Informes

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 13 September (IRIN) The Zimbabwean government is backing its earlier estimate of a 2.4 million mt maize harvest this year, despite the state's Grain Marketing Board (GMB) being…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 13 September (IRIN) - Municipal authorities in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, will need an estimated Zim $49 billion (US $8.7 million) to restore the city's dilapidated water distribution system,…

Harare (dpa) - Another nine people have died of hunger in the western city of Bulawayo, despite President Robert Mugabe's assertion that there is no famine in Zimbabwe, local media reported Sunday. The independent weekly Standard newspaper quoted figures from the…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] HARARE, 10 September (IRIN) - Water supplies to huge swathes of Zimbabwe's capital city, Harare, will be cut to just six hours a day because of severe shortages. Oriel…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] BULAWAYO, 10 September (IRIN) - Some households in drought-prone southern Zimbabwe are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, despite the government's insistence that there will be a bumper harvest,…

GMB Expected to Play Pivotal role in Mobilising Surplus Grain for Re–distribution The food security outlook for the 2004/05 marketing year continues to be uncertain given the significant divergence in the cereal production estimates. Consistent with recent…

Summary Although on-farm stocks are declining, own production is still the major source of staple cereals in most rural districts. These stocks are complemented by local barter and purchase. In areas where production was insufficient, barter or…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 25 August (PLUSNEWS) - NGOs dealing with children orphaned by HIV/AIDS have tended to concentrate on material support, neglecting their emotional and psychosocial needs. But a developmental organisation…

Memorandum This Bill will repeal the Private Voluntary Organisations Act and establish a new non-governmental organisations Act which will provide for an enabling environment for the operations, monitoring and regulation of all non-governmental organisations. In more detail, the individual parts of…

Harare (dpa) - The Zimbabwean government Friday published a controversial bill that will require non-governmental organizations to register and will effectively allow it to shut down organizations expressing criticism of President Robert Mugabe's policies. Once passed by parliament, the Non-Governmental Organizations…