Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

September 6, 2008 11:53:37 AM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: Zimbabwe

Stories

Stories 121 - 140 of 140

<< Prev 1 ... 3 4 5 6 7
  • February 2008

    • Zimbabwe's Inflation Rate Hits 100,000%

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 21, 08 12:53 PM CST

      Zimbabwe's Inflation Rate Hits 100,000%

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe's inflation rate is running at 100,000%, according to the government's statistics office—but that's not the worst news. Insane as that number may sound, it's probably an underestimation, writes the Telegraph . In Harare, where shelves are bare and money is being printed at breakneck speed, a single cigarette now costs Z$500,000. More »

      Tags

      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Africa  • inflation  • corruption  • currency exchange

    • Bush Defends Decision Not to Send Troops to Darfur

      BBC  |  Feb 15, 08 3:35 AM CST

      Bush Defends Decision Not to Send Troops to Darfur

      (Newser) - President Bush has defended his decision not to send US troops to Darfur to stop the genocide taking place in the troubled African region. The choice was partly due to a desire not to intervene in another Muslim country, he told the BBC. Bush is scheduled to leave today for a visit to five African countries, but may be delayed if the controversial eavesdropping bill he backs continues to be held up in Congress. More »

      Tags

      George W. Bush  • Zimbabwe  • Africa  • Kenya  • Sudan  • Darfur  • South Africa  • diplomacy  • foreign aid

    • Mugabe to Face Rare Challenger

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 6, 08 12:55 PM CST

      Mugabe to Face Rare Challenger

      (Newser) - A deposed finance minister has announced he will run for president of Zimbabwe in elections next month, a rare challenge to Robert Mugabe, who has ruled the country since 1980. Simba Makoni tried to push through reforms to slow Zimbabwe's economic collapse, the Times of London reports, but was sacked by Mugabe, who called him an "economic saboteur." More »

      Tags

      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • election  • Movement for Democratic Change  • Simba Makoni

  • January 2008

    • Pakistani Urges US to Oppose Elections

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jan 27, 08 5:54 PM CST

      Pakistani Urges US to Oppose Elections

      (Newser) - A Pakistani politician turned heads last week by touting a rare view to US policymakers: Don't back Pakistan's elections. Without an independent judiciary, elections will only hurt the country, Imran Khan warned. He urged lawmakers in New York and Washington to "back the democratic process, by insisting on the reinstatement of the judges, rather than back any individual in an election." More »

      Tags

      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Zimbabwe  • Egypt  • Pakistan elections  • Pakistan judges  • Imran Khan

    • Mugabe Foe Briefly Arrested Ahead of Rally

      Mail & Guardian (South Africa)  |  Jan 23, 08 10:42 AM CST

      Mugabe Foe Briefly Arrested Ahead of Rally

      (Newser) - Robert Mugabe's main opponent was arrested in the middle of the night ahead of a planned rally today in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare, reports the Mail and Guardian . He was later released without charge. Police have banned Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change from holding a demonstration, but the opposition leader has vowed it will go ahead. More »

      Tags

      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • inflation  • Morgan Tsvangirai

    • Rangers Kill Taunted Tusker

      Associated Press  |  Jan 8, 08 3:25 AM CST

      Rangers Kill Taunted Tusker

      (Newser) - Tusker, a 50-year-old bull elephant, was an old  favorite at a safari park in Zimbabwe, but rangers shot him dead after he trampled several cars at a rowdy New Year's Eve party where the animal was taunted. Witnesses say that drunken partygoers teased Tusker by flashing car lights, lighting fireworks, throwing bottles and even slapping his rump, AP reports. More »

      Tags

      Zimbabwe  • conservation  • elephant  • safari

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • Mugabe Seizes Platinum and Diamond Mines

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 21, 07 7:32 AM CST

      Mugabe Seizes Platinum and Diamond Mines

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe's catastrophic economic situation got still worse yesterday as Robert Mugabe announced a new law giving the government controlling stakes in the country's platinum and diamond mines. The Times of London writes that the state may now take control of 51% of all mining companies and has to pay for only half of it. One economist called the plan "damaging in the extreme." More »

