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- Archbishops comdemn Zimbabwe violence
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- British archbishops have condemned violence against Anglican worshipers in Zimbabwe allegedly instigated by a bishop with ties to President Robert Mugabe. Riot police in Harare attacked congregants ... - Measles kill 22 in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- An outbreak of measles has killed 22 people in Zimbabwe's Manicaland province, authorities said. The victims, most of them children, had not been vaccinated, Health and Child Welfare Minister Henry... - Need for power coal threatens Zimbabwe national park
by Godfrey Marawanyika HWANGE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Zimbabwe's already dim electricity supply faces a new threat, as the country's main power plant says it needs to dig for new coal reserves under a r... - Nestle closes milk plant in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Nestle has closed its dairy plant in Zimbabwe, alleging attempts to harass and pressure the company into buying milk from certain suppliers, officials said. The company, based in Switzerland, said ... - Economy back on track, Zimbabweans celebrate
by Reagan Mashavave HARARE (AFP) -- Cleopatra Matimbe, 24, pushes her trolley slowly through a busy supermarket in central Harare, picking up groceries for Christmas.Now it's hard for her to remember that last year, she and most of Z... - Zimbabwean beaten in case of mistaken ID
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe National Students Union President Clever Bere says unknown assailants severely beat a former student thinking he was the group's leader. South West Radio Network reported Tuesday six attack... - Zimbabwean party suspends three
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Three members of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change have been accused by the party of corruption and inciting violence, officials said. The party, headed by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, ... - Indian man held over diamonds in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A 35-year-old Indian man is facing allegations he failed to have a license or permit to carry seven diamonds in his possession, Zimbabwean authorities said. The Herald said Wednesday that Indian nat... - Reports: Zimbabwean women, kids vulnerable
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Living conditions in Zimbabwe for women and children has deteriorated during the last five years, government data and a U.N. report indicated. The Multiple Indicator and Monitoring Survey, conducte... - Zimbabwe could rejoin Commonwealth
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe could be readmitted to the Commonwealth in two years if its unity government carries out a wide range of reforms, diplomats say. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to raise th... - Poachers kill 65 elephants, 30 rhinos in Zimbabwe: official
HARARE (AFP) -- An international crime syndicate is behind an escalation in poaching in Zimbabwe which has slaughtered 65 elephants and 30 rhinos this year, a wildlife official said Monday."From January to October this year we have... - Zimbabwe faces new deadline for reforms
by Godfrey Marawanyika HARARE (AFP) -- Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai ended his boycott of the unity government, but faced a new deadline to res... - Ban on Zimbabwean diamonds rejected
WINDHOEK, Namibia, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe escaped suspension from a diamond-trading group Thursday, though members said the country's mining practices would be closely watched. About 70 countries participate in the Kimberly Proces... - Ban on Zimbabwean diamonds reected
WINDHOEK, Namibia, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe escaped suspension from a diamond-trading group Thursday, though members said the country's mining practices would be closely watched. About 70 countries participate in the Kimberly Proces... - Diamond body ducks calls to suspend Zimbabwe over abuses
WINDHOEK (AFP) -- A global scheme to ban trade in conflict diamonds on Thursday adopted a "work plan" for Zimbabwe, despite calls for the country to be suspended over rights abuses in its gem fiel... - Southern African leaders to meet on Zimbabwe crisis
by Joshua Howat Berger MAPUTO (AFP) -- Southern African regional leaders meet Thursday in the Mozambican capital Maputo for a summit aimed at reviving the troubled power-sharing agreement in Zimbabwe, deadlocked for nearly three weeks. - Zimbabwe poses test to "blood diamond" controls
by Brigitte Weidlich WINDHOEK (AFP) -- Calls for an international ban on Zimbabwe's diamond sales are set to dominate this week's meeting of the global body set up to prevent trade in "blood diamon... - Nine maltreated Zimbabwe elephants to be freed: activists
HARARE (AFP) -- Nine elephants rescued from a Zimbabwe safari lodge where they were maltreated are set to be returned to the wild, after receiving treatment for their injuries, an animal welfare ... - Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe in second ODI
DHAKA (AFP) -- Hosts Bangladesh eased to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second One Day International at the Sher... - Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe in second cricket one-dayer
DHAKA (AFP) -- Hosts Bangladesh eased to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second One Day International at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Thursday.Brief scores:Zimb... - Zimbabwe cancels visit of U.N. inspector
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A U.N. investigator said he was barred from entering Zimbabwe for an eight-day trip to investigate alleged attacks against opposition party members. Manfred Nowak said he learned that his mission w... - UN expert says Zimbabwe govt 'does not function'
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) -- UN torture expert Manfred Nowak said his expulsion from Zimbabwe on Thursday showed that the country's unity government "does not function", i... - UN expert says Zimbabwe govt 'does not function'
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) -- UN torture expert Manfred Nowak said his expulsion from Zimbabwe on Thursday showed that the country's unity government "does not function", in an interview with AFP."The government, as a unity government, does... - UN expert says Zimbabwe govt "does not function"
