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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00HARARE3078 |
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE: SHOCKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: SEVERAL WHITE COMMERCIAL FARMERS AND BUSINESSPEOPLE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD JUNE 5 OF THE CONTINUING POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON THEIR OCCUPIED PROPERTIES AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, DURING PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH THEM IN MASHONALAND WEST PROVINCE. A BLACK MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE [...] |
2000-06-07 16:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAGR PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE3910 |
ZIMBABWE'S NEW CABINET: MUGABE REARRANGES THE [...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE ANNOUNCED HIS NEW 19 MEMBER (DOWN FROM 27 MEMBERS) CABINET CONSISTING OF 19 MEMBER ON JULY 15. A NUMBER OF THE OLD GUARD, INCLUDING WOMEN, WERE JETTISONED IN FAVOR OF TECHNOCRATS AND PARTY LOYALISTS. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS THE FACT THAT THE CONFIDE [...] |
2000-07-17 15:35:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON ZI ZANU PF |
| 00HARARE4492 |
WINDOW DRESSING OR REFORM? FOR NOW AT LEAST, [...] (C) AFTER ONLY FOUR MEETINGS, ZIMBABWE'S CABINET APPEARS TO BE SPLIT BETWEEN FACTIONS: ONE LED BY INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO AND THE OTHER LED BY FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI AND INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO. THESE LAT [...] |
2000-08-15 16:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON ZI |
| 00HARARE5337 |
COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION FILES BROAD LAWSUIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) FILED A BROAD LAWSUIT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON SEPTEMBER 18 WITH THE SUPREME COURT OVER THE BREAKDOWN IN LAW AND ORDER AND CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE GOZ'S FAST TRACK RESETTLEMENT EFFORT. THE LAWSUIT CITES PRESID [...] |
2000-09-21 13:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE6190 |
VIOLENCE ON ZIMBABWE COMMERCIAL FARMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE RAINS ON OCTOBER 27, VIOLENCE ON COMMERCIAL FARMS HAS INCREASED AS THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ACCELERATES ITS FAST-TRACK LAND REFORM AND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM TO BEAT THE ONSET OF THE PLANTING SEASON. THE RESULT HAS BEEN DISORDER AND CONFUSION ON OC [...] |
2000-11-02 16:25:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE6191 |
PROMINENT ZIMBABWEAN BUSINESS LEADERS TRYING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CEO OF A MAJOR ZIMBABWEAN CORPORATION TOLD AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 2 THAT HE AND OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ARE ARRANGING A PRIVATE CREDIT FACILITY TO PURCHASE 300 TO 400 COMMERCIAL FARMS TO HELP BREAK THE LOGJAM ON LAND REFORM. THE CEO ALSO STATED THAT HE AND OTHER BUSINESS L [...] |
2000-11-02 16:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAGR PREL PINR ZI |
| 00HARARE7163 |
UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE SEES POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO BRIEFED DIPLOMATIC HEADS OF MISSION AND SELECTED AID DIRECTORS DECEMBER 19 ON THE CONTENTS OF ADMINISTRATOR MARK MALLOCH-BROWN'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUGABE. HE TOLD THE GATHERING THAT HE HAD DETECTED [...] |
2000-12-20 12:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR EAID ZI |
| 00HARARE7263 |
LAND TASK FORCE TRIES TO PUT BEST FACE ON [...] (C) UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO HOSTED A MEETING ON DECEMBER 21 FOR SELECTED HEADS OF MISSION WITH MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE'S LAND TASK FORCE THAT INCLUDED MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING IGNATIUS [...] |
2000-12-28 10:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE1583 |
ZIMBABWE MINISTER ANNOUNCES START OF NEW "ULTRA [...] (SBU) IN AN INTERVIEW IN THE MAY 4-10 ISSUE OF THE PRO-RULING PARTY NEWSPAPER "THE ZIMBABWE MIRROR", THE MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING, IGNATIUS CHOMBO, ANNOUNCED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAD RECENTLY INITIATED A NEW PHASE OF THE "FAST-TRACK" LAND [...] |
2001-05-11 11:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR PHUM PINR PINS ZI |
| 01HARARE2642 |
SCENESETTER FOR BULAWAYO MAYORAL VOTE AND TWO BY- [...] (C) THE VOTERS OF BULAWAYO WILL CHOOSE A NEW MAYOR AND THE VOTERS OF MAKONI WEST A NEW MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SEPTEMBER 8-9, WHILE CHIKOMBA WILL CHOOSE A SUCCESSOR TO THE LATE WAR VETERAN LEADER CHENJERAI "HITLER" HUNZVI IN A BY-ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 22-23. THE PRE-ELECTION PERIOD HA [...] |
2001-09-07 10:48:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ZI |
