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Britain says too early to lift Zimbabwe sanctions
Fri, Jun 19, 2009
LONDON (AFP) — Britain said it will support Zimbabwe's inclusive government despite its concerns about President Robert Mugabe but will not lift sanctions until Harare proves it is on a path to democracy.
Iran blames VOA and BBC for riots
Tue, Jun 23, 2009
Tehran - Iranian state television broadcast footage on Tuesday of what it said were rioters admitting going on the rampage, inspired by Western media outlets which have been targeted by the authorities.
Zimbabwe prosecutor says activist's detention unlawful
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
A Zimbabwean prosecutor Thursday told the Supreme Court that the detention of leading rights activist Jestina Mukoko was unlawful, during an appeal seeking to have terror charges against her dropped.
Zimbabwe PM says Western tour a success
Sat, Jun 27, 2009
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai Saturday said political and economic reforms were gathering pace in the shattered African state, a key prerequisite for much-needed Western aid.
Cheney linked to torture scandal
Sun, Jul 12, 2009
Washington - US former vice-president Dick Cheney ordered the CIA to withhold information about a secret counterterrorism programme from Congress for eight years, The New York Times reported on its website on Saturday.
Zimbabwe economy to grow 3.7 percent: minister
Thu, Jul 16, 2009
HARARE — Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti on Thursday predicted that the country's economy, ravaged by years of hyperinflation, would grow by at least 3.7 percent by the end of the year.
Zimbabwe to hold three day peace programme: minister
Thu, Jul 23, 2009
HARARE — Zimbabwe will hold a three-day programme to promote peace and national healing, as political violence remains a problem despite the creation of a unity government, a cabinet minister said Wednesday.
MP free after song arrest
Mon, Aug 03, 2009
Harare - A Zimbabwe lawmaker arrested for playing music allegedly denigrating President Robert Mugabe has been released without being charged, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party said on Monday.
Chinese traders clash in Algiers
Thu, Aug 06, 2009
The streets of Algiers are deserted following clashes between Chinese and Algerian traders, but the tension is palpable despite comments by Beijing’s envoy describing the unrest as an isolated incident.
Old and tired Mugabe lashes out at 'racist west'
Mon, Aug 10, 2009
HARARE — President Robert Mugabe on Monday lashed out at "racist" western states wary of Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal, saying foreign handouts were not a solution to the country's economic woes.
'Old man' slams 'bloody whites' ahead of EU visit
Fri, Sep 11, 2009
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe on Friday lashed out at Western sanctions against him, condemning "bloody whites" for meddling in Zimbabwe's affairs, on the eve of a landmark European Union visit.
Zimbabwe constitution committee goes on strike
Sun, Sep 06, 2009
HARARE — Zimbabwe's parliamentary committee tasked with drafting a new constitution, meant to pave the way to fresh elections, has gone on strike after government failed to pay their allowances, reports said Sunday.
Zim media slam new state daily
Tue, Sep 08, 2009
ZIMBABWE’S independent newspaper publishers are up in arms about the government launching a tabloid newspaper yesterday — without a licence.
MDC marks 10 yrs of struggle
Thu, Sep 10, 2009
Harare -Ten years ago on Friday, Zimbabwe's trade unions, rights groups and churches met in a township hall to form the Movement for Democratic Change aimed squarely at ending the rule of President Robert Mugabe
EU meets Mugabe to ease tension with Zimbabwe
Sat, Sep 12, 2009
HARARE — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe welcomed a high-level EU delegation "with open arms" on Saturday as Brussels and Harare began their first talks in seven years.
'Change will come to Zimbabwe'
Sun, Sep 13, 2009
Bulawayo - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was set to rally thousands of supporters on Sunday to celebrate his party's 10th anniversary, and to reassure them on his role in the new unity government.
Mugabe vows unity, brushes off critics
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
HARARE — President Robert Mugabe vowed to work with one-time rival Morgan Tsvangarai as Zimbabwe on Tuesday marked the signing of a unity deal one year ago, but brushed off criticism of failing the fragile pact.
Zim inflation in motion
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
Consumer prices in Zimbabwe rose 0.4 percent from July to August, the national statistics agency said on Wednesday, easing from a rate of 1.0 percent the month before.
Signs of life stir Zimbabwe's stock market
Sun, Sep 27, 2009
HARARE — Zimbabwe's moribund economy is slowly stirring, with signs of life in once-shuttered businesses helping to revive a stock market that was closed amid scandal last year, analysts said.
