zimbabwe / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam With their country facing intense economic headwinds, Zimbabwean voters head to the polls on Wednesday to choose their next president. /poll/509762/economy-remains-top-concern-ahead-zimbabwe-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/509762/economy-remains-top-concern-ahead-zimbabwe-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:00:00 GMT Zimbabweans are just as likely to be struggling to afford the basics on Election Day as they were before Robert Mugabe was ousted last year. /poll/238061/snapshot-zimbabwe-economic-troubles-hang-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/238061/snapshot-zimbabwe-economic-troubles-hang-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 30 Jul 2018 06:00:00 GMT As Zimbabweans vote for the first time Monday since the ouster of Robert Mugabe, less than half are confident in the honesty of their elections. /poll/238034/confidence-flags-zimbabwe-ahead-first-post-mugabe-vote.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/238034/confidence-flags-zimbabwe-ahead-first-post-mugabe-vote.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 27 Jul 2018 06:00:00 GMT 3 Billion Still Looking for Great Jobs /reports/233375/gallup-global-great-jobs-report-2018.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /reports/233375/gallup-global-great-jobs-report-2018.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 01 May 2018 04:01:00 GMT Longtime President Robert Mugabe's possible exit could bring hope to Zimbabweans -- many of whom are finding it increasingly difficult to afford even the basics. /poll/222458/zimbabweans-crisis-mugabe-ouster.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/222458/zimbabweans-crisis-mugabe-ouster.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 17 Nov 2017 07:00:00 GMT Thriving levels in different elements of well-being varied worldwide in 2013. Panamanians have the highest levels, while Syrians and Afghans have the lowest. Regionally, residents of sub-Saharan Africa are least likely to be thriving. /poll/175694/country-varies-greatly-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/175694/country-varies-greatly-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 16 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT Suffering has increased worldwide in the past several years, and nowhere more than in South Asia. Nearly one in four South Asians rated their lives poorly enough to be considered suffering in 2012 -- the highest percentage in the world. /poll/166028/south-asia-leads-world-suffering.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166028/south-asia-leads-world-suffering.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:15:00 GMT About 50% of all households in 26 sub-Saharan African countries mainly get their light from power lines, underscoring how difficult Barack Obama's new initiative to double access to electric power in Africa will likely be to implement. /poll/163739/powering-africa-challenge-charge-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/163739/powering-africa-challenge-charge-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 29 Jul 2013 19:15:00 GMT ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½surveys in 17 sub-Saharan countries reveal that those who report having enough clean drinking water are far more likely to report having enough food to eat in the past year. A median of 66% say water is getting harder to find. /poll/153191/Clean-Drinking-Water-Linked-Food-Security-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/153191/Clean-Drinking-Water-Linked-Food-Security-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT Workers in sub-Saharan Africa whose places of employment are on the power grid report on average about three days of blackouts. But power cuts range from one day or less in South Africa, Kenya, and Botswana to about five days in the Central African Republic and Nigeria. /poll/151973/Africa-Power-Reliability-Similar-Business-Sectors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/151973/Africa-Power-Reliability-Similar-Business-Sectors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:00:00 GMT