Reuters: Zimbabwe News

Cricket-Duminy scores maiden ton as S.Africa destroy Zimbabwe

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:57:34 +0000

CENTURION, South Africa, Nov 10 (Reuters) - JP Duminy struck his maiden one-day international century to lead South Africa to a crushing 212-run victory over Zimbabwe on Tuesday.

Cricket-South Africa v Zimbabwe second ODI scoreboard

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:55:56 +0000

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Scoreboard after the second and final one-day international between South Africa and Zimbabwe in Centurion on Tuesday.

Reform Zimbabwe cbank to lure donors - Fin Min

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:39:31 +0000

HARARE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's government has failed to attract funding from foreign donors for next year's budget because they feared the money could be misused if the central bank is not reformed, the finance minister said on Tuesday.

RPT-Over 20 mln people need food aid in east Africa-UN

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:38:59 +0000

* War compounds food emergencies in Somalia, Sudan, Congo

DIARY-Southern & South Africa to December 2009

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:13:07 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

UPDATE 1-Zimbabwe says economy to rebound, grow 15 pct a year

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:09:27 +0000

* Proposing increasing mining royalties (Adds details, background, quotes)

Zimbabwe economy to grow 15 pct a year-minister

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:15:58 +0000

HARARE, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's economy may grow 12.5 percent next year and by an average 15 percent for the next five years on a recovery in production and aggressive infrastructure development, Economic Planning Minister Elton Mangoma said on Monday.

UPDATE 3-Zimbabwe PM's ally goes on trial for terrorism

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:11:26 +0000

HARARE, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's ally Roy Bennett went on trial accused of terrorism on Monday in a case that has stoked tensions in the unity government of Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF.

DIARY-Southern & South Africa to December 2009

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:17 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

FACTBOX-Who is Zimbabwe MDC official Roy Bennett?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:07:40 +0000

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Roy Bennett, an ally of Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and senior official of the Movement for Democratic Change, stands trial on terrorism charges on Monday.