Spain to encourage EU-Zimbabwe dialogue: government
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
MADRID — Spain on Thursday promised Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai it would promote dialogue between the European Union and Harare during its upcoming EU presidency.
Zimbabwe minister urges resolution of debt crisis
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe's enormous foreign debt is hampering efforts to mend the economy, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said, urging the government urgently to resolve the debt crisis.
Tsvangirai asks for help
Wed, Oct 21, 2009
Harare - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday appealed for regional help in his stand-off in Zimbabwe's unity pact, as his ministers boycotted a meeting with President Robert Mugabe.
Tsvangirai shakes SADC into action over Mugabe's intransigence
Wed, Oct 21, 2009
JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe must not return to instability, continental powerhouse South Africa said Wednesday after President Jacob Zuma held talks with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai who has cut ties within his unity government.
Zimbabwe PM 'dishonest': Mugabe
Sun, Nov 01, 2009
HARARE — President Robert Mugabe called Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai "dishonest," state media said on Saturday, casting doubt on whether a dispute threatening Zimbabwe's unity government can be resolved.
New regional summit on Zimbabwe set for Thursday
Mon, Nov 02, 2009
MAPUTO — Mozambique will host a regional summit on Zimbabwe on Thursday in hopes of breaking a deadlock that threatens Harare's fragile unity government, the foreign ministry spokeswoman said.
In China, Obama says Twitter should be open
Tue, Nov 17, 2009
Shanghai - US President Barack Obama on Monday admitted in China that he had never used Twitter but said sites like the micro-blogging network should be available everywhere, even though his hosts restrict its use.
Zimbabwe, S.Africa sign investment protection deal
Fri, Nov 27, 2009
HARARE — Zimbabwe and South Africa signed a bilateral investment agreement on Friday which would protect investments made by nationals of both countries in each other's territory.
Economy on mend, 7 pct growth seen in 2010: Biti
Wed, Dec 02, 2009
HARARE, - Zimbabwe's battered economy is on track to expand for the first time in a decade this year and to grow by 7 percent in 2010 as key sectors such as agriculture and mining start to recover, the finance minister said on Wednesday.
'Great progress' in Zimbabwe: UN official
Wed, Dec 09, 2009
HARARE — A top UN official on Wednesday praised "great progress" in easing Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis, but urged donors to continue supporting the country's recovery from a decade of economic freefall.
Progress in Zim - Zuma team
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
Johannesburg - South African mediators on Friday said progress has been made in talks between the rival parties of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
Zimbabweans making merry at Christmas
Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Cleopatra Matimbe (24) pushes her trolley slowly through a busy supermarket in central Harare, picking up groceries for Christmas.
Zimbabwe rival agree on key commissions
Mon, Dec 21, 2009
HARARE: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and Premier Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday agreed on a slate of key appointments of officials to oversee reforms in media, elections and human rights, a spokesman said.
Ugandan opposition leader hit by presidential convoy
Mon, Dec 21, 2009
The vehicle in which Ugandan opposition politician Olara Otunnu was travelling was hit by a car belonging to the man he has vowed to help unseat, President Yoweri Museveni.
Zimbabwe mulls mortgaging minerals to offset debt
Thu, Dec 31, 2009
HARARE — Zimbabwe is considering mortgaging its mineral wealth to offset the country's 5.4 billion dollar debt owed to multilateral donor agencies, a government report says.
Thatcher blocked Mugabe talks
Fri, Jan 01, 2010
London - Margaret Thatcher banned her envoy to what was then Rhodesia from meeting Robert Mugabe in 1979, refusing to talk "with terrorists until they become prime ministers," files released on Wednesday showed.
Hundreds attend Zuma's wedding
Mon, Jan 04, 2010
Nkandla - South Africa's political and business elite as well as hundreds of villagers in traditional dress gathered on Monday in President Jacob Zuma's remote home village for his fifth wedding.
Regional leaders conclude summit on Zimbabwe, Madagascar
Fri, Jan 15, 2010
MAPUTO - Key southern African leaders wound up a special summit in the Mozambican capital Maputo on Thursday with calls for a return to dialogue in the ongoing political crisis in Madagascar.
Zimbabwe suspends constitution-making project
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe has suspended its public outreach efforts to gather views on a new constitution, throwing another obstacle on the path toward fresh elections, state media said Thursday.
