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Zimbabwe cholera deaths top 3,000 | Zimbabwe cholera deaths top 3,000 |
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The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has now passed the 3,000 mark, the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) has said. | The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has now passed the 3,000 mark, the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) has said. |
The latest figures represent an increase of more than 1,000 deaths in the past 15 days in the country. | The latest figures represent an increase of more than 1,000 deaths in the past 15 days in the country. |
Meanwhile, the MDC's leader sounded more upbeat about power-sharing, a day after his party denied it would join a unity government next month. | Meanwhile, the MDC's leader sounded more upbeat about power-sharing, a day after his party denied it would join a unity government next month. |
He said it would go ahead if the rivals resolved their long-running disputes. | He said it would go ahead if the rivals resolved their long-running disputes. |
"Everyone agrees that, subject to the clearing of all the issues that are outstanding, a coalition government can be formed," Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai told South African newspaper The Star. | |
STATE OF ZIMBABWE Five million people - almost half population - need food aidCentral bank introduced Z$100tr note, worth about US$30 (£20)Unemployment more than 80%Nearly 3,000 people dead in cholera outbreakMany teachers, doctors and nurses not working Teacher: 'I can't afford to work'EU tightens sanctions on Zimbabwe | STATE OF ZIMBABWE Five million people - almost half population - need food aidCentral bank introduced Z$100tr note, worth about US$30 (£20)Unemployment more than 80%Nearly 3,000 people dead in cholera outbreakMany teachers, doctors and nurses not working Teacher: 'I can't afford to work'EU tightens sanctions on Zimbabwe |
South Africa meanwhile insisted the MDC had said it would join a unity government with President Robert Mugabe next month, despite the opposition's denial that it had agreed to do so at a regional summit this week. | |
Frank Chikane, director-general of South Africa's presidency, told reporters that observers should not "read too much" into the MDC's complaints. | |
Monday's 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) meeting in Pretoria said the MDC was ready to form a unity government with Zanu-PF by mid-February. | |
President Mugabe and Mr Tsvangirai agreed to share power last September but the rivals have not been able to agree on how to allocate key government jobs. | |
As the arguments continue, Zimbabwe is lurching towards economic collapse. | As the arguments continue, Zimbabwe is lurching towards economic collapse. |
The WHO said on Wednesday a total of 3,028 people have died from the cholera outbreak and 57,702 have been affected since August. | The WHO said on Wednesday a total of 3,028 people have died from the cholera outbreak and 57,702 have been affected since August. |
The epidemic of the water-borne disease has been fuelled by the collapse of Zimbabwe's water, sanitation and health systems. | The epidemic of the water-borne disease has been fuelled by the collapse of Zimbabwe's water, sanitation and health systems. |