Building a Credit Record in South Africa as a Foreign Worker

A reader wrote to us in September with a question we hear in some form every month: does a work permit give you a credit record in South Africa, or does the whole system quietly close itself off? The short answer is no.

As Zimbabwe Expands Solar Power, Women No Longer Have to Give Birth by Candlelight

As Zimbabwe Expands Solar Power, Women No Longer Have to Give Birth by Candlelight

HARARE, Zimbabwe – As she opened and shut the doors of four giant refrigerators inside a dispensary at Budiriro Polyclinic in the capital of Harare, the nurse beamed.

How a 25-year partnership is protecting wildlife and communities in Zimbabwe

How a 25-year partnership is protecting wildlife and communities in Zimbabwe

For more than six years, IFAW and the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) have worked together to protect wildlife, strengthen conservation in Hwange National Park, and support the communities living alongside it. What began as a five-year partnership has grown into a 25-year commitment to conservation across Zimbabwe’s Hwange–Matetsi landscape. 

Zimbabwe begins legislative overhaul to bring effect to constitutional changes

Zimbabwe begins legislative overhaul to bring effect to constitutional changes

The amendment of three key pieces of legislation to give effect to the constitutional changes introduced under Constitutional Amendment Act No. 3 (CAA3) has commenced, with principles for the proposed amendments expected to be tabled before Cabinet within the next two weeks.

UK fugitive wanted for killing wife and daughters returns to court over firearm charges

UK fugitive wanted for killing wife and daughters returns to court over firearm charges

Zimbabwean-born British national Ndodana Tshuma, wanted in the UK for allegedly murdering his wife and two daughters, is expected back in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday over firearm and immigration charges.

1.4.2008 18:30

Enough is enough – Zim.

Enough is enough – Zim.

Sokwanele - Enough is Enough - Zimbabwe
PROMOTING NON-VIOLENT PRINCIPLES TO ACHIEVE DEMOCRACY
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ZEC : 141 constituencies declared
Sokwanele : 1 April 2008

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1.4.2008 18:24

Zims fed up with ZEC delays.

Zims fed up with ZEC delays.
 
BULAWAYO, (Zimbabwe)-—RESIDENTS of Zimbabwe second largest city, Bulawayo have...
1.4.2008 18:20

Youth Forum Members Released….Lawyer Cites Need for Clients’ Medical Attention.

Youth Forum Members Released....Lawyer Cites Need...

1.4.2008 18:19

Zanu thugs and ZRP mount joint patrols

Zanu thugs and ZRP mount joint patrols
HARARE - Zanu (PF) youths joined riot police fanning...

1.4.2008 16:13

Mugabe for beginners

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1.4.2008 16:04

Even “friendly” observers not happy

HARARE - The Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA) observer mission says it has found the...
1.4.2008 16:04

Our silence is deafening

BY JUSTICE MALALA
JOHANNESBURG
'Election day 2008 will be a slice of tragic history'
What will...
1.4.2008 16:03

Cabinet’s Chigwedere relegated to headman

MARONDERA
Former cabinet minister, Annias Chigwedere who was defeated in the Zanu PF primary elections in...
1.4.2008 16:02

Mogae steps down

BY CHIEF REPORTER
HARARE
Botswana president Festus Mogae stepped down from power on Tuesday, in...
1.4.2008 15:59

Agencies call for rigging investigation

BY STAFF REPORTER
HARARE
International development agencies, Progressio, Tearfund, Trócaire and FEPA called on Monday...
1.4.2008 15:59

SADC promised to intervene, says Dabengwa

BY PINDAI DUBE
BULAWAYO
Former Zanu (PF) politburo member and now Simba Makoni's main backer...
1.4.2008 15:58

Winning is only the start

New president has a country to rebuild
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1.4.2008 15:58

Mbeki backed the wrong horse

BY STAFF REPORTER
HARARE
South Africa President Thabo Mbeki seems to have backed the wrong...

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