| 01HARARE3730 |
A/S KANSTEINER DELIVERS MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO [...] (C) DURING HIS DECEMBER 10-11 VISIT TO HARARE, AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MET WITH A RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING MDC LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WILSON SANDURA, UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO, COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) OFFICIALS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF H [...] |
2001-12-14 09:48:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE392 |
SUPREME COURT HEARS MDC CHALLENGE OF MUGABE [...] (C) ON JANUARY 19, ZIMBABWE'S SUPREME COURT HEARD ARGUMENTS IN THE CASE BROUGHT BY THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) AGAINST PRESIDENT MUGABE'S RECENTLY-ISSUED DECREE PROHIBITING THE NULLIFICATION OF THE ELECTION OF ANY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. THE MDC ATTORNEY ARGUED PERSUASI [...] |
2001-01-19 13:31:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS ZI |
| 01HARARE765 |
THE CURRENT STATE AND PROJECTED CONSEQUENCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 15 THE START OF PHASE II OF THE "FAST-TRACK" LAND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM, AIMED AT RESETTLING A SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION AS COMMERCIAL FARMERS. WHILE THIS PROGRAM APPEARS TO BE BASED ON A PREVIOUS MODEL DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATIO [...] |
2001-02-16 11:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID ZI |
| 01HARARE815 |
ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION TO HOLD [...] (C) ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 15 THAT IT WILL HOLD A SPECIAL CONGRESS ON MARCH 21 TO EXAMINE WAYS TO RE-ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON THE LAND ISSUE. AN INDEPENDENT APPROACH TO THE GOZ ON THE LAND ISSUE BY A FORMER CFU PRESIDENT WAS SLAPPED BACK [...] |
2001-02-23 11:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID ZI |
| 01HARARE816 |
UNENTHUSIASTIC ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY TRYING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MAJORITY OF ZIMBABWE'S RULING ZANU- PF PARTY MEMBERS ARE UNHAPPY WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND THE WAY HE IS RUNNING THE COUNTRY, BUT THEY WILL NOT OFFER MORE THAN PASSIVE RESISTANCE TO HIS DESTRUCTIVE POLICIES, OUR CONTACTS TELL US. THERE IS NOT LIKELY TO BE MUCH ENTHUSIASM FOR [...] |
2001-02-23 11:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM ZI ZANU PF |
| 01HARARE970 |
ZIMBABWE'S CFU DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS PERSONAL [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 8, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (PDAS) MARK BELLAMY, CHARGE' EARL IRVING, AND SIPDIS ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) DIRECTOR DAVID HASLUCK TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT PLIGHT OF COMMERCIAL FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE. HASLUCK STATED THAT WHILE [...] |
2001-03-11 05:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR EAID PINR ZI |
| 01HARARE975 |
ZIMBABWE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION RACE DOWN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION RACE HAS NARROWED TO TWO PEOPLE SHOULD PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE DECIDE NOT TO RUN FOR REELECTION IN THE EARLY 2002 RACE. SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA IS IN THE STRONGEST POSITION TO TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY'S REINS, WITH HIS VERY CLOSE [...] |
2001-03-12 09:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM ZI |
| 02HARARE1398 |
ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT HINDERING FOOD DELIVERIES IN [...] (C) Summary: Assertions of humanitarian food aid manipulation for political purposes have been increasingly frequent in recent weeks. Investigations have tended to indicate that such abuses are episodic rather than centrally manipulated. However, recent reports from the Matabeleland town of [...] |
2002-06-11 06:08:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 02HARARE1463 |
OPPOSITION MAYORS OF HARARE AND CHITUNGWIZA FACE [...] No summary [...] |
2002-06-24 11:03:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE1507 |
ZIMBABWE: OPPOSITION MAYOR OF MASVINGO GAINING [...] (C) On June 27, poloff met in Harare with Alois Chaimiti, the MDC Mayor of Masvingo and the first opposition mayor in Zimbabwe's post-independence history. Chaimiti came into office in May 2001 after a typically violent election campaign. In the 13 months since his installation, Chaimiti ha [...] |
2002-07-01 08:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC EAID ZI |
| 02HARARE1714 |
ZIMBABWE: FOOD DISTRIBUTION RESTARTS IN ONE [...] (C) Post has learned from Amcit Father Tom McQuillen that the Catholic Church has been permitted to restart food distribution in the beleaguered Binga district of Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe. War veterans, acting on the order of Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo, forced t [...] |
