Newsline 14 September, 2009: Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai accuses President Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF of persecuting members of the MDC party. Why is Hugo Chavez turning to Moscow to buy $2 billion worth of weapons? And we look back on a typically Dutch theatre festival in New York.

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Zimbabwe's unity government - but where's the unity?
The Zimbabwean power-sharing agreement is one year old on Tuesday, but Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai blasts the 'intimidating' nature of Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF party, accusing it of persecuting  MDC party members, land invasions and continued human rights violations. So is the end near for the Tsvangirai/Mugabe 'unity' government?

Listen to an interview with political commentator John Gambanga

Hugo Chavez strikes arms deal with Moscow
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reaches an arms deal worth 2 billion dollars with Russia. Will this bring more insecurity to the region?

Listen to an interview with analyst Robert Amsterdam.

Dutch theatre festival lands in New York
New Yorkers got a taste of Dutch theatre during the New York 400 celebrations. Our correspondent Philip Smet saw what New York theatre lovers made of a special festival dedicated to Dutch theatre.

Listen to Philip's report here.

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