Morgan Tsvangirai

ZIMBABWE’S PM’S WIFE DIES IN CAR CRASH

March 7, 2009

Via BBC News The wife of Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been killed in a car crash in which he was also slightly hurt, party officials say. Susan Tsvangirai was travelling with her husband south of Harare when their vehicle was in collision with a lorry. Mr Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, formed a unity government with President Robert Mugabe last month. Mr Mugabe and his wife have visited his former long-term rival in hospital. Speaking […]

MORGAN TSVANGIRAI BECOMES ZIMBABWE’S PM

February 11, 2009

PM Morgan Tsvangirai Via BBC News Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been sworn in as prime minister in a unity government with President Robert Mugabe. Mr Tsvangirai won the first round of last year’s presidential election – but he withdrew from the run-off citing violence against his supporters. However he later agreed to share power with Mr Mugabe. Problems facing the new government include a cholera epidemic, a collapsed economy and a 90% unemployment rate. Continue Reading….. I am sceptical and […]