Zimbabwe: Teachers End Strike After Pay Deal
New York Times Fri, 23 Feb 2007 7:50 PM PST
Teachers ended a three-week strike after President Robert G. Mugabe?s government partly met their demands for a 400 percent pay increase, raising basic salaries to more than $100 a month, still below the poverty line for a family of five. Because Zimbabwe struggles with rampant inflation, now at an annual rate of nearly 1,600 percent, it was unclear how long the new salaries would satisfy union ...

Anger mounts in Zimbabwe as crisis nears
AP via Yahoo! News Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:01 AM PST
Zimbabwe is reaching the end game, witnessing the last, desperate throes of a regime that has destroyed one of Africa's few successful economies, plunged millions of people into grinding poverty and led to the deaths of tens of thousands from malnutrition and lack of medical care.

Zimbabwe, once a breadbasket, now a basket case under Mugabe
Seattle Times Sat, 24 Feb 2007 0:21 AM PST
Zimbabwe is reaching the end game, witnessing the last, desperate throes of a regime that has destroyed one of Africa's few successful economies...

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Curbs Political Activity
NPR Fri, 23 Feb 2007 4:03 PM PST
Zimbabwe sees political unrest, as President Robert Mugabe attempts to postpone the country's presidential election. Meanwhile, thousands of protesters take to the streets after Mugabe refuses to let an opposition party host a public rally. Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks with Farai Chideya.

Zimbabwe's economic crisis a 'deep concern'
News Interactive Sat, 24 Feb 2007 2:00 AM PST
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has held his 83rd birthday party for thousands of supporters shortly after the IMF expressed deep concern over Zimbabwe's deteriorating social and economic conditions.

Zimbabwe: Students Must Not Let Country Down
AllAfrica.com Sat, 24 Feb 2007 1:24 AM PST
DESPITE the country's current economic challenges, Zimbabwe continues to prioritise the education of its citizens with thousands of students being enrolled every year in universities at home and abroad.

Zimbabwe: Zim Escapes Serious Damage From Cyclone
AllAfrica.com Sat, 24 Feb 2007 1:23 AM PST
ZIMBABWE has escaped major damage from the first major cyclone to hit the country in four years.