Tomana looses round 1 as judge rules witness evidence inadimissable
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe's high court on Monday struck out evidence from a key witness in the treason trial of a top aide to Premier Morgan Tsvangirai, after the man said he had been tortured into testifying.
Zimbabwe Anglicans stage protest service
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
HARARE — Thousands of churchgoers held an open air protest service in Harare on Sunday in a row over property belonging to the Anglican Church.
Zimbabwe and Botswana to meet on ranger dispute
Sun, Feb 07, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe and Botswana officials are to meet this week to resolve a diplomatic stand-off over the detention of three Botswanan game rangers who strayed across the border, state media reported on Sunday.
S African wins Mr Gay World title
Sun, Feb 14, 2010
Oslo - A South African has won the 2010 Mr Gay World pageant, beating rivals from Australia, Hong Kong, China and Spain, the organisers said on Sunday.
Zimbabwe cancels British diamond miner's licence
Tue, Feb 16, 2010
The London Stock Exchange-listed ACR has been embroiled in a legal fight with mining authorities after it was ordered in 2006 to suspend its operations in Marange.
Zimbabwe's tobacco sales marked by higher production
Tue, Feb 16, 2010
Zimbabwe's annual tobacco selling season began on an upbeat note Tuesday when a bumper crop went under the hammer, attributed by industry officials to good prices and more farmers.
Zimbabwe sanctions 'must go': Mugabe
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
HARARE — President Robert Mugabe said Wednesday that he and his partners in Zimbabwe's unity government agreed that "sanctions must go", a day after the European Union extended its restrictions on the country.
Zimbabwe inflation at -4.8 percent in January
Thu, Feb 18, 2010
Consumer prices in Zimbabwe fell by 4.8 percent January, compared with the same month last year, but the downward trend was slower than in December, the government said on Thursday.
Zimbabwean civil servants march in capital
Fri, Feb 19, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- More than 2,000 civil servants marched in Zimbabwe's capital to demand a nearly four-fold raise.
Zimbabwe's white farmers struggle to build city lives
Tue, Feb 23, 2010
Ten years into Zimbabwe's land reforms, lifelong farmer John Browning has found a job at a food company's factory in Harare, supervising the night shift.
Zim to offer haven for WC-weary
Wed, Feb 24, 2010
Harare - Zimbabwe's ailing tourist industry is hoping to restore its health by luring South African holidaymakers eager to escape the football madness of the World Cup.
Some donors willing to cancel Zimbabwe debt:Biti
Thu, Feb 25, 2010
Some donors would be willing to cancel Zimbabwe's 5.4 billion dollar foreign debt, if the strained unity government presents a united proposal to settle it, the finance minister said Thursday.
Ton-up Taibu leads Zimbabwe to five-run win
Sun, Feb 28, 2010
PORT OF SPAIN — Tatenda Taibu scored 107 to set Zimbabwe up for a five-run victory over the University of the West Indies? Vice Chancellor?s XI in their 50 overs-a-side match on Friday at Frank Worrell Oval.
Internet 'third-most popular news platform'
Mon, Mar 01, 2010
Washington – The Internet has become the third most popular news platform for American adults, trailing only local and national television stations, according to a survey released on Monday.
Obama extends sanctions on Mugabe and his cronies
Mon, Mar 01, 2010
The USA will extend sanctions against Robert Mugabe's regime for another year. The sanctions include a travel ban and asset freeze on Mugabe, his wife and inner circle.
Election violence threat hindering Zimbabwe: British MPs
Thu, Mar 25, 2010
Progress in Zimbabwe could be reversed at any time due to the violence and intimidation blocking free and fair elections, according to a report by British lawmakers released on Friday.
'Chorister hired escorts for papal attendant'
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
Rome - A singer in the Vatican choir had sex with one of the pope's gentlemen-in-waiting and procured male escorts on his behalf, the Italian weekly Panorama reported on Friday.
Zimbabwe 'needs peacekeeping force' for election:
Sun, Mar 07, 2010
CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe?s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday called for an African Union and regional peacekeeping force to ensure that general elections in the country will be peaceful.
Zuma meets Zimbabwe leaders amid pressure for new polls
Wed, Mar 17, 2010
HARARE — South African President Jacob Zuma met Zimbabwe's feuding leaders Wednesday amid growing pressure for the fragile unity government to move toward fresh elections.
