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  1. Zimbabwe: Ministers Face Chop, as Biti Acts on Comptroller and Auditor-General Report

    CABINET will soon decide on the course of action to take against ministers who looted State assets before the formation of the inclusive government in February amid indications that there is convergence in the thinking of the three principals in the transitional arrangement to wield the axe on those caught on the wrong side of the law.

  2. Botswana: Banning Wildlife Hunting is a Mistake - Expert

    An expert on Friday warned that the banning of hunting in preference to photographic safaris could have a devastating effect on the environment and the wildlife it is expected to preserve.

  3. Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Party in Turmoil Over Internal Struggle

    ZANU PF's main wing led by retired army commander Solomon Mujuru has crushed a rival faction headed by Emmerson Mnangagwa, leaving the party in turmoil.

  4. Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF, MDC in Fresh Attempt to Mend Ties

    Fresh negotiations to deal with the so-called outstanding issues in the unity government are expected to begin in earnest this weekend nearly two weeks after the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika directed at its meeting in Mozambique that Zimbabwe resolves its niggling issues within 30 days.

  5. Zimbabwe: Firearm Exhibits Not Hitschmann's - Witness

    THE chief investigating officer in the case of MDC-T treasurer Roy Bennett has admitted before the High Court that some of the firearms presented in court this week as exhibits were not found in the possession of the state's key witness, Michael Hitschmann. Bennett is on trial on allegations of possessing dangerous weapons and inciting acts of terrorism and insurgency.

  6. Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Congress Postponed

    Zanu-PF's National People's Congress, which had been slated for December 8 to 13, has been postponed by a week to make way for the hosting of an international civil aviation conference at that time.

  7. South Africa: Xenophobic Attacks Draw Condemnation From UN Agency

    The United Nations refugee agency today condemned the latest xenophobic attacks that have driven some 3,000 foreigners, including refugees and asylum-seekers from Zimbabwe, from a community in South Africa.

  8. Zimbabwe: Country's Corruption Wanes

    ZIMBABWE recorded the biggest jump of the 180 countries surveyed by Transparency International (IT) this year being ranked as the 34th most corrupt nation from the number 14 it was positioned last year, indicating a slight lessening of corruption. TI said Zimbabwe was still ranked in a worrying position due to the breakdown of formal procedures and structures at most institutions that are ...

  9. Zimbabwe: U.S.$80 Billion Chinese Investment Package Hailed

    Zimbabwe's economy is set for turnaround following the huge investment package - worth US$8 billion -- unveiled by a Chinese-Angolan joint venture company, China Sonangol.

  10. Africa: Cup of Nations Draw Made in Angola

    ANGOLA versus Mali will be the opening game of the tournament. Group A will be based in Luanda, Group B will be in Cabinda in the north of the country, Group C will play in Benguela, and Group D will be based in Lubango.

  11. South Africa: Should Mbeki be Prosecuted Over Aids Deaths?

    THE Young Communist League (YCL) yesterday repeated its call that former president Thabo Mbeki be prosecuted for AIDS-related deaths, saying it sided with victims rather than critics of the proposed court action, including the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League.

  12. Zimbabwe: Weapons Theft Stokes Fears of Instability

    The recent "suicide" of a senior army officer in the wake of a break-in at a military armoury in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, is sowing fears that the missing guns may be used to fuel instability.

  13. South Africa: Farmers Responsible for Attacks?

    Farmers in De Doorns have rejected allegations that they are paying Zimbabwean immigrants lower than the minimum wage and are therefore responsible for the xenophobic attacks that erupted in the region this week.

  14. Africa: Continent's Best Soccer Teams Head For World Cup

    There's only one slot left to be filled in Africa's line-up at the 2010 Fifa World Cup, to be played in South Africa next June, and it will be taken after what has the makings of an epic playoff between Algeria and Egypt in Sudan on Wednesday.

  15. Zimbabwe: Eleventh Hour Verdict Rescues Unity Accord

    THE Unity Accord survived its sternest test ever on Monday when all but one of the ZANU-PF provinces that were still to select their preferred candidates to the presidium upheld a decision by the politburo to reserve the chairmanship of the party for the former PF-ZAPU to avert cracks that were threatening to further split the party.


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