Harare

65 Miners Trapped

AP | Posted 05.22.2012

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HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Sixty-five miners are awaiting rescue underground at a platinum mine on Tuesday after conveyor equipment collapsed in southern Zim...

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More Than 660 People Treated For Typhoid In Zimbabwe

AP | Posted 01.24.2012

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HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Authorities say more than 660 people have been treated for typhoid in Zimbabwe's capital but that the outbreak of the bacterial di...

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My Trip to Harare

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is clearly no lack of creativity or interest in the arts community of Harare and the other provinces of Zimbabwe, simply a lack of resources.

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Make Your Impact: How You Can Help Wednesday's Biggest Stories

Posted 05.25.2011

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Whether it's an earthquake in New Zealand or massive school closings, people around the world need your help right now. We've rounded up the biggest s...

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The World's Least Liveable Cities

Posted 05.25.2011

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Harare residents may have the most challenging lifestyles on the planet, as the Zimbabwean capital ranked dead last among the new survey of the world'...

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Zimbabwe Gays Face Harassment And Rape, Says US

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Gay Zimbabweans face widespread harassment and some have even been raped by those intending to convert their sexuality, the U...

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1,000 Words About Zimbabwe

Bernard Pollack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Most jobs in Zimbabwe have been informalized resulting in a very large informal sector. These informal sector workers, often the most exploited and the most ignored, decided to form a union.

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We Remain United: In Zimbabwe's Labor Movement, a Voice for Human Rights and Democracy

Bernard Pollack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wellington Chibebe, the secretary general of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, works tirelessly to bring attention to Zimbabwe's economic and human rights realities and to pressure the government to reform its ways.

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Pigs Don't Fly:

Times Online | Jan Raath | Posted 05.25.2011

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It took a wild pig on the runway at Harare International Airport to reveal what many Zimbabweans have long feared: the country's Civil Aviation Author...

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A Week in Mugabe's Zimbabwe

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.25.2011

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Visiting Zimbabwe can be a heart-wrenching experience. It is a beautiful land of warm and soft-spoken people. But hovering over the landscape at all times is the specter of extreme poverty and political oppression.

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Zimbabwe's Women Traders Keep Economy Afloat

Inter Press Service | By Tonderai Kwidini | Posted 05.25.2011

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Her small tattered book is full of lists of orders for goods such as beer, maize-meal and chemicals. On another page are addresses and phone numbers...

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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Celebrates Birthday With Sumptuous Banquet While People Starve

The Guardian | Alex Duval Smith, Africa Correspondent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Mugabe marked his 85th birthday yesterday with a sumptuous banquet in Harare at the start of a week of parties which observers say is a further...

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Zimbabwe: Swearing In Ceremony Marred By Arrests

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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The swearing-in of Zimbabwe's new power-sharing cabinet has been marred by the arrest of one minister and a dispute over several others....

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Life in a Time of Cholera: Crisis in Zimbabwe

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

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When does denial of health care amount to a human rights violation? Zimbabwe is facing a humanitarian crisis. The cause of the crisis is a political one.

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1,500 Dead As Cholera Rages On In Zimbabwe; Disease Spreads to South Africa

Thezimbabwetimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARARE - The deadly cholera epidemic had spread to all the ten provinces of Zimbabwe and killed a total of 1 518 people by Christmas Day, the World H...

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Zimbabwe: UK Caused Cholera

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe which has left hundreds dead was caused by the UK, an ally of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has said. Informa...

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Soldiers, Civilians Riot Against Mugabe For First Time, Police Open Fire

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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POLICE shot at rioting soldiers in Harare on Monday as unpaid troops sided with the country's impoverished people for the first time in protest agains...

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