Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe to ban electric water heaters

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:29:34 +0000

Zimbabwe is to ban electric water heaters and require all new properties to use solar power, in an attempt to tackle big power shortages.

Zimbabwe baboons take radio off air

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:13:37 +0000

Baboons force a Zimbabwean radio station's breakfast show off air after apparently eating the station's transmission cables.

Farmers turn to fishing as Zimbabwe crops fail

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 08:08:08 +0000

WEDZA, ZIMBABWE, 31 August 2015 (IRIN) - The lean season in Zimbabwe has rarely been so lean. Harvests have failed across the country after a cruel combination of late rains, floods and drought. Farmers are turning their hand to just about anything to ensure their families don't starve...

Zimbabwe profile

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:49:30 +0000

Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe Food Security Threatened by Tobacco

Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:43:00 +0000

Droves of small-scale farmers in Zimbabwe are moving away from growing food crops and turning to tobacco, a trend that seriously threatens the country's food security.

Reports of Side Deal in Zimbabwe

News agencies reported that the leader of a breakaway faction of Zimbabwe’s opposition party had signed a deal with President Robert Mugabe to form a unity government.

World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Power-Sharing Talks Go On

A second day of talks between President Robert Mugabe and the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai ended inconclusively.

Rivals Hole Up in Marathon Talks on Sharing Power in Zimbabwe

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai were engaged in a major push to close a power-sharing deal.

World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: South African Leader to Press for Deal

President Thabo Mbeki plans to visit Zimbabwe to meet with the country’s political rivals amid signs that the power-sharing talks have moved closer to a deal.

AIDS Group Cites Rapes in Zimbabwe as Terror Tool

A campaign of political terror targeted the wives, sisters, mothers and grandmothers of political opponents, according to an advocacy group focused on international AIDS issues.