SADC, world leaders demand real change before aid can flow »

From Zimbabwe Mail -Tuesday, 24 March 2009
JOHANNESBURG – Ahead of their summit scheduled for next week in South Africa, SADC leaders are expecting further political reforms before supporting calls for international aid to the embattled Zimbabwe unity government. This comes amid reports that the country has run out of cash to pay civil servants, [...]

Zimbabwe GPA/GNU Implementation: Where we are and where we are supposed to be »

From The Harare Tribune – by Trymore Magomana, 24 March 2009
Zimbabweans say that since schools are now open, further implementation of the GPA terms does not matter.
It has been more than a month since the inclusive government started work. At the onset when the new political dispensation was ushered to the country, there was [...]

Zimbabwe told to reform before aid flows »

From Independent Online – by Basildon Peta, March 22 2009
Zimbabwe’s $5 billion (about R50 billion) short-term economic recovery plan unveiled this week appears certain to fail unless the rule of law is urgently restored, as demanded by international donors.
President Robert Mugabe, the leader of Zanu-PF, and Tendai Biti, the Finance Minister, of the Movement for [...]

SA wants Gono to go »

From The Zimbabwean – Wednesday, 25 February 2009
What happened to our R300 million? … and the Global Fund ?
Five prominent Zimbabwean bankers have emerged as front-runners to succeed Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono, as tough new conditions from the donor community have increased momentum for his removal from the helm of the [...]

SADC ministers to steer Zimbabwe rescue »

From Business Report, SA – By Donwald Pressly, February 23, 2009
Finance ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will meet within a week to forge a rescue plan for Zimbabwe, after talks in Cape Town between President Kgalema Motlanthe and Zimbabwean prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday.
Motlanthe said that finance ministers including Trevor Manuel [...]