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Zim's forgotten kids	Zuma scores own goal: Still no end in sight for sanctions

Hopeless: Zimbabwe's Forgotten Children highlighted the plight of the country's young people who often live without hope, education and food thanks to Mugabe's evil regime. -BBC	An honest messenger with a bad message. Brown refused to remove targeted sanctions against Bob and his gangsters

Cover Story

Zimbabwe rivals getting along, but no breakthrough

Zimbabwe rivals getting along, but no breakthrough

by AP

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)

US Ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles Ray Urges Trust, Forward Vision in Harare

US Ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles Ray Urges Trust, Forward Vision in Harare

by VOA

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

Featured Stories

Expats oppose tax in exchange for voting

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

WASHINGTON, - Zimbabweans living abroad may have to pay tax in exchange for voting rights and retaining their citizenship rights if the government embraces a proposal made by finance minister Tendai Biti in London on 13 December 2009.

Mugabe quotes

Sun, Dec 20, 2009

'Countries such as the U.S. and Britain have taken it upon themselves to decide for us in the developing world, even to interfere in our domestic affairs and to bring about what they call regime change.'

Zimbabwe activists demand inquiry into death of leader 30 years ago

Zimbabwe activists demand inquiry into death of leader 30 years ago

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

JOHANNESBURG // After a victorious guerrilla struggle for independence, it is often the leader of the liberation movement who swaps his combat fatigues for a suit and tie and goes on to head the new government wites Sebastien Berger in the National.

BOTSWANA/ZIMBABWE: Cross-border shoppers disappear

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

FRANCISTOWN, - Relative silence has replaced the bustle that Francistown, on the border between Botswana and Zimbabwe, used to experience during the peak shopping period at Christmas.

Zimbabweans making merry at Christmas

by AFP

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Cleopatra Matimbe (24) pushes her trolley slowly through a busy supermarket in central Harare, picking up groceries for Christmas.

Zimbabwean refugees would rather operate as illegals

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

The “humanitarian nature” of the mass movement of Zimbabweans to neighbouring Southern African countries has blurred the distinction between what is a “refugee” and an “economic migrant”, because such people fit neither category perfectly and fall between the cracks, a new report says.

Candid Comment: 2010 Budget Bemoans ‘resource curse’

Candid Comment: 2010 Budget Bemoans ‘resource curse’

by Tapiwa Mashakada

Tue, Dec 08, 2009

MOST sub-Saharan African countries’ budgets are donor funded. This is not to say that these countries are poor. The tragedy is what Professor Paul Collier calls the “resource curse” writes Tapiwa Mashakada.

Columns : Guest Writer

Festive migration back to Zimbabwe

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

JOHANNESBURG // As the temperature rises towards the peak of the austral summer, one of Africa’s major modern migrations gets under way: the return of the Zimbabwean diaspora to their homeland for the holidays.

A global warming deal in Copenhagen--one more such victory and we are undone

Fri, Dec 18, 2009

Generous cash from the U.S. and concessions on verification by China may lead to the announcement of some sort of agreement at COP15 in Copenhagen. The King of Epirus, Pyrrhus, describes the effects in the headline above.

Mugabe will never fully implement the GPA - Athol Trollip

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

DA believes it's time for President Zuma to use the Road map to Peace and Democracy

Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe is the ultimate political survivor

by Zimbabwe Telegraph

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

In the days immediately after the first round of Zimbabwe's presidential election last year, when Robert Mugabe lost to the then opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, there were diplomats in Harare who predicted the president would be gone "within 24 hours".

Zimbabwe's Look East policy: a poisoned chalice?

Zimbabwe's Look East policy: a poisoned chalice?

Wed, Dec 09, 2009

Be careful of China, Africa warned The clarion call for Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa should be to seek to develop and sustain a win-win economic relationship with China, by having a regional master plan, argues OBERT GUTU.

