Zimbabwe 'retains aid controls'

The year's maize harvest is said to be the worst on record Aid agencies in Zimbabwe have complained that they remain subject to tight government controls despite the lifting of a ban on food aid. Hopes that the government meant well by lifting the ban "were dashed", Fambai Ngirande, a spokesman for Zimbabwean aid groups, told the BBC. He said they have to submit information on their staffing, equipment and... [read full story]