Rapports

JOHANNESBURG, 7 February (IRIN) - Zimbabwe faces a critical shortage of maize with preliminary production figures looking gloomy, the Grain Producers Association (ZGPA) told IRIN Thursday. Vanessa McKay, administrator for the ZGPA said it was clear that the expected yield…

JOHANNESBURG, 7 February (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's political violence claimed 16 lives in January, the highest figure recorded so far, according to a report by a human rights umbrella group. "This is the highest number of deaths recorded in any one…

JOHANNESBURG, 6 February (IRIN) - The process of accrediting observers for Zimbabwe's hotly contested presidential election has not been without stumbling blocks, local non-governmental organisations told IRIN on Wednesday. Getting foreign and local observers accredited and speedily deployed is seen as…

JOHANNESBURG, 5 February (IRIN) - Deployment of international observers for Zimbabwe's hotly contested presidential election must happen before 9 February, the head of delegation for the European Commission in Harare told IRIN. While there were reports that a small team of…

MESSINA, 4 February (IRIN) - A small Zimbabwean enclave has emerged inside South Africa, just beyond the immigration gates of the northern border post of Messina, that is not shown on any map. Its centre is the taxi stand at…

JOHANNESBURG, 4 February (IRIN) - The European Union (EU) is going ahead with preparations to monitor Zimbabwe's presidential elections in March, despite the lack of a formal invitation from President Robert Mugabe, EU officials told IRIN on Monday. The EU…

JOHANNESBURG, 1 February (IRIN) - Independent journalists in Zimbabwe are preparing to challenge a restrictive media bill, passed on Thursday night, as soon as President Robert Mugabe signs it into law. "Now that the bill is passed we expect President Mugabe…

JOHANNESBURG, 31 January (IRIN) - Commonwealth foreign ministers meeting in London on Wednesday decided against suspending Zimbabwe and opted instead to call on President Robert Mugabe to end political violence and ensure peaceful and fair elections in March. In a…

Summary About 2.1 million Ha - which is about average - has been planted to crops in the 2001/02 agricultural season, of which 60 percent has been planted with maize. The area planted to maize is 3 percent less than…

AFR 46/007/2002 18/02 As international pressure grows on Zimbabwe to accept the immediate deployment of observers for upcoming presidential elections, now less than 40 days away, Amnesty International calls upon the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group and the European Union to…