Zimbabweans urged to buy basics in SA
Zimbabweans told it is cheaper to go to South Africa to buy basic commodities. 31 Dec 2008 15:45
2008: Another year of marked economic decline
When banker Nigel Chanakira recently described Zimbabwe's state of the economy as a “dead man walking” at the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries annual conference, his remarks were seen by some delegates as insensitive. 23 Dec 2008 06:14
Zimbabwe: Tracking the descent
A power-sharing deal - brokered by South African President Thabo Mbeki, appointed as negotiator by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) - and signed on 15 September, was heralded as a new dawn for Zimbabwe. Instead, it has become a marker for Zimbabwe's rapid descent into collapse. Below is a timeline tracing the events in recent months. 12 Dec 2008 10:18
SA delegation to assess humanitarian situation in Zim
[Gabi Khumalo] PRETORIA: The South African government is to send a delegation to Zimbabwe on Monday, 8 December to assess the humanitarian situation in that country and determine what level of assistance is required. 8 Dec 2008 09:45
Zimbabwe: Manufactured mayhem?
When troops rioted in Zimbabwe this week, the first reaction of many was to view it as the first major cracks in Mugabe's powerbase. 3 Dec 2008 09:52
Zimbabwe: Soldiers riot over cash shortage
HARARE: Uniformed Zimbabwean soldiers raided one of the capital's money-changing haunts after becoming frustrated with queuing to withdraw cash at a Harare bank, according to an IRIN correspondent who witnessed the event. 1 Dec 2008 14:40
Zim-China trade hits US$500m mark
Asian giant is country's second largest trading partner after SA. 27 Nov 2008 10:42
Zimbabwe: No jingle bells, just a hopeless Christmas
[Dumisani Ndlela] What used to be a festive season full of spending has turned out to be a time of grief for both shoppers and retailers in Zimbabwe. Shops which used to burst with customers scrambling for bargains are desolate, and newspapers, which used to struggle to cope with advertorials on retail specials, are battling to fill advertising space. 24 Nov 2008 09:22
Zimbabwe: 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
Zimbabwe: 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
Zimbabwe: 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
Zimbabwe: '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
Zimbabwe'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
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