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"No nonsense will be tolerated. If they become lawless we will deal with them firmly. We will make them run. If they haven't run before we will make them run now. We will not pander to them any longer.…

By Vongai Makamure Communications Officer Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, last month declared the food shortage in the country a national disaster. The government mainly blames the famine on the drought. The President made the declaration on April 30. This makes way…

The Zimbabwe Ministry of Agriculture recently released its first area and production estimates for the 2001/02 corn crop, which is now maturing and will be harvested over the next two months. According to the report, planted…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development Cooperation Division (720-4537) 1. On May 14, 2002, the Government of the Republic of Korea decided to send humanitarian aid to several countries in southern Africa, currently suffering from famine and epidemic diseases, such…

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM Appeal Number: 6446 Appeal Amount: $100,000 Situation Report: A persistent drought in Zimbabwe is devastating the agriculture-based economy and is threatening the health and lives of nearly four million people. Officials forecast grain production in the country will…

Government Declares a State of Disaster As a result of the drastic decline in maize and other agricultural production in the country, the Government of Zimbabwe declared a state of disaster in all communal lands, resettlement and…

Appeal Target: US$ 793,424 Geneva, 8 May 2002 Dear Colleagues, With the current drought and disruptions on commercial farms it is estimated that more than 50 % reduction in grain harvest is expected this year compared to last year.…

HARARE, May 8, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Zimbabwe Grain Marketing Board is speeding up the transportation of the bulk of maize imported from South Africa by rail and road, local media reported on Wednesday. The report said the…

IP/02/689 Brussels, 8 May 2002 - The European Commission has approved food aid worth €6.5 million for the population of Zimbabwe. This decision is designed to ensure that some of those in need have access to minimum food supplies in…

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU), at sharp loggerheads with Zimbabwe over its controversial land policies, Tuesday gave the southern African country Zimbabwe dollars 325 million (6.5 million euro) for food aid to avert mass starvation due to…