Columns : Money Finance & Property

Biti Explains Cash Shortages

Tue, Dec 22, 2009

Harare — FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti yesterday said cash shortages affecting some financial institutions were spawned by an unexpected surge in demand and not a result of liquidity problems.

Chinese mobile phone maker sets up business in Zimbabwe

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

DONORS TO TRANSFER CASH TO ZIMBABWE USING MONEY TRANSFER SYSTEM

by Staff reporter and agencies

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

HARARE, — Donor organisations will soon be channelling funds to Zimbabwe through the money transfer system as a way of ensuring accountability, an official said Sunday.

Zimbabwe's Attorney General Threatens Foreign Owned Companies

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

GNU wants 40 companies off EU sanctions list

Sun, Dec 20, 2009

Inflation falls in Zimbabwe

Sun, Dec 20, 2009

Biti 'attacks' west's stance on 'sanctions'

Fri, Dec 18, 2009

ZIMBABWE’S Finance Minister Tendai Biti has accused western countries of “sulking” for rebuffing Zimbabwe’s overtures to normalise trading relations and lift sanctions.

Columns : Mining and Agriculture

ACR says it still holds license to mine for diamonds in Marange

by Zimjournalist

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

HARARE - Zimbabwe’s mines ministry has notified the U-K-based African Consolidated Resources Plc it will be cancelling its mining license by January 25 next year but the company has hit back saying it is not going anywhere, especially when the authorities are in contempt of court.

Chinese experts to explore for oil, gas in Zimbabwe

by Special correspondent

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

Zimbabwe Farm Takeovers Surge; ZANU-PF Gears Up to Oppose Land Audit

by VOA

Fri, Dec 18, 2009

Former president Trevor Gifford of the Commercial Farmers Union reported a surge in land invasions, saying ZANU-PF hardliners are pushing such takeovers because they want to see the national unity government collapse

De Beers wanted Zimbabwe ban

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

DIAMOND giant De Beers has revealed for the first time that it would have preferred Zimbabwe’s suspension from the Kimberley Process (KP) at the diamond industry regulator's November meeting in Namibia.

Zimbabwean Diamonds Smuggled Into Moza

by Staff reporter and agencies

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

Maputo — Diamonds smuggled out of Zimbabwe are being illegally sold on the Mozambican side of the border, in Manica town, according to the administrator of Manica district, Jose Tefula, cited by Radio Mozambique.

Zimbabwe tells SA miners to stop work

by Staff reporter and agencies

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

Two South African companies partnering a state-owned Zimbabwean mining company in a diamond mining venture in eastern Zimbabwe have been ordered to stop operations.

Columns : Health

146 new cholera cases recorded in Zim

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

BREAST-FLASH NURSE KEEPS HER JOB

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

A NURSE who exposed her breast and pretended to feed a baby for a joke photo has kept her job.

Aids gel fails African trials

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

A gel designed to prevent women becoming infected with the AIDS virus has proved ineffective in trials in Africa, Britain’s Medical Research Council has announced.

Measles hit Zimbabwe

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

Health officials in Zimbabwe said Monday measles had broken out in many regions of the country, prompting a nationwide vaccination and immunisation campaign.

WHO regional immunisation conference starts in Zim

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

A World Health Organisation (WHO) African region conference on immunisation opened in Zimbabwe Monday, focused on expanding this type of treatment on the continent.

News : Sports

Dylon Higgins to lead Zimbabwe

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

Columns : Lifestyle Love & Sex

White women pay for fun with black guys

Tue, Dec 08, 2009

Columns : Religion/Spiritual

Christmas Truce Agreed in Anglican Church Conflict in Harare, Zimbabwe

Thu, Dec 24, 2009

The agreement was reached after Kunonga filed an urgent application in High Court appealing a recent decision censuring him for using police to disturb services of the rival Anglican Church group on recent Sundays

Countdown to Compassion

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

Baptism gone wrong - man’s body is found

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

The body of a man who disappeared under water during a baptism ceremony near Bothaville a week ago has been found floating in the same river.

