Women
Women
‘Freedom of the Press’ Just Words on Paper in Zimbabwe
Oct 15, 2014 As things stand now, any attempts by the Zimbabwean media to subject public officials to scrutiny and make them accountable for their actions is anathema to the powers that be.
‘Uppity’ Women in a Man’s World: Zimbabwean Women Fight to Make Their Mark in the Media
Oct 15, 2014 Working as a journalist in Zimbabwe is a risky business for all members of the media, but it is doubly challenging for women.
U.N. Faces Nearly $5 Billion Shortfall in Aid
Jul 21, 2009 The United Nations is facing a $4.8 billion shortfall in funding for humanitarian aid to some of the world's poorest peoples. At the top of that list are the inhabitants of Zimbabwe, Palestine and Kenya, which face increasingly dire financial needs. Although emergency relief donations have risen, the global credit crunch has made it harder for developed countries to keep pace with the need.
Cholera Plagues Zimbabwe
May 27, 2009 Cholera, the scourge of centuries past, has infected 100,000 people in Zimbabwe, dwarfing the body count of the much better publicized swine flu and demonstrating once again the dramatic and tragic inequality of health care in many parts of the developing world.
Zimbabwe’s PM Injured, Wife Killed in Car Crash
Mar 8, 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, after enduring a great deal of hardship on the long road to his current position of sharing power with President Robert Mugabe, was injured and his wife of 31 years was killed in a car accident that occurred Friday when they were on their way to their home outside Harare.
Tsvangirai to World: ‘Get Over’ Mugabe
Feb 13, 2009 Much like an unsympathetic friend counseling you after a breakup, recently installed Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is calling on the world to "get over" the wrongs of President Robert Mugabe.
A New Day in Zimbabwe
Feb 11, 2009 With a dearth of smiles in Zimbabwe on Wednesday, Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as prime minister by his political nemesis, President Robert Mugabe. The long fight to this moment, which included Tsvangirai's exile and the death of many of his political supporters, has culminated in a power-sharing agreement between the two men and their parties.
David Rieff on ‘Africa’s World War’
Feb 6, 2009 Why does the Darfur violence arouse outrage but the slaughter of millions more in Congo does not? An indispensable new book by Gerard Prunier attempts an answer by combining cool analysis and scholarly dispassion without losing sight of the horror of its subject.
Mugabe Learns How to Share … Maybe
Jan 30, 2009 The ever-unfolding democratic drama in Zimbabwe has revealed a new, potentially less contentious chapter. Opposition leader and once-exiled politician Morgan Tsvangirai has said he will join a government as prime minister with President Robert Mugabe in a power-sharing agreement between the two rival parties.
Mugabe’s Last Stand?
Dec 6, 2008 The U.S. has finally decided that it is "well past time" for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to be shown the door. This after he stole an election in June, subverted a power-sharing arrangement and run his once-prosperous nation into the ground.
