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Zimbabwe public servants vow to intensify strike (AFP via Yahoo! News)
02/09/2010 04:32 AM

Most of Zimbabwe's 230,000 civil servants have heeded a strike call, their union said Tuesday, vowing to intensify the protest if the government fails to meet their demand for a five-fold pay hike.

Zimbabwe Faces Corn, Wheat Shortage After Dry Weather (Update1) (Bloomberg)
02/09/2010 02:03 AM

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwe is facing corn and wheat shortages after a prolonged period of dry weather, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report.

Zimbabwe Faces Corn, Wheat Shortage After Dry Weather, USDA Says (Bloomberg)
02/09/2010 12:33 AM

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwe is facing corn and wheat shortages after dry weather, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report.

Zimbabwe "indigenization" law requires all businesses to be 51-percent black-owned (Sun-Sentinel)
02/09/2010 05:49 AM

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — White businesspeople in Zimbabwe who don't cede control of their companies to black partners could face jail under a law going into effect next month.

Rayner heads to Zimbabwe for Twenty20 (Cricinfo via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
02/09/2010 12:46 AM

Zimbabwe news

Trusty appointees for Zimbabwe's key commissions (ZWNEWS.com)
02/09/2010 05:50 AM

Harare - Among the fractious paralysis of Zimbabwe's unity government - with increased arrests of Movement for Democratic Change supporters, continued selective prosecutions, and attempts by Zanu PF to strip Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of the few powers he has - there has been a glimmer of good news.

Zimbabwe : Britain to Back Nation At IMF (AllAfrica.com)
02/09/2010 12:16 AM

Harare — BRITAIN, the prime mover of financial sanctions against Zimbabwe, will now support the restoration of Zimbabwe's voting rights in the International Monetary Fund.

Zimbabwe : Concrete Jungles Destroy Livelihoods, Biota (AllAfrica.com)
02/09/2010 01:30 AM

Harare — THE rate of destruction of wetlands in Zimbabwe's urban settlements has reached alarming proportions as the majority of them are being turned into residential and industrial stands.

Zimbabwe says Botswana overreacting (New Zimbabwe)
02/09/2010 05:11 AM

ZIMBABWE accused Botswana of overreacting in what has turned into a major diplomatic spat following the arrest of its three armed game rangers who crossed the border into Zimbabwe illegally.

MDC wants fresh elections for Zimbabwe (Independent Online)
02/09/2010 03:37 AM

A new round of elections are the only way to a lasting solution for Zimbabwe, the MDC in South Africa said.