Informes

JOHANNESBURG, 12 May (IRIN) - The government of Zimbabwe says the country has produced enough food to meet domestic consumption requirements and will not require international aid, but independent crop forecasts suggest otherwise. Official news organisation ZIANA and the Herald newspaper…

BULAWAYO, 12 May (IRIN) - Fifty-seven people died of malaria in Zimbabwe last week, bringing the toll to 500 since the start of the rainy season this year, government medical officials said on Tuesday. Medical experts have attributed the rising number…

JOHANNESBURG, 10 May (IRIN) - Most private schools closed by the Zimbabwe government last week are set to reopen, the Department of Education told IRIN on Monday. An official confirmed on Monday that 43 of the 45 schools shut down…

JOHANNESBURG, 10 May (IRIN) - UN officials in Zimbabwe said on Monday they were still waiting for official confirmation from the government that a joint agency assessment of crop production has been cancelled. The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food…

More Needed To Fight Malaria As Africa celebrated Africa Malaria Day on Sunday 25th April, the number of malaria cases in Zimbabwe this year continues to increase, threatening the lives of many, especially children. This year, many…

HARARE, Feb 3, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has unveiled a 1-million-US dollar aid package to Zimbabwe for the agricultural sector, The Herald newspaper reported on Thursday. Three departments in the Ministry of Agriculture and…

BULAWAYO, 29 April (IRIN) - About 800,000 Zimbabwean orphans and disadvantaged children who depend on state assistance to pay school fees may be unable to enrol when the new term begins next week. Under the Basic Education Assistance Model (BEAM), the…

By Niall O'Keefe,Trócaire - Southern Africa Programme Officer - 28th April It is almost three years since presidential elections in Zimbabwe when Robert Mugabe was 're-elected' amidst claims by the international community of electoral fraud. The country continues in a downward…

HARARE, 27 April (IRIN) - A number of initiatives aimed at extending medical services to the rural poor have been launched by enterprising doctors in Zimbabwe. Many Zimbabweans are finding it harder to pay for medical treatment as inflation of…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated December 5, 2003. Background Zimbabwe continues to suffer from a combination of a collapsing economy, the…