Zuma arrives in Zimbabwe for talks on unity government
Tue, Mar 16, 2010
HARARE — South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Zimbabwe on Tuesday for fresh talks aimed at easing tensions within the year-old unity government.
Zuma 'encouraged' by Zimbabwe talks: spokesman
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
South African President Jacob Zuma's first day of talks with Zimbabwe's rival leaders was "encouraging", his spokesman said Thursday ahead of further discussions on the fragile unity government.
'Supercar' now a reality
Fri, Mar 19, 2010
McLaren has taken a major step closer to capturing a slice of the high-performance sports car market with the official launch of its MP4-12C supercar
Mugabe's men grab prime Harare land
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
Two prominent Zimbabweans have been implicated in an urban land-grab scandal involving prime property in Harare worth millions of US dollars.
Zimbabwe swears in electoral, human rights commissioners
Wed, Mar 31, 2010
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe swore in members of electoral and human rights commissions on Wednesday, a step toward fully implementing his power-sharing agreement with rival Morgan Tsvangirai.
Bennett cleared of grain charges
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
Harare - Prosecutors in Zimbabwe said on Monday they have dropped grain-hoarding charges against Roy Bennett, a top aide of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
Iran's Ahmadinejad heads to Zimbabwe, Uganda
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
TEHRAN — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left Thursday for a two-day visit to Zimbabwe and to UN Security Council member Uganda, with whom he will discuss Iran's nuclear programme, state television reported.
Zimbabwe's inflation rises to 4.8%
Fri, May 14, 2010
HARARE — Annual inflation in Zimbabwe accelerated to 4.8 percent in April, up from 3.5 percent in March, the government statistics agency announced Friday.
Report: BP could've averted crisis
Sun, May 23, 2010
Washington - BP opted to keep an ineffective test valve rather than replace it with one that might have pinched off the flow of oil and helped avert the Gulf oil spill disaster, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
Bare-all Venus blames bum deal genetics
Wed, May 26, 2010
Venus Williams insists that she doesn't take to the court intending to titillate male spectators and says her outfits only generate attention due to the assets nature gave her.
Zimbabwe will not expropriate mines: Mugabe
Sat, May 29, 2010
VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Friday said the government would not expropriate mining firms under the country's controversial equity laws.
Ghana, Zimbabwe seek closer ties at business forum
Mon, May 31, 2010
ACCRA — Business leaders from Ghana and Zimbabwe met in Accra on Monday to forge closer economic and trade cooperation between the two African countries.
Bashir Not Invited To AU Summit
Sun, Jun 06, 2010
Kampala,- Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has not been invited to an African Union (AU) summit in Kampala in July because he is wanted by the International Criminal Court, the Ugandan presidency said on Saturday.
Changing life in Zimbabwe 'difficult': Clinton
Tue, Jun 15, 2010
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday acknowledged it was "extremely difficult" to change the "very sad" situation in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe diamonds 'bloodstained': HRW
Mon, Jun 21, 2010
TEL AVIV — New York-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch said on Monday that Zimbabwe has broken its promise to halt physical abuse of diamond miners and should have its international certification frozen.
Zimbabwe diamond mines still a concern: De Beers chief
Sun, Jun 27, 2010
CAPE TOWN — Zimbabwe's diamond mining remains a concern but the Kimberley Process watchdog hasn't agreed on how to act because the country is not in a "blood diamond" conflict, an industry leader said Sunday.
Nigeria lifts ban on national team
Mon, Jul 05, 2010
Nigeria's government lifted a ban it imposed last week on its national football team after a dismal World Cup showing just ahead of a FIFA deadline to do so, a presidential source said.
Cow steroids fatten sex workers
Thu, Jul 08, 2010
FARIDPUR, Bangladesh — Whenever Bangladeshi brothel owner Rokeya, 50, signs up a new sex worker she gives them a course of steroid drugs often used to fatten cattle.
Zimbabwe to forge ahead with diamond sales
Tue, Jul 13, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe vowed Tuesday that the country would go ahead with diamond sales that were banned earlier this year because of rights violations at its largest mines.
Aids vaccine on the horizon
Fri, Jul 16, 2010
AFTER decades of trying to develop a vaccine against AIDS, global health authorities are finally beginning to make "significant advances" towards their goal, Anthony Fauci, head of the US institute of infectious diseases, told AFP.
