Reports

Key Trends Since 2002 • Economic decline significantly constrained agricultural research and development (R&D) in Zimbabwe during 2002–08. • Research spending and staffng levels at Zimbabwe’s main agricultural research agency, the Department of Research and Specialist Services (DR&SS),…

By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Mar 31, 2011 (IPS) - Across Zimbabwe, economic and political crisis has forced students to do without books, classroom furniture, teachers - the basics of a conducive learning environment. These learners cannot…

SADC has invited not only the three principals in Zimbabwe's unity government - President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara, but also MDC formation leader Welshman Ncube Blessing Zulu & Patience Rusere | Washington 30 March…

Abuses Intensify in Zimbabwe Against Rights Defenders and Political Activists (Johannesburg, March 29, 2011) - The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) should publicly press President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and his party to end their harassment and arbitrary arrests of civil…

The Japanese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Koichi Morita has finally donated the 5, 7 million dollars which he had initially postponed citing the disastrous developments that took place in his home country. The money which is was donated on Tuesday is directed…

HARARE, 29 March 2011 (IRIN) - A mother of four in Zimbabwe's rural Midlands Province gave her husband custody of her children, after divorcing him three years ago, because the failing crops on her two-acre plot meant she would…

HARARE - Nutritionists say remedial nutrition programmes must target children in their first three years or so. Without adequate nutrition a child can fail to thrive, affecting early development, encouraging disease and eventually reducing abilities in adulthood. The World Food…

This Policy and Practice Brief assesses the outcomes of the GPA, appraises the performance of the Government of National Unity and examines the implications of the Zimbabwe situation on sustainable peace in Southern Africa. It makes proposals and recommendations for…

Peta Thornycroft | Johannesburg Despite a troubled start, Zimbabwe is making progress towards producing a new constitution. There is broad agreement on most constitutional principles between the majority party in the legislature, the Movement for Democratic Change, and President Robert…

HARARE - The Attorney-General's office has drafted an indictment for the arrest of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured) on contempt of court charges. Well-placed sources in the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs told The Zimbabwean that Chief Law Officer…