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  Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Victoria Falls, Zambesi river, Kariba Dam and Limpopo rivers.
With an area of 390,000 square kilometer and a population estimated at 11.3 million, it is surrounded by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, Zambia to the north and Mozambique to the east.
The international community believes that political decisions made both overseas and by Zimbabwe's southern-most neighbour South Africa are crucial to the balance of power in this sovereign state.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/zi/Zimbabwe.html   (572 words)

  
 Human Rights First | Human Rights Defenders - Zimbabwe
The outcome of the presidential elections in Zimbabwe, to be held on March 9 and 10, is crucial to the future of the country and of the entire southern African region.
Zimbabwe stands on the brink of a catastrophe and the international community must act to prevent the total collapse of the rule of law and avert a humanitarian crisis.
Article 15, which criminalizes "publishing or communicating false statements prejudicial to the State." A person may be fined or imprisoned for up to five years for publishing a false statement which carries the risk of promoting public disorder, or undermining public confidence in the police, armed forces, or prison services.
www.humanrightsfirst.org /defenders/hrd_zimbabwe/hrd_zim_2.htm   (2603 words)

  
 Zimbabwe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In the aftermath of Mugabe 's handling of the land crisis which to redistribute land to fls Zimbabwe was from the Commonwealth of Nations on charges of human rights abuses and of election tampering in 2002.
Zimbabwe is a republic with an executive president and a unicameral parliament known as the House of Assembly.
Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and cities with provincial status: Bulawayo (city) Harare (city) Manicaland Mashonaland Central Mashonaland East Mashonaland West Masvingo Matabeleland North Matabeleland South and Midlands.
www.freeglossary.com /Zimbabwe   (1474 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Zimbabwe
After 33 years of administration by the British South Africa Company, from 1923 until 1980 the country was officially the British colony of Southern Rhodesia, though Ian Smith's white minority government proclaimed independence unilaterally in 1965 as the State (subsequently Republic) of Rhodesia.
Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status: Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands.
Inflation rose from an annual rate of 32% in 1998 to 59% in 1999 and to 208% in February 2003, expected to reach 350% by the end of the year.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Zimbabwe   (943 words)

  
 Zimbabwe
The Republic of Zimbabwe is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers.
Zimbabwe is a republic, with an executive president and a unicameral Parliament, formerly known as the House of Assembly.
Zimbabwe is a land-locked country, surrounded by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique.
www.creekin.net /n202-zimbabwe.html   (1492 words)

  
 CHARLES BRAY's Zimbabw Journal
Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe yesterday June 2nd 2004, accused of attempting to censor Zimbabwe's email traffic after his government ordered service providers to stop any correspondence that the regime deemed "malicious".
Zimbabwe is wrestling with economic collapse and chronic food shortages, worsened by a drought, which has eased somewhat this spring.
Rhodes was one of the largest-than-life men whose names punctuate Zimbabwe’s history, from the canny Matabele leader Mzilikazi and his son, lobengula, to the most recent prime minister, the scholarly Robert Mugabe.
www.greatestcities.com /users/cbray5003/Africa/Zimbabwe   (2830 words)

  
 Zimbabwe information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia), is a landlocked country in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers.
Zimbabwe was formerly an important net food exporter to the region, but in recent years starvation has been widespread because of Mugabe's land reform policy, which redistributed land to political supporters of Mugabe who do not farm the land efficiently.
Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth on 7 December 2003.
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 Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana.
GEOGRAPHY: Zimbabwe is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Mozambique to the northeast, South Africa to the south and Botswana to the southwest.
However, the sharp decline in the value of the Zimbabwe dollar during 1998 has caused serious difficulties for the government, which was already under financial pressure through low commodity prices and other internal factors, and the economy is now probably in its worst condition since independence.
www.geocities.com /district412/Zimbabwe.htm   (4741 words)

  
 Zimbabwe Overview | Zimbabwe Tour Guide | iExplore.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Present-day Zimbabwe was the site of a large and complex African civilization in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Mainly pastoral, evidence of their lifestyle may still be seen in the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, near the present-day town of Masvingo.
Zimbabwe is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Mozambique to the northeast, South Africa to the south and Botswana to the southwest.
www.africa.com /dmap/Zimbabwe/Overview   (692 words)

  
 Afrol Zimbabwe Index Page: Links to Zimbabwe
The website of the Zimbabwe Government offers some basic facts on the country, among links to ministries like the ministry of foreign affairs, some interviews, etc. Here you'll find a list with the last news, but not very updated and always only on Mugabe and his party.
Zimbabwe Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy.
On their Zimbabwe Page you'll find country background information and facts (overviews) for the traveler (money and costs, when to go, attractions, activities, getting there, getting around, etc.), if there's not a travel warning.
www.afrol.com /Index/countries/zimbabweindex.htm   (2599 words)

