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/ 15 May 2008

Zim eyes cross-party probes into violence

Zimbabwe’s government is to invite the opposition to form cross-party teams to probe acts of political violence in the aftermath of the country’s March elections, Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa said on Wednesday. It is the first time such an idea has been floated by the ruling party, which has been accused of orchestrating a campaign of terror.

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/ 17 September 2007

Zim eyes Soccer World Cup mega-village

Cash-strapped Zimbabwe plans to build a Z-trillion (US,3-billion) games village in time for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, reports last week. The games village, to be funded by private developers, will be built on a 100ha plot near the southern city of Masvingo on the shores of scenic Lake Mutirikwi, the official Sunday Mail newspaper said.

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/ 7 September 2007

Zim raises prices in bid to ease shortages

In a bid to ease widespread shortages of goods, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s government on Friday announced it was allowing retailers to raise prices by 20%. ”Effectively, the prices of all goods and services that have not been reviewed since June 18 2007 go up by 20%,” the government mouthpiece Herald newspaper said.