Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife killed in car wreck

What happened? The car carrying Morgan Tsvangirai, an aide and his wife Susan got into a head-on collision with a truck. They were carrying the opposition leader to Buhera, Tsvangirai’s hometown. Tsvangirai, the aide and the driver were seriously hurt, but they are not discussing the extent of the injuries as of yet – hopefully it’s not too bad. source

What happened? The car carrying Morgan Tsvangirai, an aide and his wife Susan got into a head-on collision with a truck. They were carrying the opposition leader to Buhera, Tsvangirai’s hometown. Tsvangirai, the aide and the driver were seriously hurt, but they are not discussing the extent of the injuries as of yet – hopefully it’s not too bad.
Why this might be bad Zimbabwe is a country that can’t seem to get a break. The government, long led by president and hyperinflation expert Robert Mugabe, recently brought Tsvangirai on as prime minister. And that whole process hasn’t been without its drama. So while there’s no evidence of foul play yet, it wouldn’t be surprising. source

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$250,000 was raised for a birthday bash today in honor of the Zimbabwean president’s big 8-5. Probably not in Zimbabwean dollars. source

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People have no food, no schools. The country is on its knees. We had to act. We could not be seen to be authors of chaos.
Morgan Tsvangirai • The new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, on choosing to form a unified government with President Robert Mugabe. That unified government is already in crisis due to one of Tsvangirai’s close associates, Roy Bennett, getting arrested. • source

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What’s supposed to happen Morgan Tsvangirai was recently sworn in as prime minister of Zimbabwe, which should create a power-sharing arrangement between his Movement for Democratic Change and President Robert Mugabe’s African National Union-Patriotic Front. By the way, Mugabe’s reputation in the international community is quite poor. source

What’s supposed to happen Morgan Tsvangirai was recently sworn in as prime minister of Zimbabwe, which should create a power-sharing arrangement between his Movement for Democratic Change and President Robert Mugabe’s African National Union-Patriotic Front. By the way, Mugabe’s reputation in the international community is quite poor.
What happened already Who knows if this is a harbinger, but one of Tsvangirai’s closest allies, Roy Bennett, was arrested yesterday. The treasurer general of the Movement for Democratic Change (as well as the deputy agriculture minister-designate) was wanted in connection with an arms cache found in Mutare in 2006. He has been denied food. source

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I can assure that the culture of impunity and violation of human rights must end, and it must end today.
Morgan Tsvangirai • Who was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s new Prime Minister today. Tsvangirai should have a challenging time in office, considering he’ll be up against President Robert Mugabe, who’s perhaps most famous for his third-world country’s ever-inflating dollar. • source

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$50 billion The latest bill of currency released by the third-world African nation source

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06 Mar 2009 12:53