  
 GAMS ADR Dispute Resolution, Mediation & Arbitration
ENACTED by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe.
Failing such agreement, the arbitral tribunal shall determine the language or languages to be used in the proceedings.
Also any expert report or evidentiary document on which the arbitral tribunal may rely in making its decision shall be communicated to the parties.
www.globalarbitrationmediation.com /zimbabwe_arbitration_act.shtml   (5871 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country, surrounded by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east and northeast.
To the south, Zimbabwe is separated from South Africa by the Limpopo River.
English is the official language of Zimbabwe, though only 2% consider it their native language, mainly the white and Coloured (mixed race) minorities.
www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Zimbabwe   (3532 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Zimbabwe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers.
Zimbabwe was formerly an important net food exporter to the region but now starvation threatens because of Mugabe's land reform policy, that benefited landless fls little as most land was redistributed to political supporters of Mugabe who do not farm the land.
In the aftermath of Mugabe's handling of the land crisis, which moved to redistribute land to fls, by forcefully removing owners without compensation, Zimbabwe was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations on charges of human rights abuses and of election tampering in 2002.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/zimbabwe   (2655 words)

  
 zimbabwe state torture
Zimbabwe's opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, yesterday urged the United Nations to investigate the growing number of incidents of state torture in the country.
"It is clear that Zimbabwe's political crisis is deepening and state torture is being used to suppress any opposition to the Mugabe regime.
More than 1,050 cases of torture in Zimbabwe have been documented this year, according to a report issued this week by the Human Rights Forum.
rhodesian.server101.com /zimbabwe_state_torture.htm   (598 words)

  
 Zimbabwe History | iExplore.com
Mozambique on either side of Zimbabwe – until the 1830s, when the region was thrown into upheaval by the northward migration of the Ndebele people from South Africa.
Although Zimbabwe is a member of the Southern African Development Community and has signed up to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, these are of marginal assistance in present circumstances.
Zimbabwe’s once thriving trade patterns have been all but wrecked as the country has become isolated internationally.
www.iexplore.com /dmap/Zimbabwe/History   (1346 words)

  
 The Zimbabwean - An Independent Zimbabwe Newspaper
The government will set up a "communication centre to monitor and intercept certain communications in the course of their transmission through a telecommunication, postal or any other related service system," reads part of the Bill.
Human rights groups in Zimbabwe say Mugabe wants to use the law to stifle criticism because of the severe six-year old economic crisis many blame on his government's wrong policies.
Zimbabwe already has some of the toughest media laws in the world that restrict the free flow of information among citizens with for example, journalists being required to register with a government-appointed commission before they can be allowed to practise their profession.
www.thezimbabwean.co.uk /viewinfo.cfm?id=1461   (269 words)

  
 Top20Zimbabwe.com - Your Top20 Guide to Zimbabwe!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Smith regime opened negotiations with the leaders of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), led by Robert Mugabe after the assassination of Herbert Chitepo in Zambia in 1975, and the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), led by Joshua Nkomo.
In 1982 Nkomo was ousted from his cabinet, sparking fighting between ZAPU supporters in the southern Ndebele-speaking region of the country and the ruling ZANU.
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country, surrounded by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique.
www.top20zimbabwe.com   (1989 words)

  
 Zimbabwe - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
It is bound by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the northeast, east and southeast.
The Victoria Falls are located in western Zimbabwe and are one of the most spectacular falls in the world.
In 1962 the ZAPU were banned and in Aug. 1963 the ZAPU split to form another party called the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU).
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/zimbabwe.htm   (1552 words)

  
 CPJ Protests
On June 6, Chenjerai Hunzvi, who is currently leading a campaign to occupy private commercial farms in Zimbabwe as chairman of the National Liberation War Veterans' Association, warned the private, Harare-based Daily News to desist from publishing articles that allegedly tarnished his image and that of his organization, which is close to the ruling party.
This bill would clearly inhibit the ability of journalists in Zimbabwe to work freely, since reporters and their sources must be able to communicate in confidence.
As a gesture of good faith, finally, we suggest you issue a public guarantee that all journalists in Zimbabwe will be free to cover the June 24-25 elections, and any future political events in your country, without fear of reprisal.
www.cpj.org /protests/00ltrs/Zimbabwe21june00pl.html   (715 words)

  
 Communications - Economy - Zimbabwe - Africa
Zimbabwe has two national daily newspapers—The Chronicle, published in Bulawayo, and The Herald, published in Harare.
Both dailies, which are government-owned, are written in English and are monitored by the government-owned Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust.
Zimbabwe Inter-Africa News Agency is the national news agency; several foreign news agencies also operate in the country.
www.countriesquest.com /africa/zimbabwe/economy/communications.htm   (106 words)