Churches unite for tales of inspiration, hope and forgiveness

by Special correspondent

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

Former international Zimbabwean Test cricketer Henry Olonga – famed for being forced into hiding after wearing a black armband in opposition to Mugabe’s regime – will be talking about life in Mugabe’s firing line.

News : Weird world

Stepfather confesses to witchcraft against boy (2)

Stepfather confesses to witchcraft against boy (2)

Sun, Dec 20, 2009

The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy claimed he pushed 42 “blessed” sewing needles deep into the toddler because his lover told him to while in a trance, saying it would keep the couple together, according to police.

Its Official: Chinoz cannot read!

Its Official: Chinoz cannot read!

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Harare, - Self styled war veterans leader Joseph Chinotimba on Thursday almost caused a stir when he made an unexpected visit to the offices of the independent weekly papers The Standard and Zimbabwe Independent in Harare.

Mugabe thugs left me with brain damage, says Tatchell

by Staff reporter and agencies

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

Gay equality campaigner Peter Tatchell today revealed he has brain damage from being beaten up by Robert Mugabe's thugs and is having to abandon a bid to become an MP

Woman accused of sexually abusing mental patient

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

A Rushinga woman allegedly dragged a mentally-ill man almost half her age to her bedroom and forced him to be intimate with her.

Columns : Sci-Tech/Nature

Booming elephant population wreaks havoc in Zimbabwe

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

KENNILWORTH // An increasing elephant population is forcing the animals from wildlife reserves and into greater contact with people, leading to an economic and environmental crisis in parts of Zimbabwe where some are calling for greater numbers of the animals to be culled reports the National.

CITES chief to meet Mugabe over poaching

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

HARARE – CITES secretary general Willem Wijnstekers is expected in Zimbabwe next month for talks with President Robert Mugabe over rampant poaching decimating wildlife in the southern African country and said to involve top politicians and army officials.

Columns : Videos

Zimbabwean schools facing decline

by Aljazeera Aljazeera

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

Once the pride of Africa, Zimbabwe's education system has undergone a slow decline, with 25 per cent fewer children in school today than there were 10 years ago.

Columns : Aviation and Travel

SAA is weighing passengers and luggage

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

SA Airways has launched a passenger weighing survey in an attempt to reduce overloaded aircraft.

Zimbabwe airline in talks with SAA for partnership

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

Air Zimbabwe said Wednesday it was engaged in talks wi th the South African Airways (SAA) for a partnership allowing it to fly domestic

Aviation and Travel Updates

Wed, Aug 19, 2009

Lead Stories

Nursing student jailed for using fake papers to win uni place

Thu, Dec 24, 2009

Zimbabwe needs US$45b to restore economy - Biti

Thu, Dec 24, 2009

Zimbabwe requires US$45 billion in investment to re-build its ruined economy, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said Wednesday.

Zimbabwe Government Including MDC Urges West to Lift Company Sanctions

by VOA

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

The Harare government has adopted a phased approach in seeking the lifting of Western sanctions, first asking multilateral financial institutions to restore voting rights, then asking governments to lift sanctions against companies, only then seeking relief on individual sanctions

Nestlé suspends operations

Tue, Dec 22, 2009

HARARE – Swiss multinational firm Nestlé has temporarily shut down its Harare factory, on Tuesday, days after top government officials forced the firm to accept milk from Gushungo Dairy Estate owned by President Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace.

WEDDING BLUES - Radio match-up bride said to be hostile to her hubby

WEDDING BLUES - Radio match-up bride said to be hostile to her hubby

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

TWO weeks into their experimental marriage, Rudo Dumbutshena and David Malindi’s union is reportedly doomed.

Ugandan opposition leader hit by presidential convoy

by AFP

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

The vehicle in which Ugandan opposition politician Olara Otunnu was travelling was hit by a car belonging to the man he has vowed to help unseat, President Yoweri Museveni.

