Rapports

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Thursday gave Zimbabwe 28 million Euros for the procurement of drugs and medicines which were critically in short supply in health institutions throughout the country. Under-funding by the state and the withdrawal of…

JOHANNESBURG, 3 July (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's food security crisis, brought on by drought and a controversial plan to redistribute commercial farms to landless citizens, has forced people to leave their homes in search of food, UN sources said. The creation…

JOHANNESBURG, 3 July (IRIN) - Levels of Zimbabwe's current grain stocks are critical, the government said on Wednesday, echoing recent warnings that the country was headed for famine if help didn't arrive soon. Secretary for Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare,…

Gwanda, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Agriculture officials in Zimbabwe Tuesday began a mass evacuation of cattle from drought stricken areas to regions with better grazing to save the animals from starvation. Zimbabwe is one of several countries in southern Africa hard hit…

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today launched a massive appeal to provide emergency food relief to six countries in southern Africa, where some 12.8 million people are threatened with starvation over the next nine months. Announcing the appeal at…

CHAIR of CARE Australia, Sir William Deane, has warned of a food crisis developing in six southern African countries in the wake of a devastating drought. "Some 13,000,000 people will need food aid during the next nine months," Sir William…

MAPUTO, Jul 1, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries need over 1.2 million tons of grain to face the region's current food crisis, which is likely to affect some 12.8 million people by…

By Cris Chinaka HARARE, June 28 (Reuters) - The United Nations called on Friday for a massive food relief effort for Zimbabwe, where severe shortages caused by drought and government land seizures threaten millions of people with starvation. U.N.…

HARARE, 27 June (IRIN) - The Zimbabwe government recently refused to accept a donation of genetically modified (GM) grain from the United States, despite half of its population being threatened with starvation. Harare cited long standing safety and health concerns…

JOHANNESBURG, 27 June (IRIN) - A move by Zimbabwe's frustrated Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) to boycott parliament could spell disaster for the opposition party, analysts warned on Thursday. They said parliament was the last remaining platform for the MDC to…