Thu, Sep 02, 2010
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa will stop at the end of the year a special deal granted to thousands of Zimbabweans, who were allowed to enter Africa's largest economy without documents, a cabinet spokesman said on Thursday.
Tue, Aug 31, 2010
MOUNT HAMPDEN, Zimbabwe — A diamond firm operating from Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields has begun constructing a multi-million dollar cutting and polishing centre in the country, officials said Tuesday.
Thu, Aug 26, 2010
THE decision to appoint provincial governors simultaneously with the lifting of the illegal economic sanctions was reached by all three principals to the Global Political Agreement; Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara said yesterday.
Thu, Aug 05, 2010
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Office said a reported incident at Zimbabwe's Harare Airport on Thursday was a drill and no aircraft had been involved in an accident.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010
Zimbabwe Prime Minister President Morgan Tsvangirai will on Saturday present an overview of the performance of the inclusive government to party supporters in the mining town of Hwange, more than 300 km northwest of Zimbabwe's second largest city of Bulawayo. ( File Picture: Tsvangirai draws big crowds of supporters at MDC rallies)
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
JOHANNESBURG — A veterans' group says the last white commander of forces that opposed the guerrilla armies that swept Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to power has died.
Fri, Jul 16, 2010
APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) A southern African court on Friday ruled in favour of two white Zimbabwean farmers contesting eviction orders by the government and referred the dispute over Zimbabwe’s controversial land reform programme to next month’s summit of regional leaders to be held in Namibia.
Thu, Jul 15, 2010
Negotiators from the Kimberley Process reached a deal with the Zimbabwe government that will let the country export diamonds from the Marange region while agreeing to a strict regime of monitoring and supervision.
Tue, Jul 06, 2010
APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwean police on Tuesday said that two foreigners arrested at the South African border in June were not terrorists, and they accused the media of jumping to conclusions about the identity of the duo and the nature of their mission.
Fri, Jun 25, 2010
JOHANNESBURG — An international undertaking to prevent the trade in diamonds that fuel conflict ended in a stalemate Thursday over whether to approve Zimbabwe’s export of millions of carats of newly-mined diamonds, but the nation threatened to sell the stones on its own anyway.
Wed, Jun 23, 2010
APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday reshuffled cabinet ministers from his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party in a move seen as the premier’s growing dissatisfaction over the performance of some of his colleagues serving in a coalition government with President Robert Mugabe.( PIC: OUT Giles Mutseyekwa)
Tue, Jun 22, 2010
North Korean and Zimbabwean leaders Kim Jong-il and Robert Mugabe have been ranked as the world's worst two dictators by an annual survey which regards the African nation as among the world's ten most failed states.
Wed, Jun 16, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe's veteran President Robert Mugabe and his one-time rival Morgan Tsvangirai launched a joint drive Wednesday to draft a new constitution, urging people to show tolerance and shun violence.
Wed, Jun 16, 2010
Zimbabwe today officially launches public hearings on the making of a first post independence constitution for the southern African nation.
Wed, Jun 16, 2010
HARARE – Zimbabwe had the highest number of nationals seeking asylum in other countries last year, a UN agency said Tuesday, in the clearest example yet of how Zimbabweans do not have confidence in the future of their country despite formation of a unity government last year.
Tue, Jun 15, 2010
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday acknowledged it was "extremely difficult" to change the "very sad" situation in Zimbabwe.
Mon, Jun 07, 2010
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has seven days to provide the Mail & Guardian newspaper with a report on the 2002 Zimbabwe election that has been kept under wraps for eight years, a judge ordered on Friday.
Tue, May 18, 2010
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Sayyed Ali Khamenei met with Zimbabwean, Algerian, Sri Lankan and Senegalese presidents on the sidelines of G15 summit in Tehran.
Sat, Apr 17, 2010
One of Africa's most eminent political figures has condemned Britain for taking a patronising "big brother" attitude to its former colonies.
Wed, Mar 31, 2010
President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF says it will give Julius Malema a resounding welcome when he arrives in Harare on Friday for solidarity meetings with his Zimbabwe counterparts.
Tue, Mar 30, 2010
In their study published in The Lancet, researchers from the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit and Imperial College in London, and centres in Uganda and Zimbabwe, have expressed the opinion that the lives of countless HIV patients can be saved by using a simple, cheap, drug treatment – which though endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), is not being adequately administered
Thu, Mar 25, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- A Zimbabwean rights group says they're abandoning a photo exhibit that documented human rights violations after fresh attempts by police to shut it down.
Mon, Mar 15, 2010
Among adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe, HIV is now the single most common cause of acute admission and in-hospital death, Rashida A. Ferrand and colleagues reported in a study published in the February online edition of PLoS Medicine.
Sun, Mar 14, 2010
APA-Harare Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday called for unity and political tolerance amid reports of resurgence in violence in the countryside.
Thu, Mar 11, 2010
APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) South African President Jacob Zuma is expected in Zimbabwe on Tuesday next week amid reports that Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai plans to appeal to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to intervene in the country’s power-sharing dispute.
