http://www.kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/zimbabwes-cross-eyed-election/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zimbabwes-cross-eyed-election Kubatana.net speaks out from Zimbabwe Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/zimbabwes-cross-eyed-election/#comment-73646 Global Voices Online » Zimbabwe: Is Dr. Simba Makoni a puppet? Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:17:22 +0000 http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/?p=352#comment-73646 [...] Is Dr. Makoni a last minute spoiler?: In our office Dennis suggested that Simba’s entry into the race is a ploy by Mugabe to steal votes from disillusioned MDC supporters. Yes, it’s quite likely that Makoni will attract a large number of Zimbabweans who would have voted for Tsvangirai. If Makoni does attract this support it means that Zanu PF’s chunk of the vote, one way or another, gets bigger. So how independent is Simba? How genuine is his bid? Is he a late minute spoiler, or Mugabe’s running puppet? [...]

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