2002-07-25 08:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID ASEC ZI |
| 02HARARE1819 |
GLOOMY COMMERCIAL FARMERS' UNION CONGRESS ADJOURNS [...] (C) Summary. The 59th annual Commercial Farmers, Union (CFU) Congress was a gloomy affair that took place under the pall of an August 8 deadline for the eviction of the majority of CFU members from their farms. There was unusual division within CFU ranks over whether or not to mount court ch [...] |
2002-08-08 13:19:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAGR ECON ZI |
| 02HARARE1943 |
MUGABE'S CABINET RESHUFFLE REWARDS LOYALTY, NOT [...] (C) In a long-anticipated move, President Mugabe named a new Cabinet on August 24 that looks very much like the old one, albeit with some portfolios shifted around. Finance Minister Makoni and Health Minister Stamps were the only ones dismissed, while two new Ministers (former Ambassador to [...] |
2002-08-26 13:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR ZI |
| 02HARARE2342 |
MIDLANDS PROVINCE: A PROVINCE OF COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Political Officer visited Midlands province October 17 and 18 to meet with USAID, CDC, and WFP beneficiaries, NGO and UN staff, and GOZ officials. Against the backdrop of the HIV/AIDS, land, and food crises gripping the country, Midlands province seems to be the mode [...] |
2002-10-25 08:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID PHUM SOCI ZI |
| 03ANKARA5892 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-17 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 03HARARE1099 |
2003 INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND EXPROPRIATION REPORT - [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-02 15:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON KIDE KSPR EINV EFIN 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 03HARARE337 |
Leading Banker Fears Decision Paralysis [...] (SBU) Summary: Unless the GOZ modifies its economic policies, the Bankers' Association President believes its once-formidable infrastructure will be irreparably damaged. End summary. 2. (SBU) Standard Chartered Chief Executive and Zimbabwe Bankers' Association President Washington Matsair [...] |
2003-02-19 07:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN ZI |
| 03HARARE42 |
GOZ ESCALATES PRESSURE ON MDC MAYORS [...] (C) On January 6 and 7 the government-owned The Herald reported that the GOZ would soon appoint governors for the cities of Harare and Bulawayo. The move comes amid a general GOZ campaign to discredit, obstruct, or supersede MDC mayors and city councils. The GOZ's strategy could be risky, as [...] |
2003-01-08 09:41:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 03HARARE470 |
LAND AUDIT: DISAVOWED DOCUMENT ACKNOWLEDGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Long plagued by accusations of chaos and official corruption in its Land Reform and Resettlement Program (LRRP), the GOZ has promised since last September a land audit to investigate program implementation. Various other unofficial lists purporting to document this official c [...] |
2003-03-05 13:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE833 |
HARARE MAYOR SUSPENDED [...] (C) The suspension of Harare mayor Elias Mudzuri, on April 29 for alleged mismanagement of the city is an effort by the ruling party ZANU-PF to regain control of the capital city. The Minister of Local Government, Public Works, and National Housing, Ignatius Chombo, by applying Section 54 of th [...] |
2003-04-30 14:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 03OTTAWA1241 |
CUSTOMS: CANADA SUPPORTS CLASSIFICATION OF FANTA [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-02 14:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD |
| 04ABUJA1405 |
Nigerian Banking Reform - CBN Encourages [...] Summary. On July 6 the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Charles Soludo, proposed several reforms to the banking sector, the most important of which is raising the capital requirement of banks from naira 2 billion (USD 15 million) to naira 25 billion (USD 189 million) effective D [...] |
2004-08-17 13:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN NI |
| 04HARARE1250 |
CRACKDOWN ON NGOS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe is putting the squeeze on non-governmental organizations. GOZ officials have said NGOs will be required to operate with the permission of provincial governments and in accordance with conditions set out in a proposed restrictive new NGO bill. The draft bi [...] |
2004-07-26 15:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ZI |
| 04HARARE2035 |
COMMISSION APPOINTED TO RUN HARARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a clear--and possibly illegal--power grab, the GOZ appointed a commission December 9 to run the City of Harare, replacing the Harare City Council. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) had dominated the Council until earlier this year when the GOZ engineered th [...] |
