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The articles below are the most recent additions to the Zimbabwe category of Africa InfoServ. To read an article, click on its title. To see more Zimbabwe articles or to search a particular topic, click on Africa Archive. Articles marked with a magnifying glass ( Longer, analytical article. ) are longer, more analytical pieces.

1. Makoni: Mine’s leadership of values, ideas
Author: Chofamba Sithole Date Written: 6 September 2012
Primary Category: Zimbabwe Document Origin: New Zimbabwe.com
Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://www.newzimbabwe.com/
Key Words: Government, party, Mavambo

Summary & Comment: Simba Makoni has wealth of knowledge about the crisis in Zimbabwe but somehow he misses cracking the conundrum. M.Makoni
2. The investor who saved Mugabe
Author: Stefaans Brummer, Craig McKune & Owen Gagare Date Written: 10 August 2012
Primary Category: Zimbabwe Document Origin: Mail and Guardian
Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http:// http://mg.co.za/
Key Words: Loan, elections, Zanu-PF

Summary & Comment: Robert Mugabe’s party was too broke to finance the re-run of the contested 2008 elections, but a kind man from Britain saved the day. Today, the opposition still struggles to bid Mugabe farewell from the presidency. M. Makoni.
3. Trash collectors become Zimbabwe’s unlikely climate change ambassadors
Author: Stanley Kwenda Date Written: 1 August 2012
Primary Category: Zimbabwe Document Origin: Inter-Press Services Africa
Secondary Category: Ecology Source URL: http://www.ipsnews.net
Key Words: Plastic, trash, climate change,

Summary & Comment: The humblest way of fighting climate change is underway in Zimbabwe - picking up of plastics for recycling. M. Makoni
4. Makoni denies sanctions have hurt ordinary people
Author: Lance Guma Date Written: 30 July 2012
Primary Category: Zimbabwe Document Origin: Short Wave Radio Africa
Secondary Category: Human Rights Source URL: http://www.swradioafrica.com
Key Words: ZANU PF, finance, sanctions

Summary & Comment: Zimbabwe is torn with the issue of sanctions imposed by Western countries to whip the government into line on a number of issues, including human rights abuses. M. Makoni.
5. Zimbabwe: ZBC raises fees while viewership drops
Author: Dumi Sigogo Date Written: 23 July 2012
Primary Category: Zimbabwe Document Origin: Jocoza
Secondary Category: Media Source URL: http://www.journalism.co.za
Key Words: operational costs, channel, reporters

Summary & Comment: The standards at Zimbabwe’s Broadcasting station have gone down so much so that viewers and listeners believe its not worth paying their licenses any more and company is hard pressed to collect the money to fund expansion and new programmes. M. Makoni
6. Zimbabwe gets privately-owned radio station
Author: Sebastian Mhofu Date Written: 25 June 2012
Primary Category: Zimbabwe Document Origin: Voice of America
Secondary Category: Media Source URL: http://www.voanews.com/
Key Words: Zimbabwe, radio station, news media

Summary & Comment: The first privately owned FM radio station in Zimbabwe called Star Radio has started broadcasting. However, the media outfit is unlikely to be a credible alternative news source to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation’s five radio stations. This is because it is owned by a company that publishes newspapers considered part of the propaganda machine . . . [expand]
7. Zimbabwe: Burial societies provide for the here and now
Author: IRIN Date Written: 8 June 2012
Primary Category: Zimbabwe Document Origin: IRIN
Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://www.irinnews.org
Key Words: Zimbabwe, savings, funerals

Summary & Comment: Burial societies in Zimbabwe have traditionally pooled members’ savings to help cover funeral expenses for family members. Some of these societies are now setting up small businesses to generate income to be able to give out loans to members who have pressing humanitarian and financial needs. In recent years, there has been an increase in the numbe . . . [expand]

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