Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Tsvangirai to be Sworn in as PM

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is expected to swear in opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister today. The move is being hailed by many Zimbabweans as a major step towards resolving the country's...

Zimbabwe Crisis Described as Worse than Desperate

.Zimbabwe is a disasterand there will not be anyimprovement until in someway Mugabe is gone." Southern Africa Catholic bishops have declared February 15th “Zimbabwe Sunday” - an effort to show solidarity...

Mugabe welcomed home by thousands

Despite the criticsm about his re-election President Mugabe has received a thunderous & rousing welcome after his return from African summit. " Thousands of Zimbabweans have greeted President Robert Mugabe...

Zimbabweans plead for help at US embassy

According to a report by the South African newspaper Mail & Guardian, a group of 200 Zimbabweans gathered on Thursday outside the U.S. embassy in Harare, pleading for protection and food. "The group, which included breast-feeding mothers and toddlers, sat patiently on the...

Tsvangirai Will Not Join Unity Government

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced earlier today that will not be joining a unity government to be a 'partner' to Robert Mugabe.He has accused Zimbabwe's 'new' leader of beating, torturing...

Zimbabwe’s Relief Ban Harms People With HIV

"June 10, 2008 Zimbabwe’s Relief Ban Harms People With HIV  In the aftermath of  Zimbabwe’s government recent suspension of humanitarian relief efforts, many nongovernment organizations (NGOs) that had been offering AIDS services in the...

Zimbabwe opposition rallies banned

Morgan Tsvangirai was stopped at two roadblocks while trying to campaign in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city. "HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Police briefly detained Zimbabwe's opposition presidential candidate Friday for the second time this week and told him the party's...

Death toll in South Africa rises to 62

The death toll on foreigners killed in South Africa has now risen to 62 people, since the violence broke out three weeks ago." The violence, which has now subsided, targeted newcomers to South Africa as well as...

Zimbabwe strike flops, concern in South Africa

A day after the justice system in Zimbabwe refused to disclose the results of the March 29 general election, the opposition party attempted to stage mass strikes across the entire nation.Unfortunately, fear of...

Zimbabwe Opposition Asks UN to Intervene

The BBC ReportZimbabwe's main opposition, the MDC, is to go to court shortly in a bid to force electoral officials to release the presidential election result. A spokesman said the MDC wanted the electoral...

Zimbabwe Votes

Update: the polls are now closed, with the Movement for Democratic Change confident of victory, even amid growing reports of fraud, including instances of inflated voter rolls loaded with fictional names.Update:...

Millions of "Extra" Ballots Ahead of Zimbabwe Vote

The MDC (Zimbabwe's primary opposition group) is calling the discovery of double the number of ballots needed for the voting population a smoking gun, citing the find as proof that President Robert Mugabe has no...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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