2004-12-15 09:54:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ZI MDC |
| 04HARARE249 |
RESHUFFLING THE OLD GUARD [...] SUMMARY: (C) On February 10, President Robert Mugabe announced a new cabinet that looks very similar to the old one. Only one minister was removed from cabinet, the rest either retaining their posts or being moved to other positions. The absence of significant change in a ZANU-PF government [...] |
2004-02-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ZI ZANU PF |
| 04HARARE680 |
HARARE MAYOR FIRED IN LATEST GOZ ATTACK ON MDC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16 Minister of Local Government Ignatius Chombo fired the suspended MDC Mayor of Harare Elias Mudzuri without apparent legal justification. The Mayor said he intended to appeal to the High Court to overturn the dismissal, but we hold little hope for his success. END SU [...] |
2004-04-21 14:59:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC |
| 04LAGOS598 |
NIGERIA: PRISONS CONDITIONS AT KIRI KIRI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 19, POLOFF and LEGATT met with prison officials of the Lagos State Command and interviewed detainees awaiting trial at Kiri Kiri Medium Security Prison. Officials and prisoners alike highlighted problems with overcrowding, healthcare, and poor record keeping. They [...] |
2004-03-18 16:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI KOCI CASC NI |
| 05ABUJA743 |
OBASANJO AND CHARLES TAYLOR [...] (S) Summary: In our May 13 meeting, President Obasanjo reiterated his familiar arguments against turning Taylor over to the Special Court in Sierra Leone. He showed no sense of urgency and made it clear that he did not want to engage. However, he agreed on the importance of continued dialog [...] |
2005-05-13 16:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL SU NI LI |
| 05ANKARA3014 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-26 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA5421 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-16 15:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05HARARE1006 |
RESTORE ORDER UPDATE: DEMOLITIONS CONTINUE, [...] (S) Despite the Government,s announcement of the suspension of Operation Restore Order, demolitions continue sporadically in Harare, including the destruction of an industrial complex on July 18. The police are reportedly waiting for word from President Mugabe himself before agreeing to suspe [...] |
2005-07-22 16:43:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID ECON ASEC ZI |
| 05HARARE1038 |
GOZ CONTINUES ATTACK ON MUNICIPALITIES [...] (C) The GOZ suspended the MDC mayor of Mutare on July 22, ostensibly for misusing public funds. However, the mayor told us July 28 that showing the UN Special Envoy the areas of Mutare affected by Operation Restore Order was the real reason for his suspension. Meanwhile, the GOZ ordered rest [...] |
2005-07-29 08:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
| 05HARARE1322 |
SIMBA MAKONI - DISILLUSTIONED AND IN-THE-WAITING [...] (C) Summary: During a September 21 meeting, Politburo member and ex-Finance Minister Dr. Simba Makoni told the Ambassador there was much more questioning of policy by government insiders since Operation Restore Order. Mugabe, however, was out of touch with reality, his mind blocked to what [...] |
2005-09-26 07:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
| 05HARARE1663 |
UN ENVOY WRESTLES CONCESSIONS FROM MUGABE [...] (C) UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland visited Zimbabwe December 4-7 to survey the ongoing humanitarian crisis and to press the GOZ for better cooperation. In his public remarks Egeland was relatively upbeat, claiming good UN/GOZ [...] |
2005-12-09 05:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI UN |
| 05HARARE604 |
MORE OF THE SAME IN NEW GOZ CABINET [...] (C) President Mugabe on April 15 announced a new, expanded cabinet, which he said was geared to &turn around8 Zimbabwe,s economy. However, most members of the new Cabinet are holdovers from the previous one, including on the economic front, although some Ministers have shifted portfolios. Th [...] |
2005-04-21 14:58:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
| 05HARARE83 |
TURMOIL AND INTRIGUE CONTINUE IN RUN-UP TO ZANU-PF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Harare's headlines continue to be dominated by tales of intra-ZANU-PF conflicts and a spy scandal in the run-up to the ruling party's parliamentary primaries scheduled for January 15. Plans to reserve a quota of seats for women appears to be the method of choice for dislodging c [...] |
2005-01-14 09:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ZI ZANU PF |
| 05HARARE951 |
ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS - SUGGESTED ADDITIONS AND [...] (SBU) In response to the flawed March parliamentary elections, the EU,s new sanctions list, and the GOZ,s brutal Operation Restore Order, Post suggests the additions and deletions to the visa sanctions list detailed below. ------------------ Names To Be Added ------------------ 2. (SBU) [...] |
