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| Chevron lifts force majeure status for Nigerian oil terminal (AFP) |
| Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:18 GMT |
 AFP - US oil giant Chevron said Tuesday it had lifted its declaration of "force majeure" or the inability to meet delivery obligations, declared after attacks on its Escravos oil terminal in Nigeria.
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| Zimbabwe court delays detained rights activists case (AFP) |
| Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:28:51 GMT |
 AFP - A Zimbabwe court on Tuesday postponed for the second time the case of leading rights activist Jestina Mukoko and eight others accused of trying to overthrow President Robert Mugabe's regime.
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| Zimbabwe court dismisses activists' bid for freedom (Reuters) |
| Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:58:49 GMT |
 Reuters - A Zimbabwean court Tuesday ruled that a leading human rights advocate and eight other activists should remain in custody, in a case that has raised further doubts over a power-sharing deal.
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| World Cup whistleblower shot dead in South Africa: official (AFP) |
| Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:31:55 GMT |
 AFP - A South African official who blew the whistle on alleged corruption in the building of a stadium for the 2010 World Cup has been shot dead by unknown gunmen, an official statement said Monday.
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| Death toll in Zimbabwe cholera epidemic at 1,732: WHO (AFP) |
| Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:24:32 GMT |
 AFP - At least 1,732 people have died in Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic and the number of cases diagnosed has risen to 34,306, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
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| Report: Uganda rebels kill 8 in Congo park attack (AP) |
| Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:20:47 GMT |
| AP - Ugandan rebels waging one of Africa's longest and most brutal wars killed two wildlife rangers and six other people in a remote national park in northeastern Congo, a conservation group said Tuesday. |
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| Zimbabwe hikes fees for foreign media accreditation: Herald (AFP) |
| Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:06:31 GMT |
 AFP - The Zimbabwean government has hiked fees for foreign journalists and media organisations who must apply for permits to operate in the country, state-run daily The Herald reported Tuesday.
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