Mugabe maintains his bigoted view of 'gay' people
Sun, Jul 18, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said the country will not listen to those who want gay rights to be mentioned in a draft of the new constitution, state media reported on Sunday.(Pic: President Mugabe, has served along side with gay top level officials)
Zimbabwe targets 30,000 for circumcision
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
THOMAS Mukone wonders exactly how he would tell his wife that he wants a circumcision at age 41, even with the government in Zimbabwe urging adult men to get snipped to slow the spread of AIDS.
International court 'must prosecute' Mugabe militia
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
VIENNA — The International Criminal Court must probe alleged crimes against humanity after Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's youth militia launched a campaign of rape during 2008 elections, a campaign group said Wednesday. (File picture: ZANU pf Millitants often accused of extremes including rape as a weapon of humiliation and punishment for opposition supporters)
Zimbabwe diamonds not for greedy politicians: Mugabe
Sun, Aug 01, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Sunday said the country's diamonds should benefit the entire country and urged greedy politicians to blunt their appetite for individual wealth.
Lest we forget: Zim violence victims still bitter
Mon, Jul 26, 2010
Harare - Thandiwe Ncube cannot conceal her pain and bitterness when she speaks about her husband's murder nine years ago by suspected militant backers of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. (Pictured: Mugabe, once boasted having degrees in violence now he seems to have a doctorate as he meticulously exterminates any dissenters)
Zimbabwean faces Taiwan jail
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
A Zimbabwean man was indicted on fraud and blackmail charges on Tuesday for swindling about two million Taiwan dollars (more than $A68,720) from eight Taiwanese women whom he promised to marry.
'To hell with Europeans and Americans opposed to my rule' rants Mugabe at sister's burial
Sun, Aug 01, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's president says the death of his sister robbed him of one of his closest friends and allies in his lifelong fight against colonial era rule and Western dominance in Africa. (Pictured: Mugabe has become more rhetorical and desperate to win back deserting party faithfuls)
Pentagon urges WikiLeaks to 'do the right thing'
Sun, Aug 08, 2010
Washington – The Pentagon has urged whistleblower website WikiLeaks to "do the right thing," and return thousands of leaked US military documents and stop any future public releases.
African ministers in Zimbabwe on gem fact-finding mission
Mon, Aug 09, 2010
HARARE — Ministers from Africa's diamond producers arrived in Zimbabwe on Monday to assess operations at the controversial Marange fields ahead of a limited gems sale, officials said.
Foreign buyers arrive for Zimbabwe diamond sale
Wed, Aug 11, 2010
HARARE — Foreign buyers arrived Wednesday at Harare's airport for the first authorised sale of diamonds from Zimbabwe's Marange fields since the partial lifting of a ban imposed over human rights abuses.
Summit mulls Zimbabwe land reform case
Tue, Aug 17, 2010
WINDHOEK, - Zimbabwe's refusal to obey rulings by a regional court, which rejected President Robert Mugabe's land reforms in favour of a group of white farmers, looks set to win a pass at a summit on Tuesday
Unchecked migration would see Singapore swell,Zimbabwe halve
Fri, Aug 20, 2010
WASHINGTON — Singapore, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia would see their populations triple if everyone who wants to move there were allowed to, a poll released Friday by Gallup shows.
ICC reports Kenya to UN council over Bashir visit
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court said Friday that it was reporting indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's visit to Kenya to the UN Security Council, so that appropriate steps might be taken.
Zimbabwe secures 50 million dollar loan to revive economy
Mon, Aug 30, 2010
Zimbabwe has secured a 50-million-dollar (39.3-million-euro) loan facility from the Africa Export Import Bank to revive its agriculture and manufacturing industries, the bank said Monday.
Zimbabwe firm builds diamond polishing, cutting centre
Tue, Aug 31, 2010
MOUNT HAMPDEN, Zimbabwe — A diamond firm operating from Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields has begun constructing a multi-million dollar cutting and polishing centre in the country, officials said Tuesday.
Zimbabwe says mining law not 'xenophobic'
Wed, Sep 15, 2010
HARARE — A Zimbabwe government minister on Wednesday sought to assure foreign firms, saying a new equity law requiring them to sell 51 percent stakes to locals did not entail "xenophobic dispossession".
Mugabe 'not happy in Zimbabwe unity government'
Sun, Dec 05, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe told his South African counterpart he is not happy being in a power-sharing government with long-time challenger Morgan Tsvangirai, a state weekly reported on Sunday.