Wed, Feb 24, 2010
Harare - The process of drafting a new Zimbabwean constitution has been further delayed, meaning the country's new charter is now running seven months behind schedule. A co-leader of parliament's constitutional committee Munyaradzi- Paul Mangwana told journalists in Harare late Tuesday that Zimbabwe would not have a new constitution before February 2011 at the earliest
Wed, Feb 24, 2010
Harare Zimbabwe and Botswana officials are meeting in the Zimbabwean resort town of Victoria Falls as efforts intensify to ease tensions between the southern African neighbours sparked by last month’s detention of three Batswana rangers for illegally entering Zimbabwean territory.
Sun, Feb 21, 2010
Harare - The world's oldest head of state, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, turned 86 on Sunday, with no indication that he plans to give up his long hold on power. Mugabe, who came to power after independence in 1980, has led the southern African country for 30 years. He is to mark his birthday, as he has in previous years, with a lavish public feast next Saturday.
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
HARARE — President Robert Mugabe said Wednesday that he and his partners in Zimbabwe's unity government agreed that "sanctions must go", a day after the European Union extended its restrictions on the country.
Tue, Feb 09, 2010
Harare - Controversy deepened Monday over the Zimbabwean government's handling of the Chiadzwa diamond field in the eastern Zimbabwe, with revelations of serious irregularities by the mines minister and the South African companies involved. A parliamentary committee heard Monday of the attempted illegal sale of 300,000 carats of diamonds by officials of a South African- based company that was supposed to be in partnership with a Zimbabwe state mining company.
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
A woman from Zimbabwe living in Belfast has been left stateless after losing a judicial review against a decision to confiscate her British passport.
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
(New York, ) – The European Union should maintain its travel restrictions and asset freezes on President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle until Zimbabwe carries out the concrete human rights reforms set out in the 2008 Global Political Agreement, Human Rights Watch said today. The EU is currently reviewing its sanctions policy toward Zimbabwe.
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Harare - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's party will not make concessions in talks with its partners in the unity government until sanctions imposed by Western nations are lifted, the party said on Wednesday.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
The South African History Archive and the Southern African Centre for the Survivors of Torture will ask the Pretoria High Court to force the government to release an explosive report on post-election violence in Zimbabwe.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
90 people perished on a jet which crashed into the Mediterranean after taking off from Beirut, a Lebanese minister said yesterday.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
The joint head of the body meant to draft a new democratic constitution for Zimbabwe has been charged with insulting President Mugabe by calling him a goblin, lawyers have confirmed.
Fri, Jan 15, 2010
MAPUTO - Key southern African leaders wound up a special summit in the Mozambican capital Maputo on Thursday with calls for a return to dialogue in the ongoing political crisis in Madagascar.
Wed, Jan 13, 2010
Harare - The prosecution's star witness in the trial of Roy Bennett, Zimbabwe's junior agriculture minister-designate, for terrorism and insurgency, on Wednesday failed in his bid to secure time to seek legal advice. Prosecutors allege arms dealer Michael Hitschmann was paid by Bennett to buy weapons to assassinate government officials.
Tue, Jan 12, 2010
HARARE - Zimbabwe's attorney general said on Tuesday the state would move to have its key witness in the terrorism trial of an ally of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai impeached for giving contradicting evidence.
Thu, Dec 24, 2009
President Robert Mugabe, centre, shares a light moment with Morgan Tsvangirai, left, Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and his Deputy, Arthur Mutambara after giving their end of year message to the nation, at Zimbabwe House in Harare, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. The three leaders said they had made progress in clearing the outstanding issues in the Global Political agreement, and hoped the economy would get better ahead of the New Year. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Thu, Dec 24, 2009
Ambassador Ray said Washington is ready to engage President Mugabe in a rational and mature discussion of how to restore not only bilateral relations but also Zimbabwe's prosperity and international stature
Wed, Dec 09, 2009
(Robert Mugabe by Zapiro)Zimbabwe’s unending negotiations have been stopped to pave way for President Mugabe’s party to hold its lavish congress which starts in Harare today.
Wed, Dec 02, 2009
HARARE, - Zimbabwe's battered economy is on track to expand for the first time in a decade this year and to grow by 7 percent in 2010 as key sectors such as agriculture and mining start to recover, the finance minister said on Wednesday.
Wed, Dec 02, 2009
South African President Jacob Zuma's three-person team of mediators has completed a heavy schedule of closed-door meetings with top players in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government reports Voice Of America.
Sat, Nov 28, 2009
SHANGHAI — A Zimbabwe cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from Shanghai's main international airport, killing three crew members, a government official said.
Fri, Nov 27, 2009
Pretoria sources told VOA that President Jacob Zuma has become exasperated by continued delays in Harare and wants the parties to meet a December 5 deadline set by regional leaders
Tue, Nov 24, 2009
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama praised representatives of a women's organization whose members have been beaten by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's police force and face court trials for challenging Zimbabwe's government. He said their grassroots efforts could improve the African country.
Mon, Nov 16, 2009
(SADC getting tired of Mugabe's web of lies?) Zimbabwe's partners in the coalition government, the Movement for Democratic Change and Zanu-PF, were due to meet in Harare today for make-or-break negotiations.
Wed, Oct 21, 2009
JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe must not return to instability, continental powerhouse South Africa said Wednesday after President Jacob Zuma held talks with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai who has cut ties within his unity government.
Tue, Oct 20, 2009
Zimbabwe’s cabinet was meeting on Tuesday without ministers from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangiirai’s party following their partial pullout from the unity government last week.
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