VOA not ‘pirate radio station’, Says US Envoy

Sun, Dec 20, 2009

WASHINGTON’S new man in Harare, Ambassador Charles A Ray, says a country is strengthened when its people are well - informed and have a variety of sources of information by which they can make informed decisions. In an interview with The Standard last week the US diplomat said much of the current debate over so-called pirate radio stations could be eliminated if there were less draconian efforts to monitor and to control the flow of information.

Principals on Status of Talks

by The Standard

Sun, Dec 20, 2009

BULAWAYO — The lid is expected to come off in the ongoing inter-party talks tomorrow when the three principals to the global political agreement (GPA) make the long-awaited announcement on deals Zanu PF and the two MDC formations made during their month-long negotiations reports the Standard.

Earthquake hits Malawi

Sun, Dec 20, 2009

Nkala Denies Contributing to Gukurahundi, Wants Mugabe Prosecuted

Sun, Dec 20, 2009

Nkala said: "ZANU PF is on its death bed, in intensive care. Mugabe is old and he is sick just as I am old and sick. John Nkomo who has just been promoted to Vice President is old, he is sick and anything can happen to him. How then do you expect sick people to attend to the massive economic problems?"

Zimbabwean born man jailed for staying in UK illegally

by Staff reporter and agencies

Sun, Dec 20, 2009

AN OLDBURY man who stayed in the area after his six month visitors visa to the United Kingdom expired has been jailed for eight months.

Sacked academics fight back

by Special correspondent

Sun, Dec 20, 2009

Thirteen academics who were sacked for going on strike three years ago are battling to be reinstated and have lodged a US$46 million claim for unfair dismissal against their former employer, Zimbabwe's Solusi University.

Mugabe's grip on defence forces main problem in power talks

Sun, Dec 20, 2009

Zimbabwe Cancels African Consolidated License, Sunday Mail Says

Sun, Dec 20, 2009

Zimbabwe’s mines ministry canceled a diamond mining license held by U.K.-based African Consolidated Resources Plc, the state-controlled Sunday Mail reported, citing ministry documents.

Dairy firm managers leave over Robert Mugabe wife deal

by The Daily Telegraph UK

Fri, Dec 18, 2009

Two South African managers of a dairy company linked to the Tetra Pak packaging empire have left the firm after it sold hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of equipment to Grace Mugabe's farm in Zimbabwe reports the Daily Telegraph.

Mugabe : Zuma meetingon Climate Summit Sidelines

by VOA

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Pretoria sources said Mr. Zuma was unhappy with the slow pace of the talks on a range of issues and was taken aback by the intransigent stance adopted by President Mugabe's ZANU-PF party in its congress on the weekend

New Discord Among Zimbabwe Governing Partners on Political Parties Finance

by The Chronicle

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

President Mugabe's ZANU-PF says it received the most votes in 2008 general elections so it should receive the largest share of funds, but MDC officials say a formula including Senate votes should be negotiated

425-member constitutional reform team named

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

HARARE – A special parliamentary committee leading Zimbabwe's constitutional reform process has named a 425-member team drawn from lawmakers, politicians and civic society members that will make up thematic committees to lead drafting of the country's new governance charter.

South African Court Delays Action on Prosecution of Zimbabwean Rights Violators

by VOA

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

The Zimbabwe Exiles Forum and the Southern Africa Litigation Center last year urged South Africa's National Prosecution Authority to arrest 60 Zimbabweans it accused of committing human rights abuses

MDC want s to declare talks deadlock

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

Negotiators of the country’s three main political parties are said to have agreed on fifteen of the 21 outstanding issues threatening the shaky coalition government but the MDC wants a deadlock to be declared on the remaining ones, sources close to the talks say reports the Zimbabwean.