EU says Zimbabwe ambassador row is 'serious matter'
Wed, Oct 13, 2010
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday expressed "great concern" over President Robert Mugabe's unilateral appointment of new Zimbabwe ambassadors to the bloc as well as to other institutions and capitals.
Zimbabwe agree million-dollar Reebok sponsorship
Fri, Oct 29, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe Cricket has signed a one-million-dollar sponsorship deal with Reebok to supply kit for the national team over the next three years, an official said on Friday.
Firming Rand a headache for Zimbabwean consumers
Sun, Oct 31, 2010
Luke Nyoni thought dollarising Zimbabwe's economy meant an end to inflation, but the weaker greenback is causing headaches in a country that relies on imports for most of its goods.
Diamond fraud case referred to Zimbabwe Supreme Court
Wed, Nov 10, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe's high court on Wednesday referred the case of five of six diamond executives charged with fraud to the Supreme Court while ordering the release of the sixth.
British envoy warns Zimbabwe not to rush new vote
Tue, Nov 23, 2010
HARARE — Britain's ambassador to Zimbabwe on Tuesday warned the country's power-sharing government not to rush new elections, saying a premature vote risked turning into a repeat of a violent poll two years ago.
Zimbabwe needs $415 mln in food aid
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
HARARE — The United Nations on Thursday appealed for 415 million dollars (315 million euros) to feed almost two million Zimbabweans facing near immediate malnutrition.
Mugabe to push for elections despite deadlock
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
HARARE — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has vowed to forge ahead with elections if parties in the country's shaky power-sharing government fail to agree on a new constitution, ZBC reported Sunday.
Zimbabwe lakeside leisure resort targeted by militants under Mugabe empowerment drive
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Militants of President Robert Mugabe's party have launched raids on boating clubs and tourism lodges on the shores of the Zimbabwe capital's main fishing and leisure area, tourism operators said Sunday.
Southern African leaders slam Zimbabwe deadlock
Fri, Apr 01, 2011
LIVINGSTONE, Zambia — Leaders at a southern African security summit criticised the deadlock in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government as the country's prime minister complained of a pre-election crackdown.
Mugabe in outrageous and nonsensical out burst at funera
Fri, Apr 15, 2011
Harare - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Thursday condemned gay "filth" in Europe, as he lambasted Western powers for maintaining their asset freeze and travel ban on him and his inner circle.
Zimbabwe, Zambia in tug of war over Vic Falls
Mon, Apr 18, 2011
VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe — "Tourists are back!" said Knowledge, all smiles at the Victoria Falls tourism office.
Zimbabwe PM wants to create a $100 bn economy
Tue, May 03, 2011
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Sunday only his opposition Movement for Democratic Change can save the economy from "total demise" and grow it by 10 percent a year for 30 years.
Zimbabwe plan cricket arena at Victoria Falls
Mon, May 30, 2011
HARARE — Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe is set to be the location of the country's third Test cricket ground. If local authority approval is obtained, which Zimbabwe Cricket expects, it will be within sight of the mile long Falls with its 100 metres deep chasm straddling the Zambezi River.
Biti's house bombed
Sun, Jun 05, 2011
HARARE, Zimbabwe — An explosive device hit the security wall of Zimbabwe finance minister Tendai Biti's home in an attempted bombing early Sunday but caused no damage, a party spokesman said.
10 killed as Taliban storm Kabul hotel
Wed, Jun 29, 2011
Kabul - Eight heavily armed Taliban militants stormed a top Kabul hotel, sparking a ferocious battle involving Afghan commandos and a Nato helicopter gunship that ended hours later with at least 10 civilians dead.
Mugabe and Bashir to grace Malaysian conference
Sun, Jun 12, 2011
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, are to visit Malaysia for an economic gathering, a minister said on Sunday.
Mozambique to step up diamond controls
Mon, Jun 13, 2011
MAPUTO — Mozambique is speeding up preparations to join an international conflict diamond monitoring scheme amid widespread gem smuggling from Zimbabwe's controversial Marange mines, state media said on Monday.
'Stalemate' deals further blow to new Zimbabwe constitution
Mon, Jun 20, 2011
HARARE - Work on Zimbabwe's long-delayed constitution has stalled again, with President Robert Mugabe's party complaining on Monday of a "stalemate" in compiling opinions gathered during months of public outreach.
