SOUTHERN AFRICAZimbabwe: Less food for more mouths JOHANNESBURG: The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is moving into top gear this month to feed four million Zimbabweans, but severe funding shortages mean the organisation's coffers are beginning to run on empty, which has caused a cut in rations to below the minimum dietary recommendations. 13 Nov 2008 10:52
SOUTHERN AFRICAZimbabwe: Hunting for good garbage to eat Desperate entrepreneurs are scouring rubbish dumps, abattoirs and poisoned waterways for scraps of food to eat or sell to other equally hungry Zimbabweans in a bid for survival. 6 Nov 2008 07:42
SOUTHERN AFRICASmall town, BIG grant There are no roads, no major industry and no historical landmarks in Otjivero, a village about 150km east of Windhoek, the Namibian capital and previously known for little more than its poverty. But in January 2008 it became part of one of the world's first basic income grant (BIG) projects, and now stands the chance of setting an international precedent in the fight against poverty. 5 Nov 2008 11:12
SOUTHERN AFRICAZimbabwe: The grey economy is the real one Takunda Moyo, 35, seems the epitome of a successful business person: he drives a sleek car, wears designer label clothes, and is never short of a dollar or two. He is part of a new class of entrepreneur - the illegal foreign exchange hustler. 5 Nov 2008 07:30
SOUTHERN AFRICAZimbabwe: 'Just airlift the food' It gets worse each day for Zimbabweans struggling with shortages and escalating food prices, now denominated in US dollars. 3 Nov 2008 14:17
SOUTHERN AFRICASADC discusses faster implementation of programmes [Bathandwa Mbola] PRETORIA: Permanent secretaries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) met at the Union Buildings on Thursday, 30 October 2008, to discuss the issues affecting the region and faster implementation of programmes. 31 Oct 2008 13:47
SOUTHERN AFRICAZimbabwe's survival recipe book Rural Zimbabweans have always turned to an emergency larder of wild foods to see them through hard times, but in this year of shortages and dizzying prices for all basic foodstuffs, the fruits and roots foraged from the bush are keeping many alive. 30 Oct 2008 10:10
SOUTHERN AFRICARTGs: Wise technology put to wrong use in Zimbabwe The introduction of the Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) a few years ago further enhanced the country's reputation for having one of the most advanced banking systems on the African continent, but there is now a serious rethink on whether such an advanced payments system is good for Zimbabwe, a nation battling its worst economic crisis in history. 27 Oct 2008 10:58
SOUTHERN AFRICAZimbabwe: Military seed merchants The distribution of agricultural inputs such as maize seed and fertilizer for the 2008/09 season has become the domain of Zimbabwe's military and President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party. 24 Oct 2008 08:54
SOUTHERN AFRICAZimbabwe: All aboard for a 2,500km shopping trip The bus route between South Africa, the continent's largest economy, and Zimbabwe, the world's fastest shrinking economy outside of a war zone, is a crucial lifeline for people faced with increasing food insecurity. 17 Oct 2008 07:04
SOUTHERN AFRICAZimbabwe: A day in the life of hyperinflation Tendai Moyo, 28, living in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, goes into a shop in the downtown area and heads for a shelf where, a day ago, she saw a feeding bottle she wanted to buy for her three-month-old son. 16 Oct 2008 06:32
SOUTHERN AFRICAZimbabwe: Retail business now a pain for operators [Dumisani Ndlela] Alex Peterson has been in the retail business all his life. His family has run a fleet of businesses, which include supermarkets, beer outlets and butcheries, for over 45 years. 14 Oct 2008 15:23
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The distribution of agricultural inputs such as maize seed and fertilizer for the 2008/09 season has become the domain of Zimbabwe's military and President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party. 24 Oct 2008 08:54
The bus route between South Africa, the continent's largest economy, and Zimbabwe, the world's fastest shrinking economy outside of a war zone, is a crucial lifeline for people faced with increasing food insecurity. 17 Oct 2008 07:04
Tendai Moyo, 28, living in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, goes into a shop in the downtown area and heads for a shelf where, a day ago, she saw a feeding bottle she wanted to buy for her three-month-old son. 16 Oct 2008 06:32