News : National News

Zimbabwe rival agree on key commissions

Zimbabwe rival agree on key commissions

by AFP

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

HARARE: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and Premier Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday agreed on a slate of key appointments of officials to oversee reforms in media, elections and human rights, a spokesman said.

Zimbabwe service delivery improves – Khupe

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

Bulawayo – Hospitals are on a path to recovery with most of them now operating at about 60 percent capacity in terms of drug stocks, it is said.

SADC Hands Over Humanitarian Programme to Zimbabwe

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

The regional support programme for Zimbabwe initiated by SADC in the amount of R300 million has now been handed over for local management.

MISA-Zimbabwe speaks on shortwave radio stations

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

Mugabe being held accountable for condoning ‘sexual terror’

Mugabe being held accountable for condoning ‘sexual terror’

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

UNITED NATIONS — Zimbabwe's ruling political party has been accused of launching a "widespread and systematic campaign of rape and sexual terror" aimed at intimidating opponents and voters in the troubled African nation, according to a new report released here.

Leaders join with young people to celebrate child rights in Zimbabwe

Leaders join with young people to celebrate child rights in Zimbabwe

by Staff reporter and agencies

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

SA upbeat despite Zanu-PF's 'no concessions'

by IOL

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

President Jacob Zuma's Zimbabwe facilitators remain convinced that Zanu-PF will stick to its agreements in the unity government, despite the weekend Zanu-PF congress resolution that the party would make no more concessions to its opponents.

Announcement Seen Soon From Zimbabwe Unity Principals on Talks Progress

by VOA

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

Sources close to the talks said issues including the empaneling of Media and Electoral commissions had been resolved, though not much progress has been made on the more contentious question of top political appointments

Nkomo-Zimbabwe's New VP

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

President Robert Mugabe appointed the co- Minister of National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration and Zanu PF former chairperson, John Nkomo as the country’s second vice president in fulfilment of a 1987 Unity Accord signed between Zanu PF and Zapu.

Australia boosts aid to Zimbabwe

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

Tsvangirai stays home to save money, Mugabe heading for Copenhagen

by Staff reporter and agencies

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

Harare - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has cancelled his trip to the UN Climate Change Conference in Denmark to spare his cash-strapped government the expense, officials confirmed Monday.

Stockthief dies outside courtroom

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

SA owes its freedom to Zanu-PF: ANC

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

THE African National Congress has promised its unwavering support for Zanu-PF, saying it has always been indebted to the party for assisting the South African liberation struggle and that of the whole region.

Tongogara’s ghost returns

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

HARARE – The ghost of slain former ZANLA commander Josiah Tongogara (Pictured) came back to haunt Zanu (PF) last week as a pressure group launched a campaign to revisit the circumstances under which the firebrand army supremo perished in a mysterious car crash 30 years ago this month.

Zanu PF Avoids Major Fallout

by The Standard

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

Mugabe seeks to regain power

Mugabe seeks to regain power

by AP

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

Harare - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe believes the country's unity government is short-lived and he plans to regain his hold over the country he has ruled for nearly three decades.

Vicious Mugabe slams Tsvangirayi

by Staff reporter and agencies

Fri, Dec 11, 2009

Harare - President Robert Mugabe on Friday called Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's choice for a ministerial post an "offspring of a settler" who was not Zimbabwean, a remark which is likely to further strain the country's fragile coalition government. Mugabe was referring to Roy Bennett, a white commercial farmer who was driven off his land by Mugabe's controversial land reform targeting whites.

Progress in Zim - Zuma team

by AFP

Fri, Dec 11, 2009

Johannesburg - South African mediators on Friday said progress has been made in talks between the rival parties of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.

Mugabe bemoans factionalism

Fri, Dec 11, 2009

Harare - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has bemoaned factionalism within his Zanu-PF party, saying internal divisions cost the party its parliamentary majority, state media said Friday.

