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ZIMBABWE: Court defeat for Mugabe The Zimbabwean Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Robert Mugabe's office to be sued in an attempt to force it to make public the results of an inquiry into the deaths of…

Normal to above normal rains in the first dekad of February provided relief to the 1999/2000 cereal crops stressed by dry weather in late January. Although rains have been erratic since the beginning of the season, growing conditions are…

ZIMBABWE-DRC: Concern over fighting Zimbabwe is "concerned" over fighting in northwest Congo and the advance of rebel forces, defence spokesman Colonel Chancellor Diye told IRIN this week. He said that although the situation was "quiet" on the frontline manned by Zimbabwean…

NAMIBIA: Government says it has captured UNITA rebels Namibia said it had captured up to 81 UNITA rebels in the north of the country it claimed were responsible for recent cross-border attacks that have killed seven civilians, including three French tourists. State…

ZIMBABWE: At least 300 elephants poached by ivory hunters Ivory poachers in Zimbabwe have killed an estimated 350 elephants in the past year, Knight Ridder news reported on Thursday. Describing what it called "the worst outbreak of ivory smuggling since the animals…

ZIMBABWE: Nurses strike ends A nurses strike has ended in Zimbabwe with the government agreeing to double the salaries of all health care workers, sources told IRIN on Tuesday. More than half of the country's registered public health nurses went on…

ZIMBABWE: Government denies misleading IMF The Zimbabwe government has denied it misled the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over military spending on its intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), news organisations reported on Tuesday. Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa said an internal memo,…

ZIMBABWE: Government slams trial judge Zimbabwe's Attorney-General said he would appeal against a six-month jail terms given to three Americans convicted of illegal arms possession and attempting to load dangerous weapons on an aircraft, Reuters reported. Attorney-General Patrick Chinamasa said in a…

ZIMBABWE: Dane threatened with deportation Zimbabwe's ruling party wants to ban a Danish aid organisation and deport its representative because of his alleged involvement in forming a new opposition party, AFP reported state media as saying on Monday. Information Minister Chen…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Southern Africa Tel: +27 11 880 4633 Fax: +27 11 880 1421 e-mail: irin-sa@irin.org.za ZIMBABWE: New political party to be launched The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and civic groups will…