Zimbabwe court frees PM's aide
Sun, Jun 26, 2011
HARARE — A high court judge Sunday freed a key aide to Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, two days after he was arrested for calling veteran President Robert Mugabe a liar.
India's Essar to invest up to $4 bln in Zimbabwe: minister
Wed, Aug 03, 2011
India's Essar to invest up to $4 bln in Zimbabwe: minister (AFP) – 4 hours ago KWEKWE, Zimbabwe — India's Essar Group plans to invest billions in an iron ore processing plant, Zimbabwe's Industry Minister Welshman Ncube said on Wednesday at ceremony marking the re-opening of a steel company. Set to cost $2-4 billion (1.4 - 2.8 billion euros), the plant will be located in Mwenezi in southern Zimbabwe, and seems to indicate a softenning attitude to foreign investments. "This investment qualifies as an investment of the decade for Zimbabwe," the minister said during a ceremony marking the handover of assets in now defunct Zisco steel to India's Essar in the mining town of Kwekwe in central Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe also attended the ceremony and encouraged "the kind world" to invest in Zimbabwe after years of threatening to banish foreign companies from operating in the crisis-plagued country. "We say, ?come, don't be afraid'," Mugabe said at the ceremony, inviting foreign investors to come to Zimbabwe "as friends not as exploiters". Parastatal Zisco steel was one of Africa's largest iron ore producers before collapsing three years ago at the height of the country's economic crisis. Essar agreed in March to buy the government's 54 percent stake in Zisco for $750 million. The firm re-opened Wednesday under the name New Zimbabwe Steel, which is expected to produce 2.5 million tonnes of steel a year in Kwekwe. The new investment in Mwenezi is India's latest push into African investments, the minister said. India and China are locked in a new scramble for African resources and are at an advantage in countries like Zimbabwe where western investors are reluctant to tread. President Mugabe has threatened to take over foreign mining companies, under new equity laws that compel foreign investors to sell majority stakes to black Zimbabweans. Zimbabwe's economy has shown signs of recovery since Mugabe and long-time rival Morgan Tsvangirai formed a unity government to end bloodshed in the wake of failed presidential elections in 2008. Once decimated by hyperinflation, the economy has stabilised since 2009, when the government abandoned its worthless local currency and allowed trade in US dollars.
Zimbabwe economy to grow by 9.3 pct in 2011 - Biti
Tue, Jul 26, 2011
HARARE - Zimbabwe's economy is on course to grow by 9.3 percent in 2011, up from 8.1 percent last year, mainly on the back of a continued recovery in the key mining and agriculture sectors, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on Tuesday.
Shocking racist Facebook image probed
Sun, Aug 28, 2011
JOHANNESBURG — South African police are probing an image on Facebook of a white man posing with a gun and the seemingly lifeless body of a black child like a hunter with his kill, a newspaper reported.
Malema planting ‘seed of civil war’: ANC
Tue, Aug 30, 2011
SUPPORTERS of Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of South Africa's ruling party's youth league, have been accused of trying to "plant the seed of civil war", as hundreds clashed with police in Johannesburg.
Mugabe living in the past over Libya - Maybe Wiki was right after all
Mon, Sep 26, 2011
Mugabe 's wife confided to her alleged 'boyfriend', Gono that '' the President was ‘out of it’ about 75 percent of the time and she wanted him to step down.”
Archbishop to visit Zimbabwe in 'solidarity'
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
LONDON — The Archbishop of Canterbury will visit Zimbabwe next month to show solidarity with Anglicans facing persecution and hopes to meet with President Robert Mugabe, officials said Thursday.
Wives' sex strike brings peace
Sun, Sep 18, 2011
Men in the strife-torn village soon came to their senses
Zimbabwe deadline for foreign firms looms
Sun, Sep 25, 2011
HARARE — Foreign companies operating in Zimbabwe have until Sunday to hand in plans to sell majority stakes to local blacks, under a law that has alarmed investors, who are uncertain how the rules will work.
Zimbabwe lawmakers want former army chief's death explained
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
HARARE — Zimbabwe lawmakers on Thursday called on the police to release the outcome of a probe into the death of former army chief Solomon Mujuru who was killed in a mysterious inferno nearly two months ago.
Zimbabwe to import new US dollar notes
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
Zimbabwe will import a new batch of its adopted currency the United States dollar to replace soiled bills and ease problems of coin shortages, a state daily reported Thursday.
