http://www.dzimba.com/index.php/2008/01/31/mugabe-blows-hole-in-quiet-diplomacy/ Zimbabwe Community Blog Fri, 16 May 2008 04:59:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://www.dzimba.com/index.php/2008/01/31/mugabe-blows-hole-in-quiet-diplomacy/#comment-631 Election » Blog Archive » Mugabe blows hole in quiet diplomacy Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:13:47 +0000 http://www.dzimba.com/index.php/2008/01/31/mugabe-blows-hole-in-quiet-diplomacy/#comment-631 [...] Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe News, Zimbabwe Culture, Zimbabwe Food & Zimbabwe Houses For Sale Blog wrote an interesting post today on Mugabe blows hole in quiet diplomacyHere’s a quick excerpt Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe may have dealt a fatal blow to Pretoria’s “quiet diplomacy” by calling an election in the middle of mediation efforts by his South African counterpart, say analysts. Mugabe’s announcement last Friday that polling would be on March 29 appeared to pre-empt a bid by South African President Thabo Mbeki to get an agreement between Zimbabwe’s government and opposition on the framework of the ballot. Mbeki, who has steadfastly refused to publicly criticise Mugabe d [...] […] Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe News, Zimbabwe Culture, Zimbabwe Food & Zimbabwe Houses For Sale Blog wrote an interesting post today on Mugabe blows hole in quiet diplomacyHere’s a quick excerpt Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe may have dealt a fatal blow to Pretoria’s “quiet diplomacy” by calling an election in the middle of mediation efforts by his South African counterpart, say analysts. Mugabe’s announcement last Friday that polling would be on March 29 appeared to pre-empt a bid by South African President Thabo Mbeki to get an agreement between Zimbabwe’s government and opposition on the framework of the ballot. Mbeki, who has steadfastly refused to publicly criticise Mugabe d […]

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