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World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Mugabe Woos Votes With Raises And TractorsPresident Robert G. Mugabe, campaigning to be re-elected for another five-year term on March 29, has suddenly found enough cash in his destitute nation’s treasury to raise the pay of all civil servants, the state-controlled newspaper The Herald reported. “Just yesterday, I was signing a new salary schedule for teachers and civil servants,” The Herald quoted the president as saying. Without specifying the amount of the raises, he added, “I hope they will be happy.” Over the past week, he also gave away hundreds of tractors and other machinery and tools to farmers. Bishop Asare/European Pressphoto AgencyZimbabwe President Robert Mugabe Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationIran Studying Talks With U.S. on Iraq...Chávez Threatens to Jail Price Control Violators... U.S. Airstrike Kills 9 in Afghan Family... World Briefing | Europe: Kosovo: Independence More Likely as Talks Fail... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Mugabe Woos Votes With Raises And Tractors |
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