By Benedict Unendoro in Masvingo

The food situation in Zimbabwe’s arid southern province of Masvingo has reached crisis point, with many families unable to access even basic foodstuffs.

In early June, social welfare minister Nicholas Goche banned humanitarian agencies from operating in Zimbabwe after accusing them of "breaching the terms and conditions of their registration".

Since the aid agencies stopped distributing food, the state-controlled...

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By Joseph Sithole in Harare

One of President Robert Mugabe’s closest allies has issued a sharp rebuke to Zimbabwe’s leaders for allowing political and economic problems to fester.

Gideon Gono, governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, told the state-owned Herald newspaper in an interview last week that the country would not achieve an immediate economic turnaround unless key stakeholders found the political will to deal honestly with the country’s crisis.
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By Hativagone Mushonga in Harare

In the face of growing condemnation from the international community, President Robert Mugabe is appealing to the Zimbabwean public for support as he battles for legitimacy.

In what amounts to an after-the-fact election campaign, the state-owned media have gone into overdrive to try to salvage Mugabe’s battered image after the second-round presidential election held on June 27.

The run-up to the ballot was one of the most...

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By Jennifer Koons in London

The large-scale migration of Zimbabweans to the United Kingdom in recent years has earned London the nickname “Harare North”.

The exact number varies but experts suggest that roughly one million Zimbabwean expatriates, most fleeing rising economic and political instability in their home country, now reside in the UK.

Between 2000 and 2007, there were an estimated 20,600 asylum applications and about one-third of those have received...

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