2005-07-11 15:16:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ZI |
| 05HARARE980 |
GOZ ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF DEMOLITIONS [...] (SBU) On July 15, Housing Minister Ignatius Chombo announced that the GOZ would halt Operation Restore Order, the GOZ's nationwide campaign to demolish "unauthorized structures" (reftel), for ten days in order to allow low-density suburb residents time to legalize any structures that do not co [...] |
2005-07-18 13:56:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC ZI |
| 05HARARE995 |
ZIMBABWE FINANCIAL SANCTIONS - SUGGESTED ADDITIONS [...] (SBU) In response to the flawed March parliamentary elections, the EU,s new sanctions list, and the GOZ,s brutal Operation Restore Order, Post suggests the additions and deletions to the financial sanctions list detailed below. Post relayed suggested additions and deletions to the visa sancti [...] |
2005-07-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN PINR PHUM PGOV ZI |
| 06HARARE11 |
GOZ INTENSIFIES ASSAULT ON MDC MUNICIPAL [...] (C) All 19 of Mutare's MDC city councilors resigned on January 4 in response to their December 29 suspension by Minister of Local Government Ignatius Chombo over alleged mismanagement. The Minister appointed an acting council of ruling party loyalists to run the city. Chombo also suspended [...] |
2006-01-09 05:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC ZANU PF |
| 06LAGOS1285 |
SOUTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS THROUGH [...] (U) Summary: These snippets of political information from southern Nigeria are offered for their insights into the politics of the region. End Summary. --------------------------------------------- - Another Voice Saying the EFCC Has Lost Its Way ------------------------------------------ [...] |
2006-10-17 15:40:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
| 06LAGOS285 |
UP-06-9259, NIGERIA: ARRESTS OF 3 NIGERIANS 1 [...] ON February 20, 2006, Sierra Leoneon authorities arrested 3 Nigerians and 1 Dutch national at Lungi International Airport in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Authorities seized 18.4 kilograms of cocaine. The cocaine was strapped on their bodies. All four suspects were about to board an Astraues flight [...] |
2006-02-24 15:55:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ASEC NI |
| 06LAGOS432 |
NIGERIA:BANK UPDATE AND THE 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) began post-integration verification of assets on all 25 newly emerged bank groups on February 22. Insiders expect the verification process to reveal some of the banks did not actually meet the CBN's naira 25 billion (USD 192 million) capitalization requir [...] |
2006-03-24 06:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI |
| 07ABUJA322 |
THE ELECTORAL PLAYING FIELD TILTS NOTICEABLY [...] (C) Summary: With less than two months to go before elections in Nigeria, the ordinary logistical and managerial confusion which has characterized previous elections is giving way to what appears to be political exclusion. Recent coordinated actions by several key government agencies and a s [...] |
2007-02-16 13:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM NI |
| 07ANKARA932 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-19 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 07DAMASCUS35 |
Asad, Syria/US, Syria/OIC, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 26 reported that President Asad on Dec. 25 participated in Christmas celebrations and exchanged congratulations with Christian clergymen and others at the Patriarchate of The Syriac Orthodox Church in old Damascus. Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and All [...] |
2007-01-10 13:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
| 07HARARE1130 |
ZIMBABWE HUNTING SUPPORTS REGIME INSIDERS AND [...] (C) Summary. Despite a 50 percent decline in receipts since 2004, the $17.5 million a year safari hunting business remains an important source of foreign currency in Zimbabwe. At least 12 regime insiders on the U.S. financial sanctions list reportedly have interests in the industry. Hunting [...] |
2007-12-19 12:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SENV ZI |
| 07HARARE128 |
EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FOR ZIMBABWE - YEAR 2007 - HARARE 574 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-20 15:03:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AFSN |
| 07HARARE449 |
GOZ REACTS TO CATHOLIC BISHOPS' PASTORAL LETTER [...] (C) After several weeks of silence, the GOZ, through newspaper interviews with President Robert Mugabe and Minister of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development Ignatius Chombo, slammed the pastoral letter of the Catholic Bishops' Conference disseminated and read at the beginning o [...] |
2007-05-21 15:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ZI |
| 07HARARE868 |