Mugabe meets Head of the Anglican church
Tue, Oct 11, 2011
HARARE — The Archbishop of Canterbury on Monday visited Anglicans booted from their Zimbabwe cathedral by a renegade bishop, before meeting President Robert Mugabe about the "godless" assault on his followers.
Donors launch $430 million health fund in Zimbabwe
Mon, Oct 31, 2011
MARONDERA , Zimbabwe — A $430 million fund which will give Zimbabwean children and pregnant women free medical care at public hospitals was launched Monday with the help of the EU and UNICEF.
Could ritual sacrifices save Ivory Coast?
Thu, Nov 17, 2011
Bassam - Could crowns, sceptres and ritual sacrifices save Ivory Coast? Some of its traditional chiefs are seeking to help in the reconciliation of the long-divided country, but not everybody agrees.
Pope denounces corrupt African leaders
Sat, Nov 26, 2011
COTONOU — Pope Benedict XVI yesterday denounced corruption, warning it could lead to violent upheaval, while calling on African leaders not to rob citizens of hope on his second visit to the continent.
Two million strike in Britain over changes to pension
Wed, Nov 30, 2011
TWO million public sector workers in Britain have gone on strike over changes to their pensions in the biggest walkout for decades.
Kabila stealing election?
Sat, Dec 03, 2011
Kinshasa - The party of President Joseph Kabila's top rival accused the DR Congo's election commission on Saturday of releasing biased poll results as officials rushed to tally votes amid fears of fresh unrest.
Mugabe to push for Zimbabwe polls at party conference
Wed, Dec 07, 2011
HARARE — The yearly conference of President Robert Mugabe's party starts Wednesday as he pushes for Zimbabwe to hold elections next year and to rally his divided ranks behind his campaign to defeat Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
Zimbabwe raises $1.5 mn to release impounded airplane
Thu, Dec 15, 2011
HARARE — Zimbabwe's government has raised $1.5 million (1.2 million euros) to pay off the national airline's debt and have an impounded airplane released in London, the company chairman said on Thursday. "The actual figure is $1.5 million and it was raised and transferred and that jet will be released in the next 48 hours," Air Zimbabwe chairman Jonathan Kadzura told AFP.
Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe needs reforms for stability
Fri, Dec 16, 2011
HARARE - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday demanded more electoral reforms before polls that his rival, President Robert Mugabe, wants to bring forward to next year.
Zimbabwe diamond miners short changed
Wed, Dec 28, 2011
Arda Transau - They used to live on one of the world's richest diamond fields, but now thousands of Zimbabweans await compensation after they had to make way for state-linked mining companies this year.
TWO dictators meet in Harare
Mon, Jan 09, 2012
Harare - Africa's longest-ruling leader, Equatorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang Nguema, arrived in Harare on Monday for a previously unannounced state visit, state media said.
Talks fail to end Zimbabwe strike
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
HARARE — Talks with Zimbabwe's government Wednesday failed to end a strike by civil servants that has shut down many of the nation's schools as workers seek a doubling of basic salaries.
Zimbabwe government workers plan one-day strike
Wed, Jan 18, 2012
HARARE — Government workers in Zimbabwe will stage a one-day strike on Thursday to demand a salary increase and improved work conditions, union officials said.
Zimbabwe unions call for five-day strike
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
HARARE — Zimbabwean unions Friday called on civil servants to stage a five-day strike next week to demand a doubling of basic wages, one day after a stayaway was largely ignored.
Zimbabwe schools deserted as state workers strike
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
HARARE — Public schools in Zimbabwe's capital were deserted Tuesday, the second day of a strike by civil servants demanding a doubling of basic wages and better work conditions.
Zimbabwe mine licence fees set to soar - state media
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
Zimbabwe is set to raise registration fees for platinum mines to $2.5 million from the $300 it currently costs to discourage the holding of claims for speculative purposes, state media reported on Wednesday.
Cause of Zimbabwe general's killer blaze unknown: expert
Mon, Jan 30, 2012
HARARE — Investigators could not find out what caused the fire that killed former Zimbabwean army chief Solomon Mujuru last year, a forensic expert said on Monday.
Zimbabwe unions appeal to political leaders in pay deadlock
Tue, Jan 31, 2012
HARARE — Public servants' unions in Zimbabwe said Tuesday they would ask leaders of the country's power-sharing government to intervene in their ongoing strike to double basic wages.
