Rapports

ZIMBABWE: Armed police seal off three campuses Heavily armed policemen barred students from three tertiary institutions in Harare from marching into the city at the weekend to protest against the privatisation of catering services and to demand an increase on Vocational…

An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission visited Zimbabwe from 25 April to 11 May 2001 to estimate the production of the main season cereal and pulse crops, forecast the 2001/02 winter season production and assess food import…

MEDIA ADVISORY Rome, 1 June 2001 -- An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission visited Zimbabwe from 25 April to 11 May 2001 to estimate the production of the main season cereal and pulse crops, forecast the 2001/02 winter…

JOHANNESBURG, 25 May (IRIN) - Although Zimbabwe is likely to face serious food shortages this year, the situation is not likely to lead to the predicted flood of refugees entering neighbouring countries, observers and civic organisations told IRIN on…

JOHANNESBURG, 15 May (IRIN) - The European Union said on Monday that it would consider next month whether to impose economic sanctions against Zimbabwe in the light of the government's human rights record and the deterioration in the rule…

JOHANNESBURG, 14 May (IRIN) - Canada announced on Sunday that it was imposing sanctions against Zimbabwe. The announcement followed last week's mistreatment of a senior Canadian diplomat in Harare by war veterans. Ottawa said in a statement that it would suspend…

Geneva, 11 May, 2001 Most parts of Zimbabwe faced a dry spell at the beginning of the rain season especially during the month of January after most of the planted crop had germinated. The dry spell wilted most of the…

1. Food-Security Prospects for Next Year (April 2001/March 2002) With the start of the 2001/02 consumption year (marketing year) on April 1, Zimbabwe had opening maize stocks of about 431,000 MT. These stocks, together with an estimated…

Diplomats in Zimbabwe expressed disquiet on Thursday at warnings from self-styled war veterans that foreign embassies would be their next target. "It's cause for serious concern," German diplomatic sources in Harare told IRIN. On Monday, Germany's ambassador to Zimbabwe, Fritz Flimm,…

April-May-June (AMJ) 2001 forecast summary The likelihood of normal to above-normal rains remains in the northern half of the sub-region, Mauritius, the coastal areas of South Africa and southern Namibia for the period May to June 2001…