Zimbabwe NewsNews on Zimbabwe continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Thabo Mbeki to take over as SADC chair this week.- August 11, 2008 SA President Thabo Mbeki will assume the chair of the Southern African Development Community this weekend, South Africas department of foreign affairs said on Sunday.http://www.topix.net/world/zimbabwe/2008/08/thabo-mbeki-to-take-over-as-sadc-chair-this-we... ZIMBABWE: Winter wheat on course for smallest ever crop- August 11, 2008 Political violence, routine power cuts and fertiliser shortages are all but putting paid to any chance of Zimbabwe harvesting a winter wheat crop that will ease its chronic food shortages.http://www.topix.net/world/zimbabwe/2008/08/zimbabwe-winter-wheat-on-course-for-smallest-e... US State Department: Zimbabwe Continues to Suffer After Sham Election- August 11, 2008 Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 12:46 pm Press Release: US State Department Fact Sheet Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Washington, DC July 31, 2008 State-sponsored violence continues following Zimbabwe's ...http://www.topix.net/world/zimbabwe/2008/08/us-state-department-zimbabwe-continues-to-suff... Zimbabwe: Coins Change Fortunes- August 10, 2008 When the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe announced its decision to revive old coinage, Samuel Mapuranga, 29, of Chitungwiza, a dormitory city 30km south of Harare, the capital, had something to smile about.http://www.topix.net/world/zimbabwe/2008/08/zimbabwe-coins-change-fortunes?fromrss=1 Petrol Coupons Traded As Cash in Zimbabwe- August 10, 2008 Just a week after Zimbabwe got a new currency when the government lopped 10 zeros off bank notes to counter hyperinflation, a drastic shortage of cash has led to shops and businesses using petrol coupons as an ...http://www.topix.net/world/zimbabwe/2008/08/petrol-coupons-traded-as-cash-in-zimbabwe?from... JOC opposes Zanu PF on talks- August 10, 2008 HEADLINES authorsource:Zimbabwe Independent published:Fri 8-Aug-2008 posted on this site:Fri 8-Aug-2008 Vice-President Joseph Msika and factions in Zanu PF were opposed to a deal with the MDC By Constantine ...http://www.topix.net/world/zimbabwe/2008/08/joc-opposes-zanu-pf-on-talks?fromrss=1 Zimbabwe crisis talks spark new fears of compromise- August 10, 2008 HEADLINES authorsource:SW Radio Africa posted on this site:Wed 6-Aug-2008 "It ignores the fact that the crisis is one of governance and therefore an issue for all Zimbabweans" By Violet Gonda Activists are ...http://www.topix.net/world/zimbabwe/2008/08/zimbabwe-crisis-talks-spark-new-fears-of-compr... Zimbabwe: Banks Run Out of Money- August 10, 2008 Attempts to tame Zimbabwe's multimillion percent annual inflation rate had an inauspicious beginning on 1 August when banks turned customers away after running out of cash.http://www.topix.net/world/zimbabwe/2008/08/zimbabwe-banks-run-out-of-money?fromrss=1 Botswana: Country Steps Up to Play a Big Boy in SADC- August 9, 2008 With its powerful neighbour, South Africa treading carefully on the Zimbabwe crisis, Botswana's new president Ian Khama has shown very little regard for Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and the southern Africa old ...http://www.topix.net/world/zimbabwe/2008/08/botswana-country-steps-up-to-play-a-big-boy-in... International Community concerned over Zim Humanitarian Crisis- August 9, 2008 The international community is deeply concerned about Zimbabwean government policies restricting humanitarian access, which are denying vulnerable Zimbabweans essential and life-saving support.http://www.topix.net/world/zimbabwe/2008/08/international-community-concerned-over-zim-hum... |