Nonthando Bhebhe

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Powerful figures in the ruling party are building up momentum for a direct challenge to the president.

14 Apr 08

Many seriously ill patients can no longer afford prescription charges.

14 Apr 08

No sign of riot police as people turn up to work as usual, despite calls for a massive strike.

14 Apr 08

Harare residents say absence of commodity that's hardly ever in short supply is clear sign of how bad things have become.

14 Apr 08

Local relief groups complain that government pressure is compromising their ability to feed a hungry population.

11 Apr 08

Panic and desperation sets in among Zimbabweans as most retail outlets run out of goods.

11 Apr 08

Parents struggle to meet spiralling education costs as conditions in schools deteriorate.

11 Apr 08

Senior party officials dispute the official story that President Robert Mugabe was formally endorsed as ZANU-PF’s candidate for the 2008 election.

11 Apr 08

Despairing of politics, many people here are looking to religion to turn their fortunes around.

11 Apr 08

Even with medical insurance, few Zimbabweans can afford to pay the cost of a stay in hospital.

11 Apr 08

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