Three ministers face the boot amid fears of a Zanu PF rift
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As the Zanu PF story takes new twists and political intrigue continues, three Cabinet ministers and a provincial governor face the sack for their role in the much-publicised Tsholotsho Declaration.
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Ministers are braced for a potential backbench rebellion over plans to renew Britain's nuclear deterrent.
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Rwanda's education minister is under strong pressure, after MPs say "genocide ideology" is present in some schools.
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Three Plaid Cymru ministers are named in First Minister Rhodri Morgan's assembly government cabinet.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - Ministers and aides in South African President Thabo Mbeki's government were heckled by delegates on Sunday when the ruling ANC opened a congress that could see Mbeki losing control over the party.
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ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe has fired a decisive warning shot across the bows of would-be challengers ahead of a crucial ruling Zanu (PF) congress to choose a new leadership and deputies.
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Deep splits emerge in Zimbabwe's ruling party amidst jockeying for position to succeed President Mugabe.
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Hasty naming of ministers infuriates opposition, and observers accuse Kibaki of acting in bad faith
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South Africa's ruling party tries to soothe the tempers of President Thabo Mbeki and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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Most Free Presbyterians would be  troubled by Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness sharing power, a minister says.
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Ministers come under pressure over the crisis at Ferguson shipyard, where up to 99 jobs could be lost.
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Ministers could be facing legal challenges over Holyrood's proposed smoking ban.
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The Government was dragging its heels yesterday when the Ministry of Sport failed to come out with a clear message of support for South Africa&#39;s bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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The man most likely to succeed Prime Minister Tony Blair could face another challenger, after two ex-ministers called Wednesday for a debate about the future of the governing Labour Party.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has begun to act on a plan to shrink the security forces by about a third, a move that may fuel tensions in the Fatah faction that runs the Palestinian Authority.
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A sex scandal reminiscent of political romps that have embarrassed prominent Britons over the years now threatens the career of one of Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s top ministers as the nation heads toward a spring election.
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The two leaders have been bitter rivals The party of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has said it will pull its ministers from the governing coalition, amid a rift with the prime minister.Comment