SANCTIONS: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION [...] (C) Post's effort to obtain requested biographical information on SDNs and their families, as well as justifications for specified individuals for their inclusion on the OFAC sanctions list, is a work in progress. Because of hostile relations between the U.S. and Zimbabwe we do not have acce [...] |
2007-09-21 10:25:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM ZI |
| 07HARARE879 |
SANCTIONS II: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION [...] (C) This cable provides a comprehensive listing of all the material post has developed on our sanctions targets, including the updating of material in reftel. Efforts to obtain biographical information on the below-listed individuals have included: --Consular Section reviewed visa files at P [...] |
2007-09-28 09:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ZI |
| 07HARARE883 |
SANCTIONS II: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION [...] (C) This cable provides a comprehensive listing of all the material post has developed on our sanctions targets, including the updating of material in reftel. Efforts to obtain biographical information on the below-listed individuals have included: --Consular Section reviewed visa files at P [...] |
2007-10-01 10:08:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | PREL PGOV ZI |
| 07ISTANBUL187 |
S/P KRASNER DISCUSSES IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST, [...] (C) Summary. Following policy/planning consultations with the Turkish Foreign Ministry in Ankara, S/P Director Stephen Krasner met with the secular, nationalist-leaning Marmara group as well as academics in Istanbul on February 23-24. Lecturer and writer Soli Ozel questioned how a revolutio [...] |
2007-03-08 08:40:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU IZ IR |
| 07PRETORIA3925 |
SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, October 2007, Volume 2, Number 7, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- MINISTER POSTPONES BAN ON ABALONE HARVESTING -- GREEN SCORPIONS SHUT [...] |
2007-11-09 10:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
| 07TOKYO2929 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/28/07 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-28 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08USUNNEWYORK589 |
UN/SOMALIA SANCTIONS: NEW SANCTIONS MONITORING [...] (C) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: The newly reestablished Monitoring Group on Somalia briefed the Somalia Committee on how they plan to implement their mandate. Matt Bryden, coordinator of the group, spoke about recent trends, the ongoing peace process, and t [...] |
2008-07-02 22:05:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM ETTC DTFN UNSC SO |
| 09ANKARA175 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-04 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA176 |
TURKEY: WALKING BACK THE GAZA RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan has begun to modify his politically charged Gaza rhetoric, responding to growing concerns in the Turkish Jewish community, moderate Arab capitals, American Jewish groups, and among GOT officials. Since Davos, Erdogan has repeatedly emphasized that his state [...] |
2009-02-04 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA485 |
TURKISH ELECTIONS: JUST "ONE MINUTE," MR. ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: In nation-wide local elections on March 29, the Turkish voters gave 39 percent of the votes to the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP), enough for it to retain first place in the polling, but shy of the 40 percent that was widely understood to be the threshold for victo [...] |
2009-03-30 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA9 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-05 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09HARARE162 |
NEW ZIMBABWEAN CABINET ASSEMBLED [...] (SBU) The newly-constituted Zimbabwean Cabinet is comprised of 42 members, consisting of six principals (the president, the prime minister, two vice presidents, and two deputy prime ministers) and 36 Cabinet-level ministers. There are an additional five ministers of state who are not members [...] |
2009-02-26 14:53:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 09HARARE180 |
THE ZIMBABWEAN CABINET: PERSONAL LOYALTY KEY TO [...] (SBU) President Mugabe filled his ministerial selections by primarily rewarding loyalty to himself, and secondarily maintaining ethnic representation amongst Shona tribes, and, in keeping with the 1987 Unity Accords, Ndebeles. Mugabe was challenged in findin sufficient positions for a number o [...] |
2009-03-04 14:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 09HARARE333 |
COMMERCIAL FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE SEEK COMPENSATION [...] (C) Trevor Gifford, president of the Commercial Farmer's Union (CFU), met with the Ambassador on April 15 to discuss a shift in strategy his organization is adopting regarding seized and threatened commercial farms in Zimbabwe. The CFU's new position is to seek compensation of up to US$20 bi [...] |
