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Fresh charges for MDC ministerial pick Bennett
An MDC official, Roy Bennett, was arrested on Friday and charged with treason. On Sunday, those charges were dropped and Bennett was told he faces charges instead of attempts to commit terrorism, banditry, and sabotage. He appears in court Monday.
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MDC retracts claim about second party official arrested
Zimbabwe's MDC party announced Saturday that a party official, Brian James, had not been detained or abducted, despite previous reports. Another official, Roy Bennet, was arrested on Friday and charged with treason.
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Treason arrest mars swearing-in ceremony
Zimbabwean security agents arrested Roy Bennett (photo), a farmer who was to become the new agriculture minister, charging him with treason as PM Morgan Tsvangirai prepared to swear in the country's new cabinet.
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Senior opposition official arrested
Zimbabwean security agents arrested Roy Bennet, a white farmer who had been expropriated under Mugabe and who was to become the new agriculture minister - as PM Morgan Tsvangirai prepared to swear in the country's new cabinet.
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Tsvangirai to swear in Zimbabwe's cabinet
Zimbabwe's new prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, is to swear in the country's new cabinet following months of political turmoil and fighting with his opponent President Robert Mugabe.
12/02/2009 - Top Story

A fresh start for Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe's opposition leader has been sworn in as prime minister and a cabinet of ministers from the rival camps is due to be sworn in this week. Riven by deep mistrust, this administration has a catastrophic situation on its hands.
WEB NEWS
Tsvangirai sworn in as PM, the Web reacts
Today on the Web: bloggers react to the swearing-in of Morgan Tsvangirai as Zimbabwean prime minister. But also: creationists and evolutionists cross virtual swords on the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth.
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Tsvangirai sworn in as PM amid criticism
Facing sceptics both abroad and within his own party, Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai took office as prime minister on Wednesday in a deal with arch rival President Robert Mugabe aimed at saving the ruined country.
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Tsvangirai unveils new coalition cabinet
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai unveils his new cabinet on Tuesday, days after his MDC party agreed to form a coalition government with President Robert Mugabe. MDC party secretary Tendai Biti was appointed new finance minister.
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Parliament paves way for unity deal
Zimbabwe's parliament has passed a constitutional amendment paving the way for political rivals Robert Mugabe (photo) and Morgan Tsvangirai to share power.
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