http://www.news24.com/Tags/Places/zimbabwe Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:36:28 +0200 Zimbabwe's first "Cattle Bank" has just opened its books in a unique kind of banking where owners bring in their animals as collateral against cash loans. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Zim-Cattle-Bank-takes-deposits-that-moo-20130618 Zimbabwe's official electoral body says it will for the first time take disciplinary action against journalists for unfair reporting ahead of the nation's upcoming elections. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Zim-electoral-body-to-keep-eye-on-media-20130617 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has backed calls by regional grouping the SADC for his archrival President Robert Mugabe to delay crucial polls due by the end of July. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/ZImbabwe-PM-says-polls-can-be-delayed-20130617 President Robert Mugabe accused political rivals of seeking to delay elections in Zimbabwe because they fear defeat. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Mugabe-Rivals-scared-of-sure-defeat-20130616 The 15-country Southern Africa Development Community has called on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to delay elections scheduled for 31 July. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/SADC-calls-on-Mugabe-to-delay-vote-20130615 Zimbabwe’s mineral production in the four months to April was valued at $582.8m, according to the country's Chamber of Mines. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Zim-nets-583m-from-mineral-output-20130614 Lawyers' groups in Zimbabwe say a unilateral call for end of July polls by the country's president is illegal, and he could be forced to overturn it at an upcoming regional meeting. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Mugabes-election-date-illegal-20130614 South African visitors have continued to keep Zimbabwe’s tourism sector alive at least in terms of numbers, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority statistics show. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/SA-visitors-support-Zim-tourism-20130614 The IMF says it will help Zimbabwe to get its public finances on a sustainable track in a first move to making the country eligible for external borrowing. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/IMF-to-help-fast-track-Zim-progress-20130613 Morgan Tsvangirai has rejected President Robert Mugabe's declaration of a 31 July election, accusing his rival of breaching the constitution and creating a political crisis. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Tsvangirai-rejects-31-July-election-date-20130613 Zimbabwe has been plunged into fresh political crisis as Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai vowed to fight a unilateral decision by President Robert Mugabe's to hold elections on 31 July. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Mugabe-sets-Zimbabwe-election-for-July-31-20130613-2 Zimbabwe PM says that President Robert Mugabe had unilaterally declared that national elections will be held on 31 July, brushing aside concerns from his partner. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Mugabe-causes-stir-with-election-date-20130613 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has fast-tracked changes to electoral laws using a presidential decree to by-pass parliament in a bid to comply with a constitutional court order to hold elections by July 31. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Mugabe-fast-tracks-election-laws-20130613 Revenue of Zimbabwe’s leading grocer OK Zimbabwe, which competes with TM Supermarkets in which Pick n Pay has a 49% stake, has surged 16.3% to $479.6m. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Retail/Pick-n-Pays-Zim-rival-raises-revenue-20130613 Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has vowed to block President Robert Mugabe's efforts to set a date for key elections before democratic reforms are implemented. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Zimbabwe-PM-may-veto-polls-20130612 Zimbabwe's electoral commission says it was ready to organise elections planned for this year to replace a shaky power-sharing government, despite receiving only a fraction of the budget. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Zim-electoral-body-ready-for-polls-20130612 Zimbabwe is expected to hold elections for the position of presidency, held by Robert Mugabe since 1987, in June or July of this year. See photos of Zimbabweans registering to vote. http://www.news24.com/Multimedia/Africa/Zimbabweans-register-to-vote-20130612 President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party is being shaken by a Facebook character "Baba Jukwa", who produces revelations of wrong-doing by the leaders of the party, according to a report. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Mugabe-attacked-as-Zanu-PF-insider-takes-to-FB-20130611 Zimbabwe says SA had the highest number of African visitors to the country during the first quarter of the year, while there was a 17% jump in overall arrivals. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/SA-visitors-boost-Zim-tourist-tally-20130611 Zimbabwe has began registering new voters in a push to meet a Constitutional Court order to hold elections by 31 July, even though one of the two main parties wants a delay. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Zimbabwe-registering-new-voters-20130610