Punish Corruption - Parliamentarians

by Staff reporter and agencies

Fri, Dec 11, 2009

Harare — PARLIAMENTARIANS will soon be appealing for the executive to bring laws to the legislative body prescribing stiffer penalties for those convicted of corruption to effectively deal with the vice, a legislator has said.

Honored by White House, Mahlangu and Williams Allege State Security Harassment

by VOA

Fri, Dec 11, 2009

Women of Zimbabwe Arise Co-Founders Magodonga Mahlangu and Jenni Williams said they are being harassed after being presented with the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award by President Obama

Anti-Mugabe SMS: Econet threatened

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Youths loyal to President Robert Mugabe threatened Zimbabwe's leading cellphone network, Econet Wireless, after intercepting "anti-Mugabe" SMSs.

News : Africa

MDC Councillor Arrested for Holding Rally

Tue, Dec 22, 2009

Mudzingwa Bakare, the MDC councillor and District Chairman for Makoni South, was arrested on Sunday for holding an illegal rally.

Sudanese rebels free Zim woman

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

A CIVILIAN Zimbabwean peacekeeper held for more than 100 days by kidnappers in Sudan’s Darfur region has been freed, United Nations officials said.

Zimbabwe blitz victims remain homeless

by Staff reporter and agencies

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

Harare - Four years after her house was demolished in a blitz by Zimbabwe's government, Chipo Chama still lives in a grass thatched shack struggling to find a better home for herself and her two children.

Bid to force arrest of Zimbabwe rights violators

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

ZIMBABWEAN human rights violators could lose the right to travel to SA if an appeal due to be brought in the North Gauteng High Court today succeeds in forcing the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to arrest known perpetrators who set foot in the country.

Talks to resume on Friday

by The Standard

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

THE inter-party talks to save the unity government, which adjourned last week due to the Zanu PF congress, are set to resume on Friday, amid reports that an announcement on progress in the talks will be made by the principals this week. President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara last week received reports from their party negotiators.

Batswana Government purges expatriate lecturers at UB

by Sunday STANDARD Sunday STANDARD

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

The University of Botswana is reportedly tottering on the brink of collapse following a fall out between the UB administration and expatriate lecturers, fuelled by government’s recent decision to deny expatriate lecturers exemption from the long and onerous process of applying for work and residence permits.

Security agents shoot Zimbabwean illegal immigrant

by Sunday STANDARD Sunday STANDARD

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

Skelemani rubbishes Zimbabwe government accusations

by Sunday STANDARD Sunday STANDARD

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

The Botswana Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Phandu Skelemani, last week dismissed recent accusations of sabotage by the Zimbabwean government as a ploy to divert attention from the problems that are besieging the unity government.

News : World news

Mugabe slams the west at the Copenhagen summit

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Mugabe to join climate talks under U.N. loophole

Mugabe to join climate talks under U.N. loophole

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

COPENHAGEN - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe arrived in Denmark on Tuesday to attend U.N. climate talks, despite Western sanctions on his travel and public disapproval from his Danish hosts.

Berlusconi 'struck in the face' at Milan rally

Berlusconi 'struck in the face' at Milan rally

by Staff reporter and agencies

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

An attacker hurled a statuette at Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, striking the leader in the face at the end of a rally on Sunday and leaving the stunned 73-year-old media mogul with a bloodied mouth, police said.

Settlements: Israel OKs millions

by Staff reporter and agencies

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

News : Crime and Courts

Tortured Gwezere wins bail case but remains locked up

Tue, Dec 22, 2009

Supreme Court Justice Wilson Sandura threw out an appeal by the Attorney General which challenged the granting of bail by the High Court to tortured MDC Transport Manager Pascal Gwezere.

Villagers in court bid against eviction

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

Chiadzwa villagers defy pending eviction

by The Zimbabwe Times

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

Male adulterer stoned to death

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

Mogadishu - Somalia's hardline rebel group Hezb al-Islam executed two men on Sunday in front of hundreds of residents in the district of Afgoye, officials and witnesses said.

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