Reports

Harare (dpa) - The escalating violence in Zimbabwe began to take a visible toll on the country's economy Wednesday, marked by a major slide on the stock exchange. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange industrial index fell 13 per cent to 10,001…

Rome (dpa) - The outlook for food security in Zimbabwe is unfavourable because of the combined effect of adverse weather, serious economic problems and the current unrest over land reforms, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned Friday. The…

(Circulated only for countries where foodcrops or supply situation conditions give rise to concern) The outlook for food security in Zimbabwe is unfavourable due to the combined effect of adverse weather, serious economic problems and the current…

PARIS, April 25 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday the situation in Zimbabwe was dangerous and could deteriorate if mishandled. "We need to manage a situation which is extremely dangerous and could get worse if it is…

Rangarirai Shoko, PANA Correspondent HARARE, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Scores of white farmers in Zimbabwe returned to their properties Sunday after reaching a security deal with independence war veterans forcibly occupying their farms to press demands for land reforms in the…

By Jeremy Lovell HARARE, April 23 (Reuters) - Zimbabwean war veterans armed with guns and clubs invaded another white-owned farm on Sunday, trapping the farm manager and two young women inside. The Forresters farm in the Mvurwi area, about 100 km…

HARARE, 20 April (IRIN) - President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has reaffirmed that there will be no immediate withdrawal of independence war veterans occupying more than 600 white-owned farms across the country. Speaking on state television late Wednesday after meeting separately…

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today described the situation in Zimbabwe as "worrisome" but said he was encouraged by his telephone conversations with President Mugabe and the indications that the Zimbabwean leader was taking steps to ease tensions. Responding to questions from…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ENTERPRISE VALLEY, Zimbabwe, 18 April (IRIN) - President Robert Mugabe said on Tuesday he was seeking "to reach an understanding" with the predominantly white Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) over…

JOHANNESBURG, 13 April (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers, the country's main foreign exchange earners, are threatening to withhold this season's bumper crop from auction to pressure the government into devaluing the local currency. "With costs of production up by 70 percent…