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Baron Cohen's Latest Target: Washington

Matt Cantor — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:09:05 CDT

Either Robert Mugabe has taken a sudden interest in Hollywood, or Sacha Baron Cohen's up to something . Washington media and lobbyists have been receiving invitations to Baron Cohen's new film, The Dictator —supposedly from the leader of Zimbabwe himself. "President Robert Mugabe and the Ministry of Education, Sport, Art, and...

Chicken Chain Yanks Mugabe Ad After Threats

John Johnson — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:17:49 CST

A fast-food chain in South Africa has pulled a spot spoofing Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe because his supporters threatened to retaliate against staff, reports the BBC . The commercial for Nando's chicken was called "Last Dictator Standing," and it showed a Mugabe stand-in frolicking with fallen dictators—think a water fight with...

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Has Prostate Cancer

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:29:12 CDT

WikiLeaks' latest spill is a 2008 US diplomatic cable that says Robert Mugabe has prostate cancer that's spread and "will cause his death in three to five years," Reuters reports. The 87-year-old longtime Zimbabwe leader was apparently advised at the time to resign the presidency; Mugabe last year denied cancer...

Man Sent to Jail for Using Mugabe's Toilet

Kevin Spak — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:23:05 CDT

A Zimbabwe policeman has appealed the jail sentence he received for daring to use a toilet that had been reserved for Robert Mugabe. Homicide detective Alois Mabhunu has been languishing in a police detention barracks for a month after relieving himself on the forbidden crapper at a trade fair, CNN...

WikiLeaks Could Get a Good Man Executed

Kevin Spak — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:01:05 CST

Julian Assange once boasted that “there has never been a single report of any of our documents causing physical harm to any single person.” Tell that to Morgan Tsvangirai, the Zimbabwe prime minister who faces potentially lethal treason charges thanks to one leaked cable. A document last week revealed that...

Zimbabwe's PM May Face Treason in WikiLeaks Fallout

Matt Cantor — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:03:24 CST

Zimbabwe’s prime minister could face treason charges over material in WikiLeaks’ cable releases, the Guardian reports. One leaked cable suggests Morgan Tsvangirai said sanctions against his country “must be kept in place.” Now the attorney general is planning an investigation. “The WikiLeaks appear to show a treasonous collusion between local...

Zimbabwe Bars Band for Video Mocking Robert Mugabe

Nick McMaster — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:39:00 CDT

A South African pop group has been banned from performing in Zimbabwe—for making a music video in which Robert Mugabe turns into a chicken. The group Freshlyground made the video for Chicken to Change in collaboration with the satirical South African website ZA News, reports AllAfrica . Freshlyground was scheduled...

Evil Needs Playlists, Too

Will McCahill — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:38:59 CST

When they’re not plotting to kill you or thousands of others, the world’s most evil men like to kick back with some tunes, too. The Guardian gives us an idea of what’s on their playlists: Osama bin Laden: The al-Qaeda chief has the perfect soundtrack for hiding in caves from...

Tsvangirai Boycotts Unity Government in Zimbabwe

Harry Kimball — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:25:32 CDT

Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai’s party will boycott Cabinet meetings and cut off communication with president Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF, theoretically its partner in government. The move accompanies growing anger among members of Tsvangirai’s MDC over Mugabe’s strong-arm tactics and the jailing of a Cabinet minister-designate, the New York Times reports.