Thousands of Zimbabweans deported - report 2006-01-04 08:02:51
More than 3 000 Zimbabweans have been deported from South Africa for flouting immigration regulations, a state-controlled Zimbawean newspaper has reported.Full Story...
UN halves food aid for refugees in Zambia 2006-01-04 04:19:55
The World Food Programme has reduced the ration for Angolans and Congolese refugees after failing to source adequate funding to procure food aid.Full Story...
Zimbabwe tourist numbers dwindle 2006-01-03 03:47:30
Tourist numbers to Zimbabwe have dipped by more than a quarter over the July to September months last year compared with the same period in 2004 - a cause for "major concern", an official report has said.Full Story...
Africa most optimistic for '06 - global poll 2006-01-03 08:02:59
Despite poverty, drought and HIV and Aids, Africa is the world's most optimistic region for 2006, a global poll has shown - suggesting the continent's improved economic and political outlook is having an impact.Full Story...
Mozambique storms leaves scores dead 2006-01-03 04:15:40
Storms and flooding have killed at least 13 people since torrential rains started in the central Mozambique province of Sofala.Full Story...
Seven die in Zim cholera outbreak - report 2006-01-03 03:43:30
Seven people have died of cholera in central Zimbabwe, where there has been a sharp rise in new cases of the disease in the past two days.Full Story...
Man dies from cocaine leak 2006-01-02 05:20:18
Post-mortem results on a Tanzanian, who fell ill aboard an Air Malawi flight and was later pronounced dead at a clinic in Blantyre, has revealed he had swallowed 177 tubes of cocaine.Full Story...
Impeachment must be dropped, president says 2006-01-02 06:28:34
Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has demanded that the country's powerful opposition drop an impeachment bid against him in order to allow for dialogue.Full Story...
Floods in Malawi leave one thousand homeless 2006-01-02 05:13:06
Floods in Malawi have displaced at least one thousand people and destroyed a much-needed maize crop in one of the areas worst hit by famine in the small southern African country, government officials have said.Full Story...
Plans for Angolan poll postponed 2005-12-31 07:41:11
Hopes of democratic elections in Angola during the new year have faded after warnings it would take many months to register voters in the vast, mine-strewn southern African nation.Full Story...
Zim extends life of temporary currency 2005-12-31 02:27:14
The Zimbabwe government has reportedly decided to extend the life of its temporary bank notes by another six months as the government works on introducing a new currency.Full Story...
Zimbabwean families battle inflation 2005-12-30 02:31:42
Prices soared in troubled Zimbabwe duiring 2005, plunging many urban families into poverty and hunger, according to a consumer group.Full Story...
Torrential rain kills three in Mozambique 2005-12-30 02:26:01
Heavy rain has killed three people and left thousands homeless in Mozambique.Full Story...
SA deports illegal Zimbabweans 2005-12-29 04:06:45
South Africa has deported some 200 illegal Zimbabweans by chartered plane, an official said, in a move believed to have been prompted by the unavailability of bus and rail transport over the festive season.Full Story...
Zimbabweans headed for gloomy 2006 2005-12-28 07:37:57
Zimbabweans are heading for a dismal new year, with food shortages and an economic crisis expected to worsen while prospects for political change appear dimmer than ever. Fanuel Jongwe reports...Full Story...
Gunning for peace by selling weapons as art 2005-12-27 05:54:17
People have been encouraged to hand over weapons in exchange for sewing machines, agricultural tools, construction materials or bicycles in Mozambique.Full Story...
Heavy rains save dying animals in Zim Park 2005-12-27 01:12:10
Life-giving rains have brought temporary relief to the thirst-crazed animals of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe after a fierce drought which left the park littered with shrunken, rotting corpses.Full Story...
Sub-Saharan states to reach unleaded deadline 2005-12-27 06:38:21
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are set to meet the deadline for the introduction of unleaded fuel as agreed by the region's 49 nations three years ago.Full Story...
Zambian hydro station shut after mudslides 2005-12-26 01:31:21
Heavy rains have sparked a devastating landslide that almost destroyed machinery at Zambia's largest hydro-electric power station.Full Story...
Zim prison guards charged with assault 2005-12-25 02:16:10
Twelve prison officers have appeared in court in Zimbabwe on charges of assaulting 18 South African mercenaries released who had been accused of plotting to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.Full Story...
Zanu-PF to extend Mugabe's tenure 2005-12-23 10:46:06
Zimbabwe's ruling party is to amend the constitution to cancel presidential elections in 2008 and extend President Robert Mugabe's tenure until 2010, authoritative ruling party and government sources have revealed.Full Story...
