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Food Security Under Threat
01.09.2008 14:03
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South Africans' food security - particularly the urban and rural poor, is under threat as they grapple with the highest food inflation rate in five years, according to the government's advisory body on agricultural marketing.
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Telecoms Firm Eyes South African Giant
01.09.2008 14:03
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Nigeria's Second National Carrier, Globacom - reputed as Africa's fastest growing telecommunications network - has expressed interest in Telkom's assets in Vodacom, Southern Africa's leading telecommunications network.
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Shock Trade Deficit Hits Economy
01.09.2008 14:03
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THE trade deficit widened to a near-record R14,3bn in July , after soaring oil prices pushed the cost of imports to a historic peak, data showed last week.
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Citizens Resigned to Five More Years With Mugabe
01.09.2008 14:03
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Zimbabweans are slowly resigning themselves to the prospect of another five years under President Robert Mugabe's rule after last ditch power sharing talks between the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition at the weekend left the two parties further apart.
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Lifting of NGO Ban Excludes Human Rights Groups
01.09.2008 14:02
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The government was forced to lift a ban on food aid last Friday as a result of the sheer need on the ground and the fact that it does not have the means to meet the humanitarian needs of the people in the country. However officials from the Social Welfare Ministry met stakeholders in Harare on Monday and said the ban lifting does not apply to all NGOS.
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Report Reveals Deterioration of Health Services
01.09.2008 14:02
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A new report by six independent Zimbabwean doctors has revealed the almost total collapse of the country's health services during the past year, in what it has labeled 'an unmitigated tragedy.'
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Country's Options
01.09.2008 14:02
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A DECADE ago, Zimbabwe's inflation rate was 32% and a year ago it was over 7000%. Now it's supposedly 11,2-million percent, but unofficially anywhere between 20-million and 30-million percent.
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Kirsty, Young Girl Inspires the Nation
01.09.2008 14:02
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Perhaps for Kirsty, swimming was just a hobby, but now she is arguably one of the most powerful women in Zimbabwe, albeit in her own way.
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More Women Turn to Farming
01.09.2008 14:02
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Demand for land and interest in agriculture as a business venture among women has increased over the years with more inquiring on how to access land under the Land Reform Programme, the president of the Women Farmers' Association has said.
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American Express Stops Issuing Travellers Cheques
01.09.2008 14:02
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One of the oldest credit card and travellers cheques companies American Express has ceased operations in Zimbabwe effective 1st September. The company which issues travellers cheques to international travellers said it was suspending its operations in Zimbabwe because of lack of business.
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What President Mbeki Must Tell Mugabe
01.09.2008 14:02
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President Thabo Mbeki was set to head out to Harare, Zimbabwe, to try and salvage the talks between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai over the future of Zimbabwe.
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Fidelity Life in Move to Boost Regional Operations
01.09.2008 14:02
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Fidelity Life Assurance has paid ZMK 700 million (US$200 000) in bride price for Cavmont Life and Asset Management in Zambia as the listed concern bolsters its regional drive to fund local operations choked by the economic meltdown.
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Sundowns Could Face Uphill Task
01.09.2008 14:02
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Second-placed Njube Sundowns could find the going tough against Eastern Lions in a Premier league encounter at Pelandaba Stadium in Gwanda this afternoon.
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Court Relief for Civic Activist As Lawyers Allege Torture
01.09.2008 14:02
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A local magistrate on Monday relaxed the bail reporting conditions for Peter Muchengeti, the Zimbabwe Civic Education Trust, (Zimcet) regional manager for the Midlands province.
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U.S. Group Dru-Hill Not Coming As Suspected
01.09.2008 14:02
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R&B group Dru-hill, whom Tichafa Matambanadzo aka Titch Mataz said was scheduled to perform in Zimbabwe last week, did not turn up.
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