Zimbabwe

  • Mar 18, 2008
  • 7 min read

ZIMBABWE: Polls will not loosen ZANU-PF grip

General elections will be held on March 29. For the first time, Zimbabwe will attempt to conduct...

Zimbabwe
  • Mar 10, 2008
  • 2 min read

ZIMBABWE: Investors take hit from indigenisation law

President Robert Mugabe has signed the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Bill into law,...

Zimbabwe
  • Feb 18, 2008
  • 1 min read

ZIMBABWE: Mutambara support boosts Makoni bid

Presidential candidates were officially registered on February 15, with former Finance Minister...

Zimbabwe
  • Feb 5, 2008
  • 2 min read

ZIMBABWE: Mugabe faces poll challenge from own party

Former Finance Minister Simba Makoni today declared his intention to stand as an independent in...

Zimbabwe
  • Feb 4, 2008
  • 7 min read

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Eskom exports its energy shortfall

South Africa's Eskom on January 31 reneged on a commitment to the mining industry to increase...

  • Jan 31, 2008
  • 2 min read

AFRICA: Leadership choice is key to AU security impact

Heads of state meet today in Ethiopia for a three-day summit of the African Union (AU).

Africa
  • Jan 23, 2008
  • 7 min read

ZIMBABWE: Manoeuvring reflects high pre-poll stakes

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was briefly detained by police today. Talks between the...

Zimbabwe
  • Jan 21, 2008
  • 1 min read

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Electricity woes intensify

South Africa will introduce a programme of power rationing, officials said today, as state energy...