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Inclusive government - Index of articles
The
transitional barometer - February 2009
Media
Monitoring Project Zimbabwe (MMPZ)
March
27, 2009
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Introduction
The Transitional
Barometer is a summary of how the media have covered issues relating
to the activities of the coalition government - and an assessment
of how the media are monitoring adherence to the Global
Political Agreement signed by the country's three main
political parties in September 2008. It is a product of the Media
Monitoring Project, Zimbabwe
Summary
The inclusive
government comprising Robert Mugabe's ZANU PF and long-term
political rivals MDC-T led by Morgan Tsvangirai, and Arthur Mutambara's
smaller MDC-M formation aroused mixed feelings in the media. Data
gathered by MMPZ in the month of February exposed the frailty of
the new government as some parties were reportedly already acting
against the spirit of the inclusive government. For example, SW
Radio Africa (12/2) quoted MDC-T chief whip Innocent Gonese alleging
that Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa had tampered with the National
Security Council Bill before it was presented.
While the public
media glossed over some of the weaknesses of the new inclusive government
presenting it as a solid structure, the private media provided a
different picture by exposing the potentially destabilizing contestations
within the new structure.
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