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Sympathy for the devil
Tom De Castella
— 26th July 2008 — Issue 148 
Heidi Holland’s biography of Robert Mugabe does something deeply unsettling—it makes me feel the dictator’s pain
Subject: Books & literature, Law & governmentAfrica’s moderate extremist
Thabo Mbeki is a moderate politician but he has become defined by extreme positions on Zimbabwe, Aids and internal party dissent
Subject: Books & literature, Europe, Health, Law & governmentHas Mugabe won?
Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC is losing momentum. It should boycott next year’s elections
Subject: Law & governmentTom De Castella
Tom de Castella is a freelance journalist and writer
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