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) -- UN torture expert Manfred Nowak said his expulsion from Zimbabwe on Thursday showed that the country's unity government "does not function", in an interview with AFP."The government, as a unity government, does... - UN torture expert barred from entering Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) -- The United Nations' special rapporteur on torture who was barred from entering Zimbabwe to meet Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai left Harare Thursday for South Africa, his office said."They are on their way bac... - Zimbabwe makes U-turn on UN torture expert's visit
GENEVA (AFP) -- Zimbabwe has withdrawn an unprecedented invitation to a UN independent expert on torture at the last moment, the United Nations said Wednesday as a ... - UN torture expert to meet Zimbabwe PM despite invite U-turn
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) -- A UN independent torture expert said Wednesday he will travel to Zimbabwe to meet Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai despite the government's la... - UN torture expert says denied entry into Zimbabwe
HARARE (AFP) -- The United Nations' special rapporteur on torture said Wednesday he was being barred entry to Zimbabwe, where he was due to meet Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.Copyright © 2009 AFP All Rights Reserved - New cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Cholera has reappeared in Zimbabwe, where more than 4,300 people died of the disease in a recent epidemic, the United Nations Children's Fund reports. UNICEF said Tuesday there have been at least f... - Zimbabwe's Bennett released from jail
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe opposition politician Roy Bennett has been released from jail, his attorney says. Trust Maanda says Bennett, a leader in the Movement for Democratic Change Party jailed on charges of posse... - Zimbabwe PM suspends cooperation with Mugabe party
by Godfrey Marawanyika HARARE (AFP) -- Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday suspended cooperation with Pr... - Controversial Zimbabwe bank chief remains
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The controversial governor of Zimbabwe's Reserve Bank says he will not resign despite his role in the collapse of the nation's economy. Gideon Gono. a key ally of President Robert Mugabe, told Sky N... - Zimbabwean activist freed by high court
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- A human rights activist cannot be tried for terrorism because she herself was tortured when police kidnapped her, Zimbabwe's Supreme Court ruled Monday. I am so relieved, I can barely express i... - Signs of life stir Zimbabwe's stock market
by Godfrey Marawanyika HARARE (AFP) -- 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 ... - Signs of life stir Zimbabwe's stock market
by Godfrey Marawanyika HARARE (AFP) -- 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 ... - Zimbabwe mining event attracts investors
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Two hundred foreign investors gathered in Zimbabwe Wednesday to discuss opportunities in the country's mining sector, observers said. President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai w... - Zimbabwe PM seeks to ease doubts on unity govt
by Godfrey Marawanyika BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was set to rally thousands of supporters Sunday to celebrate his party's 10th anniversary, and to reassure them on his role in the new unity govern... - EU meets Mugabe to ease tension with Zimbabwe
HARARE (AFP) -- 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."We welcome you with open arms. We hope our talks will... - Zimbabwe sanctions dominate SAfrica-EU summit
by Fran Blandy KLEINMOND, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa lobbied the European Union to drop sanctions against its trou... - Zimbabwe sanctions dominate S.Africa-EU summit
by Fran Blandy KLEINMOND, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa lobbied the European Union to drop sanctions against its trou... - Zimbabwe dominates EU-S.Africa summit
KLEINMOND, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa and the European Union started a summit on Friday expected to be dominated ... - EU, S.Africa urge Zimbabwe to make unity govt work
by Fran Blandy KLEINMOND, South Africa (AFP) -- The European Union and South Africa Friday urged Zimbabwe's political riva... - EU announces landmark visit to Zimbabwe
BRUSSELS (AFP) -- A top European Union team will travel to Zimbabwe this weekend to work on normalising ties, the first such visit since the EU sanctioned its hardline leaders in 2002, EU officials said Thursday.Swedish Internationa... - End of Zimbabwe sanctions urged
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The Southern African Development Community has called for an end to sanctions on Zimbabwe, a communique issued by the organization says. The action came at the conclusion of ... - Zimbabwe receives $400 in IMF support
HARARE (AFP) -- Zimbabwe has received about 400 million dollars in support from the International Monetary Fund, the lender said Saturday, part of its broader effort to cushion the blows of the global economic crisis.The support for... - IMF giving $409 million to Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The International Monetary Fund says it has deposited $409 million in Zimbabwe's IMF account to help improve its foreign currency reserves. The BBC reported Friday the IMF funds for Zimbabwe come a... - Albania to Zimbabwe: the climate change risk list
PARIS (AFP) -- Africa and much of south Asia faces extreme risk from climate change even as top carbon polluters, by comparison, will be shielded from its ravages, according a ranking of 166 nations obtained by AFP Wednesday.Somali... - Zuma tells Zimbabwean leaders to get along
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- South African President Jacob Zuma told Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to end his deviant behavior and work to make the power-sharing government work. Zuma, chairman of the Southern Afri... - S.Africa's Zuma heads for Zimbabwe to ease tensions
by Godfrey Marawanyika HARARE (AFP) -- South African President Jacob Zuma travels to Zimbabwe on Thursday in a bid to ease tensions within the strained unity governm... - S.Africa's Zuma heads for Zimbabwe to sooth tensions
by Godfrey Marawanyika HARARE (AFP) -- South African President Jacob Zuma travels to Zimbabwe on Thursday in a bid to ease tensions within the strained unity governm...
