Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe says cholera epidemic may spread with rain
HARARE, (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's health minister has warned that a cholera outbreak which has killed more than 400 people could spread in the rainy season running to April.
Mugabe blames sanctions for his woes
DOHA - Robert Mugabe today blamed foreign governments for bringing his country to the verge of financial ruin through their efforts to end his rule. The embattled Zimbabwean strongman has not missed any opportunity to play the blame-game while putting a blind eye on his destrctuctive economic policies....
MDC remains adamant on demands
Harare - Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party reaffirmed Saturday that it would not rush to join a government of national unity with Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF unless its demands have been met. ...
Harare offers free graves, as cholera spreads
HARARE (Reuters) - The Zimbabwean capital, Harare, is offering free graves for victims of a cholera outbreak sweeping the southern African state, which a United Nations agency says is only the tip of a health crisis....
Mugabe stuggling to pay rag tag army
HARARE - Uniformed Zimbabwean soldiers raided one of the capital's money-changing haunts in a glaring day light mutiny after becoming frustrated with queuing to withdraw cash at a Harare bank, amid reports that Robert Mugabe is now struggling to pay his rag tag army and growing resentment between Army officers and the police who are getting all the favours to confront any trouble in the streets....
SADC court orders Mugabe to halt land seizures
WINDHOEK - A southern African tribunal ruled on Friday that Zimbabwe's planned seizure of dozens of white-owned farms violates international law and must be halted immediately....
Cholera crisis 'tip of iceberg' for Zimbabwe: UN
GENEVA, (Retuers) - Fast-spreading cholera is "the tip of the iceberg" of what stands to be a major health crisis in Zimbabwe, United Nations agencies said on Friday....
'Africa won't give up on Zimbabwe' - Nigerian President
Abuja - Africa will not give up on Zimbabwe until its economic, political and humanitarian crisis is peacefully resolved, Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua vowed on Thursday....
We've agreed on power-sharing bill - Chamisa
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party and the opposition MDC have agreed on a draft constitutional amendment but still have several differences over a power-sharing government, the MDC said on Friday....
Zimbabwe rivals agree on constitutional amendment
HARARE - ZANU PF and the two MDC formations have agreed on Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 19) Bill to pave way for the implementation of the power-sharing agreement which provides for the post of prime minister and deputy prime ministers....
Full text of MDC and Mbeki's explosive letters
Mr Thabo Mbeki, Dear Sir, Re: Constitutional Amendment No 19 - Given the fact that the SADC resolution is a nullity and has not been rescinded, it is then difficult for any of the parties to move in any direction for fear of legitimising the SADC Summit "ruling". It means then that the negotiators cannot meet and work on the draft of Constitutional Amendment No 19....
Zimbabwe crisis deepens as MDC quits unit talks
HARARE - Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change says it has officially withdrawn from negotiations with Zanu-PF until Thabo Mbeki is replaced as the official Zimbabwe facilitator of the Southern African Development Community. ...
Tsvangirai blocked from leaving South Africa
JOHANNESBURG - There was drama in Johannesburg on Wednesday night when South African authorities blocked MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai from leaving that country, after he had signaled that talks between his party and ZANU PF were now dead....
Cholera crisis could get worse - Minister
HARARE - Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak is likely to deepen, the deputy health minister said on Thursday, stepping up pressure on rival parties to implement a power-sharing deal and ease a humanitarian crisis....
Zimbabwe education attendance takes a staggering tumble
UNITED NATIONS - Zimbabwe's growing crisis has seen school attendance plummet from more than 90% to 20%, major hospitals and clinics close, cholera hit record levels and millions of people go to bed hungry, a senior United Nations humanitarian official said on Wednesday....
Zimbabwe to get Chinese vaccines for cholera-report
HARARE, (Reuters) - Zimbabwe, which is battling a serious cholera outbreak amid a worsening economic crisis, is set to get vaccines from China to fight the disease, state media reported on Thursday....
Archbishop of York attacks immigration minister
YORK, UK - The Archbishop of York is to launch a blistering attack on Britain's beleaguered immigration minister, accusing him of making dangerous and inaccurate claims. ...
Robert Mugabe linked tycoon to fight sanctions decision
JOHANNESBURG - Lawyers for John Bredenkamp said they would seek to challenge a US Treasury decision to place the Zimbabwean tycoon on a list of "cronies" of President Robert Mugabe's regime subject to sanctions....
UN urges world aid for hungry Zimbabwe
UNITED NATIONS, - The United Nations appealed to rich countries on Wednesday to be generous in funding a $550 million appeal for aid for crisis-stricken Zimbabwe, assuring donors the assistance would get through....
MDC says Mbeki should step down as Zimbabwe mediator
HARARE - Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Wednesday that former South African president Thabo Mbeki should step down as the mediator in Zimbabwe's political crisis....
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