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Zimbabwe: OCHA Monthly Humanitarian Update, Nov 2009

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:49:45 GMT

- Triple threat of cholera, Influenza A H1N1 and measles outbreaks contained. - 500,000 vulnerable children to benefit from BEAM.
Source: Relief Web

Wicked Irony in Politicians Painting Themselves Saviours

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:46:26 GMT

Johannesburg — THERE is something abhorrent and disturbingly ironic about the Gauteng legislature's portfolio committee on health and social development trying to take the moral high ground in answering the tough humanitarian question of what to do...
Source: AllAfrica.com

Zimbabwe Minister: KP to Monitor Marange Diamonds ‘If Necessary’

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:03:04 GMT

Zimbabwe’s finance minister, Tendai Biti, indicated in his 2010 budget presentation that government monitors would maintain control of the Marange diamond operations, despite a recent Kimberley Process (KP) declaration to the contrary.
Source: Zimbabwe Metro

A&M-CC dancers look like creatures in Silver Safari

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:17:54 GMT

CORPUS CHRISTI University art student Josh Goldson says his recent work is scaly, spotty and striped — all to help raise money for the Art Museum of South Texas.
Source: Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Thin Line Separates Teams: Hurley

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:13:40 GMT

DUBAI It has now become an annual ritual for the Arabian Gulf to promise but fail to deliver at the Dubai Rugby Sevens tournament.
Source: Khaleej Times

The Test team that isn’t

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:43:07 GMT

One of the members of the Indian team, to whom I had sent a congratulatory SMS Sunday evening, responded with this: It’s been a long time coming — we’ve dreamed of this and worked towards this all our playing lives; feels good.
Source: DesiPundit

Not-out hundreds, and just missing them

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:02:46 GMT

Unbeaten on a ton in both innings, the lowest average among century-makers, the lowest-scoring captains, and Dravid's Scotland stint Aravinda de Silva: the only one to make unbeaten centuries in both innings of a Test © Getty Images Has anyone ever...
Source: Cricinfo.com

Exploring the Frontier

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:29:33 GMT

By Anna Prior Strong returns have enticed many people into emerging-market stock funds this year.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Quoted in 'Chinese Tobacco Firms Donate to Home'

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:19:16 GMT

said in AllAfrica.com:

China tobacco industry has come to Zimbabwe to do business for five years and we have this principle that what we get from the society we should return. What we are doing here is in line with Chinese policy in Africa and we are not only assisting this institution, but we will engage in community development projects like building classrooms in some local schools

Quoted in 'New Hat for Ex-Forex Dealers'

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:08:44 GMT

said in AllAfrica.com:

While I was there I managed to save quite a bit of money and when I returned to Zimbabwe in 1996 I bought my first Mazda 323. So this is what I do. I've done my business from here and I've never worked anywhere. You see this young man (pointing to a tout) I've known him since he was 10 years. He, like the rest of the other guys who do not own cars, is ekeing out a living on this

Zimbabwe economy turns around - 05 Dec 09

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:58:36 GMT

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:17:18 GMT

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (L) arrives at Madrid's Viana Palace with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos October 8, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:10:59 GMT

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos (L) meets with Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai at Madrid's Viana Palace October 8, 2009.