Zimbabwe: South Africa Blocks Aid Over Talks
A South African aid package of R300m for Zimbabwe would be withheld until a representative government was in place, the cabinet said yesterday.
South Africa: Foreigners (Still) Beware
As Aunesi Omari and her children cowered in her room in Philippi, a low-income section of the South African city of Cape Town, in Western Cape Province, she heard the armed men outside shout: "We're going to kill you because you don't want to listen."
Zimbabwe: Country Sends Probe Team to Botswana
ZIMBABWE has sent a team of investigators to Botswana to probe an alleged plot of banditry involving Botswana authorities and opposition MDC activists, raising the diplomatic tensions between the two states.
Zimbabwe: China Trade Hits U.S.$500 Million Mark
TRADE volumes between Zimbabwe and China could surpass US$500 million this year from US$275 million in 2006 despite a worsening economic crisis in the country, a senior Chinese embassy official said recently.
South Africa: Govt Offer to Help Zim Address Cholera Outbreak
The number of people being treated for cholera in the northern town of Musina, near South Africa's border with Zimbabwe, is falling, but the situation remains serious.
Malawi: New Efforts for Citizen Power
Civil society organisations in Malawi are keen on the newly introduced Governance and Transparency Fund (GTF) which, they hope, will provide people with more power to ensure that there is proper governance and transparency in the country.
Zimbabwe: Journalists Struggle For Underground Survival
All Zimbabwean journalists are required to register with the state-appointed media board that vets applicants. Kingsley Sibanda (not his real name), 30, is struggling to survive as an unaccredited freelance journalist writing for foreign publications.
Mozambique: Frelimo Coasts to Victory in Maputo
As expected, David Simango, Mozambique's Minister of Youth and Sport, and the candidate of the ruling Frelimo Party for mayor of Maputo, has won an overwhelming victory in Wednesday's municipal elections.
Africa: Treating HIV-Positive Babies Wth ARVs Really Works
A ground-breaking South African study has provided the first hard evidence that treating HIV-positive babies with antiretroviral (ARV) medicines from as early as six weeks dramatically improves their chances of survival.
South Africa: New Proposal Could Save Many HIV Babies
The national Essential Drugs List (EDL) committee has recommended that the health department should change its guidelines for treating babies born with HIV and start them on antiretroviral therapy as soon as possible.
Zimbabwe: South Africa Lambastes Parties
THE South African government has lambasted the bickering parties in Zimbabwe, saying that a lack of political will has resulted in ordinary Zimbabweans bearing the brunt of the constitutional stalemate in that country.
Zimbabwe: Human Rights Lawyers Call for Release of MDC Supporters
HUMAN Rights Lawyers have written to the Attorney-General demanding the immediate release of 12 Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters and two young children from unknown police camps this week.
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Comes Out Against More Sanctions - Mugabe 'Delighted'
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai this week met with European Union officials and came out against the imposition of more sanctions against Robert Mugabe and his cronies.
Zimbabwe: Nothing Should Still Come As a Surprise in Zim
EVENTS unfolding this past week have left virtually everyone without a clue of how exactly to proceed from here.
Zimbabwe: MDC-T Moots Transitional Govt As Plan B
THE Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC this week said it will press for the establishment of a transitional authority if the power-sharing deal with Zanu PF falls through.
Zimbabwe: Fear of More Cholera Deaths As Pandemic Spreads
THE advice by MPs, civic society and medical personnel not to transfer water management from city councils to the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa)
Zimbabwe: 'Talks' Can't Go On Forever - Tsvangirai
MEDIATION in Zimbabwe's power-sharing talks should be brought to an end and alternative ways found to stem the deteriorating social, political and economic situation, political analysts have said.
Zimbabwe: ZSE Bull-Run Comes to a Halt
CENTRAL bank governor Gideon Gono yesterday drove a stake through the hearts of speculators on the stock exchange by ending suspected fraudulent trading which drives out buyers from the bourse.
Zimbabwe: Tensions High Between Ex-Zapu And Zanu PF
ZANU PF national chairman John Nkomo last weekend failed to persuade ex-PF Zapu members from breaking away from the ruling party.
Zimbabwe: An Exercise in Futility
THIS newspaper has consistently maintained a sceptical stance as to whether Sadc was the correct forum to resolve the vexed issue of ministries between Zanu PF and the MDC.
Southern Africa: Zanu-PF Hamstrung By SADC Resolution
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai seem to be drifting further apart.
Zimbabwe: ZSE Switches to Single Callover
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) yesterday switched to a single callover to counter allegations of market manipulation by some brokers, chief executive (CEO) officer Emma-nuel Munyukwi said.
Zimbabwe: Rogue Traders Must Pay
ON Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, Gideon Gono, drew the nation's attention once again to the incestuous behaviour of a few individuals who are making it their business to destabilise the financial and equities markets for the sake of enriching themselves without due regard to the consequences of their reckless actions on the country's ailing economy and its poor people.
Zimbabwe: MDC Snub Forces Mbeki to Call Off Key Meeting
FORMER South African president Thabo Mbeki, the mediator in the Zimbabwean crisis, had no option yesterday, but to cancel a meeting of ZANU-PF and MDC negotiators he had called to discuss Draft Amendment Bill Number 19, amid indications that the MDC resolved to snub the SADC-appointed troublesh-ooter.
Zimbabwe: Investors Panic On New Central Bank Measures
THE stock market fell sharply yesterday following monetary policy measures introduced by the Central Bank meant to curb fraudulent speculative behaviour that had gripped the market.
Swaziland: Bishop Says Monarchy Pushing People to Despair
The political situation in one of the world's last absolute monarchies is driving the people to despair, the Catholic Church there says.
Mozambique: Guebuza Inaugurates Rural University
Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Friday inaugurated a private higher education institution set up, not in a major city, but in a rural area near the border with Swaziland.
Zambia: Citizens Must Participate in Constitution-Making Process
THE assurance by Vice-President, George Kunda that the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) will complete its work by December next yearis assurance enough and should silencethose agitating for the NCC to conclude its work prematurely.
South Africa: Motlanthe to Release Report on Pikoli to Public
PRESIDENT Kgalema Motlanthe had "no problem" with making public former speaker Frene Ginwala's report on suspended national director of public prosecutions Vusi Pikoli's fitness to hold office.
South Africa: Governments Scramble as Market Rout Intensifies
GOVERNMENTS around the world took more steps yesterday to soften the blow of the global economic turmoil as stocks plunged and commodity prices and currencies weakened.