      Tags

      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • mining

    • Rhodesian PM Ian Smith Dies at 88

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 20, 07 9:47 PM CST

      Rhodesian PM Ian Smith Dies at 88

      (Newser) - Ian Smith, the Rhodesian leader who unilaterally declared independence from Britain in 1965 and defended white rule for 15 tumultuous years, died today at 88. Seen as a symbol of  African colonial-era racism, Smith was unrepentant during his lifetime, arguing that what is now Zimbabwe suffered more under the tenure of current President Robert Mugabe, the Guardian reports. More »

      Tags

      Great Britain  • obituary  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • South Africa  • independence  • apartheid  • colonialism  • Rhodesia

  • September 2007

    • Mugabe to Foreign Firms: We Own You

      BBC  |  Sep 27, 07 3:00 AM CDT

      Mugabe to Foreign Firms: We Own You

      (Newser) - A bill backed by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe requiring foreign companies to turn over majority control to black Zimbabweans has passed the country's parliament, reports the BBC. The goal of the bill is to give economic power to anyone "disadvantaged by unfair discrimination on race grounds," but it is likely to discourage foreign firms from investing in the struggling nation. More »

      Tags

      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe

    • Bush Unloads on Burmese Junta

      New York Times  |  Sep 25, 07 1:40 PM CDT

      Bush Unloads on Burmese Junta

      (Newser) - President Bush told the UN General Assembly today that the US will tighten economic sanctions on Burma and impose a travel ban on its military junta leaders. The US has long maintained an embargo against the country, which is now in its eighth day of anti-junta protests. “The people’s desire to freedom is unmistakable,” Bush said. More »

      Tags

      George W. Bush  • Zimbabwe  • Middle East  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cuba  • Sudan  • human rights  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • economic sanctions  • human rights abuse

    • Britain Boycotts African Summit

      Independent (UK)  |  Sep 20, 07 4:45 AM CDT

      Britain Boycotts African Summit

      (Newser) - Britain will boycott a summit bringing together leaders of the European Union and  African states because of the expected presence of  Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. Prime Minister Gordon Brown told the  Independent  he wants to send a powerful message of concern to the leader responsible for widespread torture and the economic collapse of the once prosperous African nation. More »

      Tags

      Great Britain  • European Union  • Zimbabwe  • Gordon Brown  • Robert Mugabe  • boycott  • African Union  • summit  • Desmond Tutu  • Lisbon

    • Mugabe Critic Quits Over Sex Scandal

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 12, 07 3:18 PM CDT

      Mugabe Critic Quits Over Sex Scandal

      (Newser) - An archbishop and prominent critic of Robert Mugabe's regime has resigned his Catholic Church leadership position after being accused of having an affair with a married woman. Pius Ncube remains a bishop, and his supporters say they see the authoritarian Zimbabwean regime behind the scandal, which Ncube calls "a state-driven, vicious attack," the LA Times reports. More »

      Tags

      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • scandals  • Catholic Church  • sex scandal  • human rights  • Vatican  • resignation

  • August 2007
  • July 2007
  • June 2007

    • Collapse Looms in Zimbabwe

      BBC  |  Jun 14, 07 9:56 AM CDT

      Collapse Looms in Zimbabwe

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe could suffer a full structural collapse in the next few months, the BBC reports. According to a memo distributed to aid workers, shops may resort to barter and utilities may shut down entirely in the country, on account of unbridled inflation that's already the world's highest at 3,714%. More »

      Tags

      US economy  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Africa  • inflation

  • March 2007

    • Zimbabwe Gets a Hero

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 15, 07 1:46 PM CDT

      Zimbabwe Gets a Hero

      (Newser) - When Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's police force brutally beat the leader of an opposition party, Morgan Tsvangirai, they might have unwittingly  created their own Nelson Mandela. Photographs of a battered Tsvangirai being led to a hospital in police custody Tuesday circulated around the globe, prompting impassioned cries of protest. More »

      Tags

      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Africa  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • violence  • Nelson Mandela

Stories 121 - 140 of 140

<< Prev 1 ... 3 4 5 6 7

Today's Most Popular

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »