20100926
SW Radio

Thousands of people are calling for a complete reform of the international diamond trade monitor, the Kimberley Process, over is decision to certify diamonds mined at Chiadzwa.

20100924
allafrica

Harare — ZIMBABWE'S business organisations, labour and politicians could be in a catch 22 situation as tension around holding next year's general election hots up.

20100924
reuters

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti said the economy will grow by 8.1 percent this year, up from a revised projection of 5.4 percent due to a revival in the agriculture sector, state media reported on Friday.

20100922
africanews

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean prosecutors on Wednesday withdrew charges against six health workers, four of them from the United States, accused of dispensing AIDS drugs without a licence, their lawyer said.

20100922
africanews

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday said violence and intimidation by the military were hindering attempts to write a new constitution and that he intends to discuss the problem with the president.

20100921
africanews

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has threatened to boycott all the country's elections if is marred by violence, this comes a day after supporters of rival President Robert Mugabe stoned a constitutional meeting. "I will not commit anyone to any election if it is a declaration of war," Tsvangirai said.

20100921
reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire Richard Branson urged people on Monday to invest in Zimbabwe, saying the world was wrong to wait instead of helping the politically volatile, impoverished southern African nation revive itself.

20100917
all africa

Harare — The Employers Confederation of Zimbabwe (Emcoz), a national grouping of private business leaders, has appealed to principals in the inclusive government to put a five-year moratorium on holding elections in order to consolidate economic recovery and maintain stability in the country, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt.

20100917
all africa

Harare — Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has met Sadc mediator in Zimbabwe Jacob Zuma to push for the immediate implementation of the regional bloc's roadmap towards free and fair elections in the country next year.

20100916
allafrica

ZANU PF will never handover power to MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, even if he wins next year's elections, Presidential Affairs Minister Didymus Mutasa said on Wednesday.

20100916
Telegraph

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has signalled Robert Mugabe's 30-year reign is drawing to a close as the octogenarian president looks to secure his legacy by shedding his "villanous" reputation.

20100916
gurdian

Zimbabwe prime minister acknowledges atrocities of past decades but says Robert Mugabe can rescue his legacy

20100913
africanews

A Zimbabwe court released six health workers on bail, including four from the United States, accused of dispensing AIDS drugs without a licence. The six, who were each freed on $200 bail, are members of a Californian-based Christian volunteer health service which runs two clinics in Zimbabwe working with AIDS orphans and HIV positive patients.

20100913
africanews

Zimbabwean police have arrested four US health workers suspected of running an unregistered clinic and dispensing Aids drugs without a licence, the US embassy in Harare has said. Two Zimbabwean health workers were also detained. All six are expected to appear in court on Monday, the embassy said in a statement.

20100913
africanews

The two main political rivals in southern African country of Zimbabwe - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe - had agreed to hold elections next year.

20100910
africanews

Zimbabwe wants normal ties with Western powers critical of its policies but will press ahead with a plan to hand control of foreign companies to local blacks, President Mugabe said. Mugabe that his government was waiting for positive movement from the US and EU to mend ties soured over the last decade by rows over the seizures of white-owned farms for landless blacks and charges of rights abuses and election fraud.

20100907
SW Radio

nalysts have predicted that Zimbabwe would be thrown into serious political turmoil if long time President Robert Mugabe dies in office.

20100903
Zimbabwe Independent

Harare — A MINING joint-venture deal which turned sour has exposed how the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been involved in the extraction and processing of diamonds and gold in the Midlands, the Zimbabwe Independent can reveal.

20100903
reuters

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe produced 119 million kg of tobacco in the 2009/10 season, double the previous year's output, an official said on Friday, as the sector recovers from the damage to commercial farming associated with land seizures.

20100826
africanews

Zimbabwe officials have rubbished claims that president Robert Mugabe is being treated in Dubai over a cancer scare.