Zimbabwe: Chequebook Politics Erode Democracy

SOON after the formation of the MDC in 1999, the state broadcaster, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) carried and repeatedly aired television footage of party leader Morgan Tsvangirai gleefully clapping his hands as white farmers queued up to sign away cheque donations to the newly-formed organisation.

Before the formation of the MDC, Zanu PF received and used money from donors at home and abroad, including white groups and organisations. The late British tycoon Tiny Rowland was for a long time a major Zanu PF donor.

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