  
 Organized C.O.U.P. MEDIA
For me it was and is clear: all white farmers should eitherturn over all of their land in Zimbabwe and return to their colonial homenation or at most stay keeping only land proportional to their numbers, i.e.
The very fact that there is even a Zimbabwe to discuss today is that the Berlin Conference had created previously nonexistent borders and called one section Southern Rhodesia after Cecil Rhodes.
He is currently a Ph.D. student of Journalism at the University of Maryland, he received a Masters degree in Africana Studies from the Africana Studies and Research Centerat Cornell University and a BS in History from Frostburg State University.
www.voxunion.com /coup/zimbabwe01.html   (2134 words)

  
 The J-Walk Blog: Zimbabwe Steals Bush’s Idea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
George Bush should have patented this idea: Zimbabwe eyes plan to spy on citizens.
Times are hard and getting harder in Zimbabwe, where people too proud to cry about hunger, joblessness and misrule could soon find it too dangerous to joke about them.
But Zimbabwe is not on the front lines of the war on terror, and government agents could use the proposed powers to monitor the communications of the political opposition, journalists and human rights activists who are critical of President Robert Mugabe.
j-walkblog.com /index.php?/weblog/posts/zimbabwe_steals_bushs_idea   (125 words)

  
 PSI/Zimbabwe
Studio 263 was launched in 2002 and is currently the highest rated and longest-running TV show in Zimbabwe with a dedicated viewership of over 3 million viewers.
New Start VCT services were developed using best practices in Zimbabwe and around the world to create a service network that is professional, anonymous, confidential, accessible and client-oriented.
PSI/ Zimbabwe has distribution partnerships with Coca Cola's local bottlers to distribute Protector Plus condoms in up-country and rural areas and a partnership with Farming Community Trust of Zimbabwe to promote the product in resettlement areas.
www.psi.org /where_we_work/zimbabwe.html   (1217 words)

  
 Zimbabwe Media Alliance Rebuffs Accusations by Information Official   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Media Alliance of Zimbabwe has come under fire from Media and Information Commission Chairman Tafataona Mahoso, who recently accused the group of trying to destabilize the country.
MISA said the meeting agenda was communicated to Mahoso and other officials such as Acting Information Minister Paul Mangwana and members of the parliamentary committee on communications, with an invitation to attend.
President Matthew Takaona of the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists, another member of the Alliance, tells reporter Carole Gombakomba of VOA's Studio 7 for Zimbabwe that his organization and its coalition partners won’t be deterred from fighting for a truly independent media watchdog and reform of the country’s media laws.
www.voanews.com /english/africa/zimbabwe/2006-10-02-voa43.cfm   (267 words)

  
 Joho the Blog: Ethanz' holiday in Zimbabwe
I find it hard to believe that a government which can't pay its bandwidth bill is systematically monitoring the internet communications of half a million people.
But threatening to monitor those communications creates a panopticon effect - by telling people they're under observation, many (most?) will behave as if the government's watching.
And in a country where transgression can mean indefinite detention and abuse while in custody, it's hard to blame people for wanting no remain firmly on the right side of authority
www.hyperorg.com /blogger/mtarchive/ethanz_holiday_in_zimbabwe.html   (320 words)

  
 Communications in Zimbabwe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones
This article relating to communication is a stub.
This page was last modified 21:12, 20 September 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Communications_in_Zimbabwe   (284 words)

  
 Yale University Library
IRIN Zimbabwe Archive - humanitarian issues covered by the Integrated Regional Information Network.
Zimbabwe Independent (Harare) - print version available at Yale SML Library
Ethnologue: Zimbabwe - list of languages and dialects.
www.library.yale.edu /african/zimbabwe.html   (532 words)

  
 Zimbabwe Eyes Plan to Spy on Citizens
Internet and cell phone service providers would, at their own expense, have to provide the government with equipment to sort and intercept communications.
The aim "is to monitor and block communications for political reasons and to use information they get to persecute opponents," said Lovemore Madhuku, chairman of the National Constitutional Assembly, a group critical of repressive laws and actions of Mugabe's government.
In Zimbabwe, that authority would rest solely with Mugabe's minister of transport and communications.
www.prisonplanet.com /articles/july2006/230706Zimbabwe.htm   (666 words)

  
 CPJ Protests
On September 22, the Court declared that the state broadcasting monopoly mandated by Section 27 of the Broadcasting Act was inconsistent with Section 20 of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of expression.
In a previous letter to Your Excellency, for example, we drew your attention to the deeply problematic new Post and Telecommunications Bill, which Parliament passed on March 8 after a cursory public debate.
We therefore urge Your Excellency not to sign the Post and Telecommunications Bill, and to use the powers of your office to ensure that private media are able to exercise their constitutional right to broadcast without state interference.
www.cpj.org /protests/00ltrs/Zimbabwe02oct00pl.html   (350 words)

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