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Koffi Annan and Carter to visit Zimbabwe

Harare - Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan said on Friday that he and former US president Jimmy Carter will visit Zimbabwe next week to find ways to ease the country's deepening humanitarian crisis. They will travel with rights activist Graca Machel, wife of former South African president Nelson

MDC will not join Zimbabwe government

Harare - Zimbabwe's opposition MDC said on Friday it will not join any new government in the country before outstanding issues in power-sharing talks with President Robert Mugabe's ruling party are resolved, an opposition official said. "Neither Robert Mugabe nor Zanu-PF has the legitimacy to form a government. The

MDC leaders to decide on Zimbabwe Unity government

Harare - Top leaders of Zimbabwe's main opposition met on Friday to decide whether to join a power-sharing government with veteran ruler Robert Mugabe, a party spokesperson said. "The meeting ... is starting this morning and it's likely to take the whole day," Nelson Chamisa, spokesperson for the opposition

Bank transfers now allowed in Zimbabwe

Harare - A month after he suspended the payment system, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono has decided to permit bank transfers to ease demand for cash, state media reported on Thursday. Zimbabwe is experiencing an acute shortage of cash, among other basics, including food and fuel.

Zanu-PF Politburo ask Mugabe to form 'Unity' government

Harare - Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has urged President Robert Mugabe to proceed with the formation of an inclusive government with immediate effect, a party spokesperson said on Wednesday."The Zanu-PF politburo unanimously resolved that President Mugabe should, with immediate effect, proceed to form an inclusive government in compliance with

South Africa has higher illiteracy than Zimbabwe

Johannesburg - The level of illiteracy in South Africa is higher than Zimbabwe's. And the life expectancy of people in South Africa is lower than Africa's average and even that of war-torn Iraq. These are some of the statistics contained in a report released on Wednesday by the United

MDC will not join Mugabe's government until all issues are resolv

Harare - Zimbabwe's main opposition said on Wednesday it would not join a new government with President Robert Mugabe until unresolved power-sharing issues were ironed out. "There are outstanding issues such as the issue of governors, equity and allocation of key ministries which have to be addressed," said Movement

Zimbabwe: Police break up demonistrations against Mugabe

Pretoria - President Robert Mugabe's police broke up anti-government demonstrations across Zimbabwe on Tuesday, arresting some people and beating up others, according to the opposition. The police action came as human rights lawyers were holding a news conference in South Africa to say that state-sponsored violence was increasing in

South Africa is now a 'killing field'

Cape Town - South Africa should beef up its anti-crime units to deal with one of the world's highest murder rates that has made the country a "killing field", the security minister said on Wednesday. Statistics showed the number of murders fell 4.7% in the year to end-March but

British couple arrested for sex on Virgin train

A couple have been arrested for having sex on a crowded Virgin train in the middle of the lunch hour rush. Travellers on the carriage looked the other way while the woman performed a sex act on the man. They were spotted by a guard viewing CCTV footage and

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