2009-04-21 13:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 09HARARE416 |
TSVANGIRAI OUTLINES NEXT 100-DAY PLAN [...] (SBU) On May 13, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai unveiled his plan to guide the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) activities during the next 100 days of the unity government at a conference attended by government officials, legislators, diplomats, civil society, and business leaders. In essence [...] |
2009-05-19 14:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI ECON XA |
| 09ISLAMABAD2375 |
PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 01, 2009 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-01 10:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD3043 |
PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-22 02:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09JERUSALEM2099 |
JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/23): Progress on Prisoner [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-23 15:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09SHANGHAI178 |
AMERICAN BISHOP SHARES IMPRESSIONS OF EASTER IN SHANGHAI AND [...] (C) An American Catholic Bishop who was born in Beijing shared his views on celebrating Easter in Shanghai during a lunch with Chinese religious leaders and academics at the Consulate. The Bishop and Chinese guests asserted that much progress has been made for religious believers in Shanghai w [...] |
2009-04-17 08:53:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON KIRF SCUL CH |
| 09SHANGHAI230 |
CODEL PELOSI'S MEETING WITH SHANGHAI CATHOLIC BISHOP JIN, [...] (U) Summary. Shanghai Catholic Bishop Jin welcomed Speaker Pelosi and her delegation in their first meeting following arrival in China on May 24, and proclaimed himself to be satisfied with the degree of religious freedom now existing in China. He praised President Obama's May commencement [...] |
2009-05-25 10:13:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF SOCI PGOV OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH |
| 09SHANGHAI231 |
CODEL PELOSI'S MEETING WITH SHANGHAI CATHOLIC BISHOP JIN, [...] (U) Summary. Shanghai Catholic Bishop Jin welcomed Speaker Pelosi and her delegation in their first meeting following arrival in China on May 24, and proclaimed himself to be satisfied with the degree of religious freedom now existing in China. He praised President Obama's May commencement [...] |
2009-05-25 10:13:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF SOCI PGOV OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH |
| 09STATE104215 |
A SPY WORLD SUCCESS STORY [...] SUMMARY: That's how Washington Post columnist David Ignatius described INR. Ignatius wrote that INR owes its success to "a culture that supports dissent -- and demands expertise...When that kind of intolerance for mediocrity is shared throughout the intelligence community, we'll know that [...] |
2009-10-06 21:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT PINR |
| 09TELAVIV1140 |
ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-22 10:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09YAOUNDE247 |
CAMEROON: CIVAIR DIRECTOR SAYS CAMAIRCO STALLED [...] (SBU) In a February 26 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, Director General of the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA) Sama Juma Ignatius said he was awaiting more information to finalize the investigation into the 2007 Kenya Airways crash. The government is breaking up a long held monopoly o [...] |
2009-03-12 14:42:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM EAIR ECON |
| 10HARARE105 |
Zimbabwe: Doing Business Zimbabwe-style [...] (SBU) A recent conversation with businessman Kumbirai Katsande illuminated the difficulties of doing business in Zimbabwe. Katsande is the past president of the Zimbabwe Business Council and the current head of the Confederation of Zimbabwean Industries. He is the Managing Director of Ariston [...] |
2010-02-16 13:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PREL PGOV ZI |
| 10HARARE132 |
ZIMNOTES 2/12/2010 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Civil Service Strike Hits Education Sector... Commissioners to ZEC and HRC Selected... No Progress on Talks... MDC-T Expels 23 Councilors... Diamond Firm Directors Arrested... Newspaper Staff Charged... No Birthday Cake for the Government... "Indi [...] |
2010-02-16 07:52:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI |
| 10SHANGHAI10 |
YEAR OF LITTLE PROGRESS FOR EAST CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] (C) East China's scorecard for human rights and political reform recorded little progress in 2009, despite a few encouraging signs. Continued prosperity for most inhabitants of the region along with local governments' tight control over dissent combined to limit politically charged protests, [...] |
2010-01-12 07:35:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |