Zimbabwe
On Sunday July 10 an elderly lady died in Bulawayo's Gwabalanda high-density suburb. Her death was directly attributable to an act of wanton violence of a police officer or - as one should say these days - by a…
Zimbabwe
HARARE - Zimbabwe's grand programme to build houses for close to a million people displaced by its urban clean-up exercise appears set to fail with only 170 foundations laid so far ahead of an August 31 deadline because there…
Zimbabwe
By James Elder HARARE, Zimbabwe, 15 July 2005 - Unlike many thirteen-year-olds, Sirinko didn't celebrate when he was forced to miss his mid-year exams. Two weeks ago he returned home from school to find his home - and scores around…
Zimbabwe
Appeal Target: US$ 501,323Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 435,691 Geneva, 15 July 2005 Dear Colleagues, ACT members Christian Aid, Lutheran Development Services, Christian Care and Christian Aid’s implementing partner Zimbabwe Christian Council, are submitting this urgent appeal to…
Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG - South African church leaders yesterday called on the Zimbabwe government to stop its urban clean-up campaign and said they will visit Harare again in four days time as they mobilise pressure on President Robert Mugabe to call…
Zimbabwe
HARARE -- Zimbabwe's cash-strapped government says it has acquired enough food to stave off starvation in the country. Samuel Muvuti, who heads the government's Grain Marketing Board (GMB) told state radio yesterday that the Zimbabwe government had acquired 1.8 million tonnes…
Zimbabwe
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] BULAWAYO, 14 July (IRIN) - With a child tied on her back and a plate in her right hand, Florence Chilufya joins a winding food queue in an…
Zimbabwe
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe has backtracked on a pledge to meet opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in a move analysts yesterday said was a doubled-edged sword that will buy time for the embattled President but will also exacerbate Zimbabwe's…
Zimbabwe
HARARE, Jul 14, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- France pledged Thursday to assist Zimbabwe with food aid following last season's drought in that country that has left more than a million in need of food assistance. "We know that this…
Zimbabwe
HARARE - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF party yesterday used its majority in Parliament to reject an opposition motion demanding that the government stop demolishing homes in urban areas and that it provides accommodation for families left homeless by its…
