Reports

MATOBO - Three medical workers at the government-run Maphisa District Hospital in Matobo were on Monday arrested for stealing medical drugs worth about $400 000 for resale on the parallel market. Sources at the hospital told ZimOnline yesterday that the three,…

HARARE - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says far too many children were dying in Zimbabwe during their first month of life because of deteriorating standards in health care. UNICEF spokesman in Harare, James Elder said there has been a…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] BULAWAYO, 26 Oct 2006 (IRIN) - Zimbabwean agricultural experts have warned that the prohibitive cost and non-availability of farming inputs like fertiliser could affect next year's harvest. Thulani Mkhwananzi, spokesperson…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] HARARE, 25 Oct 2006 (IRIN) - More than six years after Zimbabwe launched its fast-track land reform programme, only around 200 of the several thousand commercial white farmers…

JOHANNESBURG - The Zimbabwean government has bought 100 tonnes of maize from Zambia to augment dwindling supplies at home, according to Zambia 's agriculture minister Ben Kapita. "About 100 metric tonnes of maize has been sold to Zimbabwe . Sixteen…

Despairing of politics, many people here are looking to religion to turn their fortunes around. By Nonthando Bhebhe in Harare (AR No.80, 25-Oct-06) Millions of Zimbabweans, bewildered by their ever-deepening impoverishment, are turning to religious to survive the multiple crises afflicting the…

Harare_(dpa) _ Child mortality is on the increase in crisis-ridden Zimbabwe, where at least one in 10 children will die before they reach the age of five, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. Health Minister David Parirenyatwa has blamed the rising…

HARARE - President Robert Mugabe's government has instructed the state's Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to flood rural areas with cheap grain to bolster the ruling ZANU PF's already impressive chances of winning next weekend's rural district council elections. Authoritative sources…

This report covers the period from 9/22/2006 to 10/21/2006 Summary and implications Cereal availability in Zimbabwe this marketing year depends upon the country's ability to finance the planned imports of 565,000 MT of maize and about 230,000 MT…

Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabwe's most vulnerable people will be provided critical humanitarian assistance by IOM thanks to a donation of nearly US$10 million from the British government. The funds, from the Department of International Development (DFID) will provide humanitarian…