) The Central Committee Report from the 2002 ZANU-PF annual conference held on December 14 in Chinhoyi provides additional insight into the concerns of the party and, by extension, the Government of Zimbabwe. Its demonization of the MDC and the West and justification of the land [...] |
2003-02-04 12:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ZI ZANU PF |
| 03HARARE239 |
GOZ OVERTURES TO COMMERCIAL FARMERS: "WHITEWASH" [...] (C) Summary: Recent conversations with Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) President Colin Cloete indicate that GOZ overtures to remaining white farmers constitute "whitewash" and meaningless window-dressing. Commercial farms continue to receive final notices of compulsory acquisition, despite [...] |
2003-02-04 12:35:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2394 |
CALLS TO SEVER TIES NOT CREDIBLE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-12 09:27:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2399 |
"DAILY NEWS" IS HONORED; HARARE [...] On December 10 at a ceremony held at the Espace EDF Electra in Paris, Zimbabwe's only private daily newspaper, The Daily News, was awarded the 2003 Reporters Without Borders - Foundation de France Prize for being "a media that best exemplifies the struggle for the free [...] |
2003-12-15 05:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE241 |
"AFRICAN DIPLOMATS" CRITICIZE TRAVEL WARNING [...] A page-onearticle in the February 1 edition of the government-owned daily "The Herald" claims that "African heads of missions in Zimbabwe" are critical of the January 27 U.S. travel warning on Zimbabwe. Excerpts follow: 2. "African ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to Zim [...] |
2003-02-05 06:16:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE2410 |
Emigrants Fuel Housing Construction [...] Summary: Zimbabwean living abroad and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are keeping the country's building sector afloat. Only they can afford mounting costs. End summary. 2. An unpublished study reveals that Zimbabweans abroad are funding two-thirds of residential building, according to Co [...] |
2003-12-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2412 |
MDC MEMBERSHIP DESPONDENT AT PERCEIVED LACK OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Various MDC Officials have commented that there is increasing despondency and frustration within the party rank and file. The MDC is planning mass action for early in the New Year, but much homework remains undone, and with an increasingly resigned public, it is unclear whether [...] |
2003-12-15 14:25:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE2415 |
"GREEN BOMBERS" JOIN THE RANKS OF LAND [...] Summary. Minister of Lands, Agriculture, and Rural Resettlement, Joseph Made, recently announced that two farms in each province will be set aside "for utilization by graduates of the National Youth Training" program. Now, the notorious youth militia graduates -- commonly known as "green bo [...] |
2003-12-16 06:10:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2421 |
GOZ to seize equipment on resettled farms [...] (U) Summary: The GOZ has taken fast track land reform to the next level, authorizing its agents to seize equipment such as tractors, sprinklers and ploughs from former commercial farmers. End Summary. 2. (U) Statutory Instrument 273A of 2003 allows the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and R [...] |
2003-12-17 04:53:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2437 |
LETTER FROM MORGAN TSVANGIRAI TO SECRETARY POWELL [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-18 12:03:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE244 |
Zimbabweans' Tale of Downward Mobility [...] Summary: The Embassy's Economic/Commercial section recently convened a discussion group of 25 lower-grade national employees to help us assess the impact of Zimbabwe's economic crisis on ordinary citizens. Employees described ever-worsening conditions in transport, health, education, housing a [...] |
2003-02-05 06:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN ECON APER ZI |
| 03HARARE2442 |
Gono: Exporters Can Keep More [...] Summary: Although the mechanics are still fuzzy, it appears Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono has adopted a more realistic monetary and exchange policy. In his first policy speech yesterday, Gono offered exporters more favorable formulas for revenue retention. He also stated that the Res [...] |
2003-12-19 09:00:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2443 |
MBEKI VISIT REKINDLES TALKS ON TALKS [...] (C) MDC Secretary for Presidential Affairs Gandi Mudzingwa on December 19 briefed poloff on South African President Mbeki's 20-minute December 18 meeting with MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and Secretary General Welshman Ncube. According to Mudzingwa, Mbeki told the party leaders at the end [...] |
2003-12-19 09:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA ZI |
| 03HARARE2449 |
RAPID DETERIORATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN ZIMBABWE [...] As detailed in a recent UN briefing to donors on trends in Zimbabwe's social sectors, the continuing complex emergency in Zimbabwe is taking a heavy toll on its citizens. This cable summarizes UN figures presented at recent special donor meeting. Crumbling social services are failing to meet b [...] |
