Welcome to the stream im femi oke a millions of people in zimbabwe are short of food and clean water and hes putting pressure on a government that is already battling to revive a flagging a corner me what is needed to pause involve way back from the brink you can send your thoughts through twitter and you change every part of todays conversation. There is little sign of an end to zimbabwes a worst drought in years and now more than a half of the countrys population is short of enough food about 5 and a half 1000000 people in rural parts and way more than 2000000. 00 more in urban regions of face regular hunger in recent months and the problem is so bad that the u. N. Warns they could spark civil unrest and that threatens National Security adviser as her roommate tasa has more in the daily challenge of finding safe water. In zimbabwe 2nd city the supply of piped water from the city council is unreliable that means they sometimes have to use untreated water when the supply is turned on w
And warns they could spark civil unrest and that threatens National Security adviser as her roommates hasa has more in the daily challenge of finding safe water. In zimbabwe 2nd city below where the supply of piped water from the city council is unreliable that means they sometimes have to use im treated water when the supply is turned on with lindsay my make civil trips to the communal tap to stock up she says a neighborhood can sometimes go a whole week without water and she doesnt want to use any thats not clean and safe getting more time in the halls doesnt make us feel because that water is not here at the lake this post do we need so many people who suffered in the forms so i believe it was something i dont. The sudan water crisis is so bad that in january zimbabwes agriculture minister warned there was less than 30 days worth of grain in the country strategically and there are other persistent problems political and economic corruption remains widespread those who protest agains
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Pressure is growing on president Robert Mugabe with his own party zanu pf calling on him to go. Thats been echoed by the veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who until now have long been the president s most ardent supporters. Their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. Heres how zanu pfs uk representative, nick mangwa na, explained what was happening to his partys long time leader. President mugabe has been recalled by zanu pf from being leader of the party and country. What has started today, he still the president , but what has started within the party is to effect that recall. So all ten provinces have voted to say ok, we think the president should take a rest, and they have directed the central committee, which is the highest policy making body outside congress, to recall the president. Zanu pfs nick mangwana. Well, mr mugabe made his first appearance in public on friday, despite being placed under house arrest by the zimba
Second look at tomorrows front pages, including the guardian, to show what it calls the chaos in zimbabwe following mugabes decision not to give up power. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Robert mugabe remains the president of zimbabwe despite protests that saw an ultimatum from his own party. Widely expected to include his resignation saw him instead expected to oversea his Party Congress next month. But the Party Congress next month. But the party has replaced him and called on him to resign by tomorrow. Our africa editor fergal keane has the latest from harare. These are the hours after anticipation. When it was announced earlier today that Robert Mugabe would address the nation, it was taken to mean one thing, he was going to resign. And that was encouraged by officials, the idea was encouraged by officials who were said to be close to negotiations. Well, the worlds oldest head of state has defied the dictions and the hopes of many of his people. The very music seemed designed