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 12:49

The people of Zimbabwe have spoken

The people of Zimbabwe have spoken

For Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change to have done so well in the elections despite massive irregularities by Zanu-PF is an indication of both the MDC's...

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1.4.2008 7:20

Our silence is deafening

Our silence is deafening
Justice Malala: Monday Morning Matters

What will we say when our children...

1.4.2008 6:39

Mugabe set to steal poll

by Joseph Sithole
Harare

In what can best be described as a shock result, President Robert Mugabe...

1.4.2008 6:14

Election update

PRESIDENTIAL:

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1.4.2008 6:01

The Last Kicks of a Dying Horse

The Last Kicks of a Dying Horse.

What a dramatic two days this has been.

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1.4.2008 5:56

Press Release: Immediate Action Needed on Zimbabwe, say Agencies

Immediate Action Needed on Zimbabwe as Controversial Election Results Emerge

International development agencies, Progressio, Tearfund,...

1.4.2008 5:54

The latest position

The latest position gives Zanu 43 against MDC 41 seats with 5 to the
Mutambara types.

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31.3.2008 14:19

House of Assembly (210Seats) Update

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY (210 Seats).

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31.3.2008 13:08

SA doing nothing about vote counting problems

IT is now obvious that all is not well with the vote-counting process in Zimbabwe. The...

31.3.2008 12:59

Is Mugabe about to commit fraud?

I WRITE this piece reluctantly. I am not sure I can add anything that would make...

31.3.2008 12:39

Zanu-PF concedes defeat in Bulawayo

Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has conceded defeat in Bulawayo with the opposition MDC making a clean...

31.3.2008 12:25

MDC claims victory

Zimbabwe's opposition has claimed an overwhelming lead in the country's elections, saying its own count showed...

31.3.2008 11:33

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