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Zimbabwe power-sharing talks hit snag: state media (Boston Globe)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:21:27 GMT

Zimbabwean power-sharing talks, which resumed in South Africa on Friday, have hit a snag over a proposal for President Robert Mugabe and his opposition rival to jointly chair the cabinet, state media reported on Saturday.

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Zimbabwe government rubbishes MDC claim of plot to jail MPs (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:37:53 GMT

Harare - Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) claimed Saturday that it had unearthed a plot by government lawyers and intelligence agents to secure convictions against its lawmakers in a bid to reverse its majority in parliame...

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Zimbabwe lifts ban on aid groups, but its effects linger (International Herald Tribune)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:47:48 GMT

The suspension of the groups' field operations deprived more than a million Zimbabweans of basic assistance, according to the nations that donated the aid.

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Zimbabwe lifts ban on aid agencies' work (Seattle Times)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:11:36 GMT

Power-sharing talks over a unity government resumed Friday as President Robert Mugabe's government made good on a promise to allow aid agencies...

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Zimbabwe: Ban on NGOs lifted, aid agencies cautious about possible restrictions (Relief Web)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:52:31 GMT

JOHANNESBURG, 29 August 2008 (IRIN) - Zimbabwe has lifted the ban on some non-governmental organisations (NGOs), but aid agencies have been cautious in their response. A notice from the social welfare ministry on 29 August announced the lifting of the ban, imposed ahead of the second round of voting in the presidential ballot on 27 June for alleged political bias against the government. "Clearly,...

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Aid agencies say they can work again in Zimbabwe (Miami Herald)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:17:38 GMT

Aid agencies say they can resume distributing food in Zimbabwe. Oxfam and Save the Children said Friday that a government ban had been lifted almost three months after it was imposed. The government had ordered aid agencies to stop work before a presidential runoff.

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Zimbabwe lifts ban on food agencies (Afrigator)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:49:00 GMT

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Burma, Sudan & Zimbabwe (Cobb)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:25:56 GMT

Listen to John McCain all the way until he gets to Burma, Sudan and Zimbabwe. Unless you listen this long, you don't get it. OK, wait until he talks about excluding Russia from the G8 and including India and Brazil....

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Zimbabwe: Zimfest 2008 (Global Voices Online)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:02:28 GMT

Sokwanele blog announces a festival organized by WeZimbabwe in London: “ZimfestIt’s all about braais, music, sadza, beer etc - and raising money for Zimbabweans in need. Tickets are £20 in advance or £30 at the gate.”

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Zimbabwe Says It Will Lift Ban on Aid Groups (New York Times)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:58:04 GMT

Zimbabwe’s state radio announced that the government had lifted a two-month-old ban on non-governmental organizations, according to news agency reports.

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Aid agencies say they can work again in Zimbabwe (AP via Yahoo! News) (WorkAtHome)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:57:30 GMT

Power-sharing talks over a unity government resumed Friday as President Robert Mugabe’s government made good on a promise to allow aid agencies to resume operations in economically shattered Zimbabwe.

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DEVELOPMENT-ZIMBABWE: Ground Realities Stall Basket Fund Take Off (Global News Blog)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:01:53 GMT

Global Geopolitics – Global News Blog - IPS Friday, August 29, 2008 All rights reserved, IPS – Inter Press Service, 2008. Ephraim Nsingo HARARE, Aug 30 (IPS) - In 2006, there was shared concern among donors and women’s organisations over the fragmented approaches to gender and women’s empowerment programmes in Zimbabwe. ”This resulted in lack of clarity on [...]

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Aid agencies say they can work again in Zimbabwe (News & Information)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:57:30 GMT

Power-sharing talks over a unity government resumed Friday as President Robert Mugabe’s government made good on a promise to allow aid agencies to resume operations in economically……Read more

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UN Welcomes Lifting of Aid Suspension by Zimbabwe Govt (Daniel Molokele)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:26:00 GMT

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the Government of Zimbabwe to lift the suspension of field operations of non-governmental and private voluntary organizations (NGOs and PVOs). This positive development will help ensure that neutral and impartial humanitarian assistance is provided...

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Zimbabwe talks continue as economic pressure rises (ziomal.biz)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Zimbabwean power-sharing talks resumed in South Africa yesterday to try to end the post-election political deadlock that has worsened a catastrophic economic decline.

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Mugabe hands white Zimbabwe swimmer US$ cash prize (BBC News)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:14:54 GMT

Zimbabwe's top Olympic swimmer is given a $100,000 dollar reward by the country's president, Robert Mugabe.

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Mugabe hands white Zimbabwe swimmer $100,000 cash prize (BBC News)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:14:54 GMT

Zimbabwe's top Olympic swimmer is given a $100,000 dollar reward by the country's president, Robert Mugabe.

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Ban Lifted on Humanitarian Aid Agencies in Zimbabwe (Net News Publisher)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:00:33 GMT

The Zimbabwe government has lifted a ban on aid agencies in a move meant to ease the plight of people facing a humanitarian crisis in the country, APA learned Friday. The Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare said that it was lifting the ban on field operations for aid agencies that worked in [...]

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Ngulube shows the way for Zimbabwe (Cricinfo)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:06:49 GMT

Tafadwa Ngulube justified his late call-up by top scoring with 91 as Zimbabwe Board XI put in a much improved batting performance to finish the first day of their match against Pakistan Academy at 300 for 6.

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Inflation drives SMS prices through the roof in Zimbabwe (IntoMobile)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:01:52 GMT

We don’t usually post news from Africa. However this one caught my eye. Apparently, mobile phone operators in Zimbabwe have increased their prices by 1,000% as the country’s inflation spins out of control. The end result is that an SMS within the country costs between $5 and $7, while sending the same SMS outside of Zimbabwe [...]

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