World English News » Zimbabwe http://worldenglishnews.com International English Language News Articles and Blog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:35:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Endangered African elephants suffer worst year in decades http://worldenglishnews.com/2011/12/30/endangered-african-elephants-suffer-worst-year-in-decades/ http://worldenglishnews.com/2011/12/30/endangered-african-elephants-suffer-worst-year-in-decades/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:36:10 +0000 kaitlyn http://worldenglishnews.com/?p=1737 This year has been the worst year for elephants since ivory sales were outlawed in 1989.  “A record number of large seizures of elephant tusks represents at least 2,500 dead animals and shows that organized crime — in particular Asian syndicates — is increasingly involved in the illegal ivory trade and the poaching that feeds it, the group said,” suntimes.com.

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]]> http://worldenglishnews.com/2011/12/30/endangered-african-elephants-suffer-worst-year-in-decades/feed/ 1 Zim doctors strike over pay http://worldenglishnews.com/2009/08/12/zim-doctors-strike-over-pay/ http://worldenglishnews.com/2009/08/12/zim-doctors-strike-over-pay/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:07:46 +0000 admin http://worldenglishnews.com/?p=54 Harare – Zimbabwe’s state doctors have gone on strike to press for an increase in wages and allowances, the health workers’ union said on Wednesday, paralysing major hospitals recovering from last year’s economic collapse.

The southern African country’s health sector imploded under the burden of a severe economic crisis and hyperinflation, leaving Zimbabwe unable to deal with a cholera outbreak that killed nearly 5 000 people from over 98 000 cases.

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