Bringing peace to Africa 2005-12-23 03:18:35
Major-General Derrick Mgwebi, commander of thousands of peace support troops in battle-hardened Burundi and father of four, is showing why South Africa is fast making its mark on the international peace-keeping arena.Full Story...
Swazi opposition members denied bail 2005-12-23 09:59:34
Thirteen members of a banned opposition party who have been charged in connection with a string of firebombings in Swaziland will have to spend Christmas in jail after a court postponed their bail hearing.Full Story...
Zimbabwean radio director released on bail 2005-12-23 08:52:09
The director of an independent radio station in Zimbabwe has been released on bail, four days after his arrest on charges of violating broadcasting laws, a lawyer has said.Full Story...
Rations for Zambian refugees to be halved 2005-12-23 10:50:22
The United Nations food aid agency has said that it will be forced to halve rations for refugees in Zambia within days because of a funding shortfall.Full Story...
Zambia hopes to see debt relief soon 2005-12-22 10:00:09
Zambia will conclude debt write-off agreements faster than it initially forecast because donors are queuing up to sign such deals with the country, Finance Minister Ng'andu Magande has said.Full Story...
State seeks maximum for Cardosa murder 2005-12-22 03:02:05
The prosecution wants a man on trial for the murder of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso put away for 30 years.Full Story...
Zim cops holding radio station boss hostage 2005-12-22 02:32:22
Zimbabwean police say they will not release an arrested broadcasting executive until five of his colleagues at a private radio station surrender.Full Story...
Harare water unsafe to drink, tests find 2005-12-22 09:47:50
Municipal water supplies in the Zimbabwean capital are unsafe to drink, authorities have said, in the latest blow to amenities in the long-suffering city.Full Story...
Envoy blames policies for Zimbabwe's decline 2005-12-21 09:34:58
Sweden's outgoing ambassador to Zimbabwe, Kristina Svensson, says the government's "haphazard land reform programme" along with "bad laws and bad economic policy" are hastening the country's economic decline.Full Story...
My henchmen plotted my death - Tsvangirai 2005-12-20 23:44:10
The leader of the Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, has accused his close lieutenants of plotting to kill him so that their faction could reach a unity accord with the government and get positions in the cabinet.Full Story...
Twelve Swazi 'terrorists' held after bombings 2005-12-21 02:26:02
A banned opposition party in Swaziland is being held responsible for a series of petrol bomb attacks across the poverty-stricken kingdom.Full Story...
Zim minister slams UN's 'sub-standard' houses 2005-12-21 04:34:01
A Zimbabwean cabinet minister has condemned a model of a house built by the United Nations for victims of a government clean-up blitz that left hundreds of thousands homeless.Full Story...
UNHCR winds up Angolan repatriation aid 2005-12-20 09:23:24
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has ended a three-year programme that has offered repatriation assistance to thousand of Angolans since the April 2002 cease-fire that brought to an end the country's 27-year civil war.Full Story...
When war gnaws away at humanity 2005-12-20 03:22:19
When the war junkies pit themselves against the cannibals, expectations are that the former will always win. The problems arise when reality intrudes, when the virtual warriors come up against real cannibals. Pomo, or post-modern warfare, was one of the concepts discussed at a seminar on peacekeeping in Europe and Africa at the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Pretoria.Full Story...
Soldiers to become farmers in Zim food crisis 2005-12-20 01:48:35
The Zimbabwean government has adopted a new farming operation as the crisis-ridden country battles a major food shortage.Full Story...
Swazi activists accused of gasoline bombings 2005-12-20 05:52:24
Nine members of the banned People's United Democratic Movement have been remanded in custody after being charged with attempted murder in connection with a spate of gasoline bombs in Swaziland.Full Story...
Zimbabwe police arrest radio director 2005-12-20 04:05:16
The director of a Dutch independent radio station broadcasting in Zimbabwe has been arrested shortly after three of the station's journalists were released, a lawyer has said.Full Story...
Swazi king's leopard costume stolen 2005-12-19 02:52:53
The person who stole Swazi King Mswati's "umdada" costume at a traditional festival is in a for big shock, says the king's older brother, Prince Masitsela.Full Story...
Massive power outages cripple Zim industries 2005-12-19 08:44:37
Power outages in Zimbabwe have reportedly blacked out most of the township of Chitungwiza, as well as an already ailing industrial district south of Harare, and may last for up to three weeks.Full Story...
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