· December, 2008

Stories about Zimbabwe from December, 2008

Global Health: 2008 Blogs In Review

Bloggers in 2008 showed all the ways in which global health is interconnected with other issues, by covering health stories that touched on everything from poverty and women's rights to...

27 December 2008

Zimbabwe: A Surge In Cholera Deaths

The widespread cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe continues to take its toll. The United Nations reported yesterday that the disease, which is mainly transmitted through contaminated water and food, has killed...

16 December 2008

Zimbabwe: On the cholera crisis

Sokwanele posted several pictures taken in Ruwa of raw sewage overflowing from manholes, causing residents in the area to fear for a cholera outbreak. Sokwanele says: “It’s a ticking time-bomb,...

8 December 2008

Zimbabwe: Civil society campaign against state abductions

Following the abduction of Zimbabwean human rights activist Jestina Mukoko's on Wednesday the 3rd of December, Zimbabwe's Civic Action Support group has launched a campaign to stop state abductions. It is believed that state agents are behind the abduction of Jestina Mukoko as well as other recent abductions of several political and human rights activists in Zimbabwe.

8 December 2008

Malawi: 36-hour bus ride to Johannesburg

Boni Dulani describes his 36-hour bus ride from Mangochi, Malawi to Johannesburg, South Africa going through Mozambique and Zimbabwe. He concludes “despite all those challenges, there is a positive story...

6 December 2008

A day in the life of a Zimbabwean

At the Kubatana blogs, Godfrey Macheso describes a typical day in Zimbabwe, which involves a lot of waiting in line. He concludes: “everything about, and around you seems to be...

4 December 2008