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  • People are also called Nkomo or Ramaphosa or whatever.

    The Kalahari Typing School For Men Smith, Alexander McCall 2002

  • His contribution to the national cake has been undermined and this is what might cause some problems, "Mushayakarara said, calling Nkomo a" unique "figure who had left" an unfinished story which needed to be looked at. "

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1999

  • The Ndebele account for about a fourth of the country's population, and Mugabe felt that they threatened him because his chief political rival at the time, Joshua Nkomo, was a Ndebele.

    Rob Sobhani: Obama's Zimbabwe Moment Rob Sobhani 2011

  • They have given us endless promises, but nothing is ever forthcoming, said Nkomo.

    South Africans Vote in Local Government Elections; Opposition Gains Seen 2011

  • Another voter who is weary of broken promises is Thembani Nkomo, a 40-year-old resident of Vusumuzi informal settlement in Tembisa township north of Johannesburg.

    South Africans Vote in Local Government Elections; Opposition Gains Seen 2011

  • The Ndebele account for about a fourth of the country's population, and Mugabe felt that they threatened him because his chief political rival at the time, Joshua Nkomo, was a Ndebele.

    Rob Sobhani: Obama's Zimbabwe Moment Rob Sobhani 2011

  • Maseko's most striking picture is his depiction of a unity accord Nkomo signed with Mr. Mugabe in 1987 that ended the violence, but also brought an end to ZAPU, which had fought the war to end white minority rule alongside Mugabe-led forces.

    Zimbabwe Government Bans 'Offensive' Paintings 2010

  • The killing and raping spree had the desired effect and the late Nkomo merged his party with Mugabe's in 1987 before retiring from politics.

    Grit, gambling and gumption in Australia 2010

  • Before Morgan Tsvangirai gets too comfortable he would do remember the name of someone else who shared power with Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • Maseko's most striking picture is his depiction of a unity accord Nkomo signed with Mr. Mugabe in 1987 that ended the violence, but also brought an end to ZAPU, which had fought the war to end white minority rule alongside Mugabe-led forces.

    Zimbabwe Government Bans 'Offensive' Paintings 2010

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