January 2009
7 posts
Cholera Toll Rising →
“Ordinarily cholera kills less than one percent of those infected but because of Zimbabwe’s shortage of clean water the death rate is approaching 20 percent.”
Cholera Spreads →
Cholera epidemic spreads to rural areas.
Schools Closed →
“Teachers are refusing to return to work until they are assured of being paid in foreign currency.” Last term, the number of children attending school dropped from 90% to 20%.
Dollarization →
“Almost everyone in the country is now buying and selling in foreign currency.”
Stock Market Closed →
Trade halted on December 17th and has not reopened.
Mugabe to form government →
President moves towards “early realization” of government without opposition.
Opposition Refuses →
Citing “outstanding issues”, the opposition party refuses to join coalition government.