Zimbabweans

He said Mr. Mugabe would be declared the winner and all the country's factories would be given to black Zimbabweans.

William said he regrets that the end of colonialism had not brought Zimbabweans the freedom they had worked for.

We are really excited as a department for us to be able to see the Zimbabweans have listened to the call and come forward.

Mr Tsvangirai said he could no longer ask Zimbabweans to cast their vote "when that vote could cost them their lives" .

There was a last-minute surge by tens of thousands of Zimbabweans as the deadline drew to a close.

In any event, Mr Makoni has given Zimbabweans at least a fleeting moment of hope that real change is in the offing at last.

South Africa is also host to at least 2 million Zimbabweans seeking refuge from the political instability across the border.

The dollar remains the world's key currency, but it cannot be a good sign that even some Zimbabweans are now considering alternatives.

Americans and Zimbabweans have not been formed by similar experiences, yet the U-bend appears in both their countries.

The opposite can take place; a colony can rebel against its colonial masters, like the Zimbabweans did against Britain.

Over 3m Zimbabweans are thought to have left their homeland (out of a population of 13m), most of them for South Africa.

Like most Zimbabweans in South Africa, he sends groceries and money home to his wife and children whenever he can.

Zimbabweans, Malawians, Mozambicans and others from neighbouring countries have been the main targets in the wave of xenophobia .

But for most Zimbabweans, the news they want to hear is the tally in the presidential poll.

They also charge that some of the beneficiaries have more than one farm while many Zimbabweans are still land hungry.

When most white Zimbabweans ignored his gestures of reconciliation in the 1980s, he flew into a rage.

Genuine and honest dialogue among Zimbabweans is the only way forward.

A significant number of Zimbabweans have got genuine international protection needs.

Clancy stressed that the European sanctions target individuals responsible for human rights abuses and not ordinary Zimbabweans.

The new government, if it ever gets going, may well be no better for Zimbabweans than the previous one was.

But in the rainy season Zimbabweans dreaming of a better life drown in the surging waters, or are occasionally killed by crocodiles.

If Zimbabweans take a hint from Egypt, the Mugabe dictatorship's days may be numbered.

The aim of the law is to ensure that all businesses worth more than $500, 000 should be majority-owned by black Zimbabweans.

Many Zimbabweans, grown sceptical over the years, shake their heads in disbelief.

The United Nations estimates that four million Zimbabweans will need food handouts by next year.

UNHCR spokeswoman Jennifer Pagonis says Zimbabweans seeking asylum should not be sent home.

Observers say this could mean the return of bread shortages that Zimbabweans have experienced over the past several years.

With recovery, the proportion of Zimbabweans needing food handouts has dropped sharply.

Zimbabweans are anxiously waiting for the results of four elections held Saturday.

Figures are disputed, but economic chaos and political repression may have caused a good 3m Zimbabweans to emigrate.

With 80% of Zimbabweans jobless in the midst of an economic catastrophe, few can afford a strike.

He also rejects an idea, floated by Zimplats, that firms could sell their shares to black Zimbabweans by listing them on the stock exchange.

The ZANU-PF minister responsible for the new law has told foreign banks to start lending money to black Zimbabweans or "ship out" .

A majority of Zimbabweans, led by the then-six-month-old MDC, turned down a new constitution designed by Mr. Mugabe in 2000.

A clerk at a security company said that these talks were crucial Zimbabweans.

FEW Zimbabweans are excited by the 30th anniversary of independence from Britain.

Tsvangirai told the crowd that Zimbabweans are beyond fear now.

There is no time to lose; Zimbabwe and Zimbabweans are dying. It is a tragedy that has gone on for far too long.

Many Zimbabweans survive only thanks to the 3m or so friends and relatives who have emigrated.

In 2007 a law was passed obliging all white- and foreign-owned companies to "cede" a 51% stake to black Zimbabweans.

Many Zimbabweans say they will go back if things improve at home.

Zimbabweans prepare to build homes on occupied land.

The real attention has to be on the plight of Zimbabweans.

Life for some Zimbabweans has got better.

In central Johannesburg the Methodist church has become a refuge for about 1, 000 people, most of them Zimbabweans.

The runaway inflation forced Zimbabweans to wait in line to buy bread, toothpaste and other essentials.

The price paid included an embittered nation and the lives of some 30, 000 people, nearly all of them black Zimbabweans.

But that is several months' pay for many Zimbabweans as their country collapses under the weight of hyperinflation .

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