2003-12-23 09:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 03HARARE2451 |
YEAR-END LEGISLATIVE FLURRY REINFORCES RULING [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament adjourned for the holiday season on December 18 after passing legislation that disenfranchises thousands of voters and favors the ruling party in the 2005 Parliamentary elections. However, Parliament was not able to push through legislation that would ease the acquisi [...] |
2003-12-23 09:58:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE2453 |
Pilot WFP Feeding Program in Former Commercial [...] On December 18 in a meeting for donor representatives, the World Food Programme (WFP) presented details of its proposed pilot program for extending general food distribution into newly resettled (i.e., former commercial farming) areas. This meeting followed the delivery of letters from the E [...] |
2003-12-23 14:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 03HARARE2454 |
GOVERNMENT SHUTTERS DAILY NEWS -- AGAIN [...] SUMMARY: Armed riot police prevented The Daily News (TDN) from publishing following an administrative court ruling December 19 permitting the paper to resume operations. The developments confirm the government's intention to keep TDN closed regardless of any court rulings [...] |
2003-12-23 15:16:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE2455 |
MDC CONSOLIDATES PLATFORM AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under the firm leadership of Party President Morgan Tsvangirai, the MDC's national conference in Harare December 20-21 yielded a comprehensive policy platform and "blueprint" for national recovery. The party reiterated its commitment to unconditional ta [...] |
2003-12-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI ZI MDC |
| 03HARARE250 |
TWO JOURNALISTS ARRESTED AT TSVANGIRAI TRIAL, [...] Two journalists were arrested outside of Harare's High Court on February 3 as they sought entrance into the court to cover the opening day of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's treason trial. The two journalists, Daily News Deputy News Editor Pedzisayi Ruhanya and freelance journalist Ish [...] |
2003-02-05 06:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE252 |
DAILY NEWS BASES ARTICLE ON WASHINGTON FILE [...] The privately owned "Daily News" published an article in its February 5, 2003 edition that was based on two Washington File articles (AEF501 and AEF504) from January 31. The page-4 article was published under the title "Mubako admits crisis man-made" and acknow [...] |
2003-02-05 15:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO ZI |
| 03HARARE259 |
TREASON TRIAL OF MDC PRESIDENT ENTERS THIRD DAY [...] (U) The treason trial of three Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leaders -- President Morgan Tsvangirai, Secretary-General Welshman Ncube, and Member of Parliament SIPDIS Renson Gasela -- began as scheduled in Zimbabwe's High Court on February 3 and is now in its third day on February 5. [...] |
2003-02-05 15:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE260 |
UN/Donor/GOZ Meeting on the Zimbabwe Food [...] On 27 January 2003, US Ambassador Sullivan and Acting USAID Director attended a periodic meeting organized by the UN for diplomats to discus issues related to the humanitarian crisis with cabinet level representatives of the GOZ. While most embassies were represented by ambassadors/high comm [...] |
2003-02-06 10:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL US ZI |
| 03HARARE261 |
MEDIA REACTION POWELL EVIDENCE AGAINST IRAQ; [...] Secretary of State Colin Powell's February 5 presentation to the UN Security Council was barely visible in the Zimbabwean media. An AFP report published on page 4 of the government-owned "Herald" and a wire service-based report read on the government- owned Zim [...] |
2003-02-06 10:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR ECPS OIIP OPRC OEXC ZI |
| 03HARARE262 |
GOVERNMENT PAPER REFUSES TO APOLOGIZE FOR [...] On January 25, UN WFP Envoy James Morris took the government-owned "Herald" to task for gross distortions in their report of his remarks after a January 24 meeting with Robert Mugabe. Morris characterized the "Herald's" article as "100 percent lies." 2. On Jan [...] |
2003-02-06 10:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI |
| 03HARARE264 |
GOVERNMENT WITNESS IMPLICATES U.S. [...] The February 6 edition of the government-owned "Herald" newspaper reports that Ari Ben-Menashe, the government's star witness in the treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and two other opposition leaders, claimed in court that he believed the U.S. Gove [...] |
2003-02-06 11:39:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL ZI |
| 03HARARE267 |
MOU: CAN'T LIVE WITH IT, CAN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT IT [...] (SBU) Summary. The proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the GOZ and the Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU), foreshadowed in reftel, typifies the bad faith underlying current efforts by the GOZ to use the CFU in support of its propaganda. The specific language in the proposed MOU [...] |
2003-02-06 12:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |